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WORLD TRADE G/ADP/Q1/ZMB/2
G/SCM/Q1/ZMB/2
ORGANIZATION 30July1996
(96-3032)
Original: English Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
NOTIFICATION OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER
ARTICLES 18.5AND 32.6OFTHE AGREEMENTS
Replies ofZAMBIA1
toquestions posed bytheUNITED STATES2
Thefollowing communication wasreceived from thePermanent Mission ofZambia on
24July1996.
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Q1. Doesyourcountry haveanorganization toadminister theanti-dumping orcountervailing duty
laws? Ifso,doestheorganization haveanyadministrative guidelines foradministering these laws?
Answer
Thecustoms andexcise division oftheZambia Revenue Authority administers anti-dumping
andcountervailing dutylawsinconjunction withtheMinisters ofFinance andEconomic Development
andCommerce, Trade andIndustry. Theadministrative guidelines foradministering therelevant laws
arecontained insubsidiary regulations.
Q2. Does yourcountry haveanyoutstanding anti-dumping orcountervailing dutyorders?
Answer
Theprincipal law, theCustoms andExcise Act, provides forboth anti-dumping and
countervailing duties. Wehaveinforce atpresent anitemproviding forananti-dumping dutyon
windows anddoorframes ofironorsteel, classified under thetariff heading no.7308.30.00.
Currently, wehaveinforce nocountervailing duties butthese canbeintroduced bystatutory
regulation should justification beproved, andwould bedoneinconformity withtheprovisions ofthe
SCM Agreement.
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Q3. What provisions havebeenmade forjudicial review ofanti-dumping orcountervailing duty
actions?
Answer
Wehavenospecific judicial review process butparliament canreconsider atanytimeonthe
advice oftherelevant Ministers. Thesubsidiary legislation foranti-dumping andcountervailing duties
canbereviewed atanytimebytheMinister ofFinance.
Q4. Theregulation onanti-dumping makes noprovision fortheconsideration of"material injury"
byreason ofdumped imports priortotheimposition ofduties. Please explain howtheregulation fulfils
therequirement contained inArt.3oftheAgreement withrespect tothefinding.
Answer
Ourregulations require amendment inorder tomake provision forconsideration of"material
injury", andbring them intoconformity withtheSCM Agreement.
Q5. Zambian lawdoesnotappear tocontain adefinition ofdomestic industry oranyrequirement
thatapetition orcomplaint befiledonbehalf ofadomestic industry ascontemplated inArt.5.4of
theA-DAgreement andArt.11.4oftheSCM Agreement. Please indicate howthese subjects willbe
addressed.
Answer
Ourlegislation needs amending inorder todefine "domestic industry" andtotakeintoaccount
thepetition orcomplaint procedure prescribed bytheWTO.
Q6. HowdoesZambia implement therequirements ofArt.3.2oftheA-DAgreement andArt.15.2
oftheSCM Agreement pertaining tofindings regarding significant price andvolume effects?
Answer
Ourlegislationneedsamendinginordertomakeprovisionforconsiderationregardingsignificant
price andvolume effects.
Q7. Howdotheregulations implement theprovisions ofArt.3.2oftheA-DAgreement andArt.15.2
oftheSCMAgreement, which require consideration ofsignificant priceundercutting, pricedepression
andsuppression bythesubject imports?
Answer
Ourlegislation requires amending inorder totakeaccount ofthepossible price undercutting,
depression andsuppression ofaffected imports.
Q8. Isthere anyprovision thatrequires theZambian Ministry toconsider whether thevolume of
subject imports issignificant, asrequired byArt.3.2oftheA-DAgreement andArt.15.2oftheSCM
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Answer
Ourlawrequiresamendinginordertodefine"significantvolume"inrespectofaffectedimports.
Q9. Art.3.2oftheA-DAgreement andArt.15.2oftheSCMAgreement require anevaluation of
whether there hasbeenasignificant increase inunfairly traded imports, either inabsolute orrelative
terms. HowdotheZambian regulations implement thisrequirement?
Answer
Ourprocedures tendtoassume thatpetitions orcomplaints willbemade onlyifsubject imports
aresignificant involume orareincreasing. However ourlawneeds revision toclarify these aspects.
Q10. Art.3.4oftheA-DAgreement andArt.15.4oftheSCMAgreement require anevaluation of
allrelevant economic factors intheexamination oftheimpact ofthedumped orsubsidized imports
onthedomestic industry. HowdoesZambian lawimplement therequirements ofthese provisions?
Answer
Ourlawrequires amendment inorder toprovide forevaluation ofallrelevant economic factors.
Q11. Art.3.5oftheA-DAgreement andArt.15.5 oftheSCM Agreement require thatthe
demonstration ofacausal relationship between thedumped orsubsidized imports andtheinjury to
thedomestic industry bebased onanexamination ofallrelevant evidence before theauthorities. How
doesZambian lawimplement therequirements ofthese provisions?
Answer
Ourlawneeds amplification inorder toprovide foranexamination ofallrelevant evidence
incases where acausal relationship isalleged between dumped orsubsidized goods andinjury to
domestic industry.
Q12. HowdoesZambian lawimplement therequirements ofArt.3.6oftheA-DAgreement and
Art.15.6oftheSCM Agreement which require thattheeffects ofthedumped imports beassessed in
relation tothedomestic production ofthelikeproduct when available datapermit theseparate
identification ofthatproduction onthebasis ofsuchcriteria astheproduction process, producers '
sales andprofits?
Answer
Zambian lawneeds tobeamended inorder totakeintoaccount Articles 3.6and15.6ofthe
relevant Agreements.
Q13. Article 74(2)(b) allows thecalculation ofthedumping margin tobeequal to“thedomestic
value ofthegoods. ”Howisthisconsistent withArticle 2oftheA-DAgreement?
Answer
Weaccept thatourlawsneedrevising. Wearecommitted totheadoption oftheWTO Valuation
Code by1January 2000. Wehopetomove more quickly thanthewaiver timetable requires.G/ADP/Q1/ZMB/2
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Q14. Article 74(2)(c) appears toprovide theController discretion indetermining theamount ofthe
dumping dutyincertain circumstances? Howisthisconsistent withtheA-DAgreement?
Answer
Wewillamend ourlawwhen weshiftfrom theBrussels Definition ofValue (BDV) tothe
WTO Valuation Code. Wehopetoachieve thisby31January 1998.
Q15. There doesnotappear tobeanyprovisions forreview ofanorder asrequired byArticle 11
orforarefund procedure asrequired byArticle 9.What provisions havebeenmade toimplement
these requirements?
Answer
Wehavenospecific review provisions butallrevenue legislation issubject torevision annually
aspartofthebudget process, Section 92oftheCustoms andExcise Act,Cap662,provides forrefunds
generally.
Q16. What aretherequirements under Zambian lawforfiling ananti-dumping petition andinitiating
ananti-dumping investigation?
Answer
Wehavestatutory Instrument No.275of1996.
Q17. What aretherequirements under Zambian lawforconducting ananti-dumping investigation?
Answer
Wehavestatutory Instrument No.275of1996.