RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/ADP/W/300
G/SCM/W/308
ORGANIZATION 29February 1996
(96-0741)
Original: English Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
REPLIES TOQUESTIONS POSED BYAUSTRALIA1,
CANADA2,EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES3,HONG KONG4
INDIA5,JAPAN6,KOREA7,SINGAPORE8AND THE UNITED STATES9
CONCERNING THE NOTIFICATION OFLAWS
AND REGULATIONS OFTHAILAND10
Thefollowing communication, dated 20February 1996, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission ofThailand.
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General questions
(Korea -Q1,Hong Kong -Q1,EC-Q7,EC(Suppl.1) -Q1)
Answer
Concerning thecurrent status ofthisNotification andfuture stepstoreplace thisNotification,
theNotification submitted byThailand totheWTO hasbeen published intheRoyal Gazette on
8October 1991 which isprior tothecompletion oftheUruguay Round negotiations ontheA-Dand
SCM Agreements. ThisNotification isintended tobetemporary withaview toproviding general
guidance toadministrative authorities concerned onthecriteria andprocedures fortheimposition of
special dutyonproducts imported atunfair prices oronsubsidized imports.
After theconclusion oftheUruguay Round, theThaiGovernment ratified theWTO Agreement
on28December 1994 which means thatThailand is,therefore, fullycommitted withtherights and
obligations under theA-DandSCM Agreements. TheCabinet 'sdecision on9November 1994 also
instructed theadministrative authorities concerned totakeintoaccount theobligations under theWTO
Agreements. Intheevent thattheprovisions oftheexisting Notification areincontradiction toor
donotconform withtheWTO A-DandSCM Agreements, theadministrative authorities shalldotheir
utmost efforts tobring theexisting Notification intoconformity withtheirinternational commitments.
ThelawinThailand atpresent (theExport andImport ActB.E.2522) isflexible enough toenable
theadministrative authorities tofulfil theirinternational obligations.
1G/ADP/W/216-G/SCM/W/226,2G/ADP/W/212-G/SCM/W/222,3G/ADP/W/159-G/SCM/W/166
+Suppl.1,4G/ADP/W/185-G/SCM/W/192,5G/ADP/W/239-G/SCM/W/249,6G/ADP/W/162-
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Atthesametime, stepshavebeentaken toreplace thepresent Notification withanewlegislation
which willcontain provisions infullconformity withtheA-DandSCM Agreements. TheBillisnow
under thescrutiny oftheJuridicial Council andwillbeforwarded totheCabinet andtheParliament
fortheirapproval respectively. Itisexpected thatthenewlegislation maybeputintoforce bythe
endof1996.
What isthelegal status oftheWTO A-DAgreement inThailand? Does ithavetheforce of
law? Ifaprovision ofthedomestic legislation isinconflict withtheAgreement, which willtake
precedence?
Answer
TheWTO A-DAgreement istheinternational commitment ofThailand which Thailand, as
astate, mustberesponsible. However, theAgreement shallnothaveaforce oflawinThailand, unless
there isadomestic legislation implementing it.Incasethatthedomestic legislation isinconflict with
theAgreement, thedomestic legislation shallprevail.
However, Thailand shalldoitsutmost efforts tocomply withitsinternational commitments,
andshalltryasmuch aspossible tobring itsowndomestic legislation intoconformity.
However,themerefactthataprovisionofadomesticlegislationisinconflictwiththeAgreement
cannot initself mean thatacountry violates itsinternational commitment, aslongasthecountry can
fulfil itsinternational obligations.
AreThaiA-Dofficials required, legally orotherwise, toabide bytheA-Dinthecontext of
A-Dproceedings, ortoconsult theA-DAgreement, forexample ontheinterpretation ofdomestic
legislation?
Answer
AstheA-DAgreement isaninternational commitment ofThailand, theThaiA-Dofficials
whoaretheinstrumentality oftheExecutive Authorities ofThailand mustnaturally interpret relevant
domestic legislations insuch awaythattheyarenotinconflict with Thailand 'sinternational
commitments. Therequirement stems fromtheofficials 'recognition oftheresponsibility ofThailand
asastate.
Subsidies (Article 3.5)
Definition ofSubsidies
(EC-Q1,Canada -Q4(a), 4(c),Australia -Q4)
Answer
TheNotification doesnotcontain thedefinition ofsubsidy, butArticle 3.5intheNotification
isarticulated thatthemeaning ofsubsidized imports, inbroad terms, refers togoods which areimported
intoThailand andwhich havebeensubsidized, whether directly orindirectly, bytheproducing country
ortheexporting country. TheInvestigating Committee interprets theterm"subsidies" inthemanner
consistent withtheSCM Agreement. Forexample, theCommittee interprets thetermtoexclude
programmes thatarenotcountervailable. Where Article 3.5oftheNotification doesnotconform withG/ADP/W/300
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theinterpretation oftheSCM Agreement, theCommittee shallinterpret theterminconformity with
thedefinition ofsubsidy intheSCM Agreement.
Thenewlegislation willinclude definition ofsubsidies thatconform toArticle 1ofthe
SCM Agreement.
Amount ofsubsidies
(EC-Q2,Australia -Q4)
Answer
Incalculating theamount ofasubsidy, theCommittee willfollow Article 14ofthe
SCM Agreement. Therefore, thecalculation willbemade onthebasis of"benefit totherecipient".
Specificity
(Canada -Q4(b), EC-Q3)
Answer
During theprocess ofdrafting theNotification in1991, theUruguay Round negotiations were
thenunable toreach theirconclusion oftheissueof"specificity", Article 3.5oftheNotification therefore
doesnotexplicitly include suchrequirement inthedefinition ofsubsidy. However, theCommittee
willinclude thespecificity requirement initsinvestigation because ofThailand 'scommitment tothe
SCM Agreement.
Moreover, thenewlegislation willexplicitly statethatasubsidy must be"specific" tobe
subjected tocountervailing duties andwilldefine "specificity" inconformity withArticle 2ofthe
SCM Agreement.
Consultation before investigation
(EC-Q4)
Answer
Although theNotification doesnotexplicitly provide thepossibilities ofconsultation before
theopening ofaCVD investigation, inpractice theCommittee always provides aninterested Member
anample opportunity forconsultation forthepurpose ofclarifying matters relevant totheinvestigation.
Thenewlegislation willexplicitly provide interested Members anopportunity forconsultations
before andduring theinvestigation inconformity withArticle 13oftheSCM Agreement. Itwillalso
permit Members whose products arethesubject oftheinvestigation tohaveaccess tonon-confidential
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Anti-dumping
Normal value (Article 3.2)
(Korea -Q2,Singapore -Q3)
Answer
No,Thailand doesnotintend toexpand theuseoftheselling price ofalikeproduct inthe
domestic market ofathirdcountry orofaconstructed price beyond theprovisions allowed under the
WTO Agreement.
Therationale behind thisprovision isthatwecannot ruleoutthepossibility ofprice being
affected bymonopolized production orgovernment intervention. Itisalsointerpreted inthemanner
consistent withAnnex I,A-DArticle VI,Paragraph 1,Note 2oftheGATT 1994.
ThenewAnti-DumpingandCountervailinglegislationofThailandwillcontainrevisedprovisions
forgoods froma"non-market economy". Anon-market economy willbedrafted asaforeign country
thattheadministering authorities hasacomplete andsubstantial monopoly ofitstrade and/or where
domestic prices arefixed bytheState.
(EC(Suppl.1) -Q2,Australia -Q1)
Answer
Article 3.2(3) oftheNotification should beread"Inthecasewhere exporters incountry of
origin donotproduce andselllikeproduct intheirdomestic market, normal value shallbecalculated
asprovided forin(2)".
Article 3.2(3) oftheNotification therefore applies, forexample, incases where theexporter
isatrading company inthecountry oforigin. Thetrading company mayhavepurchased thegoods
fromtheproducer forexport toThailand. Thetrading company, however, doesnotproduce theproduct
inthecountry oforigin. Article 3.2(3) makes clearthattheCommittee maynevertheless usethemethod
noted inArticle 3.2(2) asthebasis forcalculation ofnormal value.
(EC(Suppl.1) -Q3,Singapore -Q2)
Answer
InArticle 3.2(4) oftheWTO, thereason fortheabsence oftherequirement thatsaleshave
beenmade below costofproduction "within anextended period oftime" isthattheThaiNotification
wasannounced prior totheconclusion oftheUruguay Round negotiations, wetherefore hadleft"the
extended period oftime" openforadministrative authorities tointerpret itincompliance withtheresult
oftheUruguay Round. Inthisregard, theCommittee willnormally interpret thephrase "extended
period oftime" tobeoneyearbutshallinnocasebelessthansixmonths inorder toconform with
Article 2.2.1 footnote 4oftheA-DAgreement.
Thenewlegislation willexpressly include thisstandard.G/ADP/W/300
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(EC(Suppl.1) -Q4)
Answer
Inpractice, theCommittee doesnotapply thelastsentence ofArticle 3.2(5) oftheNotification
inconstructing thenormal value aswerealize thatitisbeyond thecoverage ofWTO provisions which
havebeenformulated aftertheNotification waspublished.
Thenewlegislation willnotinclude thelastsentence noted inthisquestion.
(EC(Suppl.1) -Q5,Australia -Q2)
Answer
TheCommittee willinterpret thephrase "pass through" inArticle 3.2(6) oftheNotification
tomean thattheproducts infactentered thecommerce ofanintermediate country andarethenexported
toThailand andthephrase "merely intransit through" isinterpreted tomean thattheproducts merely
passthroughanintermediatecountrybyanymeansoftransportincludingtransshipment.TheCommittee
intends tointerpret theprovision inconformity withArticle 2.5oftheA-DAgreement.
Toanswer thesecond question ofAustralia: yes,thephrase "imports passthrough an
intermediate country" refers tothe"exporting country". Thephrase "constructed from theselling
price" isinterpreted tomean thatthecalculation istobebased ontheselling price oflikeproduct in
theintermediate country.
(Singapore -Q1)
Answer
TheCommittee interprets theword "appropriate" tobeconsistent withthemeaning oftheword
"representative" asusedinArticle 2.2oftheA-DAgreement. Thenewlegislation willspecifically
usetheterm"representative".
Export price (Article 3.3)
(EC(Suppl.1) -Q6,Australia -Q3)
Answer
TheCommittee interprets theterm"unreliable" consistent withitsusage inArticle 2.3ofthe
A-DAgreement. Thephrase "notappropriate" isintended tocover circumstances where theThai
Government determines thatthereported export price isforsome other reason notappropriate for
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Likeproduct (Article 3.6)
(EC(Suppl.1) -Q7,Australia -Q5)
Answer
Therationale behind thisprovision wasthatwetrytotakeintoaccount theusage inaddition
tophysical characteristic when considering whether products under consideration beconsidered a"like
product".
TheCommittee willinterpret Article 3.6oftheNotification inamanner consistent with
Article 2.6oftheA-DAgreement. Thenewlegislation specifically incorporates theWTO definition
of"like product".
Procedures foranti-dumping andsubsidies investigation
Definition ofdomestic industry (Article 3.7)
(Australia -Q6)
Answer
Yes,theCommittee interprets thephrase "major market shares" tohavethesame meaning
as"nottoanysubstantial degree supplied byproducers ofthesameproduct inquestion located elsewhere
inThailand". Thisinterpretation isintended tobeconsistent withArticle 4.1(ii)(b) oftheA-D
Agreement.
Yes,thephrase "shall beinterpreted" means theprovision ismandatory. Inpractice, the
Committee willcomply withArticle 4.2oftheA-DAgreement andArticle 16.3oftheSCM Agreement
inimposing anti-dumping andcountervailing measures.
Standing ofdomestic industry (Articles 5.1,5.3,6.1)
(EC-Q5,Korea -Q3,Canada -Q1)
Answer
Article 3.7oftheNotification defines "domestic industry" inconformity withArticle 4.1of
theA-DAgreement andArticles 16.1and16.2oftheSCM Agreement. TheCommittee willtake
stepsnecessarytodeterminewhetherthe"majorproportion"standardismet.Specifically,theCommittee
intends tointerpret "major proportion" inamanner consistent withtheA-DandSCM Agreements.
ThenewlegislationwillcontainprovisionsimplementingthestandingrequirementsofArticle5.4
oftheA-DAgreement andArticle 11.4oftheSCM Agreement. Atpresent, thenormal administrative
procedureswillbecheckedthroughtheBoardofTrade,theBoardofIndustryasmentionedinArticle5.1
oftheNotification.G/ADP/W/300
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Submission andexamination ofcomplaint (Article 5.2)
(Australia -Q7,United States -Q1)
Answer
TheCommitteeinterpretsArticle5.2oftheNotificationinamannerconsistentwithArticle11.2
oftheSCM Agreement andArticle 5.2oftheA-DAgreement. Specifically, theCommittee willonly
consider it"appropriate" toallow acomplainant "tochoose nottoprovide some oftheinformation
in(i)to(iv)"iftheCommittee concludes that,suchasthecaseofown-market economy, information
isnot"reasonably available" tothecomplainant.
Thenewlegislation willexplicitly adopt the"reasonably available" standard.
Investigation (Article 6)
(EC(Suppl.1) -Q8)
Answer
Article 6.1(i) oftheNotification refers tosituations where thepetitioner hasnotbeenableto
provide alloftheinformation required inArticle 5.2(because itwasnot"reasonably available") but
theCommittee believes thattheinformation presented forms thebasis forinitiating aninvestigation.
Article 6.1(ii) relates tocircumstances where information onallissues required inArticle 5.2
oftheNotification havebeenprovided andthatinformation isconsidered "sufficient evidence" toinitiate
theinvestigation.
Inpractice, theCommittee willuse"sufficient evidence" toinitiate theinvestigation andfully
conform withArticle 5.3oftheA-DAgreement.
Thenewlegislationwilladoptasingle"sufficientevidencereasonablyavailabletothepetitioner"
standard.
(EC(Suppl.1) -Q9)
Answer
Article 6.2.2(4) oftheNotification isinterpreted inamanner consistent with theThai
Government 'sobligations under Article 12.2oftheA-DAgreement toprovide public notice ofafinal
determination. Thisprovision doesnotlimittheCommittee 'sability toprovide thenotice required
under Article 6.9oftheA-DAgreement. Consequently, asamatter ofpractice, theCommittee intends
toprovide thenecessary notice required under Article 6.9.
(India -Q1)
Answer
TheCommitteeinterpretstheterm"relevantparties"tobeconsistentwithThailand'sobligations
under theSCM Agreement andtheA-DAgreement. Consequently, thescope ofthetermasitisG/ADP/W/300
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interpreted ineachsection oftheNotification depends onthenotice obligations under therelevant
Agreements.
(India -Q2)
Answer
TheCommittee interprets Article 6.2(2) inamanner consistent withitsobligations asprovided
forinAnnex IIoftheA-DAgreement andAnnex VIoftheSCM Agreement.
Opportunities toprovide information during investigation (Article 6)
(Canada -Q7)
Answer
TheNotificationdoesnotlimittheabilityofindustrialusersorconsumerorganizationstoprovide
"relevant information". Theability ofsuchgroups toprovide "relevant information" willbemaintained
inthenewlegislation.
Deminimis /negligible (Articles 6.2.1(2) and6.2.2(3)
(EC-Q6,Canada -Q2,Korea -Q4,Australia -Q8,India -Q3,Singapore -Q4)
Answer
Articles 6.2.1(2) and6.2.2(3) oftheNotification provide fortermination ofaninvestigation
inmanner thatisinterpreted consistent withthedeminimis andnegligibility provisions ofArticle 5.8
oftheA-DAgreement andArticles 11.9and27.9oftheSCM Agreement. Thenewlegislation will
contain provisions explicitly implementing thedeminimis andnegligibility provisions oftheA-Dand
SCM Agreements.
Investigation period (Article 6.6)
(Japan -Q1,EC(Suppl.1) -Q10, India -Q4,para. 1)
Answer
TheCommitteeinterpretsArticle6.6oftheNotificationinamannerconsistentwithArticle5.10
oftheA-DAgreement andArticle 11.1oftheSCM Agreement. Under Thailaw,investigations will
notbepermitted toexceed eighteen months. Thenewlegislation willconform explicitly tothese
provisions oftheA-DandSCM Agreements. Specifically, Thailawwillprovide thatananti-dumping
orcountervailing dutyinvestigation should normally becompleted within oneyearoftheinitiation
date, butthatnecessary extensions canbemade toextend theinvestigation tonolonger than
eighteen months.
Determination ofinjury (Article 7)
(Canada -Q3,EC(Suppl.1) -Q11andalsoAustralia -Q9,United States -Q.5)G/ADP/W/300
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Answer
TheCommittee interprets Article 7inamanner consistent withitsWTO obligations.
Thefactors listed inArticles 7.1and7.2oftheNotification donotrepresent anexhaustive
list.TheCommittee interprets Articles 7.1and7.2asalistoffactors thatmust beconsidered but
thatdoesnotlimittheability oftheCommittee toconsider "other relevant economic factors". These
other factors include those specified inArticle 3.4oftheA-DAgreement.
ThenewlegislationwillexpresslyincludethefactorslistedinArticle3.4oftheA-DAgreement.
TheCommittee interprets Article 6.2.2(3) oftheThaiNotification inamanner consistent with
Article 3.5oftheA-DAgreement. Thisprovision oftheNotification specifically includes a"causation"
requirement. TheCommittee usesthefactors andconsiderations inArticle 3.5todefine the"causation"
standard. Thenewlegislation willspecifically incorporate thestandards established inArticle 3.5of
theA-DAgreement.
TheCommittee alsointerprets Article 6.2.2(3) oftheNotification torequire "material injury".
Specifically, thethirdparagraph ofthatprovision requires thattheCommittee consider when injury
is"minimal". TheCommittee interprets thisprovision tomean thatonlyifinjury is"material" will
special duties beimposed.
Thenewlegislation willexplicitly incorporate a"material injury" standard.
(United States -Q2,United States -Q7)
Answer
Q2. TheCommittee interprets Article 7.1(1) inamanner consistent withArticle 3.2oftheA-D
Agreement andArticle 15.2oftheSCM Agreement. Article 7.1(1) onlygenerally liststhetypeof
factors tobeconsidered intheinjury analysis. TheArticle doesnotestablish thethreshold required
foranaffirmative injury determination. Inthisregard, theNotification doesnotlimittheCommittee 's
ability torequire thatthestandards oftheAgreements bemetinorder tomake anaffirmative
determination.
Q7. TheCommittee interprets Article 7.2consistent withtherequirements ofArticle 3.7(i) ofthe
A-DAgreement andArticle 13.7(ii) oftheSCM Agreement. Inother words, theNotification only
directs theCommittee toconsider thelisted factors. However, inmaking adetermination ofthreat
ofinjury, thepresent Notification issilent astothestandard thatmust bemet. Inthisregard, the
Committee incorporates thestandard inArticle 3.7(i) oftheA-DAgreement andArticle 13.7(ii) of
theSCM Agreement.
(United States -Q3,United States Q4)
Answer
Q3. TheCommittee interprets thephrase "other effects" inArticle 7.1(2) torequire ananalysis
oftheeconomic factors andindices listed inArticle 3.4oftheA-DAgreement andArticle 15.4of
theSCM Agreement.
Thenewlegislation willexplicitly include thefactors andindices noted intheAgreements.G/ADP/W/300
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Q4. Themagnitude ofthedumping margin istaken intoconsideration when determining the"other
effects from imported products atunfair prices". (SeeArticle 7.1(2) oftheNotification.) Asnoted
above, theCommittee interprets Article 7.1(2) toinclude thefactors listed inArticle 3.4oftheA-D
Agreement, including theprovision related tothe"magnitude ofthemargin ofdumping".
(United States -Q6)
Answer
TheCommittee interprets Article 6.2.2(3) oftheNotification inamanner consistent with
Article 3.7oftheA-DAgreement andArticle 15.7oftheSCM Agreement. Specifically, theCommittee
interprets theprovision torequire thatsuchadetermination be"based onfactsandnotmerely on
allegations, conjecture orremote possibility" andmust be"clearly foreseen andimminent".
Thenewlegislation expressly incorporates these standards.
(United States -Q8)
Answer
Thefactors listed inArticle 7.2oftheNotification arenotexhaustive. Thespecific factors
listed must beconsidered butdonotlimittheability oftheCommittee toconsider "other relevant
economic factors". TheCommittee considered thefactors noted inArticle 3.7(ii) oftheA-DAgreement
andArticle 15.7(iii) oftheSCM Agreement inmaking anydetermination regarding threat ofinjury.
Thenewlegislation willexpressly incorporate these considerations.
(United States -Q9)
Answer
Yes,theCommittee interprets Article 7.2(4) inamanner consistent withArticle 3.7(iv) of
theA-DAgreement andArticle 15.7(v) oftheSCM Agreement.
(Singapore -Q5)
Answer
TheCommittee doesnotinterpret theprovision topermit the"cross cumulation" oftheeffects
ofdumped andsubsidized imports.
TheCommittee interprets thephrase "other effects" inArticle 7.1(2) toinclude ananalysis
oftheeconomic factors andindices listed inArticle 3.4oftheA-DAgreement andArticle 15.4of
theSCM Agreement.
Thenewlegislation willexplicitly include thefactors andindices noted intheAgreements.G/ADP/W/300
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Provisional measures (Article 8.1)
(Korea -Q5,Australia -Q10, India -Q4,para2,Canada -Q5)
Answer
Article 8.1oftheNotification permits theimposition ofprovisional measures for"nomore
thansixmonths, except iftheCommittee deems appropriate toextend theenforcement period". The
Committee recognizes thatthisprovision authorizes theimposition ofprovisional measures foraperiod
longer thanthatpermitted byArticle 7.4oftheA-DAgreement orArticle 17.4oftheSCM Agreement.
Until theadoption ofnewlegislation, however, theGovernment willundertake, through theuseof
administrative discretion, toensure thatArticle 8.1isinterpreted consistent withtherelevant provisions
oftheA-DandSCMAgreements.Wenotethatprovisionalmeasuresmaybeextendedincasesinvolving
countries thatarenotWTO Members.
Thenewlegislation willadopt thetimelimits onprovisional measures contained intheA-D
andSCM Agreement provisions.
Determination ofmeasures (Articles 8.2and8.3)
(Australia -Q11)
Answer
Article 8.3isinterpreted bytheCommittee topermit either theimposition ofaspecial duty
equal tothedumping margin orthenetsubsidy (butnotboth). Consequently, under thisinterpretation
theobligation under Article VI:5ofGATT 1994 isfullyimplemented.
(India -Q5)
Answer
Thelesser dutyrulenoted intheA-DandSCM Agreements doesnotappear tobemandatory.
InbothAgreements, thephrase "itisdesirable" modifies thestatement. Nevertheless, thedraftThai
legislation andNotification implements the"lesser duty" rule.
Undertaking (Article 9)
(Australia -Q12)
Answer
Yes,Article 9.2applies toundertaking bygovernment aswell. Theinvestigating Committee
willfullycomply withArticle 18.2oftheSCM Agreement.G/ADP/W/300
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Anti-circumvention (Article 12)
(Canada -Q6,Japan -Q2,Hong Kong -Q4,Korea -Q6,EC(Suppl.1) -Q12, Singapore -Q6)
Answer
WithregardtoArticle12oftheNotificationontheanti-circumventionprovision,theNotification
wasdrafted prior totheconclusion totheUruguay Round, during which negotiation onthisparticular
article wascarrying on.Inanycase, theCommittee hasnever utilized Article 12oftheNotification.
Since Thailand hadalready ratified theWTO Agreements, Thailand isfullycommitted toits
obligation inArticle 18.1oftheAgreement nottotakespecific actions against dumping ofexports
fromanother Member except inaccordance withtheprovisions ofGATT 1994 asinterpreted bythis
Agreement.
Others
Judicial review
(Hong Kong -Q2,EC(Suppl.1) -Q13)
Answer
InThailand, itispossible toobtain ajudicial review ofdecisions bytheCommittee orthe
Minister toimpose special duties before theCivil Court under theprovisions oftheCivil Code.
Thenewlegislation specifically incorporates Article 13oftheAnti-Dumping Agreement and
Article 23oftheSCM Agreement ofthejudicial review.
DSBpanel report
(Canada -Q8,Hong Kong -Q3)
Answer
Theimplementation ofpanel reports byThailand willbeinaccordance withitsrights and
obligations under theWTO Agreements. Ifrequired, Thailand willimplement panel reports byrevising
theexisting lawsandregulations orintroducing anewlaw.