RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/ADP/W/200/Suppl.1
G/SCM/W/207/Suppl.1
ORGANIZATION 1December 1995
(95-3915)
Original: English Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE NOTIFICATIONS PROVIDED
BYCOLOMBIA1OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER
ARTICLES 18.5AND 32.6OFTHE AGREEMENTS
Supplement
Thefollowing communication, dated 28November 1995, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission oftheUnited States.
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1. Article 1ofChapter oneofDecree 299(theDecree) appears toallow theantidumping authorities
(INCOMEX) toprovide dataobtained inanADinvestigation totheNational Customs andExcise
Directorate (DIAN) toinvestigate potential under-invoicing. Isthisaccurate? Ifsoistheparty
submitting thedatainformed thatdatamaybeshared withtheDIAN? Finally, howisthisprovision
consistent withArticle 6.5oftheA-DAgreement which requires that“information shallnotbedisclosed
without specific permission oftheparty submitting it”?
2. Howdoesanexamination ofthefactor found inDecree Article 13.1.2 (e.g., "effects ofimports
ontrends inthedomestic industry") differ withthefactor found inArticle 13.2, "[i]nformation on
thedomestic producers affected" andhowarethese twoprovisions, readtogether, consistent with
Articles 3.1-3.5oftheA-DAgreement andArticles 15.1-15.5oftheSCM Agreement?
3. There isnorequirement inArticle 13oftheDecree forconsideration ofthemagnitude ofthe
dumping margin inassessing material injury inantidumping investigations. How isthisconsistent
withArticle 3.4oftheA-DAgreement?
4. What factors willINCOMEX takeintoconsideration when determining the"causal relationship
between theimports andthealleged injury" pursuant toDecree Article 13.3? Howissuchconsideration
consistent withArticle 3.5oftheA-DAgreement andArticle 15.5oftheSCM Agreement?
5. Decree Article 14identifies onlytwofactors toconsider indetermining whether thereisthreat
ofmaterial injury. DoestheDecree alsointend toinclude ananalysis oftheadditional factors indicated
inArticle 3.7oftheA-DAgreement andArticle 15.7oftheSCM Agreement? Ifnot,please explain
howtheDecree isconsistent withtheAgreements inthisregard.
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6. There isnorequirement inArticle 14oftheDecree that,when making threat determinations,
INCOMEX must consider thenature ofthesubsidies inquestion. How isthisconsistent with
Article 15.7oftheSCM Agreement?
7. Theparticulars indicated inDecree Article 32forinitiation ofanantidumping orcountervailing
dutyinvestigation donotinclude information ontheconsequent impact oftheimports withrespect
tomarket share, productivity, return oninvestments, actual andpotential negative effects oncashflow,
inventories, employment, wages, growth, orability toraisecapital orinvestments, which arespecifically
mentioned inA-DAgreement Article 5.2(which incorporates Articles 3.2and3.4)andSCM Agreement
Article 11.2 (which incorporates Articles 15.2 and15.4). Does theDecree contemplate these
requirements initsinitiation provisions inArticle 32?