WORLD TRADE G/ADP/N/1/SGP/2
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ORGANIZATION 27November 1996
(96-5017)
Original: English Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
NOTIFICATION OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER
ARTICLES 18.5AND 32.6OFTHE AGREEMENTS
SINGAPORE
Thefollowing communication, dated 7November 1996, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission ofSingapore.
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With reference toArticle 18.5oftheAgreement ontheImplementation ofArticle VIofthe
GATT 1994andArticle 32.6oftheAgreement onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures, Singapore
submits herewith theCountervailing andAnti-Dumping Duties Act1996 ofSingapore.G/ADP/N/1/SGP/2
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REPUBLIC OFSINGAPORE
GOVERNMENT GAZETTE
ACTS SUPPLEMENT
Published byAuthority
No.36] Friday, 1November [1996
Thefollowing Actwaspassed byParliament on1October 1996andassented tobythePresident
on16October 1996
THE COUNTERVAILING AND
ANTI-DUMPING DUTIES ACT 1996
(No.33of1996)
ARRANGEMENT OFSECTIONS
PART I
PRELIMINARY
Section Page
1. Short titleandcommencement ....................................4
2. Interpretation ...............................................4
PART II
COUNTERVAILING DUTIES
3. Imposition ofcountervailing duties .................................8
4. Initiation ofinvestigation .......................................9
5. Consultations withinterested foreign governments .......................10
6. Duration ofinvestigation .......................................10
7. Preliminary determination ofsubsidy andinjury .........................10
8. Provisional measures ..........................................11
9. Final determination ofsubsidy andinjury .............................11
10. Termination ofinvestigation .....................................14
11. Suspension ofinvestigation ......................................14
12. Review byMinister ...........................................16
13. Review byTribunal ..........................................17G/ADP/N/1/SGP/2
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PART III
ANTI-DUMPING DUTIES
Section Page
14. Imposition ofanti-dumping duties ..................................17
15. Normal value ..............................................18
16. Export price ...............................................19
17. Comparison ofnormal value andexport price ..........................20
18. Subject goods from non-market economy country ........................20
19. Initiation ofinvestigation .......................................20
20. Duration ofinvestigation .......................................21
21. Preliminary determination ofdumping andinjury. .......................21
22. Provisional measures ..........................................22
23. Final determination ofdumping andinjury ............................22
24. Termination ofinvestigation .....................................24
25. Suspension ofinvestigation ......................................25
26. Review byMinister ...........................................27
27. Review byTribunal ..........................................28
PART IV
ADMINISTRATION
28. Administrative matters .........................................28
29. Protection from personal liability ..................................28
30. Establishment ofAnti-Dumping Tribunal .............................28
31. Delegation ................................................30
32. Application ofCustoms Act .....................................30
PART V
GENERAL
33. Currency conversion ..........................................30
34. Notice ofinformation andopportunities topresent evidence .................31
35. Submission ofconfidential information ..............................31
36. Directions byMinister .........................................32
37. Facts available ..............................................32
38. Other practices discovered during investigation orreview ...................33
39. Conduct ofinvestigation where nointernational obligations apply ..............33
40. Transhipment ..............................................33
41. Publication ofnotices .........................................33
42. Double counting notpermitted ....................................33
43. Customs clearance nottobehindered ...............................33
44. Public servants ..............................................33
45. Obligation ofsecrecy ..........................................33
46. Power tomake regulations ......................................33
47. Repeal ...................................................34G/ADP/N/1/SGP/2
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REPUBLIC OFSINGAPORE
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No.33of1996
Iassent.
ONG TENG CHEONG
President
16October 1996
Date ofcoming intooperation: 1November 1996
AnActtomake provisions fortheinvestigation anddetermination ofsubsidies
being provided on,andthedumping of,goods imported intoSingapore, theimposition
ofcountervailing andanti-dumping duties tooffset suchsubsidies ordumping andfor
matters connected therewith, andtorepeal theCustoms (Dumping andSubsidies) Act
(Chapter 71ofthe1985 Revised Edition).
Beitenacted bythePresident withtheadvice andconsent oftheParliament
ofSingapore, asfollows:
PART I
PRELIMINARY
Short title 1. ThisActmaybecitedastheCountervailing andAnti-Dumping Duties Act
andcom- 1996 andshallcome intooperation onsuchdateastheMinister may, bynotification
mencement intheGazette ,appoint.
Inter- 2. (1) InthisAct,unless thecontext otherwise requires:
pretation
"Agreement onAgriculture" means theAgreement bythatname setoutin
Annex 1AtotheWorld Trade Organization Agreement;
"Agreement onImplementation ofArticle VIoftheGeneral Agreement on
Tariffs andTrade 1994" means theAgreement bythatname setoutin
Annex 1AtotheWorld Trade Organization Agreement.G/ADP/N/1/SGP/2
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"Agreement onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures" means theAgreement
bythatname setoutinAnnex 1AtotheWorld Trade Organization Agreement;
"Country" includes acustoms union orcustoms territory;
"Domestic industry" means:
(a) thedomestic producers asawhole ofthelikegoods; or
(b) thedomestic producers whose collective output ofthelikegoods
constitutes amajor proportion ofthetotaldomestic production ofthose
goods,
butshallnot,iftheMinister sodetermines, include domestic producers who
arerelated totheexporters orimporters, orarethemselves importers, ofthe
subject goods or,inrelation toPartII,likegoods from other countries;
"dumping margin" means theamount bywhich thenormal value ofthesubject
goods exceeds theexport price;
"export price" means theexport price ofthesubject goods asdetermined in
accordance withsection 16;
"exporting country" means:
(a) thecountry ofexport ofthesubject goods; or
(b) where thesubject goods arenotexported directly toSingapore butare
transhipped without substantial transformation through anintermediate
country, thecountry oforigin ofthesubject goods;
"General Agreement onTariffs andTrade 1994" means theAgreement bythat
name whose partsaredescribed inAnnex 1AtotheWorld Trade Organization
Agreement;
"Interested party" means:
(a) aproducer, exporter orimporter ofthesubject goods;
(b) atradeorbusiness association ofwhich amajority ofitsmembers are
producers, exporters orimporters ofthesubject goods;
(c) thegovernment ofacountry inwhich thesubject goods areproduced
orfrom which theyareexported;
(d) aproducer ofthelikegoods inSingapore;
(e) atrade orbusiness association ofwhich amajority ofitsmembers
produce thelikegoods inSingapore; or
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"Like goods" means anygoods which theMinister determines areidentical
inallrespects tothesubject goods or,intheabsence ofsuchgoods, anyother
goods which theMinister determines havecharacteristics closely resembling
those ofthesubject goods;
"Non-market economy country" means anyforeign country thegovernment
ofwhich hasacomplete orsubstantially complete monopoly ofitstrade and
where domestic prices arefixed bythegovernment oftheforeign country;
"normal value" means thenormal value ofanysubject goods asdetermined
inaccordance withsection 15or18;
"Producer" means such producer, manufacturer orprocessor asmaybe
prescribed;
"Provisional measures" means:
(a) inrelation toPartII,therequirement topaytheprovisional dutyor
furnish asecurity equal totheestimated subsidy found inthe
preliminary determination; and
(b) inrelation toPartIII,therequirement topaytheprovisional dutyor
furnish asecurity equal totheestimated dumping margin found in
preliminary determination;
"Subject goods" means thegoods imported, orsoldforimportation, into
Singapore thatarethesubject ofanycountervailing oranti-dumping duty
investigation orreview under thisAct;
"Tribunal" means theAnti-Dumping Tribunal established under section 30;
"Undertakings" means suchundertakings asmaybeprescribed;
"World Trade Organization Agreement" means theMarrakesh Agreement
EstablishingtheWorldTradeOrganizationdoneatMarrakeshon15April1994.
(2) Forthepurposes ofthisAct,"subsidy", inrelation togoods thatare
imported intoSingapore means:
(a) afinancial contribution byagovernment orpublic bodyofthecountry
ofexport thatismade inconnection withtheproduction, manufacture
orexport ofthose goods thatinvolves:
(i) adirect transfer offunds fromthatgovernment orpublic body;
(ii) apotential direct transfer offunds orliabilities from that
government orpublic body;
(iii) theforgoing, ornon-collection ofrevenue (other thanan
allowable exemption orremission) duetothatgovernment or
public body;G/ADP/N/1/SGP/2
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(iv) theprovision bythatgovernment orpublic body ofgoods or
services otherwise thaninthecourse ofproviding normal
infrastructure; or
(v) thepurchase bythatgovernment orpublic body ofgoods;
or
(b) anyformofincome orprice support asreferred toinArticle XVIof
theGeneral Agreement onTariffs andTrade 1994thatisreceived from
suchagovernment orpublic body,
andabenefit isthereby conferred, butshallnotinclude anygovernment action
thatsatisfies theconditions described infootnote 1oftheAgreement on
Subsidies andCountervailing Measures.
(3) Subjecttosubsection(4),asubsidyshallbecountervailableifthereceipt
ofthebenefit is,inlaworinfact:
(a) specifictoanenterpriseorindustryorgroupofenterprisesorindustries
within thejurisdiction ofthegranting authority; or
(b) contingent upon:
(i) export performance;
(ii) theuseofdomestic overimported goods; or
(iii) location inadesignated geographic region within the
jurisdiction ofthegranting authority.
(4) Asubsidy shallnotbecountervailable iftheMinister determines that:
(a) theGovernment action satisfies theconditions described inparagraph
(a),(b)or(c)ofArticle 8.2oftheAgreement onSubsidies and
Countervailing Measures;
(b) theGovernment action hasbeennotified inaccordance withArticle 8.3
oftheAgreement onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures andthere
hasbeen nodetermination bytheCommittee onSubsidies and
Countervailing Measures oranarbitral bodyunder Article 8.4or8.5
ofthatAgreement thattheaction does notsatisfy thecriteria in
Article 8.2ofthatAgreement; or
(c) theGovernment action isadomestic support measure thatmeets the
criteria orconditions setoutinAnnex 2totheAgreement on
Agriculture.
(5) Theamount ofcountervailable subsidy shall becalculated inthe
prescribed manner.G/ADP/N/1/SGP/2
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(6) Forthepurposes ofthisAct:
(a) parties shallbedeemed toberelated if:
(i) oneofthem, directly orindirectly, controls theother;
(ii) bothofthem are,directly orindirectly controlled byathird
party; or
(iii) together they, directly orindirectly, control athirdparty,
(b) oneparty shallbedeemed tocontrol another when thefirst-mentioned
party islegally oroperationally inaposition toexercise restraint or
direction overthelatter.
PART II
COUNTERVAILING DUTIES
Imposition 3. (1) TheMinister mayimpose acountervailing dutyonthesubject goods
ofcounter- imported intoSingapore where hedetermines:
vailing duties
(a) thatacountervailing subsidy isbeing provided withrespect
tothesubject goods; and
(b) thatinjury isfound toexistinanyoneofthefollowing ways:
(i) thesubject goods are,through theeffects ofthe
subsidy, causing material injury tothedomestic
industry inSingapore producing likegoods;
(ii) thesubject goods are,through theeffects ofthe
subsidy, threatening tocause material injury tothe
domestic industry inSingapore producing likegoods;
or
(iii) thesubject goods are,through theeffects ofthe
subsidy, causing material retardation ofthe
establishment ofthedomestic industry inSingapore.
(2) Theamount ofcountervailing dutytobeimposed:
(a) shallbeequal tothecountervailable subsidy determined tobe
provided withrespect tothesubject goods; orG/ADP/N/1/SGP/2
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(b) iftheMinister determines thatalower countervailing dutyis
sufficient toeliminate the injury determined in
subsection (1)(b), shallbesuchlower duty.
(3) Forthepurposes ofthissection:
(a) itmust bedemonstrated thatthesubject goods arecausing
injury within themeaning ofthisAct;
(b) thedemonstration ofacausal relationship between thesubject
goods andtheinjury tothedomestic industry shallbebased
onanexamination ofallrelevant evidence before theMinister;
(c) theMinister shallalsoexamine anyknown factors other than
thesubject goods which atthesame timeareinjuring the
domesticindustry,andtheinjuriescausedbytheseotherfactors
must notbeattributed tothesubject goods.
(4) Where thecountry oforigin ofthesubject goods isanon-market
economy country, thecountervailable subsidy andcountervailing dutyshall
bedetermined intheprescribed manner.
Initiation of 4. (1) Awritten petition requesting thatacountervailing dutyinvestigation
investigation beinitiated withregard togoods imported, orlikely tobeimported, into
Singapore maybesubmitted totheMinister byanyperson onbehalf ofthe
domestic industry producing likegoods.
(2) Apetition shallbeinsuchformasmaybedetermined bytheMinister
andshallinclude evidence ofeachoftheelements specified insection 3(1)
andallother evidence thatmaybeprescribed.
(3) TheMinister shall, within theperiod prescribed, review thepetition
andother available information anddetermine whether:
(a) sufficient evidence towarrant theinitiation ofaninvestigation
intowhether theelements necessary fortheimposition ofa
countervailing dutyasprovided under section 3(1)exists; and
(b) suchaninvestigation isinthepublic interest.
(4) Where theMinister determines thatsufficient evidence doesnotexist
towarrant theinitiation ofacountervailing dutyinvestigation orthatsuchan
investigation isnotinthepublic interest, theMinister shall assoon as
practicable notify thepetitioner ofhisdetermination nottoinitiate an
investigation.
(5) WheretheMinisterdeterminesthatsufficientevidenceexiststowarrant
theinitiationofacountervailingdutyinvestigationandthatsuchaninvestigation
isinthepublic interest, theMinister shallnotify theappropriate interested
parties andpublish anotice ofinitiation ofinvestigation.G/ADP/N/1/SGP/2
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(6) TheMinister may, inspecial circumstances, initiate acountervailing
dutyinvestigation onhisownaccord where hehassufficient evidence ofeach
oftheelements specified insection 3(1).
(7) Where theMinister decides toinitiate aninvestigation under
subsection (6),heshallnotify theappropriate interested parties andpublish
anotice ofinitiation ofinvestigation.
(8) Notwithstanding anyprovision inthissection, theMinister shallnot
initiate aninvestigation unless hehasdetermined onthebasisofanexamination
ofthedegree ofsupport for,oropposition to,anywritten petition submitted
under subsection (1):
(a) thatthewritten petition issupported bydomestic producers
oflikegoods whose collective output constitutes more than
50percentofthetotalproduction ofthelikegoods produced
bythatportion ofthedomestic industry expressing either
support fororopposition tothewritten petition; and
(b) thatthedomestic producers oflikegoods expressly supporting
thewritten petition account fornotlessthat25percentofthe
totalproduction ofthelikegoods produced bythedomestic
industry.
(9) Forthepurposes ofsubsection (8),inthecaseoffragmented industries
involving anexceptionally large number ofproducers, theMinister may
determine thesupport andopposition byusing statistically valid sampling
techniques.
Consultations 5. (1) Before initiating acountervailing dutyinvestigation andthroughout
withinterested suchaninvestigation, theMinister shallprovide anyinterested foreign
foreign government anopportunity forconsultation forthepurpose ofclarifying
governments matters relevant totheinvestigation andarriving atamutually agreed solution.
(2) Theconsultations shallnotimpede theconduct oftheinvestigation.
Duration of 6. Allcountervailing dutyinvestigations shall, except inspecial circumstances,
investigation beconcluded bytheMinister within oneyear, andinnocasemore than18months
afterinitiation.
Preliminary 7. (1) TheMinister shall, within suchperiod asmaybeprescribed, make
determination apreliminary determination regarding:
ofsubsidy and
injury (a) whether acountervailable subsidy isbeing provided with
respect tothesubject goods, andtheamount ofsuch
countervailable subsidy; and
(b) whether injury isfound toexistinanyoneofthefollowing
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(i) thesubject goods are,through theeffects ofthe
subsidy, causing material injury tothedomestic
industry inSingapore producing likegoods;
(ii) thesubject goods are,through theeffects ofthe
subsidy, threatening tocause material injury tothe
domestic industry inSingapore producing likegoods;
or
(iii) thesubject goods are,through theeffects ofthe
subsidy, causing material retardation ofthe
establishment ofthedomestic industry inSingapore.
(2) IftheMinister makes anegative preliminary determination under
subsection (1),heshallpublish anotice stating thereasons therefor andmay
terminate theinvestigation iftheMinister issatisfied thatthere isinsufficient
evidence ofeither subsidization orofinjury tojustify proceeding withthe
investigation.
(3) IftheMinister makes anaffirmative preliminary determination under
subsection (1),heshallcontinue theinvestigation andpublish anotice of:
(a) theaffirmative preliminary determination stating thereasons
forhisdetermination under subsection (1)(a) and(b);and
(b) theprovisional measures applicable.
Provisional 8. (1) TheMinistershallapplyprovisionalmeasureswithregardtothesubject
measures goods imported intoSingapore onorafterthepublication ofthenotice of
affirmative preliminary determination where theMinister determines thatsuch
measures arenecessary toprevent theinjury referred toinsection 7(1)(b) from
occurring during theperiod ofinvestigation.
(2) Provisional measures shallnotbeimposed sooner than60daysfrom
thedateofinitiation oftheinvestigation.
(3) Provisional measures shalltaketheform ofaprovisional dutyora
securityequaltotheamountoftheestimatedcountervailablesubsidydetermined
under section 7(1).
(4) Theapplication ofprovisional measures shallbelimited toasshort
aperiod aspossible butshallinnocaseexceed fourmonths.
Final deter- 9. (1) TheMinister shall, within suchperiod asmaybeprescribed, make
mination of afinaldetermination regarding:
subsidy and
injury (a) whether acountervailable subsidy isbeing provided with
respect tothesubject goods, andtheamount ofsuch
countervailable subsidy; andG/ADP/N/1/SGP/2
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(b) whether injury isfound toexistinanyoneofthefollowing
ways:
(i) thesubject goods are,through theeffects ofthe
subsidy, causing material injury tothedomestic
industry inSingapore producing likegoods;
(ii) thesubject goods are,through theeffects ofthe
subsidy, threatening tocause material injury tothe
domestic industry inSingapore producing likegoods;
or
(iii) thesubject goods are,through theeffects ofthe
subsidy, causing material retardation ofthe
establishment ofthedomestic industry inSingapore.
(2) Where theMinister makes anegative final determination under
subsection (1),heshall:
(a) terminate theinvestigation;
(b) terminate anyprovisional measures applied under section 8
andrefund anyprovisional dutypaidandrelease anysecurity
required bysuchmeasures; and
(c) publish anotice ofthenegative finaldetermination stating the
reasons therefor.
(3) Where theMinister makes anaffirmative finaldetermination under
subsection (1),heshall:
(a) publish anotice oftheaffirmative finaldetermination stating
thereasons therefor, thecountervailing duties applicable and
thesubject goods onwhich thecountervailing duties apply;
(b) impose countervailing duties inaccordance withsection 3(2)
onthesubject goods imported intoSingapore onorafterthe
dateofpublication oftheaffirmative finaldetermination; and
(c) imposecountervailingdutiesinaccordancewithsubsections(5)
and(6)onimports intoSingapore forwhich provisional
measures were applied.
(4) Where anaffirmative finaldetermination hasbeenmade, theMinister
maytakeintoconsideration public interest indetermining whether toimpose
countervailing duties andtheamount ofsuchduties.
(5) TheMinister shallimpose countervailing duties onthesubject goods
against which provisional measures were applied iftheMinister:G/ADP/N/1/SGP/2
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(a) makes adetermination ofmaterial injury under
subsection (1)(b)(i); or
(b) makes adetermination ofthreat ofmaterial injury under
subsection (1)(b)(ii) andfinds thattheimport ofthesubject
goods, intheabsence oftheprovisional measures, would have
ledtoafinding ofmaterial injury under subsection (1)(b)(i).
(6) With respect totheimposition ofanycountervailing duty under
subsection (5);
(a) where thecountervailing dutyishigher thantheprovisional
dutyortheamount guaranteed bythesecurity required under
theprovisional measures, only theamount equal tothe
provisional dutyorthesecurity given shallbeimposed; and
(b) where thecountervailing dutyislessthantheprovisional duty
ortheamount guaranteed bythesecurity required under the
provisional measures, thefullamount ofthecountervailing
dutyshallbeimposed andtheexcess provisional dutypaidor
security given shallbereimbursed orreleased.
(7) Where nocountervailing duties areimposed under subsection (5)on
thesubject goods against which theprovisional measures were applied, the
Minister shallrefund theprovisional dutypaidandrelease thesecurity required
bytheprovisional measures.
(8) Notwithstanding subsections (3)and(5),theMinister mayimpose
countervailing duties onthesubject goods imported intoSingapore within a
period of90daysprior totheapplication ofprovisional measures, butinno
caseearlier thanthedateofinitiation oftheinvestigation, if:
(a) theMinister finds injury thatisdifficult torepair;
(b) suchinjury isbeing caused bymassive imports ofthesubject
goods inarelatively short period oftimeandtheMinister
considers theretroactive imposition ofduties necessary to
preclude therecurrence ofsuchinjury; and
(c) countervailable subsidies arebeing provided withrespect to
thesubject goods inamanner inconsistent withtheprovisions
oftheGeneral Agreement onTariffs andTrade 1994 andthe
Agreement onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures.
(9) When acountervailing dutyisimposed onthesubject goods, such
countervailing dutyshall, asprovided intheregulations, beimposed inthe
appropriate amount onanon-discriminatory basisonallimports ofsuchgoods
intoSingapore from thecountry found tobesubsidizing thesubject goods.G/ADP/N/1/SGP/2
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Termination of 10. (1) Notwithstanding anyother provisions ofthisActbutsubject to
investigation subsection (2),aninvestigation maybeterminated atanytimeif:
(a) thepetitioner withdraws thepetition; or
(b) theMinister determines thatsuchtermination isinthepublic
interest.
(2) Aninvestigation shall beterminated immediately iftheMinister
determines thattheamount ofcountervailable subsidy isdeminimis orthat
thevolume ofsubsidized imports, actual orpotential, ortheinjury, is
negligible.
(3) Forthepurpose ofsubsection (2):
(a) theamount ofcountervailable subsidy shallbeconsidered to
bedeminimis iftheamount islessthantheprescribed
percentage, expressed asanadvalorem percentage; and
(b) thevolume ofsubsidized imports shall beregarded as
negligible ifthevolume ofsubsidized imports fromaparticular
country isfound toaccount forlessthantheprescribed
percentage oftheimports ofthelikegoods intoSingapore.
(4) Ifatermination under subsection (1)or(2)occurs prior tothe
preliminary determination, theMinister shall publish anotice ofsuch
termination stating thereasons therefor.
(5) Ifatermination under subsection (1)or(2)occurs afterthepreliminary
determination, theMinister shall:
(a) terminate anyprovisional measures applied andrefund the
provisional duties paidorrelease thesecurity required bysuch
measures; and
(b) publish anotice ofsuch termination stating thereasons
therefor.
Suspension of 11. (1) Aninvestigation maybesuspended ifundertakings areaccepted by
investigation theMinister.
(2) Before accepting theundertakings, theMinister shalldetermine that
suchundertakings:
(a) willeliminate thecountervailable subsidy ortheinjurious
effects caused bythesubject goods;
(b) canbemonitored effectively; and
(c) areinthepublic interest.G/ADP/N/1/SGP/2
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(3) Iftheundertakings areaccepted bytheMinister, which undertakings
shall beaccepted onlyafter anaffirmative preliminary determination, the
Minister shall:
(a) suspend theinvestigation;
(b) suspend anyprovisional measures applied under section 8and
refund theprovisional duty paidandrelease thesecurity
required bysuch measures astheMinister may think
appropriate; and
(c) publish anotice stating thereasons forthesuspension ofthe
investigation andtheactions under paragraph (b).
(4) Notwithstanding theacceptance oftheundertakings, theinvestigation
shallbecompleteduponthewrittenrequestoftheinterestedforeigngovernment
oriftheMinister sodecides.
(5) Where theMinister completes theinvestigation under subsection (4)
orforanyother reason, andmakes anaffirmative finaldetermination, the
undertakings shallremain ineffect subject totheprovisions ofthisAct.
(6) Where theMinister completes theinvestigation under subsection (4)
orforanyother reason, andmakes anegative determination, theundertakings
shalllapse, except incircumstances referred toinsubsection (7).
(7) Where thenegative determination referred toinsubsection (6)isdue
inlarge parttotheexistence oftheundertakings, theundertakings maybe
maintained subject totheprovisions ofthisAct.
(8) TheMinister maytakeanyaction under subsection (9)or(10)atany
timeifhedetermines that:
(a) theundertakings accepted under subsection (1)nolonger meet
therequirements ofsubsection (2);or
(b) there isamaterial violation oftheundertakings.
(9) Where aninvestigation hasnotbeencompleted despite subsection (4),
theMinister mayresume theinvestigation andtakeexpeditious action to:
(a) make apreliminary determination under section 7;
(b) apply provisional measures inconformity withsection 8if
appropriate; and
(c) make afinal determination under section 9within the
prescribed period after thepublication ofthepreliminary
determination.G/ADP/N/1/SGP/2
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(10) Where aninvestigation hasbeencompleted under subsection (5),the
Minister mayforthwith issueafinaldetermination under section 9andcollect
thecountervailing duties applicable.
(11) TheMinister may usethefacts available with respect toany
determination under subsection (9)where amaterial violation ofthe
undertakings occurs.
(12) Where theMinister resumes aninvestigation under subsection (8)(b),
theMinister mayimpose countervailing duties inconformity withsection 9
onthesubject goods imported intoSingapore within aperiod of90daysprior
totheprovisional measures applied under subsection (9)(b).
(13) Noretroactive assessment under subsection (12)shallbeapplied to
thesubject goods imported prior totheviolation oftheundertakings.
Review by 12. (1) Whenever anyinterested party provides information totheMinister,
Minister ortheMinister otherwise obtains information, that:
(a) theamount ofcountervailable subsidy haschanged
substantially;
(b) arefund ofthecountervailing dutyimposed isappropriate;
(c) theimposition ofacountervailing dutyisnolonger necessary;
(d) anundertaking isnolonger necessary orshould bemodified;
(e) acountervailing dutyorundertaking which isrequired tobe
terminated under subsection (7)should bemaintained; or
(f) anexpedited review isrequired forexporters whowere not
previously investigated,
theMinister shallconduct areview ifhedetermines thatsuchreview isinthe
public interest orisrequired under theAgreement onSubsidies and
Countervailing Measures.
(2) Noreview shallbeundertaken under subsection (1)unless theperiod
prescribed haslapsed.
(3) IftheMinister decides toconduct areview under subsection (1),he
shall:
(a) publish anotice oftheinitiation ofareview; and
(b) conductsuchreviewandallowinterestedpartiesanopportunity
toprovide comments.
(4) Anyreview conducted under thissection shallbecompleted within
suchperiod asmaybeprescribed.G/ADP/N/1/SGP/2
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(5) Onthecompletion ofthereview, theMinister shallpublish afinal
determination inthereview stating thereasons therefor.
(6) Except inthecaseofareview under subsection (1)(b) oranexpedited
review under subsection (1)(f), anydetermination made under subsection (5)
shallapply tothesubject goods imported onorafterthedateofpublication
ofthefinaldetermination inthereview.
(7) Countervailing duties shall notbecollected onimports made after
fiveyears from thedateofthepublication ofthenotice ofthefinal
determinationandundertakingsshallautomaticallylapsewithrespecttoimports
made afterfiveyears fromthedateofpublication ofthenotice ofsuspension
oftheinvestigation, unless theMinister determines onthebasis ofareview
under thissection thatthetermination ofsuchduties orundertaking would
belikely toleadtocontinuation orrecurrence ofsubsidization andinjury.
Review by 13. (1) Aninterested party shallhavetherightofreview bytheTribunal
Tribunal against any:
(a) affirmative ornegative finaldetermination under section 9;
or
(b) finalreview determination under section 12(5).
(2) Anapplication forreview shallbefiledwithin 30daysofthedateof
thenotice offinaldetermination under section 9orofthedateofpublication
ofthefinaldetermination under section 12(5).
(3) TheTribunal may,uponreview, affirm thedetermination orremit the
matter totheMinister forreconsideration.
(4) TheMinister shall implement anydecision oftheTribunal under
subsection (3).
PART III
ANTI-DUMPING DUTIES
Imposition of 14. (1) TheMinister mayimpose ananti-dumping dutyonthesubject goods
anti-dumping imported intoSingapore where hedetermines:
duties
(a) thattheexport price ofthesubject goods islessthanthe
normal value; and
(b) thatinjury isfound toexistinanyoneofthefollowing ways:
(i) thesubject goods are,through theeffects ofdumping,
causing material injury tothedomestic industry in
Singapore producing likegoods;G/ADP/N/1/SGP/2
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(ii) thesubject goods are,through theeffects ofdumping,
threatening tocause material injury tothedomestic
industry inSingapore producing likegoods; or
(iii) thesubject goods are,through theeffects ofdumping,
causing material retardation oftheestablishment of
thedomestic industry inSingapore.
(2) Theamount ofanti-dumping dutytobeimposed:
(a) shallbeequal tothedumping margin determined toexistwith
respect tothesubject goods; or
(b) iftheMinister determines thatalower anti-dumping dutywill
besufficient toeliminate theinjury determined in
subsection (1)(b), shallbesuchlower duty.
(3) Forthepurposes ofthissection:
(a) itmust bedemonstrated thatthesubject goods arecausing
injury within themeaning ofthisAct;
(b) thedemonstration ofacausal relationship between thesubject
goods andtheinjury tothedomestic industry shallbebased
onanexamination ofallrelevant evidence before theMinister;
(c) theMinister shallalsoexamine anyknown factors other than
thesubject goods which atthesame timeareinjuring the
domesticindustry,andtheinjuriescausedbytheseotherfactors
must notbeattributed tothesubject goods.
Normal value 15. (1) Forthepurpose ofthisAct,thenormal value ofanysubject goods
shallbethecomparable price actually paidorpayable intheordinary course
oftrade forlikegoods soldforconsumption inthedomestic market ofthe
exporting country.
(2) Where there arenosales inthedomestic market oftheexporting
country under subsection (1),orwhere, because oftheparticular market
situation orthelowvolume ofthesalesinthedomestic market oftheexporting
country, suchsalesdonotpermit aproper comparison, thenormal value of
thesubject goods shallbeeither:
(a) thecomparable price actually paidorpayable intheordinary
course oftradeforlikegoods exported toanyappropriate third
country, provided thatsuchprice isrepresentative; or
(b) theconstructed value ofthesubject goods which shallinclude
thecostofproduction intheexporting country, plusa
reasonable amount forprofits.G/ADP/N/1/SGP/2
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(3) Forthepurpose ofsubsection (2),sales oflikegoods destined for
consumption inthedomestic market oftheexporting country ortheappropriate
third country shall normally beconsidered asufficient quantity forthe
determination ofthenormal value ifsuchsalesconstitute 5percentormore
ofthesalesofthesubject goods toSingapore, except thatalower ratioshall
beacceptable where theevidence shows thatdomestic salesatsuchlower ratio
areofsufficient magnitude toprovide foraproper comparison.
(4) Sales ofthelikegoods inthedomestic market oftheexporting country
orsalestoathirdcountry atprices below perunitcostofproduction maybe
treated asnotbeing intheordinary course oftradebyreason ofpriceandmay
bedisregarded indetermining normal value onlyiftheMinister determines
thatsuchsales aremade within anextended period oftimeinsubstantial
quantities andareatprices which donotprovide fortherecovery ofallcosts
within areasonable period oftime.
(5) Forthepurpose ofdetermining thecostofproduction referred toin
subsections (2)(b) and(4),thecostofproduction shallbecomputed onthe
basisofallfixed andvariable costsofmanufacturing forsaleintheexporting
country plusareasonable amount forselling, administrative andother general
expenses.
(6) Inthecircumstances described insubsection (4),thenormal value of
anysubject goods maybedetermined onthebasis of:
(a) theremaining sales inthedomestic market made ataprice
which isnotlessthanthecostofproduction, provided that
suchremaining salesareinsufficient quantities; or
(b) where thesaledoesnotexist insufficient quantities inthe
domestic market, theremaining sales inthethird country
market made ataprice which isnotlessthanthecostof
production, provided thatsuchremaining salesareinsufficient
quantities.
(7) Where theremaining sales arenotinsufficient quantities forthe
calculation ofnormal value under subsection (6),thenormal value ofany
subject goods maybedetermined onthebasis oftheconstructed value as
described insubsection (2)(b).
Export price 16. (1) Theexport price ofanysubject goods shallbetheprice actually paid
orpayable forthesubject goods.
(2) Where there isnoexport price, orwhere there isanassociation or
acompensatory arrangement between theexporter andtheimporter orathird
party anditappears thatthepriceactually paidorpayable forthesubject goods
isunreliable, theexport price maybeconstructed onthebasis oftheprice at
which thesubject goods arefirstresold toanindependent buyer or,ifthe
subject goods arenotresold toanindependent buyer ornotresold inthe
condition imported, onanyreasonable basis.G/ADP/N/1/SGP/2
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(3) Iftheexport price isconstructed asdescribed insubsection (2),
allowance shallbemade forallcostsincurred between importation andresale.
Comparison of 17. (1) Afaircomparisonshallbemadebetweentheexportpriceandthenormal
normal value and value ofanysubject goods, dueallowance shallbemade ineachcaseonits
export price merits fordifferences which affect price comparability.
(2) Thecomparison under subsection (1)shallbemade atthesame level
oftrade, normally attheex-factory level, andinrespect ofsalesmade atas
nearly aspossible thesame time.
(3) Subject tosubsections (1)and(2),theexistence ofthemargin of
dumping shall, unless otherwise provided byregulations, normally be
established onthebasis ofacomparison ofaweighted average normal value
withaweighted average ofprices ofallcomparable export transactions ofthe
subject goods.
Subject goods 18. Where thecountry oforigin ofanysubject goods isanon-market economy
from non- country, thenormal value ofthesubject goods shallbedetermined intheprescribed
market economy manner.
country
Initiation of 19. (1) Awritten petition requesting thatananti-dumping dutyinvestigation
investigation beinitiated withregard togoods imported, orlikely tobeimported, into
Singapore maybesubmitted totheMinister byanyperson onbehalf ofthe
domestic industry producing likegoods.
(2) Apetition shallbeinsuchformasmaybedetermined bytheMinister
andshallinclude evidence ofeachoftheelements specified insection 14(1)
andallother evidence thatmaybeprescribed.
(3) TheMinister shall, within theperiod prescribed, review thepetition
andother available information anddetermine whether:
(a) sufficient evidence towarrant theinitiation ofaninvestigation
intowhether theelements necessary fortheimposition ofan
anti-dumping dutyasprovided under section 14(1) exists; and
(b) suchaninvestigation isinthepublic interest.
(4) Where theMinister determines thatsufficient evidence doesnotexist
towarrant theinitiation ofananti-dumping dutyinvestigation orthatsuchan
investigation isnotinthepublic interest, theMinister shall assoon as
practicable notify thepetitioner ofhisdetermination nottoinitiate an
investigation.
(5) WheretheMinisterdeterminesthatsufficientevidenceexiststowarrant
theinitiationofananti-dumpingdutyinvestigationandthatsuchaninvestigation
isinthepublic interest, theMinister shallnotify theappropriate interested
parties andpublish anotice ofinitiation ofinvestigation.G/ADP/N/1/SGP/2
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(6) TheMinister may, inspecial circumstances, initiate ananti-dumping
dutyinvestigation onhisownaccord where hehassufficient evidence ofeach
oftheelements specified insection 14(1).
(7) Where theMinister decides toinitiate aninvestigation under
subsection (6),heshallnotify theappropriate interested parties andpublish
anotice ofinitiation ofinvestigation.
(8) Notwithstanding anyprovision inthissection, theMinister shallnot
initiate aninvestigation unless hehasdetermined onthebasisofanexamination
ofthedegree ofsupport for,oropposition to,anywritten petition submitted
under subsection (1):
(a) thatthewritten petition issupported bydomestic producers
oflikegoods whose collective output constitutes more than
50percentofthetotalproduction ofthelikegoods produced
bythatportion ofthedomestic industry expressing either
support fororopposition tothewritten petition; and
(b) thatthedomestic producers oflikegoods expressly supporting
thewritten petition account fornotlessthan25percentof
thetotalproduction ofthelikegoods produced bythedomestic
industry.
(9) Forthepurposes ofsubsection (8),inthecaseoffragmented industries
involving anexceptionally large number ofproducers, theMinister may
determine thesupport andopposition byusing statistically valid sampling
techniques.
Duration of 20. Allanti-dumping dutyinvestigations shall, except inspecial circumstances,
investigation beconcluded bytheMinister within oneyear, andinnocasemore than18months
afterinitiation.
Preliminary 21. (1) TheMinister shall, within suchperiod asmaybeprescribed, make
determination apreliminary determination regarding:
ofdumping
andinjury (a) whether adumping margin exists withrespect tothesubject
goods, andtheamount ofsuchamargin; and
(b) whether injury isfound toexistinanyoneofthefollowing
ways:
(i) thesubject goods are,through theeffects ofdumping,
causing material injury tothedomestic industry in
Singapore producing likegoods;
(ii) thesubject goods are,through theeffects ofdumping,
threatening tocause material injury tothedomestic
industry inSingapore producing likegoods; orG/ADP/N/1/SGP/2
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(iii) thesubject goods are,through theeffects ofdumping,
causing material retardation oftheestablishment of
thedomestic industry inSingapore.
(2) IftheMinister makes anegative preliminary determination under
subsection (1),heshallpublish anotice stating thereasons therefor andmay
terminate theinvestigation iftheMinister issatisfied thatthere isinsufficient
evidence ofeither dumping orofinjury tojustify proceeding with the
investigation.
(3) IftheMinister makes anaffirmative preliminary determination under
subsection (1),heshallcontinue theinvestigation andpublish anotice of:
(a) theaffirmative preliminary determination stating thereasons
forhisdetermination under subsection (1)(a) and(b);and
(b) theprovisional measures applicable.
Provisional 22. (1) TheMinistershallapplyprovisionalmeasureswithregardtothesubject
measures goods imported intoSingapore onorafterthepublication ofthenotice of
affirmative preliminary determination where theMinister determines thatsuch
measures arenecessary toprevent theinjury referred toinsection 21(1)(b)
from occurring during theperiod ofinvestigation.
(2) Provisional measures shallnotbeimposed sooner than60daysfrom
thedateofinitiation oftheinvestigation.
(3) Provisional measures shalltaketheform ofaprovisional dutyora
security equal totheamount oftheestimated dumping margin determined under
section 21(1).
(4) Provisional measures imposed under thissection shallnotexceed such
period asmaybeprescribed.
Final deter- 23. (1) TheMinister shall, within suchperiod asmaybeprescribed, make
mination of afinaldetermination regarding:
dumping and
injury (a) whether adumping margin exists withregard tothesubject
goods, andtheamount ofsuchmargin; and
(b) whether injury isfound toexistinanyoneofthefollowing
ways:
(i) thesubject goods are,through theeffects ofdumping,
causing material injury tothedomestic industry in
Singapore producing likegoods; or
(ii) thesubject goods are,through theeffects ofdumping,
threatening tocause material injury tothedomestic
industry inSingapore producing likegoods; orG/ADP/N/1/SGP/2
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(iii) thesubject goods are,through theeffects ofdumping,
causing material retardation oftheestablishment of
thedomestic industry inSingapore.
(2) Where theMinister makes anegative final determination under
subsection (1),heshall:
(a) terminate theinvestigation;
(b) terminate anyprovisional measures applied under section 22
andrefund anyprovisional dutypaidandrelease anysecurity
required bysuchmeasures; and
(c) publish anotice ofthenegative finaldetermination stating the
reasons therefor.
(3) Where theMinister makes anaffirmative finaldetermination under
subsection (1),heshall:
(a) publish anotice oftheaffirmative finaldetermination stating
thereasons therefor, theanti-dumping duties applicable and
thesubject goods onwhich theanti-dumping duties apply;
(b) impose anti-dumping duties intheamounts determined inthe
finaldetermination inaccordance withsection 14(2) onthe
subject goods imported intoSingapore onorafterthedateof
publication ofthefinaldetermination; and
(c) impose anti-dumping duties inaccordance withsubsections
(5)and(6)onimports intoSingapore forwhich provisional
measures were applied.
(4) Where anaffirmative finaldetermination hasbeenmade, theMinister
maytakeintoconsideration public interest indetermining whether toimpose
anti-dumping duties andtheamount ofsuchduties.
(5) TheMinister shallimpose anti-dumping duties onthesubject goods
against which provisional measures were applied iftheMinister:
(a) makes adetermination ofmaterial injury under
subsection (1)(b)(i); or
(b) makes adetermination ofthreat ofmaterial injury under
subsection (1)(b)(ii) andfinds thattheimport ofthesubject
goods, intheabsence oftheprovisional measures, would have
ledtoafinding ofmaterial injury under subsection (1)(b)(i).G/ADP/N/1/SGP/2
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(6) With respect totheimposition ofanyanti-dumping duty under
subsection (5):
(a) wheretheanti-dumpingdutyishigherthantheprovisionalduty
ortheamount guaranteed bythesecurity required under the
provisional measures, onlytheamount equal totheprovisional
dutyorthesecurity given shallbeimposed; and
(b) where theanti-dumping dutyislessthantheprovisional duty
ortheamount guaranteed bythesecurity required under the
provisional measures, thefullamount oftheanti-dumping duty
shallbeimposed andtheexcess amount oftheprovisional duty
paidorsecurity given shallbereimbursed orreleased.
(7) Where noanti-dumping duties areimposed under subsection (5)on
thesubject goods against which theprovisional measures were applied, the
Minister shallrefund theprovisional dutypaidandrelease thesecurity required
bytheprovisional measures.
(8) Notwithstanding subsections (3)and(5),theMinister mayimpose anti-
dumping duties onthesubject goods imported intoSingapore within aperiod
of90daysprior totheapplication ofprovisional measures, butinnocase
earlier thanthedateoftheinitiation oftheinvestigation, if:
(a) there isahistory ofdumping which caused injury, orthe
importer wasorshould have been aware thattheexporter
practices dumping andthatsuchdumping would cause injury;
and
(b) theinjury iscaused bymassive dumped imports ofthesubject
goods inarelatively short period oftimewhich inthelight
ofthetiming andthevolume ofsuch imports andother
circumstances (such asarapid build-up ofinventories ofthe
subject goods) islikely toseriously undermine theremedial
effect oftheanti-dumping dutytobeimposed.
(9) When ananti-dumping dutyisimposed onthesubject goods, suchanti-
dumping dutyshall beimposed intheappropriate amount asprovided by
regulations made under thisAct.
Termination of 24. (1) Notwithstanding anyother provisions ofthisActbutsubject to
investigation subsection (2),aninvestigation maybeterminated atanytimeif:
(a) thepetitioner withdraws thepetition; or
(b) theMinister determines thatsuchtermination isinthepublic
interest.
(2) Aninvestigation shall beterminated immediately iftheMinister
determines thatthemargin ofdumping isdeminimis orthatthevolume of
imports ofthesubject goods, actual orpotential, ortheinjury, isnegligible.G/ADP/N/1/SGP/2
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(3) Forthepurpose ofsubsection (2):
(a) themargin ofdumping shallbeconsidered tobedeminimis
ifthemargin islessthan2percent,expressed asapercentage
oftheexport price; and
(b) thevolume ofimports ofthesubject goods shallnormally be
regarded asnegligible ifthevolume ofimports ofthesubject
goods from aparticular country isfound toaccount forless
than3percentofimports ofthelikegoods intoSingapore,
unless thesubject goods from countries which individually
account forlessthan3percentofimports ofthelikegoods
inSingapore collectively account formore than7percentof
imports ofthelikegoods intoSingapore.
(4) Ifatermination under subsection (1)or(2)occurs prior tothe
preliminary determination, theMinister shall publish anotice ofsuch
termination stating thereasons therefor.
(5) Ifatermination under subsection (1)or(2)occurs afterthepreliminary
determination, theMinister shall:
(a) terminate anyprovisional measures referred toinsection 22
andrefund theprovisional duties paidorrelease thesecurity
required bysuchmeasures; and
(b) publish anotice ofsuch termination stating thereasons
therefor.
Suspension of 25. (1) Aninvestigation maybesuspended ifundertakings areaccepted by
investigation theMinister.
(2) Before accepting theundertakings, theMinister shalldetermine that
suchundertakings:
(a) willeliminate thedumping margin ortheinjurious effects
caused bythesubject goods;
(b) canbemonitored effectively; and
(c) areinthepublic interest.
(3) Iftheundertakings areaccepted bytheMinister, which undertakings
shall beaccepted onlyafter anaffirmative preliminary determination, the
Minister shall:
(a) suspend theinvestigation;
(b) suspend anyprovisional measures applied under section 22
andrefund theprovisional dutypaidandrelease thesecurityG/ADP/N/1/SGP/2
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required bysuch measures astheMinister may think
appropriate; and
(c) publish anotice stating thereasons forthesuspension ofthe
investigation andtheactions under paragraph (b).
(4) Notwithstanding theacceptance oftheundertakings, theinvestigation
shallbecompleted uponthewritten request oftheexporters ofthesubject goods
submitted bytheinterested foreign government oriftheMinister sodecides.
(5) Where theMinister completes theinvestigation under subsection (4)
orforanyother reason, andmakes anaffirmative finaldetermination, the
undertakings shallremain ineffect subject totheprovisions ofthisAct.
(6) Where theMinister completes theinvestigation under subsection (4)
orforanyother reason, andmakes anegative determination, theundertakings
shalllapse, except incircumstances referred toinsubsection (7).
(7) Where thenegative determination referred toinsubsection (6)isdue
inlarge parttotheexistence oftheundertakings, theundertakings maybe
maintained subject totheprovisions ofthisAct.
(8) TheMinister maytakeanyaction under subsection (9)or(10)atany
timeifhedetermines that:
(a) theundertakings accepted under subsection (1)nolonger meet
therequirements ofsubsection (2);or
(b) there isamaterial violation oftheundertakings.
(9) Where aninvestigation hasnotbeencompleted despite subsection (4),
theMinister mayresume theinvestigation andtakeexpeditious action to:
(a) make apreliminary determination under section 21;
(b) apply provisional measures inconformity withsection 22if
appropriate; and
(c) make afinaldetermination under section 23within 120days
afterthepublication ofthepreliminary determination.
(10) Where aninvestigation hasbeencompleted under subsection (5),the
Minister mayimmediately issue afinaldetermination under section 23and
collect theanti-dumping duties applicable.
(11) TheMinister may usethefacts available with respect toany
determination under subsection (9)or(10)where amaterial violation ofthe
undertakings occurs under subsection (8)(b).
(12) Where theMinister resumes aninvestigation under subsection (8)(b),
theMinister mayimpose anti-dumping duties inconformity withsection 23G/ADP/N/1/SGP/2
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onthesubject goods imported intoSingapore within aperiod of90daysprior
totheprovisional measures applied under subsection (9)(b).
(13) Noretroactive assessment under subsection (12)shallbeapplied to
thesubject goods imported prior totheviolation oftheundertakings.
Review by 26. (1) Whenever anyinterested party provides information totheMinister,
Minister ortheMinister otherwise obtains information, that:
(a) thedumping margin haschanged substantially;
(b) arefund ofananti-dumping dutyisappropriate;
(c) theimposition ofananti-dumping dutyisnolonger necessary;
(d) anundertaking isnolonger necessary orshould bemodified;
(e) ananti-dumping dutywhich isrequired tobeterminated under
subsection (7)should bemaintained; or
(f) anexpedited review isrequired forexporters orproducers who
didnotexport thesubject goods toSingapore during theperiod
ofinvestigation,
theMinister shallconduct areview ifhedetermines thatsuchreview isinthe
public interest orisrequired under theAgreement onImplementation of
Article VIoftheGeneral Agreement onTariffs andTrade 1994.
(2) Noreview shallbeundertaken under subsection (1)unless theperiod
prescribed haslapsed.
(3) IftheMinister decides toconduct areview under subsection (1),he
shall:
(a) publish anotice oftheinitiation ofareview; and
(b) conductsuchreviewandallowinterestedpartiesanopportunity
toprovide comments.
(4) Anyreview conducted under thissection shallbecompleted within
suchperiod asmaybeprescribed.
(5) Onthecompletion ofthereview, theMinister shallpublish afinal
determination inthereview stating thereasons therefor.
(6) Except inthecaseofareview forarefund under subsection (1)(b)
oranexpedited review under subsection (1)(f), anydetermination made under
subsection (5)shallapply tothesubject goods imported onorafterthedate
ofpublication ofthefinaldetermination inthereview.G/ADP/N/1/SGP/2
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(7) Anti-dumping duties shallnotbecollected onimports made afterfive
years fromthedateofpublication ofthenotice ofthefinaldetermination and
undertakings shallautomatically lapse withrespect toimports made afterfive
years fromthedateofpublication ofthenotice ofsuspension ofinvestigation,
unless theMinister determines onthebasisofareview under thissection that
thetermination ofsuch duties orundertaking would belikely toleadto
continuation orrecurrence ofdumping andinjury.
Review by 27. (1) AninterestedpartyshallhavetherightofreviewbytheTribunalagainst
Tribunal any:
(a) affirmative ornegative finaldetermination under section 23;
or
(b) finalreview determination under section 26(5).
(2) Anapplication forreview shallbefiledwithin 30daysofthedateof
thenotice ofaffirmative ornegative finaldetermination under section 23or
ofthedateofthefinalreview determination under section 26(5).
(3) TheTribunal may,uponreview, affirm thedetermination orremit the
matter totheMinister forreconsideration.
(4) TheMinister shall implement anydecision oftheTribunal under
subsection (3).
PART IV
ADMINISTRATION
Administrative 28. (1) Subject totheprovisions ofthisAct,anyinvestigation oraction to
matters beconducted ortaken under thisActoranyregulations made thereunder shall
beconducted ortaken byanyperson authorized inwriting bytheMinister.
(2) Ifanyquestion arises astowhether anyparticular goods areorare
notincluded inanynotification given under thisActoranyregulations made
thereunder,theMinistershalldeterminethescopeofthenotificationaftergiving
interested parties anopportunity tocomment onthescope ofthenotification.
Protection from 29. Nosuitorotherlegalproceedings shalllieagainst anyperson authorized under
personal thisActfororonaccount ofor,inrespect of,anything which isingood faithdone
liability orintended tobedone intheexecution orpurported execution ofthisActorany
regulations made thereunder.
Establishment 30. (1) There shallbeestablished anAnti-Dumping Tribunal toperform the
ofAnti-Dumping functions specified insections 13and27.
Tribunal
(2) TheMinister shallappoint theChairman oftheTribunal andnotmore
thantwoother persons asmembers oftheTribunal.G/ADP/N/1/SGP/2
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(3) TheChairman andmembers oftheTribunal shallholdoffice forsuch
period notexceeding three years asmaybedetermined bytheMinister and
shallbeeligible forreappointment.
(4) TheMinister shalldetermine theremuneration andother terms and
conditions oftheappointment oftheChairman andmembers oftheTribunal.
(5) Nopersons shallbeappointed orshallcontinue toholdoffice asa
member oftheTribunal ifhe:
(a) isofunsound mind;
(b) isanundischarged bankrupt orhasmade anyarrangement or
composition withhiscreditors; or
(c) isconvicted ofanoffence involving dishonesty, fraud ormoral
turpitude andhasnotreceived afreepardon.
(6) TheChairman oranymember oftheTribunal mayatanytimeresign
from hisoffice bygiving notice inwriting totheMinister.
(7) TheChairman andmembers oftheTribunal shallbedeemed tobe
Cap. 224 public servants forthepurposes ofthePenal Code.
(8) TheTribunal shall review theevidence ontherecord toascertain
whether there issubstantial evidence ontherecord tosupport thedecision of
theMinister.
(9) Inanyreview:
(a) theproceduretobefollowediswithintheTribunal'sdiscretion;
and
(b) theTribunal:
(i) isnotbound toactinaformal manner; and
(ii) isnotbound bytherules ofevidence.
(10) TheTribunal shallhavepowers todoallthings necessary orconvenient
tobedonefororinconnection withtheperformance ofitsfunctions under
thisAct.
(11) TheMinister maymake suchrulesasmaybenecessary orexpedient
forthepurpose ofenabling theTribunal tocarry outitsfunctions and,in
particular, maymake rules toprovide fortheconstitution, officers and
proceedings oftheTribunal.
(12) Forthepurposesofthissection,"Minister"meanstheMinistercharged
withtheresponsibility forlaw.G/ADP/N/1/SGP/2
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Delegation 31. (1) TheMinister may, bywriting under hishand, delegate toanyperson,
either generally orotherwise, alloranyofhispowers andfunctions under
thisActoranyregulations made thereunder except hispowers under sections 3,
9,14,23and46;andanyreference inthisActortheregulations tothe
Minister shall, unless thecontext otherwise requires, include areference to
adelegate.
(2) Adelegate oftheMinister is,intheexercise ofhispowers andthe
performanceofhisfunctionsunderthisActoranyregulationsmadethereunder,
other thaninhisbeing satisfied orhaving anopinion astoanymatter, subject
tothedirections oftheMinister.
Application of 32. (1) ThisActshallbeconstrued asonewiththeCustoms Actand,unless
Customs Act. otherwise provided inthisAct,forthepurposes oftheinterpretation ofthis
Cap. 70 Act,section 3oftheCustoms Actshallapply tothisActinthesame manner
asitapplies forthepurposes oftheinterpretation oftheCustoms Act.
(2) Intheevent ofanyinconsistency occurring between theprovisions
oftheCustoms Actandtheprovisions ofthisAct,theprovisions ofthisAct
shallprevail.
(3) Anycountervailing oranti-dumping dutyimposed under thisActshall
bepaidtotheDirector-General ofCustoms andExcise.
Cap. 70 (4) TheCustoms Actshall, totheextent relevant andwithsuchexceptions
ormodifications asmaybeprescribed, apply toanycountervailing oranti-
dumping dutyasitapplies toacustoms dutyimposed under theprovisions
oftheCustoms Act.
PART V
GENERAL
Currency 33. (1) If,forthepurposes ofthisAct,thecomparison oftheexport prices
conversion ofgoods exported toSingapore andcorresponding normal values oflikegoods
requires aconversion ofcurrencies, thatconversion, subject tosubsections (3)
and(5),shallbemade using therateofexchange onthedateofsale.
(2) Thedateofsaleshall, insofarasisappropriate, bethedateofcontract,
purchase order, order confirmation orinvoice asdetermined bytheMinister
asthatwhich establishes thematerial terms ofthesaleoftheexported goods.
(3) If,inrelation togoods exported toSingapore, aforward rateof
exchange isused, theMinister shall, inanyconversion ofcurrencies under
subsection (1),usethatrateofexchange.
(4) If:
(a) thecomparison referred toinsubsection (1)requires the
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(b) therateofexchange between those currencies hasundergone
ashort-term fluctuation,
theMinister shall, forthepurposes ofthatcomparison, disregard that
fluctuation.
(5) If:
(a) thecomparison referred toinsubsection (1)requires the
conversion ofcurrencies; and
(b) theMinister issatisfied thattherateofexchange between those
currencies hasundergone asustained movement during the
period ofinvestigation,
theMinister shallallow exporters atleast60daystoadjust theirexport prices
toreflect thesustained movement.
Notice of 34. (1) Allinterested parties inacountervailing oranti-dumping duty
information and investigation orreview shallbegiven notice oftheinformation required by
opportunities to theMinister andopportunities topresent allevidence theyconsider relevant.
present evidence
(2) TheMinister shall, whenever practicable, provide timely opportunities
forallinterested parties toseeinformation submitted thatisnotconfidential
andwhich isrelevant tothepresentation oftheircase.
(3) Throughout acountervailing oranti-dumping investigation orreview,
allinterested parties shall have afullopportunity forthedefence oftheir
interests.
(4) TheMinister shall, onrequest, provide timely opportunities forall
interested parties tomeetthose parties withadverse interests, sothatopposing
views maybepresented andrebuttal arguments offered.
(5) Provision ofsuch opportunities shall takeaccount oftheneed to
preserve confidentiality andoftheconvenience totheparties.
(6) There shallbenoobligation onanyparty toattend ameeting, and
failure todososhallnotbeprejudicial tothatparty'scase.
(7) Interested parties shallalsohavetheright, onjustification, topresent
other information orally which shallbereproduced inwriting.
(8) TheMinister shall, before afinal determination ismade inan
investigation orreview, inform allinterested parties oftheessential factsunder
consideration which form thebasis forthedecision.
Submission of 35. (1) Anyinformation which isbyitsnature confidential, oranyinformation
confidential which isprovided onaconfidential basistotheMinister, theTribunal orany
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assuchbytheMinister, theTribunal andanyperson having access tosuch
information.
(2) Theconfidential nature ofadocument shallnotbeusedasareason
forrefusing toprovide ittotheMinister, theTribunal oranyperson authorized
bytheMinister.
(3) TheMinister andtheTribunal shallberesponsible forensuring the
confidentiality ofsuchdocuments.
(4) Confidential information shallnotbedisclosed without specific written
permission from theparty submitting theconfidential information.
(5) TheMinisterortheTribunalshallrequirepartiesprovidingconfidential
information tofurnish non-confidential summaries thataresufficient indetail
topermit reasonable understanding ofthesubstance oftheconfidential
information.
(6) Where suchparties indicate thatsuchinformation isnotsusceptible
ofsummary, astatement ofreasons whysummarization isnotpossible shall
beprovided.
(7) TheMinister ortheTribunal maydisregard information presented if:
(a) theMinister ortheTribunal finds thatarequest for
confidentiality under subsection (1)isnotwarranted andthe
supplier oftheinformation nevertheless isunwilling tomake
theinformation public;
(b) thenon-confidentialsummariesasrequiredundersubsection(5)
arenotinsufficient detail; or
(c) thereasonsgivenfornotprovidingnon-confidentialsummaries
under subsection (6)areinadequate andthesupplier ofthe
information nevertheless refuses toprovide non-confidential
summaries.
Directions by 36. TheMinister maygivetotheDirector-General ofCustoms andExcise, any
Minister public officer oranyofficer ofanystatutory board suchwritten directions inconnection
withthecarrying outorgiving effect tothepowers andduties oftheMinister under
thisActastheMinister thinks fit,andtheDirector-General ofCustoms andExcise,
public officer orofficer shallcomply withthedirections sogiven.
Facts 37. Where anyinterested party refuses access to,orotherwise doesnotprovide,
available necessary information within areasonable period orsignificantly impedes an
investigation orreview, including refusal toallow verification ofitsinformation,
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Other practices 38. (1) If,inthecourseofananti-dumpinginvestigationorreview,theMinister
discovered discovers practices which appear tobedumping butwhich werenotincluded
during inves- inthematters alleged inthepetition, theMinister may, ifthere issufficient
tigation or time, investigate those practices.
review
(2) If,inthecourse ofacountervailing dutyinvestigation orreview, the
Minister discovers practices which appear tobecountervailable subsidies but
which were notincluded inthematters alleged inthepetition, theMinister
may, ifthere issufficient time, investigate those practices.
Conduct of 39. Whennoapplicableinternationalobligationoncountervailingandanti-dumping
investigation duties exists between Singapore andanyinterested foreign government, theMinister
where nointer- maytakesuchaction asmaybeprescribed.
national
obligations apply
Transhipment 40. Where goods arenotimported intoSingapore directly from thecountry of
origin, butareexported toSingapore from anintermediate country, theprovisions
ofthisActandanyregulations made thereunder shall befully applicable andthe
transaction, forthepurposes ofthisActandthose regulations, shallberegarded as
having taken place between thecountry oforigin andSingapore.
Publication 41. Allnotices required tobepublished under thisActshallbepublished inthe
ofnotices Gazette ,unless otherwise specified.
Double counting 42. Nogoods shallbesubject tobothanti-dumping andcountervailing duties to
notpermitted compensate forthesame situation ofdumping andexport subsidization.
Customs 43. Anyinvestigation conducted under thisActshallnothinder procedures for
clearance not customs clearance.
tobehindered
Public servants 44. Anyperson acting foranonbehalf oforunder thedirection oftheMinister
under thisActoranyregulations made thereunder shallbedeemed tobeapublic servant
Cap. 224 forthepurposes ofthePenal Code.
Obligation of 45. (1) Noperson whohasaccess toanystatement, accounts, record,
secrecy correspondence,document,informationoranyothermaterialobtainedpursuant
totheprovisions ofthisActoranyregulations made thereunder shalldisclose
suchstatement, accounts, record, correspondence, document, information or
other material toanyother person unless suchdisclosure is:
(a) authorized bytheMinister; or
(b) made forthepurposes ofthisAct.
(2) Anyperson whocontravenes subsection (1)shallbeguilty ofanoffence
andshall beliable onconviction toafinenotexceeding $5,000 orto
imprisonment foratermnotexceeding oneyearortoboth.
Power to 46. (1) TheMinister maymake suchregulations asmaybenecessary or
make expedient forgiving fulleffect toorforcarrying outtheprovisions ofthis
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(2) Without prejudice tothegenerality ofsubsection (1),regulations may
bemade:
(a) toprescribe thetimeperiods foranyaction tobetaken under
thisAct;
(b) toprovide forextensions oftimeforanyaction tobetaken
andthecircumstances when extensions maybegranted;
(c) toprovide fortheformandcontent ofnotices required forthe
purposes ofthisActandtheprocedures related tothegiving
ofsuchnotices;
(d) toprovide fortheprocedures ofinvestigations, reviews and
appeals;
(e) toprovide foranyfeetobecharged inrespect ofanymatter
required forthepurposes ofthisAct;
(f) toprovide fortheforms ofundertakings which maybe
accepted bytheMinister andtheprocedures related thereto;
(g) toprovide fortheapplicable currency tobeused inany
computation required forthepurposes ofthisActandtherate
ofexchange applicable foranyconversion ofcurrency
required;
(h) toprescribe matters necessary orconvenient tobeprescribed
forcarrying outorgiving effect totheWorld Trade
Organization Agreement, theAgreement onCountervailing
andSubsidies Measures, theAgreement onImplementation
ofArticle VIoftheGeneral Agreement onTariffs andTrade
1994 andtheAgreement onAgriculture asamended or
supplementedbyanyprotocoloragreementtowhichSingapore
isaparty; and
(i) toprovide thatanyperson whocontravenes theregulations
shallbeguilty ofanoffence andshallbeliable onconviction
toafinenotexceeding $10,000 ortoimprisonment foraterm
notexceeding three years ortoboth.
Repeal. 47. (1) TheCustoms (Dumping andSubsidies) Actisrepealed.
Cap. 71
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1),andrepealed Customs (Dumping and
Subsidies) Actandanysubsidiary legislation made thereunder inforce
immediately before thedateofcommencement ofthisActshallcontinue to
apply toanyrepresentation, investigation, application ororder made orthing
doneunder therepealed Actandsubsidiary legislation asifthisActhadnot
beenenacted butshallnotapply totheprocedure foranyreview ofexisting
measures initiated, pursuant toanapplication, afterthatdate.
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