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WORLD TRADE G/ADP/Q1/UGA/4
G/SCM/Q1/UGA/4
ORGANIZATION 20June1997
(97-2539)
Original: English Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
NOTIFICATION OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER
ARTICLES 18.5AND 32.6OFTHE AGREEMENTS
Replies ofUGANDA1
toQuestions posed byHONG KONG2,KOREA3andtheUNITED STATES4
Thefollowing communication, dated 17June1997, hasbeenreceived from thePermanent
Mission ofUganda.
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QUESTION FROM HONG KONG
When doesUganda contemplate thatitcanmeet itsnotification requirements?
Answer
Uganda hopes tomeet itsfinal notification requirement onanti-dumping, subsidies and
countervailing measures assoonastheLawReform exercise iscompleted, presumably in1999.
QUESTION FROM KOREA
Article 11.3oftheWTO A-DAgreement stipulates that"anydefinitive anti-dumping duty
shallbeterminated onadatenotlaterthanfiveyears from itsimposition". However, thelegislation
ofUganda doesnotseem tohave anyprovisions forsuchmatters.
DoesUganda haveanyintention toinclude theabove-mentioned provisions inthedomestic
lawsandregulations?
Answer
Based onArticle XI.1oftheAgreement Establishing theWorld Trade Organization, Uganda
qualified andisactually anoriginal Member oftheWTO. Assuch, therefore, wearebound tocomply
totheprovision under Article XVI.4 ofthesame Agreement andArticle 18:4oftheAgreement on
theImplementation ofArticle VIofGATT 1994, inthisparticular case.
1G/ADP/N/1/UGA/2-G/SCM/N/1/UGA/2.
2G/ADP/W/175-G/SCM/W/182,3G/ADP/Q1/UGA/3-G/SCM/Q1/UGA/3,4G/ADP/W/202-G/SCM/W/209 &
G/ADP/Q1/UGA/1-G/SCM/Q1/UGA/1,G/ADP/Q1/UGA/4
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However Article XI.2recognizes andprovides forthecapabilities andsetupofleastdeveloped
countries. Totheextent possible, Uganda willensure thatourfuture anti-dumping legislation conforms
totheprovisions oftheWTO A-DAgreement which willtakecareofArticle 11.3oftheWTO A-D
Agreement.
WehavesetupaUganda LawReform Commission which, under aCOMMERCIAL LAW
Project funded bytheWorld Bank, isundertaking acomprehensive reform ofallcommercial andrelated
laws. ThisProject willlastuptotheendofthisyearandanyamendments/repeals ornewlawsare
hoped tobesubmitted toParliament early nextyearforfinallegislation. ThisProject isdesigned to
meettheprovision ofArticle XVI.4 oftheAgreement Establishing theWTO.
QUESTIONS FROM THE UNITED STATES (G/ADP/W/202-G/SCM/W/209)
Q1. Prior totheimplementation oftheUruguay Round Anti-Dumping andSubsidies and
Countervailing DutyAgreements didyourcountry haveanti-dumping orcountervailing dutylaws?
Ifsohave those lawsbeen revoked?
Answer
Yes,Uganda hadandstillhasanti-dumping andcountervailing dutylawswhich havenotyet
beenrevoked. These are:
Customs (Dumping andSubsidies: Rates) Act1964
Customs (Dumping andSubsidies) Act1970
Ashasbeenexplained inournotification ofthelawsonAnti-Dumping, Subsidies, Safeguards
andCountervailing Measures (Document G),these weresuspended in1983butwiththecoming into
force ofthePTATreaty (COMESA), theMinister ofFinance remained withresidual powers toimpose
"surcharge", "Excise Duty" oranynominal "levy" todeter, regulate andsafeguard economic stability
intheregion onspecific commodities/products.
Thetwolawsabove havebeensubmitted, asattachments, toournotifications totheCommittee
onAnti-DumpingPractices,togetherwithArticles51,52and53oftheCOMESATreatywhichcurrently
gives thelegalbasis fortheimplementation ofanti-dumping, subsidies andcountervailing measures.
Q2. Ifyouareintheprocess ofdrafting legislation, what istheestimated date for
implementation ofthelegislation?
Answer
Wearecurrently undertaking acomplete lawreform which, interalia,willbring ourrelevant
lawstoconform totheprovisions oftheWTO Agreements. These lawsonAnti-Dumping, Subsidies,
Safeguards andCountervailing Duty Actions willundergo thisreview, mayberepealed andshould
theneedarisetosupplement theCOMESA Treaty, newrelated lawsmaybeenacted. Thisexercise
ishoped tobecompleted bytheyear1999.G/ADP/Q1/UGA/4
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Q3. Doesyourcountry haveanorganization toadminister theanti-dumping orcountervailing
dutylaws? Ifso,doestheorganization have anyadministrative guidelines foradministering
these laws?
Answer
TheOrganizations responsible fortheadministration ofanti-dumping andcountervailing duty
action are:
(i) Customs andExcise Department oftheUganda Revenue Authority;
(ii) TheUganda National Bureau ofStandards;
(iii) TheMinistry ofJustice.
Theadministrative guidelines areprovided in:
(i) TheCustoms andExcise Management Act(1970) forCustoms andExcise Department;
(ii) TheUganda National Bureau ofStandards Act(1983) fortheUganda National Bureau
ofStandards;
(iii) Asdirected bythecompetent Courts ofUganda fortheMinistry ofJustice.
BoththeCustoms andManagement Acts(1970) andtheUganda National Bureau ofStandards
Act(1983) havealready beennotified totheWTO.
Q4. Does your country have anyoutstanding anti-dumping orcountervailing dutyorders?
Answer
Yes,Uganda hasoutstanding countervailing dutyorders inrespect ofToxic Waste.
Q5. What provisions have been made forjudicial review ofanti-dumping orcountervailing
dutyactions?
Answer
TheMinistryofJusticeisworkinghand-in-handwiththeLawReformCommissioninthecurrent
exercise being undertaken torevise alllawsandupdating particular lawsgoverning anti-dumping and
countervailing dutyaction sothattheyconform totheprovisions oftherelevant WTO Agreements.
QUESTIONS FROM THE UNITED STATES (G/ADP/Q1/UGA/1-G/SCM/Q1/UGA/1)
Q1. IstheCOMESA Treaty (Treaty) nowthesolelegalauthority bywhich Uganda canimpose
antidumping orcountervailing duties?
Answer
Until afresh legislation isputinplace, ifatall,yes.G/ADP/Q1/UGA/4
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Q2. Wasalldomestic legislation relating totheimposition ofantidumping andcountervailing
duties suspended in1993?
Answer
Thesuspension aswecorrectly notified wasin1983 NOT 1993. However, apart from
RESIDUAL POWERS retained bytheMinister ofFinance toimpose "surcharges", "excise duty" or
any"nominal levy" todeter, regulate andsafeguard economic stability, alldomestic legislation relating
totheimposition ofanti-dumping andcountervailing dutyaction wassuspended then. There istherefore
noother domestic legislation inforce.
Q3. Articles 51-54 oftheCOMESA Treaty apply to"Member States". Presumably thatrefers
toMembers ofCOMESA, nottoMembers oftheWTO. Aretheterms oftheCustoms (Dumping
andSubsidies) Actof1970identical tothose oftheCOMESA Treaty provisions onanti-dumping?
Answer
Articles51-54oftheCOMESATreatyreferto"MemberStates"whomustbecontractingparties
totheTreaty.
Q4. DidUganda submit acopyofitsCustoms (Dumping andSubsidies) Actof1970separately?
(Itwasnotappended totheNotification, asindicated.)
Answer
Yes,acopyofTheCustoms(DumpingandSubsidies)Act1970wasappendedtoournotification.
Itshould beavailable attheWTO Secretariat.
Q5. What isthe"Council" referred toinArticle 51.6oftheTreaty?
Answer
The"Council" referred toinArticle 51.6isoneoftheorgans ofCOMESA consisting ofline
Ministers fromthecontracting Member States designated. Article 9oftheCOMESA Treaty (appended)
explains theCouncil, itscomposition andfunctions.
Q6. HastheCouncil promulgated theantidumping andcountervailing dutyregulations referred
toinArticle 51.6andArticle 52.4?
Answer
No. NotinthecaseofUganda, theCouncil hasnotpromulgated anyanti-dumping and
countervailing dutyregulations todate.G/ADP/Q1/UGA/4
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Q7. Uganda ’sNotification issilent onmany ofthespecific requirements contained intheWTO
Agreements onAntidumping andSubsidies andCountervailing Measures. Isitcorrect toassume
thatwherever theNotification issilent onanissue covered bytheAgreements, theAgreements
willprevail? What legal mechanisms within Uganda willinsure suchconformity?
Answer
Uganda 'snotification isbased ontheanti-dumping andcountervailing Articles (51/52) inthe
COMESA treaty which inourcasehaveadequate provisions tocover specific requirements contained
intheWTO Agreements. However, notwithstanding these COMESA Agreements, ournotification
points totheRESIDUAL POWERS retained bytheMinister ofFinance which form important anti-
dumping/countervailing dutyaction provisions. Itisalsotruethatwhere ournotification issilent on
anissue, theWTO Agreements willprevail because weare,inanycaseobliged toensure thatallour
laws, regulations andadministrative procedures governing A-Dandcountervailing dutyaction have
tobebrought toconform totheprovisions oftheWTO Agreements. Uganda isintheprocess of
reviewing allhertrade andrelated legislation withaview tohaving them conform tointernational
Agreements, including theWTO Agreements. A-Dandcountervailing dutylawswillbeconsidered
under thisreview.
Q8. Article 5oftheADAgreement andArticle 11oftheSCM Agreement setouttheconditions
thatmust bemetinorder toinitiate aninvestigation, including thatthepetition must befiled
onbehalf ofthe"domestic industry". Please indicate whether theTreaty satisfies these conditions.
Answer
Toalargeextent therelevant Article intheTreaty sufficiently covers theprovisions ofArticle 5
oftheAnti-DumpingAgreementandArticle11oftheSCMAgreementinrespectof"domesticindustry".
However, withregard totheinitiation ofaninvestigation, thisisanareathatourCommercial Law
Reform willtakeintoconsideration.
Q9. Article 54oftheCOMESA Treaty states that“Members States shall cooperate inthe
detection andinvestigation ofdumping andsubsidy practices. ”Howdoesthisprovision operate
inpractice? DoMember States promulgate identical regulations fortheadministration of
investigations? Dotheyshare common procedures forjudicial review, aswell?
Answer
There has,sofar,beennopractical experience totesttheoperation asstipulated under Article 54
oftheTreaty. However, itispresumed thatintheevent ofneedforanti-dumping orcountervailing
dutyaction, allconcerned Member States willbeexpected tofreely giveinformation tofacilitate the
investigation.
While promulgation ofidentical legislation foradministration ofinvestigation isnotanidentified
itemintheTreaty, bythefactthatallMembers aretotheextent required toabide bytheprovisions
oftheTreaty, itmeans theirlawsandregulations havetoconform tothese provisions andtherefore
havetobeincorporated intolocallegislation. Tothatextent, therefore, thelocallegislation willbe
identical, otherwise itisafactthatMember States through colonial legacies share thedifferent judicial
andlegislative systems andduetothat,those Members whoenjoyed those samecolonial masters would
tendtohaveidentical legislature andjudicial systems.
Byextension andinference evenjudicial reviews follow onthecolonial legacies.G/ADP/Q1/UGA/4
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Q10. TheTreaty doesnotappear torequire thattheinvestigation beterminated ifthemargin
ofdumping oramount ofsubsidization isdeminimis ,orthevolume ofsubject imports orthe
injury caused bythem isnegligible, asrequired byArticle 5.8oftheADAgreement andArticle 11.9
oftheSCM Agreement. HasUganda implemented thisrequirement?
Answer
No.Uganda hasnotyetimplemented thisrequirement because ascanbeseenfromtheSemi-
Annual Reports forbothanti-dumping andcountervailing dutyactions, Uganda hasnottaken anyanti-
dumping orcountervailing dutyaction since theWTO came intoforce.
Q11. Where doestheTreaty implement therequirement ofArticle 5.10oftheADAgreement
andArticle 11.11 oftheSCM Agreement, which provide thatabsent special circumstances
investigations shall becompleted within oneyear, andinnocasemore than eighteen months,
after their initiation?
Answer
Theperiod isnotspecified. ButArticle 51.6oftheCOMESA Treaty provides thattheCouncil
determines theproceedings oftheinvestigations which include thetimeframe forsuchinvestigations.
Besides, Article 54oncooperation intheinvestigating ofdumping andsubsidies, requests theMember
States tocooperate indetecting andinvestigating dumping andsubsidies practices andimposing agreed
measures tocurbsuchpractices. Since most oftheCOMESA Member States areWTO Members,
when thetimeframe forinvestigations isbeing determined, theWTO requirement ofArticle 5.10of
theA-DAgreement andArticle 11.11 oftheSCM Agreement havetobeconsidered.
Q12. Where doestheTreaty provide thatinterested parties have theright topresent evidence
andreview evidence provided byother interested parties, asrequired byArticle 6oftheAD
Agreement andArticle 12oftheSCM Agreement?
Answer
TheCOMESA Treaty inArticle 54.1provides forinterested parties therighttopresent evidence
andreview evidence provided byother interested parties asrequired byArticle 6oftheA-DAgreement
andArticle 12oftheSCM Agreement. Thisprovision isgiven inthattheMember States arerequired
tocooperate inthedetection andinvestigation ofdumping andsubsidies practices andimposing agreed
measures tocurbsuchpractices.
Q13. TheTreaty does notappear toimplement therequirement ofArticle 6.9oftheAD
Agreement andArticle 12.8oftheSCM Agreement thattheauthorities shall inform interested
parties of"theessential facts under consideration" before afinal determination ismade. Has
Uganda addressed thisrequirement?
Answer
Indeed, theTreaty provides fortheimplementation oftherequirement ofArticle 6.9ofthe
A-DAgreement andArticle 12.8oftheSCM Agreement under Article 51.6oftheCOMESA Treaty
which empowers theCouncil tomake relevant regulations. Intheprocess ofdoing thattheinterested
parties willbeconsulted andinformed accordingly.G/ADP/Q1/UGA/4
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Q14. Please indicate whether theTreaty implements thepublic notice andexplanation
requirements ofArticle 12oftheADAgreement andArticle 22oftheSCM Agreement.
Answer
Asinquestion 13above, Article 51.6oftheTreaty sufficiently takes careoftherequirements
ofArticle 12oftheA-DAgreement andArticle 22oftheSCM Agreement during thatperiod theCouncil
ismaking suchregulation.
Q15. Does theTreaty require anaffirmative injury determination prior totheimposition of
anti-dumping andcountervailing duties against countries thatarenotmembers ofCOMESA?
Answer
Consultations aremade andtheCouncil maydecide torequire affirmative injury determination
prior totheimposition ofananti-dumping andcountervailing dutyaction against countries thatare
notMember States ofCOMESA asreflected inArticle 51.6andArticle 53oftheCOMESA Treaty.
Q16. HowdoestheTreaty implement Article 3oftheADAgreement andArticle 15oftheSCM
Agreement, which require theinvestigating authority toconsider thevolume ofthesubject imports,
theprice effects oftheimports onthedomestic market forthelikeproduct, andtheimpact of
thesubject imports onproducers ofthedomestic likeproduct?
Answer
Article 51.2oftheCOMESA Treaty provides forArticle 3oftheAnti-Dumping Agreement
andArticle 15oftheSCM Agreement, which require theinvestigating authority toconsider thevolume
ofthesubject imports, theprice effects oftheimports onthedomestic market forthelikeproduct,
andtheimpact onproducers ofthedomestic likeproduct.
Q17. Does theTreaty require theinvestigating authority toexamine alltherelevant economic
factors listed inArticle 3.4oftheADAgreement andArticle 15.4oftheSCM Agreement (such
assales, profit, market share, capacity utilization, themagnitude ofthedumping margin, etc.)
when examining theimpact ofthesubject imports onthedomestic industry?
Answer
Articles 51.2(b) and51.3oftheCOMESA Treaty caterfortherequirement oftheinvestigating
authority toexamine allrelevant economic factors listed inArticle 3.4oftheA-DAgreement and
Article 15.4oftheSCM Agreement (such assales, profit, market share, capacity utilization, the
magnitude ofthedumping margin, etc.)when examining theimpact ofthesubject imports onthe
domestic industry.
Q18. How doestheTreaty define thedomestic likeproduct andthedomestic industry?
Answer
TheCOMESA Treaty doesnotdefine thedomestic likeproduct andthedomestic industry.
Buta"domestic likeproduct issuchaproduct imported from another territory when itisalso
produced locally".G/ADP/Q1/UGA/4
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Anda"domestic industry isanindustry within aState asopposed tothatoutside such
acountry within theregion oranyregion oftheworld" .
Q19. TheTreaty does notaddress whether orunder what circumstances theinvestigating
authority maycumulatively assess theeffects ofsubject imports from different countries onthe
domestic industry. Please indicate whether Uganda lawcontemplates cumulation, andifso,under
what circumstances.
Answer
Uganda being afounder Member ofWTO andundergoing acommercial lawreform, ithas
toconsideraddressingwhetherorunderwhatcircumstancestheinvestigatingauthoritymaycumulatively
assess theeffects ofsubject imports from different countries onthedomestic industry being oneof
therequirements bytheWTO Agreement onAnti-Dumping.
Q20. Please explain whether theTreaty permits theapplication ofprovisional measures. If
so,please explain whether theTreaty comports withArticle 7oftheADAgreement andArticle 17
oftheSCM Agreement, which provide thatprovisional measures maybeapplied onlyif(1)public
notice andanopportunity tocomment aregiven tointerested parties, (2)there arepreliminary
affirmative determinations ofdumping andinjury, and(3)there isadetermination thatprovisional
measures arenecessary toprevent injury during theinvestigation.
Answer
TheCOMESA Treaty maypermit theapplication ofprovisional measures since according to
Article 51.6itistheCouncil thatdetermines theproceedings oftheinvestigations.
Q21. Paragraph 2(b)(ii) ofArticle 51oftheCOMESA Treaty states that, intheabsence of
comparable domestic prices, normal value maybecompared tothe“highest comparable price
forthelikeproduct forexport toanythird country. ”Issuch comparison made ona
transaction-by-transaction basis? Does theCustoms Actof1970 provide foraweighted average
comparison ofprices, ascontemplated inArticle 2.4.2 oftheAnti-Dumping Agreement?
Answer
Thecomparison isonatransaction-by-transaction basis. TheCustoms Actof1970 was
suspended. Uganda ispresently undergoing aCommercial LawReform Programme, andbeing a
Member ofWTO, allitscommercial andrelated lawsmustbebrought toconform totherequirements
ofWTO Agreements.
Q22. Article 52oftheCOMESA Treaty defines objectionable subsidy practices as"anysubsidy
granted byaMember State orthrough stateresources inanyform whatsoever". How doesthis
definition comport withtheWTO definition ofsubsidies inArticle 1oftheAgreement onSubsidies
andCountervailingMeasures?HowdoesArticle52comportwiththeWTOspecificityrequirements
(forprohibited oractionable subsidy practices)?
Answer
Article 52oftheTreaty defines Objectional subsidy which hasnarrow parameters asopposed
tothedefinition ofaSubsidy inArticle 1oftheSCM Agreement.G/ADP/Q1/UGA/4
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Byciting Objectionable subsidies itisaqualification thattakes intoaccount prohibited and
actionable subsidies specified under theWTO Agreement.
Q23. Onwhat provision intheSCM Agreement isArticle 52'sstandard foractionability -"any
subsidy ...inanyform whatsoever which distorts orthreatens todistort competition" -based?
Answer
Article 3oftheSCM Agreement which isonprohibition.
Q24. DoesUganda provide forconsultations, asrequired inArticles 7,9and11oftheAgreement
onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures?
Answer
Uganda provides consultations inaccordance withtheanti-dumping regulations made bythe
Council oftheCOMESA Member States (Article 51.6). Inaddition, Member States shallcooperate
inthedetection andinvestigation ofdumping andsubsidy practices andinimposing agreed measures
tocurbsuchpractices (Article 54.1).
Q25. Does Uganda provide forundertakings, ascontemplated inArticle 18oftheAgreement
onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures?
Answer
Yes,Uganda provides forundertakings, ascontemplated inArticle 18oftheAgreement on
Subsidies andCountervailing Measures.
Q26. Does paragraph 2(1)oftheCustoms (Dumping andSubsidies: Rates) Actof1964operate
inaccordance withtheprovisions oftheWTO Agreements? OrdoesthePresident have open
authority todetermine applicable antidumping andcountervailing dutyrates?
Answer
AllA-DandSCM lawsinUganda were suspended in1983 although Uganda ismaking
commercial lawreforms which mustmake surethatallitscommercial andrelated lawsareinaccordance
withtheprovisions ofWTO Agreements being afounder Member. TheMinister ofFinance, notthe
President, exercises "Residual Powers" toimpose "surcharge", "excise duty" oranynominal "levy"
todeter, regulate andsafeguard economic stability intheregion onspecific commodities/products.
Q27. Does theTreaty implement Article 11oftheADAgreement andArticle 21oftheSCM
Agreement, which provide thatantidumping orcountervailing duties must expire after fiveyears
unless there isafinding thattheexpiry ofadutywould likely leadtoacontinuation orrecurrence
ofdumping orsubsidization, andinjury?
Answer
Article 61.2oftheCOMESA Treaty specifies oneyearandsubject todecision oftheCouncil
asinArticle 61.3ofthesame Treaty.G/ADP/Q1/UGA/4
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Q28. Does theTreaty implement Article 13oftheA-DAgreement andArticle 23oftheSCM
Agreement, which require thatWTO members maintain judicial, arbitral, oradministrative
tribunals orprocedures fortheprompt review ofadministrative actions relating tofinal
determinations andreviews ofdeterminations?
Answer
TheCouncildetermines/setsanti-dumpingregulations(seeArticle51.6oftheCOMESATreaty).G/ADP/Q1/UGA/4
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Article 9oftheCOMESA Treaty
TheCouncil ofMinisters
Composition andFunctions
1. TheCouncil ofMinisters oftheCommon Market shallconsist ofsuchMinisters asmaybe
designated byeachMember State.
2. Itshallbetheresponsibility oftheCouncil to:
(a) monitor andkeep under constant review andensure theproper functioning and
development oftheCommon Market inaccordance withtheprovisions ofthisTreaty;
(b) make recommendations totheAuthority onmatters ofpolicy aimed attheefficient
andharmonious functioning anddevelopment oftheCommon Market;
(c) givedirections toallother subordinate organs oftheCommon Market other thanthe
Court intheexercise ofitsjurisdiction;
(d) make regulations, issue directives, takedecisions, make recommendations andgiven
opinions inaccordance withtheprovisions ofthisTreaty;
(e) request advisory opinions from theCourt inaccordance withtheprovisions ofthis
Treaty;
(f) consider andapprove thebudgets oftheSecretariat andtheCourt;
(g) consider what measures should betaken byMember States inorder topromote the
attainment oftheaimsoftheCommon Market;
(h) make StaffRules andRegulations andFinancial Regulations oftheSecretariat;
(i) make recommendations totheAuthority onthedesignation ofLeast-Developed
Countries;
(j) designate economically depressed areas oftheCommon Market; and
(k) exercise suchother powers andperform suchother functions asarevested inor
conferred onitbythisTreaty.
3. Subject totheprovisions ofthisTreaty, theregulations, directives anddecisions oftheCouncil
taken orgiven inpursuance oftheprovisions ofthisTreaty shallbebinding ontheMember States,
onallsubordinate organs oftheCommon Market other thantheCourt intheexercise ofitsjurisdiction
andonthose towhom theymayunder thisTreaty, beaddressed.
4. TheCouncil shall meet once ayearimmediately preceding ameeting oftheAuthority.
Extraordinary meetings oftheCouncil maybeheldattherequest ofaMember State provided that
sucharequest issupported byatleastone-third oftheMember States.G/ADP/Q1/UGA/4
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5. Subject toanydirections thattheAuthority maygiveandtotheprovisions ofthisTreaty, the
Council shalldetermine itsownRules ofProcedure.
6. Thedecisions oftheCouncil shallbetaken byconsensus, failing which bytwo-thirds majority
ofthemembers oftheCouncil.
7. Where anobjection isrecorded onbehalf ofaMember State toaproposal submitted forthe
decision oftheCouncil, theproposal shall, unless suchobjection iswithdrawn, bereferred tothe
Authority foritsdecision.