WORLD TRADE WT/DS122/1
G/ADP/D9/1
ORGANIZATION 15April 1998
(98-1492)
Original: English
THAILAND -ANTI-DUMPING DUTIES ONANGLES, SHAPES AND
SECTIONS OFIRON ORNON-ALLOY STEEL AND H-BEAMS
FROM POLAND
Request forConsultations from Poland
Thefollowing communication, dated 6April 1998, from thePermanent Mission ofPoland
tothePermanent Mission ofThailand andtotheDispute Settlement Body, iscirculated inaccordance
withArticle 4.4oftheDSU.
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Inaccordance with Article 17.3 oftheAgreement onImplementation ofArticle VIof
GATTT 1994(theAgreement) andArticle 4oftheUnderstanding onRules andProcedures Governing
theSettlement ofDisputes (DSU), theRepublic ofPoland requests toholdconsultations withthe
Kingdom ofThailand concerning imposition offinalanti-dumping duties onimports ofAngles, Shapes
andSections ofIronorNon-Alloy Steel; H-Beams originating intheRepublic ofPoland.
On30August 1996, theThaiCommittee toconsider procedures fortheimposition ofspecial
dutyonproducts which areimported intoThailand atunfair prices andforimposition ofspecial duty
onproducts which aresubsidized andimported intoThailand decided toinitiate ananti-dumping
investigation concerning imports ofAngles, Shapes andSections ofIronorNon-Alloy Steel: H-Beams
originating intheRepublic ofPoland.
On27December 1996, theMinistry ofCommerce oftheKingdom ofThailand imposed a
provisional anti-dumping dutyof:
- 25.9percentofthec.i.f. value fortheproduct under investigation manufactured and
exported bythePolish producer (Huta Katowice S.A.);
- 29.81 percentofthec.i.f. value fortheproduct under investigation exported bythe
Polish exporter (Stalexport S.A.); and
- 51.99percentofthec.i.f.valuefortheproductunderinvestigationproducedorexported
byanyone outside thetwoabove
fortheperiod offourmonths.
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On26May1997, theMinistry ofCommerce oftheKingdom ofThailand imposed afinalanti-
dumping dutyof27.78 percentofthec.i.f. value fortheproduct under investigation produced or
exported byanyPolish producer orexporter.
On20June1997and23June1997, therespondents totheinvestigation, i.e.thePolish producer
andthePolish exporter requested thedisclosure offindings from theThaiMinistry ofCommerce.
On7July1997, theThaiMinistry ofCommerce explained thatnofurther disclosure willfollow.
Inviewoftheabove-mentioned investigation andtheimposition offinalanti-dumping duties,
Poland hasserious concerns regarding theconformity withtheAgreement ofthefollowing:
- thedetermination ofinjury totheThaidomestic industry according toArticle 3ofthe
Agreement;
- thedetermination ofdumping (andparticularly thecalculation ofthedumping margin)
according toArticle 2oftheAgreement;
- inconsistency oftheprocedure applied bytheThaiinvestigating authorities withthe
provisions ofArticles 5and6oftheAgreement.
TheRepublic ofPoland reserves itsrighttoraiseanyother issue concerning thecaseduring
thecoming consultations.
Takingintoaccounttheabove-mentionedcircumstances,Polandwouldwelcometheopportunity
toholdsuchconsultations withThailand inGeneva on21April 1998.
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