QUESTIONS
POSED BY CHINA
REGARDING THE NOTIFICATION OF ARGENTINA[1]
The
following communication, dated and received on 2 October 2025, is being
circulated at the request of the delegation of China.
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China thanks Argentina
for its notification regarding Presidential Anti-Dumping Decree No. 33/2025 and
Resolution No. 111/2025 of the Secretariat of Industry and Trade and poses the
following questions:
Question 1
Article 113 of Presidential Anti-Dumping Decree No.
33/2025 stipulates that "Interested parties may challenge any appealable
decision in court once administrative remedies have been exhausted, within the
framework of the National Law on Administrative Procedures and the
Administrative Procedures Regulations. Decree No. 1759/72 - Harmonized Text of
2017 and amendments thereto." Pursuant to the aforesaid provisions, legal
action in court may only be initiated after administrative remedies have been
exhausted. Please elaborate the purpose of formulating such provisions, and
whether these provisions can ensure that interested parties exercise their
rights in a timely manner.
Question 2
Article 115 of Presidential Anti-Dumping Decree No.
33/2025 stipulates that "The NATIONAL FOREIGN TRADE COMMISSION shall take
into consideration the specific circumstances of small and medium-sized
enterprises." Please explain how Argentina will take into account the
situation of small and medium-sized enterprises in trade remedy investigations.
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[1] _G/ADP/N/1/ARG/1/Suppl.12 - _G/SCM/N/1/ARG/1/Suppl.11