. /. RESTRICTED  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/ADP/AHG/R/22 
1 April 2008 
 (08-1445) 
Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices 
Working Group on Implementation  
 
 
 
SUMMARY REPORT OF THE MEETING OF THE 
WORKING GROUP ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 
COMMITTEE ON ANTI-DUMPING PRACTICES, 
22 OCTOBER 2007 
 
Note by the Secretariat  
  
1. The Working Group on Implementation ("the Group") met in formal session on 
22 October 2007 and held substantive discussions  concerning the topics referred to it by the 
Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices ("the Committee") on May 2003.
1  The Group adopted the 
agenda for the meeting, which had been circul ated in WTO/AIR/3090, dated 11 October 2007.   
2. The Chairperson, Mr. Gareth Meyer (Australia) noted that the Group would take up the two 
topics for discussion in the order set forth in th e agenda, as adopted.  These were:  (a) the draft 
recommendation on Article 6.7 of the Anti-Dumping Agreement – Conduct of Verification and (b) the 
future work of the group. 
3. Turning to the first item on the agenda, th e draft recommendation on Article 6.7 – Conduct of 
Verification, the Chairperson recalled that the or iginal discussion on this issue started in the 
October 2003 meeting and that the discussi ons to date had been based on papers2 submitted by 
Australia;  the United States;  Canada;  the Eur opean Communities;  Argentina;  New Zealand;  
Turkey;  Egypt;  Pakistan;  South Africa and Brazil, in  that order.  On the basis of these papers and the 
discussions at the Autumn 2005 meeting, the Secretariat, at the request of the Working Group, developed a draft recommendation on conduct of  verifications, circulated as document 
G/ADP/AHG/W/175, dated 13 April 2006.  The Gr oup had discussed subsequent revisions of the 
draft recommendation on conduct of veri fications, circulated as documents 
G/ADP/AHG/W/175/Rev.1 and G/ADP/AHG/W/175/Re v.2 in its Autumn 2006 and Spring 2007 
meetings, respectively.  In the Spring 2007 meeting, the Group requested the Secretariat to revise the 
document in light of the discussions.  A revised dr aft recommendation was subsequently circulated as 
document G/ADP/AHG/W/175/Rev.3. 
4. The Chairperson opened the floor for the discussion of the revised draft recommendation.  A 
number of Members commented on this draft.  Some Members had specific proposals concerning 
drafting, and additional suggestions, whereas othe r Members made comments of a general nature.  
The Secretariat was requested to prepare a revised ve rsion of the draft recommendation in light of the 
comments made during the meeting and with the vi ew to identifying areas in which consensus seemed 
to be emerging, and indicating th e rationale behind the proposed drafting changes.  The Secretariat 
                                                     
 
1 The list of topics referred to the Working Group was circulated to Members in document 
G/ADP/W/433. 
2 Circulated as documents G/ADP/AHG/W/148, 152, 154, 156, 157, 159, 164, 170, 171, 173 and 174, 
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  will circulate a new draft to Members as a work ing document to form the basis for continued 
discussion at the Group's next meeting .   
5. The Group then moved to the second item on th e agenda, that is, the future work of the 
Group.  The Chairperson recalled that four topics were referred to the Group for discussion and, if possible, for developing draft recommendations to  be adopted by the Anti-Dumping Committee, in 
document G/ADP/W/433 dated 4 June 2003.  These topics were:  (i) export prices to third countries or 
constructed normal value – Article 2. 2;  (ii) foreign exchange fluctuations – Article 2.4.1;  (iii) 
judicial, arbitral or administrative review – Article 13 and (iv) conduct of verification – Article 6.7.  
Only for one topic, the conduct of verificati ons, common elements had emerged allowing the Group 
to move to the stage of developing a draft r ecommendation.  The Chairperson recalled that his 
predecessor requested Members durin g the Spring 2007 meeting to further reflect on new topics for 
consideration by the Group and to be put forward to the Committee for discussions by the Group.  The 
European Communities subsequently submitted a proposed list of three topics for discussion, 
circulated as document G/ADP/AHG/W/176.  As two of the three topics proposed were already 
before the Group, i.e., (1) export prices to third coun tries or constructed normal value, Article 2.2;  
and (2), foreign exchange fluctu ations, Article 2.4.1, Members de cided to continue discussing these 
two topics with the Chairperson encouraging Member s that had not yet done so, to submit papers on 
these two topics. 
6. Concerning the third topic proposed by the Eu ropean Communities, i.e., on the determination 
of price undercutting in terms of Article 3.2 of the Anti-Dumping Agreement, the Group decided to 
propose the following additional topic for discussion to  the Committee:  "How do Members determine 
whether there has been a significant price undercutti ng by the dumped imports – Article 3.2?"  The 
Committee subsequently decided on 22 October 2007 to refer this topic to the Group for discussion.  
The Chairperson encouraged Members to submit papers on their practices  and/or experiences 
regarding this topic. 
7. The Group agreed that its next meeting woul d be scheduled, in conj unction with the next 
regular meeting of the Committee, to take place duri ng the week of 28 April 2008, and that papers and 
other submissions for the Group's next meeting should be transmitted to the Secretariat no later than 
17 March 2008. 
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