Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices - Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures - Committee on Safeguards - Notification of laws and regulations underarticles 18.5, 32.6 and 12.6 of the Agreements - Replies to questions posed by the United Statesr regarding the notification of Cameroon

NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER
ARTICLES 18.5, 32.6 AND 12.6 OF THE AGREEMENTS

REPLIES TO QUESTIONS POSED BY THE UNITED STATES[1]
REGARDING THE NOTIFICATION OF CAMEROON[2]

The following communication, dated 14 April 2014, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of Cameroon.

 

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The United States thanks Cameroon for its notification of Law No. 98/102 of 14 July 1998 on Dumping and the Marketing of Subsidized Imported Products (hereinafter "1998 Law") and poses the following questions:

General Questions

1.     In case of an inconsistency between the 1998 Law and the World Trade Organization Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (hereinafter the "WTO AD Agreement"), the World Trade Organization Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (hereinafter "WTO SCM Agreement") and the World Trade Organization Agreement on Safeguards (hereinafter "WTO SG Agreement"), which will hold precedence in Cameroon's anti‑dumping, countervailing duty and safeguard investigations, respectively?



[1] G/ADP/Q1/CMR/1‑G/SCM/Q1/CMR/1‑G/SG/Q1/CMR/1.

[2] G/ADP/N/1/CMR/1–G/SCM/N/1/CMR/1–G/SG/N/1/CMR/1 (document dated 4 July 2013).