RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/ADP/Q1/GTM/1
G/SCM/Q1/GTM/1
ORGANIZATION 18April 1997
(97-1688)
Original: Spanish Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
NOTIFICATION OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER
ARTICLES 18.5AND 32.6OFTHE AGREEMENTS
Questions from MEXICO
toGUATEMALA1
Thefollowingcommunication,dated3April1997,hasbeenreceivedfromthePermanentMission
ofMexico.
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1. Howwillthecompetent authority ofGuatemala resolve aconflict between theWTO Agreements
andtheCentral American Regulations?
2. Article 6oftheCentral American Regulations provides thatapplications fortheinitiation of
aninvestigation maybemade bytherepresentatives ofthedomestic industry producing theinjured
product andbyproducers 'associations. What percentage ofthedomestic production oroftheproducers '
associations oftheproduct concerned mayrequest theinitiation ofaninvestigation?
3. HowdoestheGovernment ofGuatemala interpret Article 5.2oftheAnti-Dumping Agreement
relating torelevant evidence fortheinitiation ofaninvestigation?
4. Arethetime-periods provided forintheCentral American Regulations calculated inworking
daysorcalendar days?
5. Aretheresolutions issued bythecompetent authorities published inanynewspaper orgazette?
Within whattime-periods?
6. What isthestarting dateforthetime-periods forinterested parties tomake theirrepresentations
andsubmit therequired information andevidence asprovided forintheCentral American Regulations,
when resolutions ordeterminations arenotified: thedayfollowing thenotification orthedayfollowing
publication (assuming theyarepublished).
7. What criterion doestheGuatemalan investigating authority usetodetermine theexceptional
circumstances mentioned inArticle 12oftheCentral American Regulations whereby aninvestigation
maylastmore than12months?
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8. WhatisthenatureofthepreliminarydeterminationprovidedforinArticle13oftheRegulations?
Isitpublished inanyofficial journal ornewspaper orsimply notified totheinterested parties?
9. Ifthepreliminary determination isnotpublished inanyofficial journal ornewspaper, how
dotheinvestigating authorities intend tocomply withArticle 12.2oftheAnti-Dumping Agreement
andArticle 22.3oftheSubsidies Agreement?
10. Dotheparties haveatime-period forsubmitting observations concerning thepreliminary
determination? Ifnot,howdoesGuatemala seektocomply withArticle 6.2oftheAnti-Dumping
Agreement andArticle 12.1oftheSubsidies Agreement?
11. Article 16states thatupon request byexporters representing asignificant percentage ofthe
trade involved, provisional measures maybeapplied foraperiod notexceeding sixmonths. How
much isasignificant percentage ofthetrade involved?
12. Whyaretheinitiation, preliminary andfinalresolutions notified totheinterested parties and
governments within 10daysofissue? Atwhatmoment doesthemeasure enter intoforce?
13. What istheperiod ofadvance notice fortheinvestigating authorities tonotify thegovernment
oftheexporting country oftheirintention toinitiate aninvestigation soastocomply withtheobligation
laiddown inArticles 9oftheCentral American Regulations and5.5oftheAnti-Dumping Agreement?
14. Howdotheinvestigating authorities intend tocomply withtheobligation toinform allinterested
parties oftheessential factsunder consideration which formthebasisforthedecision whether toapply
definitive measures, asprovided forinArticle 6.9oftheAnti-Dumping Agreement?
15. DointernalremediesexistforpartiesaffectedbytheinvestigationinCentralAmericancountries,
andwhatisthetime-period forfiling suchappeals?
16. Articles 13oftheAnti-Dumping Agreement and23oftheSubsidies Agreement establish that
WTOMembersshallmaintainjudicial,arbitraloradministrativetribunalsorproceduresforthepurpose,
interalia,oftheprompt review ofadministrative actions relating tofinaldeterminations andreviews
ofdeterminations, which shallbeindependent oftheauthorities responsible forthedetermination or
review inquestion. Inthecaseofregional investigations, isthereanyremedy towhich effective parties
canresort against SIECA resolutions, andwhatisthetime-period fordoing so?
17. What isthecomposition oftheSIECA andwhere isitlocated?
18. What isthelegalnature oftheSIECA andwhatareitsspecific functions andlimitations?
19. What isitsposition orstatus inrelation totheinvestigating authority ofGuatemala andofthe
Central American countries?
20. Whoheads theSIECA?
21. Whowould represent theSIECA ininternational dispute settlement procedures stemming from
regional investigations orinvestigations concerning other countries?