WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/ADP/Q1/PAK/5
G/SCM/Q1/PAK/5
13 March 2003
(03-1421)
Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices
Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing MeasuresOriginal:  English
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER
ARTICLES 18.5 AND 32.6 OF THE AGREEMENTS
Questions Posed by the EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Regarding the Notification of PAKISTAN1
The following communication, dated 10 March 2003, has been received from the Permanent
Delegation of the European Communities.
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1. Article 8(c) of the Anti-Dumping Duty Ru les provides that the Commission may disregard
any reply to a questionnaire, which is not submitted within the time provided and in the formrequested.  Could Pakistan confirm that this provision will be applied in the light of Annex II of the
Anti-Dumping Agreement ?
2. Could Pakistan please explain how the last sentence of Article 14(8), according to which the
disclosure before final determination shall not indi cate whether a final determination is affirmative or
negative, is to be understood ?
3. Article 3 of the "Procedures for on-the-spot investigations" provides that the Commission
shall normally obtain explicit agreement of the firms concerned in the exporting country before a visit
is finally scheduled.  Could Pakistan please explain under which circumstances such prior agreementshould not be obtained ?
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1 G/ADP/N/1/PAK/2/Suppl.1.