95-10139. Notice of Opportunity to Submit Written Comments on WTO Members' Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Legislation and Regulations

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 79 (Tuesday, April 25, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 20302]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-10139]



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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE


Notice of Opportunity to Submit Written Comments on WTO Members' 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Legislation and Regulations

AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.

ACTION: Notice of opportunity to submit written comments to the Office 
of the United States Trade Representative on other World Trade 
Organization (WTO) Members' antidumping and countervailing duty 
legislation and regulations.

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SUMMARY: The WTO Committee on Antidumping Practices and the WTO 
Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures will hold meetings 
the week of June 12, 1995 to begin reviewing Members' notifications of 
the full and integrated texts of their antidumping and countervailing 
duty laws and regulations. USTR invites interested persons to provide 
comments on other WTO Members' notifications to assist USTR in 
preparing for these meetings. USTR is particularly interested in 
receiving comments that are illustrated with examples taken from 
application of other Members' actual antidumping and countervailing 
duty laws and regulations. The notifications are available for reading 
and photocopying in the Public Reading Room at USTR and in Room B-099 
of the Central Records Unit at the Department of Commerce.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to provide written comments to 
USTR on the following WTO Members' notifications by May 15, 1995: 
Korea, Australia, Venezuela, Mexico, Chile, New Zealand, Canada, 
Argentina, Brazil, India, and the European Union. Comments on other WTO 
Members' notifications should be provided by July 1, 1995.

format and number of copies: Interested persons should submit the 
original and two copies of their typewritten comments on other WTO 
Members' notifications to Sybia Harrison, WTO Members' AD/CFD 
Notifications, Office of the USTR, Room 223, 600 17th Street, N.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20506.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions concerning USTR's Public Reading Room and the availability of 
specific Members' notifications should be directed to: Brenda Webb, 
Information Services Assistant [phone]. Questions concerning 
Commerce's Central Records Unit and the availability of specific 
Members' notifications should be directed to: Andrew Lee Beller, 
Director of Central Records [phone]. Other inquiries should be 
directed to Joanna McIntosh, Assistant General Counsel, [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Article 18.5 of the WTO Agreement on 
Implementation of Article VI and Article 32.6 of the WTO Agreement on 
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures require Members to inform the 
relevant Committee of any changes in their laws, regulations, or 
administration thereof, relevant to the Agreements. The Antidumping and 
Subsidies Committees agreed at their inaugural meetings in February 
1995 that WTO Members should notify the full and integrated texts of 
their antidumping and countervailing duty laws and regulations to the 
relevant Committees by March 15, 1995.
    The Committees further decided to begin reviewing the following 
twelve notifications at meetings to be held the week of June 12, 1995: 
Korea, Australia, Venezuela, Mexico, Chile, United States, New Zealand, 
Canada, Argentina, Brazil, India, and the European Union. Other 
Members' notifications will be reviewed subsequently.
    The Committees have requested Members to submit written questions 
concerning the notifications prior to the respective meetings. Answers 
to the questions will be given orally at the meetings and subsequently 
in writing. The review process offers a meaningful opportunity to 
verify other Members' compliance with the Antidumping and Subsidies 
Agreements and to provide suggestions as to possible modifications to 
Members' laws, regulations or the administration of those provisions.
Irving Williamson,
Deputy General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 95-10139 Filed 4-24-95; 8:45 am]
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