RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/ADP/W/346
G/SCM/W/354
ORGANIZATION 15April 1996
(96-1342)
Original: English Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE NOTIFICATIONS PROVIDED BY
THE GOVERNMENT OFST.LUCIA1OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS
UNDER ARTICLES 18.5AND 32.6OFTHE AGREEMENTS
Thefollowingcommunication,dated3April1996,hasbeenreceivedfromthePermanentMission
ofHong Kong.
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1. St.Lucia 'snotification contains theCustoms Duties (Dumping andSubsidies) Ordinance 1964,
prior tothesigning oftheWTO Agreement inApril 1994. Apparently numerous provisions ofthe
WTO ADAgreement (theAgreement) arenotreflected inSt.Lucia 'slegislation andsome provisions
inSt.Lucia 'slegislation maybeatoddswiththeWTO provisions.
(a) What isthelegalstatus oftheAgreement inSt.Lucia? Does ithavetheforce oflaw?
Ifthedomestic legislation isinconflict withtheAgreement, which willtakeprecedence?
(b) AreADofficials ofSt.Lucia required, legally orotherwise, toabide bytheAgreement
intheconduct ofADproceedings, ortoconsult theAgreement, forexample onthe
interpretation ofdomestic legislation?
(c) What steps hasSt.Lucia taken, andwhat further steps willittake, toensure the
conformity ofitslaws, regulations andadministrative procedures withtheAgreement,
inaccordance withArticle 18.4?
(d) HowwillSt.Lucia ensure compliance withtheAgreement before itslawsarebrought
intototalconformity withit?
(e) IfSt.Lucia iscontemplating adoption ofnewlegislation induecourse, whatisthe
intended purpose andcoverage? What isthelegislative timetable?
2. What judicial review procedures hasSt.Lucia putinplace inobservance ofitsobligations
under Article 13(Judicial Review) oftheAgreement?
3. What isSt.Lucia'spolicy andlawfortheimplementation ofWTO Panel Reports?
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4. Section 11oftheOrdinance enables theAdministrator tomake regulations fortheOrdinance.
Have anyregulations beenmade under Section 11oftheOrdinance? Ifyes,would theybe
notified inaccordance withArticle 18.5oftheAgreement?
5. Sections 10(1)(b) and(c)oftheOrdinance provides fortheadvalorem criteria fordetermination
ofthecountry inwhich goods areoriginated. Under Section 10(1)(c), thecountry producing only
partsandcomponents might betaken asthecountry inwhich goods areoriginated. Section 3(2)(b)(i)
defines dumping withreference totheexport priceandthenormal value regarding thecountry inwhich
goods areoriginated.
(a) Suppose dumping hasbeenfound inrespect ofgoods produced incountry XandAD
duties havebeenimposed. Andsuppose Country Ysourced partsandcomponents from
Country Xandproduced likeproducts. Under Sections 10(1)(c) and3(2)(b)(i), would
itbepossible totreatlikeproducts produced inCountry Yasoriginating inCountry X?
Ifyes,would itbepossible tosubject Country Ytothesame ADduties asCountry X
without full-fledged investigations pursuant toprocedures prescribed intheAgreement
ontheexport price andthenormal value regarding Country Yandproof ofdumping,
injury andcausal link?
(b) Iftheanswer tothesecond question of(a)isintheaffirmative, howwould St.Lucia
reconcile Sections 10(1)(c) and3(2)(b)(i) withitsobligations under theAgreement
particularly inthelightoftheconcept of"likeproduct" inArticle 2.6?DoesSt.Lucia
anticipate amendment inthelightofitsobligations under theAgreement?