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ORGANIZATION   
G/ADP/Q1/ECU/15 
G/SCM/Q1/ECU/15 
G/SG/Q1/ECU/8 10 April 2012 
 
(12-1889) 
Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures Committee on Safeguards Original: Spanish 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER 
ARTICLES 18.5, 32.6 AND 12.6 OF THE AGREEMENTS 
 
Replies to the Follow-up Question Posed by the United States
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Regarding the Replies of ECUADOR2 
   The following communication, dated 8 April 2012, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of Ecuador. 
 
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Follow-up Question 
 
 In its reply to question 3 from the United States, Ecuador notes that the Resolutions for 
anti-dumping investigations and applications  of measures, subsidies investigations and 
applications of countervailing duty measures and application of safeguard measures are in the 
process of being adopted.  Could Ecuador pl ease indicate the potential timeline for 
implementation of these Resolutions and when they are expected to be notified to the 
appropriate WTO Committees?  
Reply (Anti-Dumping Practices)  
 
 In accordance with the commitment it undertoo k before the Members of the WTO Committee 
on Anti-Dumping Practices, in particular the delegati on of the United States of America, at the last 
meeting of this Committee in Gene va on 25 October 2011, Ecuador here by advises that it has drafted 
and approved domestic regulations w ith a view to establishing and finalizing the set of procedural 
rules for anti-dumping investigations and the appli cation of anti-dumping measures, as contained in 
Resolution No. 42-2012 of Ecuador's Foreign Trade Council (COMEX), adopted on 8 February 2012.  
This Resolution is to be publishe d in the Ecuadorian Official Journal within the next few days and 
will enter into force on the date of its publication. 
  Once the above-mentioned Resolution has ente red into force, Ecuador will immediately 
notify these procedural rules to th e ADP Committee, in accordance w ith Articles 16.5 and 18.5 of the 
Anti-Dumping Agreement. 
 
 This notification will also serve to inform all Members of the WTO Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices of the new Ecuadorian proce dural rules for anti-dumping investigations and 
                                                      
1 G/ADP/Q1/ECU/14-G/SCM/Q1/ECU/14-G/SG/Q1/ECU/7. 
2 G/ADP/Q1/ECU/13-G/SCM/Q1/ECU/13-G/SG/Q1/ECU/6. G/ADP/Q1/ECU/15 
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  the application of anti-dumping measures.  Th e rules awaiting publication complement the 
notification in document G/ADP/N/1/ECU/3 of 24 May 2011, which covers the same subject. 
 
Reply (Subsidies and Countervailing Measures)  
 
 In accordance with the commitment it undertoo k before the Members of the WTO Committee 
on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, in par ticular the delegation of the United States of 
America, at the last meeting of this Committe e in Geneva on 26 Oct ober 2011, Ecuador hereby 
advises that its rules in relation to the requirement s and procedure for subsi dy investigations and the 
application of countervailing duties are still at the draf ting and internal adoption stage.  Once all of the 
domestic steps have been completed, these rules will be notified to the SCM Committee, just as 
COMEX Resolutions Nos. 42 and 43 - on the procedur al rules for anti-dumping investigations with a 
view to the application of anti-dumping measures and the procedural rules for investigations with a 
view to the application of safeguard measures - will be notified to the respective Committees. 
 Reply (Safeguards) 
  In accordance with the commitment it undertoo k before the Members of the WTO Committee 
on Safeguards, in particular the delegation of the Unit ed States of America, at the last meeting of this 
Committee in Geneva on 27 October 2011, Ecuador hereby advises that it has drafted and approved 
domestic regulations with a view to establishing a nd finalizing the set of procedural rules for the 
application of safeguard measures, as contained in Resolution No. 43-2012 of Ecuador's Foreign 
Trade Council (COMEX), adopted on 8 February 2012.   This Resolution is to be published in the 
Ecuadorian Official Journal within the next few da ys and will enter into force on the date of its 
publication. 
  Once the above-mentioned Resolution has ente red into force, Ecuador will immediately 
notify these procedural rules to th e SG Committee, in accordance with Article 12.6 of the Agreement 
on Safeguards.  
 This notification will also serve to inform  all Members of the WTO Committee on Safeguards 
of the new Ecuadorian procedural rules for investigat ions with a view to the application of safeguard 
measures.  The rules awaiting publication compleme nt the notification in document G/SG/N/1/ECU/5 
of 24 May 2011, which covers the same subject.  
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