RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/ADP/W/373
G/SCM/W/383
22April 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-1491)
Original: Spanish Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
REPLIES TOQUESTIONS POSED BYHONG KONG1CONCERNING THE
NOTIFICATION OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS OFPARAGUAY2
Thefollowingcommunication,dated9April1996,hasbeenreceivedfromthePermanentMission
oftheRepublic ofParaguay.
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REPLIES OFTHE GOVERNMENT OFPARAGUAY TOTHE QUESTIONS POSED
BYTHE DELEGATION OFHONG KONG CONCERNING ANTI-DUMPING
MEASURES, SUBSIDIES AND COUNTERVAILING DUTIES IN
DOCUMENT G/ADP/W/176, G/SCM/W/183,
DATED 24NOVEMBER 1995
Reply 1(a): Under the1992 Constitution, international treaties, conventions andagreements ratified
byParliament areincorporated intheParaguayan legal system andtakeprecedence overdomestic
legislation. TheAnti-Dumping Agreement forming partoftheUruguay Round Agreements hasbeen
ratified byParliament. Consequently, ithastheforceoflawthroughout theRepublic andtheauthorities
arebound toapply itsprovisions.
Reply 1(b): Yes,theParaguayan Government isworking onthepreparation ofthelegalinfrastructure
necessary fortheeffective domestic implementation oftheUruguay Round Agreements. Assoonas
theseregulations enterfullyintoforce, Paraguay willimmediately inform theCommittee, inaccordance
withArticle 18.5.
Reply 1(c): Yes,theParaguayan Government istaking thenecessary measures toadapt itslawsand
regulations totheAnti-Dumping Agreement induecourse.
Reply 2:Under theParaguayan legalsystem, thefollowing remedies areavailable against anydecision
orresolution adopted bytheauthorities, including, ofcourse, resolutions concerning anti-dumping
duties.
1G/ADP/W/176-G/SCM/W/183.
2G/ADP/N/1/PRY/1-G/SCM/N/1/PRY/1.
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*Administrative reconsideration orreview when allother administrative means havebeen
exhausted.
*Judicial remedies.
Consequently, thedomestic legislation isincompliance withtheprovisions ofArticle 13of
theAnti-Dumping Agreement.
Reply 3:There isnolegislation dealing specifically withthisquestion.