RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/ADP/W/372
G/SCM/W/382
23April 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-1510)
Original: Spanish Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
REPLIES TOQUESTIONS POSED BYTHE UNITED STATES1CONCERNING
THE NOTIFICATION OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS OFPARAGUAY2
Thefollowingcommunication,dated9April1996,hasbeenreceivedfromthePermanentMission
oftheRepublic ofParaguay.
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REPLIES OFTHE GOVERNMENT OFPARAGUAY TOTHE QUESTIONS POSED BY
THE DELEGATION OFTHE UNITED STATES CONCERNING ANTI-DUMPING
MEASURES, SUBSIDIES AND COUNTERVAILING DUTIES IN
DOCUMENT G/ADP/W/202, G/SCM/W/209
DATED 28NOVEMBER 1995
Reply 1:Paraguay didnothaveanti-dumping orcountervailing dutylawsorregulations prior tothe
implementation oftheAnti-Dumping andSubsidies andCountervailing Measures Agreements.
Reply 2:TheParaguayan Government isintheprocess ofdrafting regulations andexpects toputthem
intoforce assoonaspossible.
Reply 3:Atpresent, theGovernment doesnothaveanyspecific organization. However, these cases
fallwithin thesphere ofcompetence oftheMinistry ofIndustry andTrade andassoonastheregulations
areadopted aspecific organization andprocedures willbeestablished.
Reply 4:Atthemoment, there isnoinvestigation orproceeding inprogress.
Reply 5:Under theParaguayan legalsystem, thefollowing remedies areavailable against anydecision
orresolution adopted bytheauthorities, including, ofcourse, resolutions concerning anti-dumping
duties.
*Administrative reconsideration orreview when allother administrative means havebeen
exhausted.
*Judicial remedies.
Consequently, thedomestic legislation isinconformity withtheprovisions ofArticle 13of
theAnti-Dumping Agreement.
1G/ADP/W/202-G/SCM/W/209.
2G/ADP/N/1/PRY/1-G/SCM/N/1/PRY/1.