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107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 256

Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Trade Representative

should oppose any changes that weaken existing antidumping and safeguard laws at the World Trade Organization (WTO) round of negotiations to be held at Doha, Qatar, from November 9–13, 2001, and

at any subsequent round of negotiations.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

OCTOBER 30, 2001

Mr. ENGLISH (for himself, Mr. QUINN, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. REGULA, Mr.

CARDIN, Mr. NEY, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mr. EHRLICH, Mr. ADERHOLT,

Mr. MURTHA, Mr. HOUGHTON, and Mr. STUPAK) submitted the following

concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and

Means

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States

Trade Representative should oppose any changes that

weaken existing antidumping and safeguard laws at the

World Trade Organization (WTO) round of negotiations

to be held at Doha, Qatar, from November 9–13, 2001,

and at any subsequent round of negotiations.

Whereas members of the World Trade Organization (WTO)

have expressed an interest in renegotiating antidumping

and safeguard provisions contained in the Agreement on

Implementation of Article VI of the General Agreement

on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (commonly referred to as the
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‘‘Antidumping Agreement’’) at the Fourth Ministerial

Conference of the WTO to be held at Doha, Qatar, from

November 9–13, 2001;

Whereas the recent pattern of decisions by WTO dispute settlement panels and the WTO Appellate Body to impose

new obligations and restrictions on the use of antidumping and safeguard measures by WTO members

under the Antidumping Agreement—obligations and restrictions that are not found anywhere in the negotiated

text of the Antidumping Agreement or other relevant

WTO agreements—has raised concerns; and

Whereas the WTO panels and the WTO Appellate Body

issuing these decisions have consistently avoided or misapplied the special standard of review contained in Article 17.6 of the Antidumping Agreement, which is designed to ensure deference to reasonable factual determinations and legal interpretations rendered by national

investigating authorities in antidumping proceedings:

Now, therefore, be it

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate

2 concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that—

3 (1) renegotiation by members of the World

4 Trade Organization (WTO) of existing antidumping

5 and safeguard provisions contained in the Agree6 ment on Implementation of Article VI of the General

7 Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (commonly

8 referred to as the ‘‘Antidumping Agreement’’) is un9 desirable, unnecessary, and unlikely to result in an
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1 agreement that does not weaken the antidumping

2 and safeguard provisions; and

3 (2) the United States Trade Representative

4 should oppose any changes to existing antidumping

5 and safeguard provisions contained in the Anti6 dumping Agreement at the Fourth Ministerial Con7 ference of the WTO to be held at Doha, Qatar, from

8 November 9–13, 2001, and at any subsequent round

9 of negotiations, including any changes that make

10 antidumping relief under these provisions more dif11 ficult, uncertain, or costly for domestic industries to

12 achieve and maintain over time.

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