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ORGANIZATION  G/ADP/Q1/COL/4 
G/SCM/Q1/COL/4 6 October 2010 
 
(10-5078) 
Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices 
Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures  Original:   English 
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER 
ARTICLES 18.5 AND 32.6 OF THE AGREEMENTS 
 
Questions Posed by the UNITED STATES Regarding
  
the Notification of COLOMBIA1 
   The following communication, dated 4 October 2010, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the United States.   
 
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  The United States thanks Colombia for its notif ication and poses the following questions with 
regard to Colombia's notification of Decr ee 2550 0f 2010 dated 15 July 2010 [hereinafter Decree ]. 
 
Question 1  
 Please clarify what steps parties must take to be considered an 'interested party' under 
Article 4. - Definitions
 of the Decree .  Do parties have to register to be considered an interested party?  
If so, please explain the registration process and any relevant deadlines for registration. 
Question 2 
 Paragraph 2 of Article 20. – Period for examination of injury  of the Decree states: "With 
regard to threat of injury, the ex amination period shall be that i ndicated in the preceding paragraph, 
unless the domestic producers show that  this period is not relevant." 
• Under what conditions would the period mentioned in the first paragraph of Article 20, that is, 
three years preceding the submission of the a pplication, be consid ered not relevant? 
• In addition, please clarify whether the three ye ars referenced in the first paragraph of 
Article 20 refers to the three most recent calendar years or the six most recent half-years? 
Question 3 
 Please confirm that the "...degree of support among domestic producers..." in Article 23. –  
Application by or on behalf of the domestic industry  of the Decree  refers to the language provided in 
Article 21. – [Domestic Industry] Concept  of the Decree . 
                                                      
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  Question 4 
 Article 24. – Requirements and submission of the application
 of the Decree  notes that 
officially translated documents must be provided to  the investigating authorities.  Please explain what 
is meant by an 'official' translation. 
Question 5 
 Article 32. – Examination of evidence  of the Decree  states:  "The time-limit for examination 
of evidence shall expire two months after the date  of publication of the resolution containing the 
preliminary determination."  Please explain the inte nt of this provision.  For example, does this 
provision mean that additional evidence cannot be pl aced on the record of the proceeding more than 
two months after the date of publication of the preliminary resolution?  Will the investigating 
authority continue to examine the evidence on th e record following this two-month time limit? 
 
Question 6 
  The last paragraph of Article 34. – Verifi cation visits in the country investigation
 of the 
Decree notes that if the investigating authority undert akes verifications at the request of interested 
parties, those interested parties will be required to pay for those verifications.  Please clarify the 
meaning of this provision.    
• If the petitioning industry requests that the in vestigating authority conduct verification in a 
specific case, what specific expenses would the domestic pe titioning industry be required to 
cover?   
 
• Are there any expenses that the respondent comp anies would be required to cover?  If so, 
please specify what those expenses are ( e.g., travel expenses, lodging and meals, the cost of 
hiring translators, etc.).   
 
• Please explain how it is appropriate for respondent  companies to pay fo r the costs associated 
with verification, when verification is an ac tivity for which the investigating authority is 
responsible.      
 
Question 7 
  With regard to Article 35. – Pub lic hearings of interested parties
 of the Decree please clarify 
how interested parties will be made aware of the time, date, and place of the hearing.  
• Will interested parties have to register to atte nd the hearing?  If so, what are the registration 
requirements to attend a hearing? 
 
• Will the hearings be open for observation for co mpanies or individuals not registered as 
interested parties to  the investigation? 
 
• Will the outcome of hearings and all documents and rebuttals provided at the hearing be made 
part of the official case file, including non-c onfidential versions of confidential documents 
submitted? 
  
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