Prompt Access to Non-confidential Information (Articles 6.4 Agreement on Anti-Dumping Practices and 12.3 Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures) - Communication from the United States

World Trade Organization TN/RL/GEN/13 TN/RL/W/162/Rev.1 14 July 2004 (04-3034) Negotiating Group on Rules Original: English PROMPT ACCESS TO NON-CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION (ARTICLES 6.4 AGREEMENT ON ANTI-DUMPING PRACTICES AND 12.3 AGREEMENT ON SUBSIDIES AND COUNTERVAILING MEASURES) Communication from the United States The following communication, dated 28 June 2004, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of the United States. _______________ The Members have agreed to take up the issue of clarifications and improvements to the Anti-Dumping Agreement (ADA) and Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (ASCM). In this effort, the United States proposed that this Group examine clarifications designed to improve prompt access to nonconfidential information. While the Agreements recognize that confidential information may be protected from public disclosure, in many cases the United States has found that interested parties d