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ORGANIZATION 25July1995
(95-2152)
Original: English Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
NOTIFICATION OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS
UNDER ARTICLES 18.5AND 32.6OFTHE AGREEMENTS
JAPAN
Thefollowingcommunication,dated14July1995,hasbeenreceivedfromthePermanentMission
ofJapan.
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(Notice oftheInitiation ofInvestigation)
Article 8
1. TheMinister ofFinance shall, when aninvestigation under paragraphs 5,13and22(including
thecases where thesaidparagraphs shallapply mutatis mutandis totheprovision ofparagraph 31)
or27ofArticle 8oftheLaw(hereinafter referred toas"investigation" except inArticle 14,paragraph 1
ofArticle 16(other thantheprovisions ofsub-paragraphs thereof Article 17andArticle 19isdecided
tobeinitiated, promptly provide thefollowing information inwriting tothedirectly interested person
(supplier oftheproduct subject tosuchinvestigation orassociation thereof) amajority ofthedirect
orindirect members ofwhich would besupplier oftheproduct subject totheinvestigation), importer
oftheproduct subject totheinvestigation orassociation thereof (amajority ofthedirect orindirect
members ofwhich mustbeimporter oftheproduct subject tosuchinvestigation), aswellasapplicant
regarding suchinvestigation (who made arequest under paragraphs 4,12,21ofArticle 8oftheLaw
(including thecases where theprovision ofthesaidparagraph isapplied toparagraph 31ofthesaid
Article) or26oftheArticle 8),hereinafter inthisparagraph referred toasthesame) andshallgive
apublic notice intheOfficial Gazette.
(1) Thename andaddress ofsuchapplicant.
(2) Thedescriptions, name, type, model andfeatures oftheproduct subject tothe
investigation.
(3) Suppliers orsupplying country oftheproduct subject totheinvestigation.
(4) Thedateonwhich theinvestigation isinitiated.
(5) Duration ofinvestigation.
(6) Adescription ofthesubject tobeinvestigated.
(7) Thetermofthesubmission ofevidence andwitness referred tointheformer provision
ofparagraph 1ofArticle 10,reference oftheevidences, etc.referred toinparagraph
ofArticle 11andapplication under paragraphs ofArticle 12,respectively.
(8) Anyother relevant matters.
2. TheMinister ofFinance shall, when informing thedirectly interested persons inaccordance
withthepreceding paragraph, sendinaddition, writing andevidence (other thanthose parts found
tobewarranted tobeconfidential treated bynature orthose partspresented asconfidential information
byapplicant) tobepresented inaccordance withtheprovisions ofparagraphs 1to5ofthepreceding
Article 9tothedirectly interested person other thantheapplicant.
3. TheMinister ofFinance shallpromptly inform, withthereason therefore, theapplicant tothat
effect inwriting, when therequest ismade inaccordance withtheprovisions ofparagraphs 4,12,
21(including thecasewhere theprovision ofthesaidparagraph shall apply mutatis mutandis in
paragraph 31ofthesaidArticle) or26ofArticle 8oftheLawandaccordingly theinvestigation is
decided nottobeinitiated.
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Article 9
. TheMinister ofFinance shall, iftheperiod ofinvestigation isdecided tobeextended in
accordance withtheproviso ofparagraph 6ofArticle 8oftheLaw(including thecasewhere the
provision ofthesaidparagraph isapplied mutatis mutandis tothefirstsentence ofparagraph 14of
thesaidArticle) orwiththeproviso ofparagraph 23(including thecasewhere thesaidparagraph shall
apply mutatis mutandis toparagraphs 28and31oftheArticle), promptly inform thedirectly interested
parties tothateffect inwriting andoftheextended period ofinvestigation andreasons fortheextension
andshallgiveapublic notice intheOfficial Gazette.
(Presentation ofEvidences, etc.)
Article 10
1. Where theinvestigation isinitiated, theinterested parties (thedirectly interested parties aswell
asinterested producers, etc.,andinterested labour union (themajority ofdirect orindirect members
ofwhich mustbeengaged indomestic production ofthelikeproduct oftheimported product) other
thandirectly interested parties hereinafter referred toasthesame) maypresent totheMinister ofFinance
anyevidence inwriting ororally withregard tothefactreferred toinparagraphs 5or13ofArticle 8
oftheLaw, thechange ofsituation under paragraph 22ofthesaidArticle (including thecasewhere
theprovision forthesaidparagraph shallapply mutatis mutandis inparagraph 31)orthreat under
paragraph 27ofsaidArticle, within thetermunder paragraph 1ofArticle 8informed ormade known
tothepublic inaccordance withparagraph 1ofthesaidArticle. Inthiscase,anyperson whoisintended
tosubmit evidences inwriting ororally present them, shallsubmit awriting astothefacttobeidentified
bysuchevidence andarequest forconfidential treatment, ifnecessary, ofsuchevidences withthe
reason therefore.
2. TheMinister ofFinance may,asitisfound necessary during investigation, request theinterested
parties topresent theevidence inwriting ororally withregard tothefactunder paragraphs 5or13
ofArticle 8oftheLaw, thechange ofsituation referred toinparagraph 22ofthesaidArticle (including
thecases where theprovision ofthesaidparagraph shallapply mutatis mutandis inparagraph 31of
thesaidArticle) orthreat under paragraph 27ofthesaidArticle. Inthiscase, anyperson whois
intended topresent evidences inwriting ororally, shallsubmit arequest forconfidential treatment,
ifnecessary, ofsuchevidences withthereason therefore.
3. TheMinister ofFinance shall, where arequest topresent evidences orally ismade byinterested
parties inaccordance withtheprovision ofthefirstsentence ofparagraph 1orherequests interested
parties topresent evidence orally inaccordance withtheprovision ofthefirstsentence ofthepreceding
paragraph, shallinform inwriting suchinterested parties ofthedateandtime, place andother necessary
matters forpresenting evidence.
4. Theprovision ofparagraphs 6to10ofArticle 7shallapply mutatis mutandis toevidence in
writing ororally presented inaccordance withtheprovision ofthefirstsentence ofparagraph 1or
thefirstsentence ofparagraph 2.
(Evidence, etc.tobeSeen)
Article 11
1. Incasetheinvestigation wasinitiated, theMinister ofFinance shall, bythetime-limit noticed
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theprovision ofparagraph 1ofArticle 8,provide opportunities forinterested parties toseeanyevidence
submitted under theprovision oftheproviso ofparagraph 2ofArticle 4,writing orevidence presented
under theprovisions ofparagraphs 1to5ofArticle 7,evidences orthedocument which records
evidences presented orally under theprovision offirstsentence ofparagraph 1orthefirstsentence
ofparagraph 2ofthepreceding Article andother evidences (excluding theevidence anddocument
which arebynature warranted tobetreated asconfidential, thedocument andtheevidence presented
byinterested parties tobetreated asconfidential information aswellasdocuments which records
evidences orally presented asconfidential byinterested parties) ordocuments presented under the
provisions ofparagraphs 6,7orthesecond sentence ofparagraph 9ofArticle 7(including thecase
where thoseprovisions areapplied mutatis mutandis inparagraph 4ofthepreceding Article) (hereinafter
inthefollowing paragraph referred toas"evidence, etc.").
2. Theperson, whoisintended toseeevidence, etc.under theprovisions ofthepreceding
paragraph,shallsubmittotheMinisterofFinanceawritteninformationstatingtheheadingsofevidences,
etc.tobeseenandthereasons whytheperson isoneoftheinterested parties.
(Meeting withparties withadverse interests)
Article 12
1. Incasetheinvestigation wasinitiated, theinterested parties, whoareintended tomeet the
interested parties withopposing views withregard tothematters regarding suchinvestigation may,
bythetime-limit asprovided forinsub-paragraph 7ofparagraph 1ofArticle 8noticed ormade known
tothepublic inaccordance withtheprovision ofparagraph 1ofthesaidArticle, present totheMinister
ofFinance inwriting thereasons whyheisoneoftheinterested parties, name andaddress oftheopposite
party, andfactstobeidentified inthemeeting.
2. TheMinister ofFinance shall, withaconsent oftheinterested parties withopposing views,
giveopportunity toholdsuchameeting andgiveanadvance notice inwriting totheparties concerned
ofthename andaddress oftheparties concerned, thefacttobeidentified bythemeeting, andthedate,
place, andother relevant matters forsuchmeeting.
3. Theparties concerned withthemeeting whohasbeennoticed under thepreceding paragraph
andasmany copies ofthemeeting asthenumber oftheopposite party theviews tobepresented at
themeeting withregard tothenoticed matters tobeidentified bymeeting shallsubmit inwriting to
theMinister oFinance. Inthiscase, theMinister ofFinance shallpromptly sendsuchcopies ofthe
writing totheopposite parties nolessthan10daysbefore thedateofsuchmeeting.
(Provision ofInformation byIndustrial UserandConsumer Organization)
Article 13
1. Where theinvestigation isinitiated, anyindustrial users oftheproducts subject tosuch
investigation ortherepresentative consumer organizations ofsuchproducts may, bythetime-limit
provided forsub-paragraph 7ofparagraph 1ofArticle 8noticed ormade known tothepublic in
accordance withtheprovisions ofthesaidparagraph, provide theMinister ofFinance inwriting with
relevant information withregard tothematters subject totheinvestigation. However, representative
consumer organizations maypresent information onlyinthecases where theproduct concerned is
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2. TheMinister ofFinance may,inthecourse oftheinvestigation, ifnecessary, request industrial
users oftheproducts subject totheinvestigation orrepresentative consumer organizations ofsuch
products toprovide relevant information inwriting withregard tothematters subject totheinvestigation.
(Offer ofUndertaking, etc.)
Article 14
1. When theexporter oftheproducts subject toinvestigation under provisions ofparagraphs 5,
13,22(including thecasewhere theprovisions ofthisparagraph applies mutatis mutandis to
paragraph 31)or27ofArticle 8oftheLawisintended tooffer totheGovernment undertaking in
accordance withtheprovisions ofparagraph 8ofArticle 7oftheLaw(including thecases where the
provisions ofthisparagraph applies mutatis mutandis tothefirstsentence ofparagraph 14,paragraph 24
andparagraph 28ofthesaidArticle, andwhere theprovisions ofparagraph 24ofthesaidArticle
applies mutatis mutandis toparagraph 31ofthesaidArticle. Hereinafter inArticle 18referred to
asthesame), theexporters shallsubmit totheMinister ofFinance adocument stating tothateffect
andarequest, ifnecessary, thattheinvestigation under paragraph 5ofArticle 8oftheLawshould
becompleted.
2. When anundertaking under theprovisions ofthepreceding paragraph hasbeenaccepted under
theprovisions ofthefirstsentence ofparagraph 8ofArticle 8oftheLaw(including thecases where
theprovisions ofthisparagraph applies mutatis mutandis tothefirstsentence ofparagraphs 14,24
and28ofthesaidArticle, andwhere theprovisions ofparagraph 24ofthesaidArticle applies mutatis
mutandis toparagraph 31ofthesaidArticle (hereinafter inArticle 5referred toasthesame), the
Minister ofFinance shallpromptly notice thedirectly interested parties inwriting, andshallmake it
known tothepublic intheOfficial Gazette tothateffect, thecontent ofundertaking (excluding the
partwhichisbynaturewarrantedtobetreatedasconfidentialandispresentedasconfidentialinformation
bytheexporter whohasoffered suchundertaking) andthereasons forandthedateofsuspension of
theinvestigationundertheprovisionsofparagraph5ofsaidArticlewhenitissodecided,orcontinuation
oftheinvestigation when itissodecided.
3. Where aninvestigation under paragraph 7ofArticle 8oftheLawhasbeencompleted after
anacceptanceundertheprovisionsofthefirstsentenceofparagraph8ofthesaidArticle,ofundertakings
offered bytheexporter oftheproducts subject toinvestigation under paragraph 5ofthesaidArticle
andwhen theGovernment hasmade anaffirmative finding regarding theexistence ofthefactprovided
forintheprovisions ofparagraph 5ofthesaidArticle, withregard totheimportation oftheproducts
concerned, theundertakings accepted under theprovisions ofthefirstsentence ofparagraph 8ofthe
saidArticle shallnotlapse, whereas anegative finding hasbeenmade bytheGovernment regarding
theexistence ofsuchfact,suchundertaking shalllapse. However, theundertakings shallnotlapse
inthecases where thenegative finding hasbeenmade dueinlargeparttotaking account oftheexistence
ofsuchundertaking.
4. TheMinister ofFinance shall, when afinding under thepreceding paragraph hasbeenmade,
promptly notify inwriting thedirectly interested parties ofthefactthatanundertaking accepted under
theprovisions ofthefirstsentence ofparagraph 8ofArticle 8oftheLawshallnotlapse orhaslapsed
withthereasons thereof andshallmake itknown tothepublic intheOfficial Gazette.
5. TheMinisterofFinanceshall,whentheundertakinghaslapsedinaccordancewiththeprovisions
ofparagraph 3orwhen theundertaking accepted under theprovisions ofparagraph 8ofArticle 8has
become invalid, promptly notify inwriting directly interested parties ofthateffect withthereasons
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(Notification ofimportant factsbefore theFinal Determination)
Article 15
TheMinister ofFinance shall, sufficiently before thefinaldetermination toimpose anti-dumping
dutyunder theprovisions ofparagraph 1ofArticle 8oftheLaw, ortomodify orterminate (including
tomodify thespecified period under theprovisions ofthesaidparagraph) theanti-dumping duty, notify
inwriting thedirectly interested parties oftheimportant factsonwhich thedetermination isbased.
(Notification onimposition ofanti-dumping duty)
Article 16
TheMinister ofFinance shall, when ithasbeendecided toimpose ananti-dumping dutyunder
theprovisions ofparagraph 1ofArticle 8oftheLaw, tomodify (including tovarythespecified period
under theprovisions ofthesaidparagraph) orterminate anti-dumping dutyunder theprovisions of
thesaidparagraph ortotakemeasures under theprovisions ofparagraph 9ofthesaidArticle orwhen
thespecified period under theprovisions ofparagraph 1ofthesaidArticle hasexpired (except the
casethattheinvestigation under theprovisions ofparagraph 27ofthesaidArticle isconducted,
hereinafter thesame inthisparagraph), promptly notify inwriting thedirectly interested parties of
thateffect andthefollowing information andshallmake itknown tothepublic intheOfficial Gazette.
(1) Thedescription, type, model andfeatures ofproducts specified under theprovisions of
paragraph 1orparagraph 9ofArticle 8oftheLaw.
(2) Thesupplier orsupplying country specified under theprovisions ofparagraph 1orparagraph 9
ofArticle 8oftheLaw.
(3) Thespecified period under theprovisions ofparagraph 1orparagraph 9ofArticle 8ofthe
Law, including, ifnecessary, thedateonwhich theanti-dumping dutyistobeterminated under the
provisions ofparagraph 1ofthesaidArticle.
(4) Thefactidentified byinvestigations andconclusions obtained therefrom (other thanthecase
thatthespecified period under theprovision oftheparagraph ofArticle 8oftheLawhasexpired).
(5) Theproducts concerned andreason fordetermination when itisdetermined toimpose an
anti-dumping dutyunder theprovision ofparagraph 1ofthesaidArticle.
(6) Anyother relevant matters.
2. TheMinister ofFinance shall, when ithasbeendetermined astheresult oftheinvestigation
thatananti-dumping dutyunder theprovision ofparagraph 1ofArticle 8oftheLawisnottobe
imposed,thatanti-dumpingdutiesimposedundertheprovisionofthesaidparagraphisnottobemodified
orterminated (including themodification ofthespecified period under theprovision ofthesaid
paragraph) notify inwriting thedirectly interested parties ofthefollowing information andshallmake
itknown tothepublic intheOfficial Gazette.
(1) Thedescription, type, model andfeatures oftheproducts subject totheinvestigation.
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(3) Thefactidentified byinvestigation andtheconclusions obtained thereof.
(4) Anyother relevant matters.
3. Theprovisions ofthepreceding paragraph shallbeapplied mutatis mutandis inthecasethat
aninvestigation wasdetermined tobesuspended (except thecasethataninvestigation isdetermined
tobesuspended under theprovisions ofthesecond sentence ofparagraph 8ofArticle 8oftheLaw).
Inthiscase,theprovision "thefactidentified byinvestigation andtheconclusions obtained therefrom"
ofthepreceding paragraph shallread"thefactidentified untilsuspending theinvestigation andthe
reason forsuspending investigation."
(Period ofprovisional measure)
Article 17
Theperiod "asmaybeprescribed inCabinet Order" under paragraph 9ofArticle 8shallbe
within fourmonths. However, inthecases enumerated inanyofthefollowing subparagraphs, itshall
bewithin sixmonths, inthecases enumerated inevery following subparagraphs, itshallbewithin
ninemonths.
1. Itisexpressed thattheGovernment examines thepossibility ofimposing anti-dumping duty
lessthanthedumping margin.
(2) Where theexporter ofsuchproduct (theproduct regarding suchexporter shallaccount for
amore thansubstantial ratioofsuchproduct. Hereinafter thesame inthefollowing paragraph.) to
whomthemeasureundertheprovisionofparagraph9ofArticle8(hereinafterreferredtoas"provisional
measure") isapplied, requests inadvance toextend theperiod ofprovisional measure toexceeding
fourmonths.
2. Theexporter oftheimported product subject toinvestigation under paragraph 5ofArticle 8
oftheLaw, when requesting toextend theperiod ofprovisional measure regarding suchproduct to
exceeding fourmonths, shallsubmit totheMinister ofFinance inwriting description oftheeffect and
thereasons thereof, prior tothedatenolaterthan60daysfrom theinitiation ofinvestigations under
thesaidparagraph.
(Consultation relating totheInvestigation)
Article 18
TheMinister ofFinance, anyMinister whohasjurisdiction overtheindustry inJapan under
paragraph 1ofArticle 8oftheLaw(hereinafter referred toas"theMinister having jurisdiction over
theindustry") andtheMinister ofInternational Trade andIndustry shall, iftheydeem necessary to
initiate aninvestigation, communicate toeachother tothateffect. Inthiscase,theMinister ofFinance,
theMinister having jurisdiction overtheindustry andtheMinister ofInternational Trade andIndustry
always keepaclosecontact (including atransmission bytheMinister ofFinance ofacopyofthewritten
information submitted under theprovisions ofparagraphs 1to5ofArticle 7andparagraph 1of
Articles 14totheMinister having jurisdiction overtheindustry andtheMinister ofInternational Trade
andIndustry) witheachother withregard totheinvestigation (including treatment oftheresults of
investigation) andtheundertaking offered under theprovisions ofparagraph 7ofArticle 8oftheLaw
andmake adetermination, afterconsultations among them regarding anyimportant aspects ofthose
matters referred toabove.G/ADP/N/1/JPN/2/Corr.1
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(Refund)
Article 19
Animporter, whointends torequest refund from thepaidanti-dumping dutyregarding the
specified product under theprovision ofparagraph 32ofArticle 8oftheLaw, shallsubmit inwriting
totheDirector-General ofCustoms whohasjurisdiction overtheimported areaofthespecified product
request forrefund stating theamount ofanti-dumping dutytoberefunded andcalculation basis for
thatamount together withsufficient evidence oftheexistence ofamount toberefunded. Inthiscase,
theDirector-General ofCustoms shalltransmit acopyofthewritten request andtheevidences submitted
totheMinister ofFinance.
2. Theprovisions ofthepreceding paragraph shallbeapplied mutatis mutandis tothecasethat
investigation under theprovision ofparagraph 33ofArticle 8oftheLawisinitiated.
3. TheMinister ofFinance shallwhen itisdecided tobeextended theperiod ofinvestigation
under paragraph 33oftheArticle 8subject totheprovision ofparagraph 34ofthesaidArticle, promptly
notify inwriting theimporter whomade request under theprovision ofparagraph 32ofArticle 8of
theLawoftheeffect, theextended period ofinvestigation andthereason fortheextension.
4. TheMinister ofFinance shall, aftertheinvestigation under paragraph 33oftheArticle 8of
theLawiscompleted, notify theDirector-General ofCustoms oftheresult, andtheDirector-General
ofCustoms shall, based onthatnotification, promptly reimburse theanti-dumping dutywithin thelimit
oftherefused amount orinform inwriting theimporter whomade therequest thatthere isnoreason
torequest refund.
(Referral totheCustoms Tariff Council)
Article 20
TheMinister ofFinance shall, ifitdeems asaresult ofinvestigation itisnecessary toimpose
ananti-dumping dutyunder theprovisions ofthesaidparagraph ortotakeprovisional measures,
promptly referthematter totheCustoms Tariff Council.
Supplementary provisions
ThisCabinet Order shallenter intoforce onthedateonwhich theLawamending thepartof
theCustoms Tariff Law, etc.enters intoforce.