WORLD TRADE G/ADP/N/1/URY/2
5December 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-4007)
Original: Spanish Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
NOTIFICATION OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS
UNDER ARTICLE 18.5OFTHE AGREEMENT
URUGUAY
Thefollowing communication, dated 23September 1996, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission ofUruguay.
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EASTERN REPUBLIC OFURUGUAY
MINISTRY OFECONOMY AND FINANCE
MINISTRY OFECONOMY AND FINANCE
MINISTRY OFEXTERNAL RELATIONS
MINISTRY OFINDUSTRY, ENERGY AND MINING
MINISTRY OFLIVESTOCK, AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES
Having regard toLawNo.16.671 of13December 1994 approving thesigned agreements
resulting fromtheUruguay Round ofMultilateral Trade Negotiations contained intheFinal Actsigned
atMarrakesh on15April 1994;
Whereas theaforesaid agreements include the"Agreement ontheImplementation ofArticle VI
oftheGeneral Agreement onTariffs andTrade 1994" establishing theprocedures tobefollowed by
Member countries oftheWorld Trade Organization forthepurpose ofapplying anti-dumping measures;
Considering:
(I) thatthecountry musthaveanefficacious means ofcounteracting unfair trading practices
involving theimportation ofdumped products which arecausing orthreatening injury tothedomestic
industry;
(II) regulations fortheeffective implementation oftheaforementioned Agreement should
therefore beadopted;
Heedful oftheabove.G/ADP/N/1/URY/2
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THE PRESIDENT OFTHE REPUBLIC
HEREBY DECREES:
TITLE I
PROCEDURES
CHAPTER I
Principles
Article 1.Anti-dumping duties maybeapplied when imports ofprimary ornon-primary
products arebeing dumped andarecausing injury, within themeaning ofthisDecree, tothedomestic
industry.
Anti-dumping duties shallbeapplied inaccordance withinvestigations initiated andconducted
inconformity withtheprovisions ofthisDecree.
Incompliance withtheprovisions ofArticle VI.5oftheGATT 1994, noimported product
shallbesimultaneously subject tobothanti-dumping duties andthecountervailing duties mentioned
intheAgreement onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures oftheGATT 1994.
Article 2.Thefollowing bodies shallberesponsible fortheimplementation ofthisDecree:
(a) TheExecutive Power, which shall adopt resolutions concerning theimposition of
provisional measures anddefinitive anti-dumping duties andthereview andextension
ofthelatter;
(b) TheMinistries ofEconomy andFinance, External Relations, Livestock, Agriculture
andFisheries andIndustry, Energy andMines, which shalladopt thecorresponding
interministerial resolutions relating totheinitiation ofaninvestigation, thetermination
ofaninvestigation attherequest oftheapplicant, theacceptance ofundertakings, the
initiation ofproceedings forthereview orextension ofanti-dumping duties or
undertakings andthetermination ofproceedings without theapplication ofanti-dumping
duties.
(c) TheAgricultural Planning andPolicy Office (OPYPA) oftheMinistry ofLivestock,
Agriculture andFisheries ortheNational Industry Directorate (DNI) oftheMinistry
ofIndustry, Energy andMines, depending onthenature oftheproduct investigated,
whichastheimplementingauthorityshallconductproceedingsunderthisDecree,giving
theopinions andtaking thedecisions appropriate toeachcase.
When theopinions relate totheaspects mentioned under (a)and(b)above, theproceedings
must immediately bereferred totheAdvisory Committee established under thenextArticle.
Article 3.There shallbeestablished anAdvisory Committee consisting ofarepresentative
oftheMinistry ofEconomy andFinance, whoshallactasitschairman, andonerepresentative each
fromtheMinistries ofExternal Relations, Livestock, Agriculture andFisheries andIndustry, Energy
andMines andtheOffice ofPlanning andBudget, withthetaskofoffering theExecutive Power and
theministries mentioned intheprevious Article mandatory prioradvice onthevarious aspects subject
toaresolution. ThisCommittee shalloperate under theMinistry ofEconomy andFinance.G/ADP/N/1/URY/2
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CHAPTER II
Determination ofDumping
Article 4.Forthepurpose ofthisDecree, aproduct shallbeconsidered asbeing dumped when
itisintroduced intothedomestic market, including under thetemporary admission procedure, atan
export price thatislessthanitsnormal value.
Section I
Normal Value
Article 5.Thenormal value isthecomparable price, intheordinary course oftrade, forthe
likeproduct when destined forconsumption intheexporting country.
Theterm"like product" shallbeinterpreted tomean aproduct which isidentical, i.e.alike
inallrespects totheproduct under consideration, orintheabsence ofsuchaproduct, another product
which, although notalikeinallrespects, hascharacteristics closely resembling those oftheproduct
under consideration.
Theterm"exporting country" shallbeinterpreted tomean thecountry oforigin andexport,
except inthecircumstances envisaged inArticle 17.
Article 6.Normally, salesofthelikeproduct destined forconsumption inthedomestic market
oftheexporting country thatconstitute atleast5percentofthesalesoftheproduct exported toUruguay
shallbeconsidered asufficient quantity forthedetermination ofthenormal value. However, alower
percentage shallalsobeconsidered where itcanbeshown thatthispercentage nonetheless represents
aquantity sufficient toprovide foraproper comparison.
Article 7.When there arenosalesofthelikeproduct intheordinary course oftrade inthe
domestic market oftheexporting country orwhen, because oftheparticular market situation orthe
lowvolume ofsalesinthedomestic market oftheexporting country, suchsalesdonotpermit aproper
comparison, themargin ofdumping shallbedetermined bycomparison withacomparable price of
thelikeproduct when exported toathirdcountry, provided thatthisprice isrepresentative, orwith
thecostofproduction inthecountry oforigin plusareasonable amount foradministrative, marketing
andgeneral costs andforprofits.
Article 8.Forthepurpose ofdetermining normal value, salesofthelikeproduct inthedomestic
market oftheexporting country ortoathirdcountry atprices below perunit(fixed andvariable) costs
plusadministrative andmarketing costs maybetreated asnotbeing intheordinary course oftrade.
Theprovisions ofthepreceding paragraph shallapply onlyifthesaidsalesaremade:
(a) Withinanextendedperiodoftime,normallyoneyearbutinnocaselessthansixmonths;
(b) insubstantial quantities, thatiswhen:
- theweighted average selling price ofthetransactions under consideration for
thedetermination ofthenormal value isbelow theweighted average perunit
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- thevolume ofsalesbelow perunitcosts represents notlessthan20percent
ofthevolume soldinthetransactions under consideration forthedetermination
ofthenormal value; and
(c) atprices which donotprovide fortherecovery ofcosts within areasonable period
oftime.
When prices which arebelow perunitcosts atthetimeofsaleareabove weighted average
perunitcosts fortheperiod ofinvestigation, suchprices shallbeconsidered toprovide forrecovery
ofcosts within areasonable period oftime.
Article 9.Forthepurposes ofthepreceding Articles, costs shallnormally becalculated on
thebasis ofrecords keptbytheexporter orproducer under investigation, provided thatsuchrecords
areinaccordance withthegenerally accepted accounting principles oftheexporting country and
reasonably reflect thecostsassociated withtheproduction andsaleoftheproduct under consideration.
Allavailable evidence onthecorrect allocation ofcostsmustbetaken intoaccount, including
thatwhich ismade available bytheexporter orproducer inthecourse oftheinvestigation, provided
thatsuchallocations havebeenhistorically utilized bytheexporter orproducer, inparticular inrelation
todetermining appropriate amortization anddepreciation periods andallowances forcapital expenditures
andother development costs.
Unless already reflected inthecostallocations under thepreceding paragraph, costs shallbe
adjusted appropriately forthose non-recurring items ofcostwhich benefit future and/or current
production, orforcircumstances inwhich costsduring theperiod ofinvestigation areaffected bystart-up
operations. Theadjustment made forstart-up operations shallreflect thecostsattheendofthestart-up
period or,ifthatperiod extends beyond theperiod ofinvestigation, themostrecent costs which can
reasonably betaken intoaccount during theinvestigation.
Article 10.Forthepurposes ofArticle 7,theamounts foradministrative, marketing andgeneral
costs andforprofits shallbebased onactual datapertaining toproduction andsalesintheordinary
course oftrade ofthelikeproduct bytheexporter orproducer under investigation.
When suchamounts cannot bedetermined onthisbasis, theamounts maybedetermined from:
(a) Theamounts actually incurred andrealized bytheexporter orproducer inquestion
inrespect ofproduction andsalesinthedomestic market oftheexporting country of
thesame general category ofproducts;
(b) theweighted average oftheamounts actually incurred andrealized byother exporters
orproducers subject toinvestigation inrespect ofproduction andsales ofthelike
product inthedomestic market oftheexporting country; or
(c) anyother reasonable method, provided thattheamount forprofit soestablished shall
notexceed theprofit normally realized byother exporters orproducers onsales of
products ofthesame general category inthedomestic market oftheexporting country
Article 11.When theproducts under investigation areexported fromororiginate incountries
which donothaveapredominantly market economy andinwhich domestic prices aremainly setby
theState, sothatprice comparability isdifficult toestablish, thenormal value shallbedetermined on
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(a) Theprice atwhich alikeproduct ofathirdmarket-economy country isactually sold
forconsumption inthedomestic market ofthatcountry ortoother countries, including
Uruguay itself, orfailing that;
(b) onsome reasonable basis, including thepriceactually paidorpayable intheUruguayan
market forthelikeproduct, dulyadjusted ifnecessary, toinclude areasonable margin
ofprofit.
Article 12.Forthepurposes ofthepreceding Article, thethirdmarket-economy country shall
beselected bytaking intoconsideration thecharacteristics ofthemarket fortheproduct inquestion,
theproductive structures andthelevelofdevelopment. Provided thatitconstitutes anappropriate choice,
thethirdcountry selected shallbeonethatissubject tothesame investigation.
Once aninvestigation hasbeeninitiated, theinterested parties shallbeinformed ofthecriteria
usedtoselect thethirdmarket-economy country andmaymake anycomments theyconsider relevant
within aperiod of10days.
Section II
Export Price
Article 13.Theexport priceshallbethepriceactually paidorpayable fortheproduct exported
toUruguay, netoftaxes, discounts andreductions actually granted anddirectly related tothesales
concerned.
Article 14.Incases where there isnoexport price orwhere theexport price isunreliable
because ofassociation oracompensatory arrangement between theexporter andtheimporter orathird
party, theexport price maybedetermined:
(a) Onthebasis oftheprice atwhich theimported products arefirstresold toan
independent buyer; or
(b) onsome reasonable basis, iftheyarenotresold toanindependent buyer ornotresold
inthecondition asimported.
Section III
Comparison ofNormal Value andExport Price
Article 15.Afaircomparison shallbemade between theexport price andthenormal value.
Thiscomparison shallbemade atthesameleveloftrade, normally attheex-factory level, andinrespect
ofsalesmade atasnearly aspossible thesame time.
Dueallowance shallbemade ineachcase, onitsmerits, fordifferences which affect price
comparability, including differences inconditions andterms ofsale,taxation, levels oftrade, quantities,
physical characteristics andanyother differences demonstrated toaffect price comparability. Should
anyofthese factors overlap, steps shallbetaken toensure thatadjustments already made under this
Article arenotduplicated.
Inthecases referred toinArticle 14,allowances forcosts, including duties andtaxes, incurred
between importation andresale, andforprofits accruing, should alsobemade. Ifinthese cases price
comparability hasbeenaffected, thenormal value shallbeestablished ataleveloftrade equivalentG/ADP/N/1/URY/2
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totheleveloftradeoftheconstructed export price, ordueallowance shallbemade aswarranted under
thepreceding paragraph.
Theinformation necessary toensure afaircomparison shallbeindicated totheinterested parties,
without imposing upon them anexcessive burden ofproof.
Article 16.Thevalue oftheadjustments shallbecalculated onthebasis oftherelevant data
forthelastbusiness yearavailable. Requests foradjustments which areinsignificant inrelation tothe
price orthevalue ofthetransactions concerned shallnotbeconsidered.
When theprice comparison under thefirstparagraph ofArticle 15requires aconversion of
currencies, suchconversion shallbemade using therateofexchange onthedateofsale,provided
thatwhen asaleofforeign currency onforward markets isdirectly linked totheexport saleinvolved,
therateofexchange intheforward saleshallbeused. Inprinciple, thedateofsaleshallbethedate
ofcontract, purchase order, order confirmation, orinvoice, whichever establishes thematerial terms
ofsale.Fluctuations inexchange ratesshallbeignored and,forthepurposes oftheinvestigation, the
implementing authority shallallow exporters atleast60daystohaveadjusted theirexport prices to
reflect therelevant fluctuations inexchange ratesduring theperiod ofinvestigation.
Article 17.Inthecasewhere products arenotimported directly from thecountry oforigin
butareexported toUruguay from anintermediate thirdcountry, theprice atwhich theproducts are
soldfrom thecountry ofexport toUruguay shallnormally becompared withthecomparable price
inthecountry ofexport. However, comparison maybemade withtheprice inthecountry oforigin
if:
(a) Theproducts aremerely transshipped through thecountry ofexport; or
(b) suchproducts arenotproduced inthecountry ofexport; or
(c) there isnocomparable price forthem inthecountry ofexport.
Section IV
Margin ofDumping
Article 18.Themargin ofdumping shallbethedifference between thenormal value andthe
export price.
Article 19.Theexistence ofamargin ofdumping shallbedetermined bycomparing:
(a) Theweighted average normal value andaweighted average ofprices ofallcomparable
export transactions; or
(b) thenormal value andtheexport prices corresponding toeachtransaction.
Anormal value established onaweighted average basismaybecompared toprices ofindividual
export transactions ifexport prices arefound todiffer significantly among different purchasers, regions
ortimeperiods, andifanexplanation isprovided astowhysuchdifferences cannot betaken intoaccount
appropriately bytheuseofaweighted average-to-weighted average ortransaction-to-transaction
comparison. Sampling techniques maybeemployed toestablish thenormal value andexport prices,
using prices which occur more frequently orareconsidered more representative, provided thatthey
relate toasignificant volume ofthetransactions investigated.G/ADP/N/1/URY/2
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Article 20.Asarule,anindividual margin ofdumping shallbedetermined foreachknown
exporter orproducer concerned oftheproduct under investigation. Incases where thenumber of
exporters, producers, importers ortypes ofproducts involved issolargeastomake suchadetermination
impracticable, theexamination maybelimited to:
(a) Areasonable number ofinterested parties orproducts, using samples which are
statistically valid onthebasis ofinformation available atthetimeoftheselection;
or
(b) thelargest percentage ofthevolume oftheexports fromthecountry inquestion which
canreasonably beinvestigated.
Anyselection ofexporters, producers, importers ortypes ofproducts made under thisArticle
shallpreferably bechosen inconsultation withandwiththeconsent oftheexporters, producers or
importers concerned.
Incases where theexamination islimited, asprovided forinthisArticle, anindividual margin
ofdumping shallnevertheless bedetermined foranyexporter orproducer notinitially selected who
submits thenecessary information intimeforthatinformation tobeconsidered during thecourse of
theinvestigation, except where thenumber ofexporters orproducers issolarge thatindividual
examinations would beunduly burdensome andprevent thetimely completion oftheinvestigation.
Voluntary responses shallnotbediscouraged.
CHAPTER III
Determination ofInjury
Article 21.Forthepurposes ofthisDecree, theterm"injury" shall, unless otherwise specified,
betaken tomean material injury toadomestic industry, threat ofmaterial injury toadomestic industry
ormaterial retardation oftheestablishment ofsuchanindustry.
Thedetermination ofinjury shall bebased onpositive evidence andinvolve anobjective
examination of:
(a) Thevolume ofthedumped imports;
(b) theeffect ofthedumped imports onprices forlikeproducts inUruguay; and
(c) theconsequent impact ofthese imports onUruguayan producers ofsuchproducts.
With regard tothevolume ofthedumped imports, consideration shallbegiven towhether
ornotitisnegligible andwhether there hasbeenasignificant increase indumped imports, either in
absolute terms orrelative toUruguayan production orconsumption.
Forthepurposes oftheinvestigation, thevolume ofimports from aparticular country shall
beregarded asnegligible ifitislessthan3percentofUruguayan imports ofalikeproduct, unless
countries which individually export toUruguay lessthanthepercentage inquestion collectively export
more than7percentofthesaidproduct.
Withregardtotheeffectofthedumpedimportsonprices,considerationshallbegiventowhether
there hasbeenasignificant price undercutting bythedumped imports ascompared withtheprice of
alikeproduct inUruguay, orwhether theeffect ofsuchimports isotherwise todepress prices toaG/ADP/N/1/URY/2
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significant degree orprevent price increases, which otherwise would haveoccurred, toasignificant
degree. Nooneorseveral ofthese factors cannecessarily givedecisive guidance.
Article 22.Where imports ofaproduct frommore thanonecountry aresimultaneously subject
toanti-dumping investigations, theeffects ofsuchimports maybecumulatively assessed onlyif:
(a) Themargin ofdumping established inrelation totheimports from eachcountry is
more thandeminimis andthevolume ofimports fromeachcountry isnotnegligible;
and
(b) acumulative assessment oftheeffects oftheimports isappropriate inlightofthe
conditions ofcompetition between thevarious imported products andtheconditions
ofcompetition between theimported products andthelikedomestic product.
Themargin ofdumping shall beconsidered tobedeminimis ifitislessthan2percent,
expressed asapercentage oftheexport price.
Article 23.Theexamination oftheimpact ofthedumped imports onthedomestic industry
concerned shallinclude anevaluation ofallrelevant economic factors andindices having abearing
onthestateoftheindustry, including actual andpotential decline insales, profits, output, market share,
productivity, return oninvestments, orutilization ofcapacity; factors affecting domestic prices; the
magnitude ofthemargin ofdumping; actual andpotential negative effects oncashflow, inventories,
employment wages, growth, ability toraisecapital orinvestments. Thislistisnotexhaustive, norcan
oneorseveral ofthese factors necessarily givedecisive guidance.
Article 24.Itmust bedemonstrated thatthere isacausal relationship between thedumped
imports andtheinjury tothedomestic industry referred toinArticle 21.
Thedemonstration shallbebased onanexamination ofalltherelevant evidence available.
Anyknown factors other thanthedumped imports which atthesame timeareinjuring the
domestic industry must alsobeexamined, andthese injuries should notbeattributed totheimports
inquestion.
These factors include thevolume andprices ofimports notsoldatdumping prices, contraction
indemand orchanges inthepatterns ofconsumption, trade-restrictive practices ofandcompetition
between theforeign anddomestic producers, developments intechnology andtheexport performance
andproductivity ofthedomestic industry.
Article 25.Theeffect ofthedumped exports shallbeassessed inrelation tothedomestic
production ofthelikeproduct when available datapermit theseparate identification ofthatproduction
onthebasis ofsuchcriteria astheproduction process, producers 'salesandprofits. Ifsuchseparate
identification ofthatproduction isnotpossible, theeffects ofthedumped exports shallbeassessed
bytheexamination oftheproduction ofthenarrowest group ofproducts, which includes thelikeproduct,
forwhich thenecessary information canbeprovided.
Article 26.Adetermination ofathreat ofmaterial injury shallbebased onfactsandnotmerely
onallegation, conjecture orremote possibility. Thechange incircumstances which would result in
dumping causing injury must beclearly foreseeable andimminent.
Article 27.Adetermination oftheexistence ofathreat ofinjury shallbebased, interalia,
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(a) Asignificantrateofincreaseofdumpedimportsindicatingthelikelihoodofsubstantially
increased importation;
(b) sufficiently freedisposable, oranimminent, substantial increase in,capacity ofthe
exporter indicating thelikelihood ofsubstantially increased dumped exports tothe
domestic market, taking intoaccount theavailability ofother export markets toabsorb
anyadditional exports;
(c) imports entering atprices thatwillhaveasignificant depressing orsuppressing effect
ondomestic prices, andwould likely increase demand forfurther imports; and
(d) inventories oftheproduct being investigated.
Nooneofthese factors byitself cannecessarily givedecisive guidance butthetotality ofthe
factors considered mustleadtotheconclusion thatfurther dumped exports areimminent andthat,unless
protective action istaken, material injury would occur.
CHAPTER IV
Definition ofDomestic Industry
Article 28.Forthepurposes ofthisDecree, theterm"domestic industry" shallinclude the
domestic producers asawhole ofthelikeproducts orthose ofthem whose collective output ofthe
products constitutes amajor proportion ofthetotaldomestic production ofthose products, except that:
(a) When producers arerelated totheexporters orimporters orarethemselves importers
oftheallegedly dumped product, theterm"domestic industry" maybeinterpreted as
referring totherestoftheproducers. Forthepurposes ofthisparagraph, producers
shallbedeemed toberelated toexporters orimporters onlyif:
(i) Oneofthem directly orindirectly controls theother;
(ii) bothofthem aredirectly orindirectly controlled byathirdperson;
(iii) together theydirectly orindirectly control athirdperson, provided thatthere
aregrounds forbelieving orsuspecting thattheeffect oftherelationship is
suchastocause theproducer concerned tobehave differently fromnon-related
producers. Forthepurpose ofthisparagraph, oneshallbedeemed tocontrol
another when theformer islegally ordefactoinaposition toexercise restraint
overthelatter ordirect hisactivities.
(b) inexceptional circumstances thenational territory may,fortheproduction inquestion,
bedivided intotwoormore competitive markets andtheproducers within eachmarket
mayberegarded asaseparate industry if:
(i) theproducers within suchmarket sellalloralmost alloftheirproduction of
theproduct inquestion inthatmarket; and
(ii) thedemand inthatmarket isnottoanysubstantial degree supplied byproducers
oftheproduct inquestion located elsewhere intheterritory.
Insuchcircumstances, injury maybefound toexistevenwhere amajor portion ofthetotal
domestic industry isnotinjured, provided there isaconcentration ofdumped imports intosuchanG/ADP/N/1/URY/2
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isolated market andprovided further thatthedumped imports arecausing injury totheproducers of
alloralmost alloftheproduction within suchmarket.
CHAPTER V
Investigation Procedure
Section I
Application
Article 29.Except asprovided forinArticle 40,aninvestigation todetermine theexistence,
degree andeffect ofanyalleged dumping shallbeinitiated uponawritten application byoronbehalf
ofthedomestic industry addressed totheAgricultural Planning andPolicy Office (OPYPA) orthe
National Industry Directorate (DNI), depending onthenature oftheproduct tobeinvestigated.
Article 30.Theapplication under thepreceding Article shallinclude evidence oftheexistence
ofdumping, injury andacausal linkbetween thedumped exports andthealleged injury. Simple
assertion, unsubstantiated byrelevant evidence, cannot beconsidered sufficient tomeettherequirements
ofthisparagraph. Theapplication shallcontain suchinformation] asisreasonably available tothe
applicant onthefollowing:
(a) Theidentity anddomicile oftheapplicant andtheaddress fornotifications inthecity
ofMontevideo.
Where awritten application ismade onbehalf ofthedomestic industry, itshall
identify theindustry onbehalf ofwhich theapplication ismade byalistofallknown
domestic producers ofthelikeproduct orassociations ofdomestic producers ofthe
likeproduct and,totheextent possible, adescription ofthevolume andvalue of
domestic production ofthelikeproduct accounted forbysuchproducers;
(b) anindication ofthevolume andvalue ofthedomestic production ofthelikeproduct;
(c) acomplete description oftheallegedly dumped product, thenames ofthecountry or
countries oforigin orexport, theidentity ofeachknown exporter orforeign producer
andalistofknown importers importing theproduct inquestion;
(d) information onrepresentative prices atwhich theproduct inquestion issoldwhen
destined forconsumption inthedomestic markets ofthecountry orcountries oforigin
orexport or,where appropriate, information ontherepresentative prices atwhich the
product issoldfrom thecountry orcountries oforigin orexport toathirdcountry
orcountries, orontheconstructed value oftheproduct;
(e) information onrepresentative export prices or,where appropriate, ontherepresentative
prices atwhich theproduct isfirstresold toanindependent buyer inUruguayan
territory;
(f) information ontheevolution ofthevolume oftheallegedly dumped imports, theeffect
oftheseimports onprices ofthelikeproduct inthedomestic market andtheconsequent
impact oftheimports onthedomestic industry, asdemonstrated bytherelevant factors
andindices having abearing onthestateofthedomestic industry listed inArticle 23.G/ADP/N/1/URY/2
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Iftheapplication contains confidential information, theprovisions of
Articles 46ff.shallapply.
Article 31.Theimplementing authority shallhave20daysinwhich todecide whether the
applicationhasbeenproperlydocumentedorisinadmissible.Theapplicationwillbeproperlydocumented
when alltherequirements ofArticle 30above aresatisfied andthefactssetoutintheapplication have
beenchecked andverified bypreliminary summary examination.
Theimplementing authority may,onceonly, request additional information fromtheapplicant,
indicating atime-limit foritssubmission.
Ifadditional information hasbeenrequested, theimplementing authority shallhave20days
fromthedateofsubmission todecide whether theapplication hasbeenproperly documented oristo
beconsidered finally inadmissible.
Section II
Initiation
Article 32.Forthepurpose ofdeciding whether toinitiate aninvestigation, theimplementing
authority shallconsider theevidence ofdumping andinjury simultaneously. Theimplementing authority
shallalsoproceed toexamine thedegree ofsupport fortheapplication fortheinitiation ofadumping
investigation onthepartoftheotherdomestic producers ofthelikeproduct, forthepurpose ofverifying
whether theapplication hasbeenmade byoronbehalf ofthedomestic industry. Theapplication shall
beconsidered tohavebeenmade byoronbehalf ofthedomestic industry ifitissupported bythose
domestic producers whose collective output constitutes more than50percentofthetotalproduction
ofthelikeproduct produced bythatportion ofthedomestic industry expressing either support for
oropposition totheapplication.
Article 33.Theimplementing authority shalldecide ontheappropriateness ofinitiating an
investigationwithin30daysofrulingonwhethertheapplicationhasbeenproperlydocumented,referring
theproceedings immediately totheAdvisory Committee established under Article 3.
Article 34.Theinterministerial resolution, affirmative ornegative, concerning theinitiation
ofaninvestigation shallbeissued within 30daysofthedecision oftheimplementing authority mentioned
inthepreceding Article.
Article 35.Theapplication shallberejected andthecasefiledif:
(a) There isnotsufficient evidence ofdumping orconsequent injury tojustify theinitiation
ofaninvestigation;
(b) theapplication wasnotmade byoronbehalf ofthedomestic industry;
(c) thedomestic producers expressly supporting theapplication account forlessthan25per
centoftotalproduction ofthelikeproduct produced bythedomestic industry.
Article 36.Interministerial resolutions ordering theinitiation ofaninvestigation shall be
published intheDiario Oficial (Official Journal) andnotified totheknown interested parties; those
notgiving risetotheinitiation ofaninvestigation shallbenotified onlytotheapplicant.G/ADP/N/1/URY/2
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Other parties which consider themselves tohave aninterest shall have 20daysfrom the
publication oftheresolution ordering theinitiation ofaninvestigation torequest recognition assuch
andshow thattheysatisfy theconditions laiddown inthenextArticle.
Article 37.Forthepurposes ofthisDecree, "interested parties" shallinclude:
(a) domestic producers ofthelikeproduct andthetradeassociations which represent them;
(b) importersofaproductsubjecttoinvestigationandthetradeassociationswhichrepresent
them;
(c) exporters orforeign producers oftheproduct inquestion andthetrade associations
which represent them;
(d) thegovernments ofthecountries exporting theproduct inquestion; and
(e) other parties, domestic orforeign, deemed bytheimplementing authority tohavean
interest intheinvestigation.
Article 38.Assoonasaninvestigation hasbeeninitiated, thefulltextoftheapplication which
gaverisetoit,except foranyconfidential information itmaycontain, shallbeprovided totheknown
foreign producers andexporters andtotheauthorities oftheexporting country andshallalsobemade
available, attheirrequest, toother interested parties. Ifthenumber ofproducers andexporters involved
isparticularly high, thetextinquestion shallbeprovided onlytotheauthorities oftheexporting country
andtotherelevant trade associations.
Forthepurposes ofthepreceding paragraph, theapplicant shallhavefivedaysfromthedate
ofnotification oftheresolution ordering theinitiation ofaninvestigation tosubmit copies ofthe
application or,failing that,non-confidential summaries thereof inaccordance withtheprovisions of
Article 46,asappropriate.
Article 39. Theauthorities shall avoid, unless adecision hasbeen made toinitiate an
investigation, anypublicizing oftheapplication fortheinitiation ofaninvestigation. However, after
receipt ofaproperly documented application andbefore proceeding toinitiate aninvestigation, they
shallnotify thegovernment oftheexporting country.
Article 40.Inexceptional circumstances, aninvestigation maybeinitiated exofficio ifthere
issufficient evidence ofdumping, injury andacausal linktojustify suchaction. Before theinvestigation
isinitiated, thisevidence shallbecommunicated tothegovernment oftheexporting country.
Article41.Ananti-dumpinginvestigationproceedingshallnothindertheproceduresofcustoms
clearance oftheproduct investigated.
Section III
Conduct oftheInvestigation
Article42.Assoonasithasbeendecidedtoinitiateaninvestigation,theimplementingauthority
mayrequest theinterested parties, bycirculating questionnaires, tosupply theinformation itconsiders
necessary, giving themample opportunity topresent inwriting allevidence which theyconsider relevant
inrespect oftheinvestigation inquestion.G/ADP/N/1/URY/2
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Article 43.Theknown interested parties receiving questionnaires shallhave40daystoreply,
reckoned from thedateofreceipt ofthequestionnaire.
Thisperiod maybeextended foramaximum of30days, upon cause shown.
Inthecourseoftheinvestigation,theimplementingauthoritymayrequestadditionalinformation.
Forthese purposes itshallallow aperiod inaccordance withthenature oftheinformation
requested which maybeextended, upon cause shown.
Article 44.Ifanyinterested party refuses access to,orotherwise doesnotprovide, necessary
information within theprescribed period orsignificantly impedes theinvestigation, theimplementing
authority, forthepurpose ofpreliminary orfinaldeterminations, affirmative ornegative, shallbase
itsdecision onthebestinformation available, inaccordance withtheprovisions ofChapter IIofTitleII.
Article 45.Anyinformation which isbynature confidential orwhich isprovided ona
confidential basis byparties shall, upon good cause shown, betreated assuchbytheimplementing
authority. Suchinformation shallnotbedisclosed without specific permission oftheparty submitting
it.Information deemed tobeconfidential shallnotbeincorporated intherecords oftheproceedings
andshallbeknown onlytotheimplementing authority.
Article 46.Interested parties providing confidential information mustfurnish non-confidential
summaries thereof. These summaries shallbeinsufficient detail topermit areasonable understanding
ofthesubstance oftheinformation submitted inconfidence. Inexceptional circumstances, suchparties
mayindicate thatsuchinformation isnotsusceptible ofsummary, stating thereasons whysummarization
isnotpossible.
Article 47.Ifarequest forconfidentiality isnotwarranted andifthesupplier oftheinformation
iseitherunwillingtomaketheinformationpublicortoauthorizeitsdisclosureingeneralizedorsummary
form, such information maybedisregarded unless itcanconvincingly bedemonstrated thatthe
information iscorrect.
Article 48.During thecourse ofaninvestigation, industrial users oftheproduct under
investigation, andrepresentative consumer organizations where theproduct iscommonly soldatthe
retail level, mayprovide information which isrelevant totheinvestigation regarding dumping, injury
andcausality.
Article 49.During thecourse ofaninvestigation, efforts shallbemade toverify theaccuracy
oftheinformation supplied byinterested parties.
Article 50.When possible anddeemed necessary, investigations maybecarried outinthe
territory ofother countries, provided theagreement ofthefirms concerned isobtained andthe
government ofthecountry inquestion isnotified anddoesnotobject totheinvestigation. Theprocedures
laiddown inArticles 113ff.shallapply toinvestigations carried outintheterritory ofother countries.
When deemed necessary, investigations mayalsobecarried outinfirms involved thatare
established innational territory, provided thatthese firms givetheirpermission.
Subject totheprovisions concerning theprotection ofconfidential information, theresults of
suchinvestigations shallbeincorporated intheproceedings.G/ADP/N/1/URY/2
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Article 51.During theanti-dumping investigation allinterested parties shallhaveanopportunity
forthedefence oftheirinterests, towhich endtheyshall, onrequest, beprovided withopportunities
tomeetthose parties withadverse interests, sothattheymaypresent theirarguments.
Theparty requesting ahearing shallsubmit, together withhisrequest, alistoftheaspects to
beconsidered.
Theknown interested parties shallbegiven 30daysadvance notice oftheholding ofahearing
andoftheaspects tobeconsidered.
There shallbenoobligation onanyparty toappear atthehearing, andfailure todososhall
notberegarded asprejudicial tothatparty'scase.
Article 52.Interested parties shallgiveformal notification, atleastfivedaysbefore thehearing
isheld, ofthelegalrepresentatives whowillattend andshallsubmit inwriting, atleast10daysbefore
thehearing, thearguments tobepresented. Inthecourse ofthehearing, interested parties mayalso,
onjustification, present other information orally.
Oralinformation shallbetaken intoaccount onlyinsofarasitisreproduced inwriting and
submitted forincorporation intheproceedings within 10daysoftheholding ofthehearing.
Inthecourse ofthehearing procedure, confidentiality shallbepreserved.
Theholding ofhearings shallnotprevent theadoption ofprovisional orfinalmeasures.
Article 53.Interested parties mayrequest, inwriting, toseetheproceedings, which shallbe
made available tothemprovided thepursuit oftheinvestigation soallows, except forthose proceedings
which areconfidential andinternal government documents.
Article 54.Before ruling ontheexistence ofdumping, injury andcausality, theimplementing
authority shallconvene ahearing atwhich itshallinform theinterested parties oftheessential facts
tobetaken intoaccount initsdecision, allowing them 15daystosubmit theirfinalarguments.
Article 55.Once thetime-limit specified inthepreceding paragraph hasexpired, theinquiry
stage oftheinvestigation shallbeconsidered tobecomplete. Noinformation subsequently received
shallbetaken intoaccount bytheimplementing authority inreaching itsdecision.
Article 56.Theinquiry stage oftheinvestigation shallbecompleted atleast120daysbefore
theexpiration ofthemaximum time-limits specified inArticle 77.
Article 57.Theimplementing authority shall make itsdetermination withrespect tothe
application ofanti-dumping duties within 30days ofthecompletion oftheinquiry stage ofthe
investigation andimmediately refer theproceedings totheAdvisory Committee established under
Article 3.
Article 58.TheAdvisory Committee shallhave30daystogiveanopinion concerning the
application ofanti-dumping duties.G/ADP/N/1/URY/2
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Section IV
Provisional Measures
Article 59.Provisional anti-dumping measures maybeapplied onlyif:
(a) Aninvestigation hasbeeninitiated inaccordance withtheprovisions ofSection IIof
thisChapter andinterested parties havebeengiven adequate opportunities tosubmit
information andmake comments;
(b) apreliminary affirmative determination hasbeenmade ofdumping andconsequent
injury toadomestic industry;
(c) such measures arejudged necessary toprevent injury being caused during the
investigation; and
(d) atleast60dayshavepassed since thedateofinitiation oftheinvestigation.
Article 60.Theamount oftheprovisional anti-dumping measure maynotbegreater thanthe
provisionally estimated margin ofdumping.
Article 61.Theprovisional measures shalltaketheformofaprovisional dutyor,preferably,
asecurity consisting ofacashdeposit intheBanco delaRepublica Oriental delUruguay orinthe
Banco Hipotecario delUruguay, atthediscretion ofthedepositor, inthejointname ofthelatter and
theMinistry ofEconomy andFinance, orofabankguarantee infavour oftheaforementioned Ministry,
forasumequal totheamount oftheanti-dumping dutyprovisionally assessed.
Article 62.Theimplementing authority shall, where appropriate, giveitsopinion concerning
theappropriateness ofapplying provisional measures andtheiramount, immediately referring the
proceedings totheAdvisory Committee established under Article 3.
Article 63.Theinterministerial resolution ordering theapplication ofprovisional measures
shallbenotified totheinterested parties participating intheinvestigation andpublished intheOfficial
Journal.
Article 64.Customs clearance ofgoods subject toprovisional anti-dumping measures shall
depend onthepayment oftheduties ortheprovision oftheguarantee, asappropriate.
Article 65.Provisional measures shallbeapplied fornotmore thanfourmonths or,upon
request byexporters oftheproduct under investigation representing asignificant percentage ofthe
trade involved, fornotmore thansixmonths. Requests fortheextension oftheperiod ofapplication
ofprovisional measures mustbesubmitted totheimplementing authority byexporters notlessthan
30daysbefore theexpiry oftheperiod inquestion.
Article 66.When inthecourse ofaninvestigation itisconcluded thataprovisional measure
lessthanthemargin ofdumping would besufficient toremove injury, theperiods specified inthe
preceding Article maybesixandninemonths respectively.G/ADP/N/1/URY/2
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Section V
Price Undertakings
Article 67.TheMinistries mentioned inArticle 2(b)may, byjointresolution, suspend or
terminate theinvestigation without theimposition ofprovisional measures oranti-dumping duties and
accept theundertaking proposed, iftheexporter gives theimplementing authority satisfactory voluntary
undertakings torevise hisprices ortocease exports toUruguay atdumped prices, sothattheauthority
issatisfied thattheinjurious effect ofthedumping iseliminated. Priceincreases under suchundertakings
shallnotbehigher thannecessary toeliminate themargin ofdumping. Itisdesirable thattheprice
increases belessthanthemargin ofdumping ifthatwould beadequate toremove theinjury tothe
domestic industry.
Article 68.Price undertakings shall notbesought oraccepted from exporters unless the
implementing authority hasmade apreliminary affirmative determination ofdumping andinjury caused
bysuchdumping.
Article 69.Exporters arenotobliged either toofferpriceundertakings ortoaccept those offered
tothem. Iftheydonot,thisshallinnowayprejudice theinvestigation ofthefacts.
Article 70.Theimplementing authority mayreject undertakings offered ifitisconsidered
thattheiracceptance would beineffective. Should thecaseariseandwhere possible, theexporter shall
beinformed ofthereasons forrejection andgiven anopportunity tomake anycomments heconsiders
relevant.
Article71.Theopinionoftheimplementingauthorityconcerningtheacceptabilityofaproposed
priceundertaking shallbeimmediately referred totheAdvisory Committee established under Article 3,
together withtheproceedings.
Article 72.Theinterministerial resolution accepting theundertaking andcontaining thedecision
tocontinue orsuspend theproceeding shall benotified totheinterested parties appearing inthe
investigation andpublished intheOfficial Journal.
Article 73.Ifanundertaking isaccepted, theinvestigation ofdumping andinjury shall
nevertheless bepursued iftheexporter sorequests ortheMinistries mentioned inArticle 2(b)sodecide.
Article 74.Anexporter whose undertaking hasbeenaccepted shallberequired toprovide
theimplementing authority withtheinformation itrequests concerning thefulfilment ofthatundertaking
andtopermit verification ofpertinent data.
Non-compliance withtheprovisions ofthisArticle shall beregarded asaviolation ofthe
undertaking.
Article 75.Incaseofviolation ofanundertaking aftertheproceeding hasbeensuspended,
actions maybetaken which mayconstitute immediate application ofprovisional measures using the
bestinformation available andthecontinuation oftheinvestigation, subject totheopinion ofthe
implementing authority andtheAdvisory Committee established under Article 3.
Article 76.Theinterministerial resolution terminating theundertaking andordering the
application ofprovisional measures andthecontinuation oftheinvestigation shallbenotified tothe
interested parties appearing intheinvestigation andpublished intheOfficial Journal.G/ADP/N/1/URY/2
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Section VI
Conclusion oftheInvestigation
Article 77.Investigations shall, except inspecial circumstances, beconcluded within oneyear,
andinnocasemore than18months, from thedateoftheinitiating resolution.
Article 78.Theapplicant may, atanytime, request theimplementing authority toclose the
investigation.
Article 79.Theimplementing authority shall giveitsopinion ontherequest toclose the
investigation, referring theproceedings immediately totheAdvisory Committee established under
Article 3.
Article 80.Without prejudice toclosure ordered attherequest oftheapplicant, theinvestigation
shallconcludewithaninterministerialresolutionthatdoesnotgiverisetotheapplicationofanti-dumping
duties when:
(a) There isinsufficient evidence ofdumping orinjury;
(b) themargin ofdumping isdeminimis ,within themeaning ofthelastparagraph of
Article 22;
(c) thevolume ofdumped exports, actual orpotential, ortheinjury caused, isnegligible
within themeaning ofArticle 21.
Article 81.Theinvestigation mayconclude withtheapplication ofanti-dumping duties ifthe
Executive Power arrives atafinaldetermination ofdumping, injury andcausality, within themeaning
ofthisDecree. Theamount oftheanti-dumping dutymaynotexceed themargin ofdumping.
Theresolution oftheExecutive Power ordering theapplication ofanti-dumping duties shall
indicate thename ofthesupplier orsuppliers oftheproduct concerned, together withtherelevant duties.
Ifthenumber ofsuppliers isparticularly high, theresolution shallindicate thename ofthesupplying
countries, together withtherespective duties.
Article 82.When anundertaking hasbeenaccepted andtheinvestigation completed:
(a) Ifanegative determination ofdumping orinjury ismade, theclosure oftheinvestigation
shallbeordered byinterministerial resolution andtheundertaking shallautomatically
lapse, except where suchadetermination isdueinlargeparttotheexistence ofaprice
undertaking. Insuchacase, itmayberequired thattheundertaking bemaintained
forareasonable period consistent withtheprovisions ofthisDecree;
(b) Ifanaffirmative determination ofdumping andinjury ismade, theinvestigation shall
beclosed byinterministerial resolution andtheapplication ofanti-dumping duties shall
besuspended insofarastheundertaking isfulfilled inaccordance withitsterms and
theprovisions ofthisDecree.
Article 83.Incaseofviolation ofanundertaking under thepreceding Article, action shall
betaken withaview tothetermination oftheundertaking andtheimmediate establishment of
anti-dumping duties bytheExecutive Power, inaccordance withtheresults oftheinvestigation carried
out,subject totheopinion oftheimplementing authority andtheAdvisory Committee established under
Article 3.G/ADP/N/1/URY/2
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Article 84.Inthecases provided forinthisSection, theresolutions ordering theclosure of
aninvestigation shallbenotified totheinterested parties appearing intheinvestigation andpublished
intheOfficial Journal.
Aresolution notgiving effect toarequest forclosure oftheinvestigation bytheapplicant shall
benotified solely tothelatter.
CHAPTER VI
Imposition andCollection ofAnti-Dumping Duties
Section I
Imposition
Article 85.Forthepurposes ofthisDecree, theterm"anti-dumping duty" shallbetaken to
mean alevyequal toorlessthanthemargin ofdumping calculated, assessed andapplied inaccordance
withtheprovisions ofthisDecree forthepurpose ofcounteracting theprejudicial effects ofdumping.
Article 86.Theanti-dumping duty, provisional ordefinitive, shallbecalculated byapplying
fixed orvariable advalorem orspecific dutyratesoracombination ofthetwo.Advalorem ratesshall
beapplied tothecustoms value ofthegoods, calculated inaccordance withtherelevant legislation.
Specific ratesshallbefixedinUnited States dollars andconverted intonational currency, inaccordance
withtherelevant legislation.
Article 87.Theanti-dumping duties applied toimports from known exporters orproducers
whowere notincluded intheselection referred toinArticle 20andhavesupplied theinformation
requested shallnotexceed theweighted average margin ofdumping established withrespect tothe
selected exporters orproducers.
Section II
Collection
Article 88.When ananti-dumping dutyisimposed inrespect ofanyproduct, suchanti-dumping
dutyshallbecollected intheappropriate amounts ineachcase, onanon-discriminatory basis onall
imports ofsuchproducts fromallsources found tobedumped andcausing injury, except forimports
fromthose sources fromwhich priceundertakings under theterms ofthisDecree havebeenaccepted.
Section III
Products Subject toProvisional Measures orAnti-Dumping Duties
Article 89.Provisional measures andanti-dumping duties shallonlybelevied onimported
products fromthedateofpublication oftheresolutions ordering theirassessment, except inthecases
specified inArticles 93and95,andshallbecollected independently ofanyliability ofafiscal nature
attaching totheimportation oftheproducts concerned.
Article 90.When theresolution orders thattheproceeding beconcluded without theapplication
ofanti-dumping duties, theamount paidasprovisional duties shallbeexpeditiously refunded orthe
guarantees provided during theperiod ofapplication ofprovisional measures expeditiously released,
asappropriate.G/ADP/N/1/URY/2
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Article 91.Where afinaldetermination ofathreat ofinjury ormaterial retardation ofthe
establishment ofanindustry ismade butnoinjury hasoccurred, theamount paidasprovisional duties
shallbeexpeditiously refunded ortheguarantees provided during theperiod ofapplication ofprovisional
measures shallbeexpeditiously released, asappropriate, unless ithasbeenfound that,intheabsence
ofprovisional measures, thedumped imports would haveledtoadetermination ofinjury.
Article 92.Where thedefinitive anti-dumping dutywaspreceded bytheassessment ofa
provisional dutythefollowing criteria shallbeapplied:
(a) Ifthedefinitive dutyislower thantheamount collected provisionally ortaken into
account forthepurpose ofthesecurity, thesurplus shallberefunded orreleased, as
appropriate;
(b) ifthedefinitive dutyishigher thantheamount collected provisionally ortaken into
account forthepurpose ofthesecurity, thedifference shallnotbecollected;
(c) ifthedefinitive dutyisequal totheamount collected provisionally ortaken intoaccount
forthepurpose ofthesecurity, thelatter shallbeconverted intoadefinitive duty.
Article 93.Adefinitive anti-dumping dutymaybelevied onproducts which were entered
forconsumption notmore than90daysprior tothedateofapplication ofprovisional measures, when
itisdetermined forthedumped product inquestion that:
(a) There isahistory ofdumping which caused injury ortheimporter was,orshould have
been, aware thattheexporter practises dumping andthatsuchdumping would cause
injury; and
(b) theinjury iscaused bymassive dumped imports ofaproduct inarelatively short time
which inlight ofthetiming andthevolume ofthedumped imports andother
circumstances, suchasarapidbuild-up ofinventories oftheimported product, islikely
seriously tocounteract theremedial effect ofthedefinitive anti-dumping dutytobe
applied, provided thattheimporters concerned have beengiven anopportunity to
comment.
Article 94.Noduties shallbelevied retroactively pursuant tothepreceding Article onproducts
entered forconsumption prior tothedateofinitiation oftheinvestigation.
Article 95.Incaseofviolation ofaprice undertaking, definitive anti-dumping duties may
belevied retroactively forupto90daysprior tothedateofentry intoforce oftheprovisional
anti-dumping measures, except onproducts imported before theviolation oftheundertaking.
CHAPTER VII
Duration andReview ofAnti-Dumping Duties andPrice Undertakings
Article 96.Anti-dumping duties andprice undertakings shallremain inforce onlyaslong
asandtotheextent necessary tocounteract dumping which iscausing injury.
Article 97.Anydefinitive anti-dumping dutyshallbeterminated within amaximum offive
years fromitsimposition orfromthedateoftheorder forittobereviewed, provided thatthereview
included ananalysis ofdumping andinjury.G/ADP/N/1/URY/2
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Article 98.Theperiod specified inthepreceding Article maybeextended deofficio orupon
adulysubstantiated request made byoronbehalf ofthedomestic industry ifitisconcluded thatthe
expiry ofthedutywillleadtocontinuation orrecurrence ofdumping andinjury.
Tothisend,thedomesticindustrymaysubmitawrittenrequestfortheextensionoftheresolution
imposing theanti-dumping duties nolaterthanfivemonths before itexpires.
Article 99.Areview, complete orpartial, ofthedecisions relating totheapplication ofan
anti-dumping duty, attherequest oftheinterested parties ordeofficio ,shallbecarried outonlyif
atleastoneyearhaselapsed since theimposition ofthedefinitive anti-dumping duties, andonlyif
sufficient evidence issubmitted toshow that:
(a) Theapplication ofthemeasure isnolonger necessary tooffset dumping;
(b) theinjury would beunlikely tocontinue orrecur ifthemeasure wereremoved orvaried;
or
(c) theexisting measure isnotorisnolonger sufficient tocounteract thedumping which
iscausing injury.
Inexceptional cases, where there hasbeenaradical change incircumstances orthenational
interest sorequires, decisions relating toprices maybereviewed within lessthanoneyear,attherequest
ofaninterested party ordeofficio .
Article 100. When arequest hasbeenreceived from aninterested party, theimplementing
authority shall, within 30daysoftherequest being made, giveitsopinion ontheinitiation ofthe
procedure forthereview orextension ofanti-dumping duties andpromptly referittotheAdvisory
Committee.
Article 101. Interministerial resolutions ordering theinitiation ofthecorresponding review
orextension procedure shallbepublished intheOfficial Journal andnotified totheinterested parties
appearing intheproceedings; resolutions which donotgiverisetosuchinitiation shallbenotified
solely totherequesting party.
Article 102. Thereview orextension procedure referred tointhepreceding Articles shall
begoverned bytheprovisions ofSection IIIofChapter Vandmaynottakemore than12months from
thedateoftheresolution ordering itsinitiation.
Article 103.Anti-dumping duties shallnotbevaried during thereview orextension procedure.
Article104.Dependingontheoutcomeofthereview,theanti-dumpingdutymaybeterminated,
maintained orvaried. When itisfound thatthedutyinforce ishigher thannecessary tooffset theinjury
tothedomestic industry orisnotwarranted, theappropriate restitution shallbemade.
Article 105.Resolutions, affirmative ornegative, which closereview orextension procedures
shallbepublished intheOfficial Journal andnotified totheinterested parties.
Article106.TheprovisionsofthisChaptershallapply,whereappropriate,topriceundertakings
accepted under Article 67.
Article 107. When aproduct issubject toanti-dumping duties, asummary review shallbe
carried out,upon request, forthepurpose ofdetermining individual margins ofdumping forany
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during theperiod ofinvestigation, ifthese exporters orproducers canshow thattheyarenotrelated
totheexporters orproducers intheexporting country whoaresubject totheanti-dumping duties applied
totheproduct.
Noanti-dumping duties shallbelevied onimports fromtheexporters orproducers specified
inthepreceding paragraph while thesummary review isbeing carried out.
When asummary review isinitiated, measures shallbetaken toensure that,intheevent of
anaffirmative determination ofdumping, anti-dumping duties canbelevied onimports from the
producers inquestion from thedateofinitiation ofthereview.
Article 108. Anti-dumping duties maybesuspended foroneyear, extendible forafurther
year, ifmarket conditions temporarily change, provided thatinjury doesnotreappear orcontinue as
aresult ofthesuspension.
Theanti-dumping duties maybere-imposed, atanytime, ifsuspension isnolonger warranted.
CHAPTER VIII
Anti-Dumping Action onBehalf ofaThird Country
Article 109.Athirdcountry, through itsauthorities, maymake anapplication fortheimposition
ofanti-dumping duties.
Article 110. Theapplication mentioned inthepreceding Article mustinclude information to
show thattheimports arebeing dumped inUruguay andthatthisiscausing injury tothedomestic
industry inthethirdcountry.
Article 111. Theanalysis oftheapplication shalltakeintoaccount theeffects ofthealleged
dumping onthedomestic industry inthethirdcountry. Thus, theinjury shallnotbeassessed inrelation
onlytotheeffects ofthealleged dumping ontheindustry 'sexports toUruguay oronitstotalexports.
Article 112. Ifadecision istaken toinitiate aninvestigation, thenational authorities shall
seektheapproval oftheCouncil forTrade inGoods oftheWorld Trade Organization.
TitleII
Special Procedures
CHAPTER I
Investigations Pursuant toArticle 50
Article 113. Upon theinitiation ofaninvestigation, theauthorities oftheexporting country
andthefirms concerned shallbeinformed oftheintention tocarry outon-the-spot investigations.
Article 114. Ifinexceptional circumstances itisconsidered necessary fornon-governmental
experts totakepartintheinvestigation, thefirms andtheauthorities oftheexporting country shall
besoinformed. Such experts shallbesubject tothesanctions ofArticle 302ofthePenal Code for
violation ofconfidentiality obligations.
Article 115. Before anon-the-spot investigation iscarried out,theagreement ofthefirms
concerned intheexporting country shallbeobtained.G/ADP/N/1/URY/2
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Assoonastheagreementmentionedintheprecedingparagraphhasbeenobtained,theauthorities
oftheexporting country shallbenotified ofthenames andaddresses ofthefirms tobevisited and
thedates agreed.
Article 116. Visits toexplain thequestionnaires mentioned inArticles 44ff.shallonlybe
made attherequest ofanexporting firmandonlyiftheauthorities oftheexporting country, afterbeing
notified, donotobject tothevisit.
Article117.On-the-spotinvestigationsshallbecarriedoutaftertheresponsetothequestionnaire
hasbeenreceived, unless thefirmagrees tothevisittaking place beforehand andtheauthorities of
theexporting country, having beennotified, donotobject.
Article 118. Prior tothevisit, thefirmconcerned shallbeadvised, ingeneral terms, ofthe
information required, though thisshallnotpreclude requests forfurther details being made onthespot.
Article 119. Whenever possible, enquiries bytheimplementing authority orfirms ofthe
exporting country which areessential toasuccessful on-the-spot investigation should beanswered before
thevisitismade.
CHAPTER II
BestInformation Available inTerms ofArticle 44
Article 120.Oncetheinitiation ofaninvestigation hasbeenordered, theimplementing authority
shallspecify indetail theinformation required from anyinterested party, andthemanner inwhich
thatinformation should bepresented, together withthetime-limits forcompliance.
Theparty shallbenotified thatiftheinformation isnotsupplied within thespecified time,
theimplementing authority maymake itsdetermination onthebasis ofthefactsavailable, including
those contained intheapplication fortheinitiation oftheinvestigation.
Article 121.Forthepurpose ofmaking adetermination, theimplementing authority shalltake
intoaccount verifiable information appropriately submitted sothatitcanbeused without undue
difficulties.
Iftheimplementing authority doesnotaccept theinformation supplied, itshallforthwith inform
theparty ofthereasons foritsrejection andshallgrant theparty anewtime-limit within which to
provide explanations, dueaccount being taken ofthetime-limits fortheinvestigation. Iftheexplanations
arenotsatisfactory, thereasons fortheirrejection shallbegiven intheresolutions adopted.
Article 122. Iftheinformation provided isincomplete, theimplementing authority shallnot
reject itonthose grounds iftheinterested party hasacted withduediligence.
Article 123. When theimplementing authority must baseitsdetermination oninformation
from asecondary source, including information supplied intheapplication fortheinitiation ofthe
investigation, itshould check itagainst information fromindependent sources orotherinterested parties.
Article 124. Theimplementing authority mayrequest thattheinformation beprovided ina
computer medium.
Iftheinterested party doesnotmaintain computerized accounts orifaresponse inthatsystem
would entail unreasonable cost,itshallnotbeobliged topresent itsresponse inaccordance withthe
preceding paragraph.G/ADP/N/1/URY/2
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Article 125.When theimplementing authority doesnothavetheability toprocess information
provided inaparticular medium, because itisnotcompatible withitsoperating systems, thatinformation
shallbeprovided inwriting.
CHAPTER III
General Provisions
Article 126. Theapplications anddocumentation submitted byinterested parties shallcomply
withtheprovisions ofthisDecree andtheinstructions issued bytheimplementing authority; otherwise
theyshallnotbeincorporated intheproceedings.
Article 127. Theimplementing authority maydirectly request fromtheunitsanddepartments
ofthePublic Service, whatever theirlegalnature orinstitutional status, theinformation itconsiders
necessary fortheinvestigation, which foritsparttherequested body shallprovide.
Article 128. Thetime-limits specified inthisDecree shallbecounted incalendar daysand
maybeextended onceonlyforalikeperiod, except where theconditions ofextension areexpressly
established.
Article129.Thetime-limitsnotifiedtointerestedpartiesshallbecountedfromthedayfollowing
thatonwhich theaction inquestion wasnotified orpublished
Article 130. Notifications under thisDecree shallbemade inaccordance withtheprovisions
ofArticle 91ofDecree 500/991, dated 27September 1991.
Article 131. Without prejudice tothenotifications andpublications required ineachcase, the
resolutions oftheExecutive Power andinterministerial resolutions referred tointhisDecree maybe
published intwonational newspapers, iftheresolution inquestion sostipulates.
Article 132. Therecords oftheproceedings shallbeinwriting andinSpanish.
Documents drawn upinother languages mustbesubmitted intheformofatranslation made
byanofficial translator.
Article 133. ThisDecree shallenter intoforce on1July1996.
Article 134. Proclaimed, published, etc.
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ÁLVARO RAMOS, MINISTER OFEXTERNAL RELATIONS
BYHAND
Dear Sir,
Foryourinformation andfurther action, Iamsending youacopyoftheDecree approved by
theExecutive Power on23April 1996.
Yours faithfully,
MIGUEL BRAGA
GENERAL DIRECTORATE
MINISTRY OFECONOMY AND FINANCE