WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/ADP/N/1/JPN/2/Suppl.7 
G/SCM/N/1/JPN/2/Suppl.7 
29 August 2011 
 (11-4236) 
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 
 
JAPAN 
 
Supplement 
 
 
 The following communication, dated 27 July 2011, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Japan.  
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Pursuant to Article 32.6 of the Agreemen t on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, 
pursuant to Article 18.5 of the Agreement on Implem entation of Article VI of the General Agreement 
on Tariffs and Trade (Anti-Dumping Agreement), the Government of Japan wishes to notify the 
relevant Articles in the Guidelines for Procedur es Relating to Countervailing Duty and Anti-Dumping 
Duty, which are amended.  The amendments entered into force on 1 April 2011. G/ADP/N/1/JPN/2/Suppl.7 
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  I. THE GUIDELINES FOR PROCEDURES RELATING TO COUNTERVAILING 
DUTY 
 Paragraph 4
1 was amended as follows.2 
 
[Provisional Translation] 
 
4. Request for the Imposition of Duty, etc.  
(3) The Degree of Support 
 (Cabinet Order3:  Article 4, subparagraph 7 of paragr aph 1, subparagraph 7 of paragraph 3 
and subparagraph 7 of paragraph 4.) 
  It shall not be regarded as "found to be necess ary" referred to in para graph 6, 19 or 24 of 
Article 7 of the Law, unless indicated as the degree of support by interested producers or interested 
labour unions provided for in subparagraph 7 of pa ragraph 1, subparagraph 7 of paragraph 3, or 
subparagraph 7 of paragraph 4 of Artic le 4 of the Cabinet Order that:   
  
- The collective domestic output of like produc ts of the imported product concerned by 
interested producers, etc. (in the case of association of domestic producers of like products of 
the imported product concerned, direct or indirect members of the association) in support of 
the request referred to in the provisions of para graph 5, 18 or 23 of Article 7 of the Law, 
exceeds the collective domestic output of the said product by interested producers, etc. who 
express opposition to the request concerned, plus  the collective domestic output of the said 
product by producers who are not included in the domestic producers pursuant to the provision of paragraph 2 of Article  3 of the Cabinet Order;  or 
 
- The collective number of the members of interested labour unions which support the said 
request and who are engaged in the domestic  production of the said product exceeds the 
collective number of members of interested labour unions which express opposition to the said request and who are engaged in the domes tic production of the said product, plus the 
number of persons who are engaged in the domestic production of the said product by 
producers who are not included in the domestic  producers pursuant to the provision of 
paragraph 2 of Article 3 of the Cabinet Order. 
                                                      
1 G/SCM/N/1/JPN/2/Suppl.6. 
2 The following provisional translation contains some technical corrections to the previously notified 
version. 
3 Cabinet Order Relating to Countervailing Duty (Cabinet Order No. 415 of 1994):  Paragraph 2 
(Definition) of the Guidelines.  G/ADP/N/1/JPN/2/Suppl.7 
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  II. THE GUIDELINES FOR PROCEDURES RELATING TO ANTI-DUMPING DUTY 
 Paragraph 5
4 was amended as follows.5 
 
[Provisional Translation] 
 
5. Request for the Imposition of Duty, etc. 
 
(3) The Degree of Support 
 
(Cabinet Order6:  Article 7, subparagraph 7 of paragr aph 1, subparagraph 7 of paragraph 3 
and subparagraph 7 of paragraph 4.) 
 
 It shall not be regarded as "found to be necess ary" referred to in para graph 5, 22 or 27 of 
Article 8 of the Law, unless indicated as the degree of support by interested producers or interested 
labour unions provided for in subparagraph 7 of pa ragraph 1, subparagraph 7 of paragraph 3, or 
subparagraph 7 of paragraph 4 of Artic le 7 of the Cabinet Order that:   
 
- The collective domestic output of like produc ts of the imported product concerned by 
interested producers, etc. (in the case of association of domestic producers of like products of 
the imported product concerned, direct or indirect members of the association) in support of 
the request referred to in the provisions of pa ragraph 4, 21 or 26 of Article 8 of the Law, 
exceeds the collective domestic output of the said product by interested producers, etc. who 
express opposition to the request concerned, plus  the collective domestic output of the said 
product by producers who are not included in the domestic producers pursuant to the 
provision of paragraph 2 of Article  5 of the Cabinet Order;  or 
 
- The collective number of the members of interested labour unions which support the said 
request and who are engaged in the domestic  production of the said product exceeds the 
collective number of members of interested labour unions which express opposition to the 
said request and who are engaged in the domes tic production of the said product, plus the 
number of persons who are engaged in the domestic production of the said product by 
producers who are not included in the domestic  producers pursuant to the provision of 
paragraph 2 of Article 5 of the Cabinet Order.  
 
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4 G/ADP/N/1/JPN/2/Suppl.6. 
5 The following provisional translation contains some technical corrections to the previously notified 
version. 
6 Cabinet Order Relating to Anti-Dumping Duty (Cabinet Order No. 416 of 1994):  Paragraph 2 
(Definition) of the Guidelines.