Working Group on Implementation - Draft Recommendation Concerning the Time-Period to be Considered in Making a Determination of Negligible Import Volumes for Purposes o[...].8 of the Agreement - Revision
World Trade
Organization RESTRICTED G/ADP/AHG/W/124/Rev.1
7 June 2002 (02-3178) Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices
Working Group on Implementation
Draft RECOMMENDATION CONCERNING THE time-period to be
considered in making a DETERMINATION OF NEGLIGIBLE
IMPORT VOLUMES FOR PURPOSES OF ARTICLE 5.8
OF THE AGREEMENT
Revision
The Committee notes that Article 5.8 of the Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of GATT 1994 provides that there shall be immediate termination in cases where the authorities determine that the volume of dumped imports, actual or potential, is negligible. Article 5.8 also defines the volume of dumped imports from a particular country that shall normally be regarded as negligible. However, it does not establish a period of time over which imports are to be counted in determining whether the volume of imports is negligible. The Committee considers that guidance regarding an appropriate time-period for that determination woul