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ORGANIZATIONG/ADP/Q1/POL/4
G/SCM/Q1/POL/4
19 October 1998
(98-4038)
Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices
Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing MeasuresOriginal:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER
ARTICLES 18.5 AND 32.6 OF THE AGREEMENTS
Questions Posed by Venezuela
Regarding the Notification of Poland1
The following communication, dated 5 October 1998, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of Venezuela.
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QUESTIONS FROM VENEZUELA TO POLAND
1. Article 5.5 of the Anti-Dumping Agreement provides that:  "… after receipt of a properly
documented application and before proceeding to initiate an investigation, the authorities shall notify
the government of the exporting Member concerned".
Poland's legislation does not provide for notification of the government of the exporting
Member before initiating the investigation.  Would Poland please indicate whether the investigating
authority will notify the government of the exporting Member concerned after receiving a properlydocumented application and before initiating the investigation, in accordance with Article 5.5 of the
Anti-Dumping Agreement?
2. Article 27 of the Polish legislation provides that:  "… after concluding that circumstances
indicate that the goods are dumped causing an injury to the domestic industry, the Minister of theEconomy may approach the President of the Central Board of Customs with a request that the
customs authorities register the goods covered by anti-dumping procedures and brought into the
Polish customs territory".
Would Poland please explain the scope and purpose of the above provision and how it is
compatible with Article 5.9 of the Anti-Dumping Agreement and Article 11.10 of the Agreement onSubsidies and Countervailing Measures?
3. Article 7.4 of the Anti-Dumping Agreement provides that provisional anti-dumping duties
may be imposed for a period not exceeding six months, only upon request by exporters representing a
significant percentage of the trade involved, or for a longer period when the authority examines
whether a duty lower than the margin of dumping would be sufficient to remove injury.
                                                     
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Article 28.5 of the Polish legislation provides that provisional anti-dumping duties may be
imposed for a period of six months.   It also provides that this period may be extended for a further
three months, or the duties can be imposed for nine months at once, if foreign exporters representing a
considerable share of the trade covered by anti- dumping procedures put forward such a request, or do
not object to it, in their response to the notification mentioned in paragraph 6.
Would Poland please indicate how the possibility of establishing provisional anti-dumping
duties for a six-month period that can be prolonged in accordance with Article 28.5 of the Polish
legislation is compatible with the rule laid down in Article 7.4 of the Anti-Dumping Agreement?
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