REPORT (2022) OF THE COMMITTEE ON
ANTI-DUMPING PRACTICES

(adopted ON 26 october 2022)

1  ORGANIZATION OF THE WORK OF THE COMMITTEE on anti-dumping practices

1.  The Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of GATT 1994 ("the Agreement") entered into force on 1 January 1995. All Members of the WTO are ipso facto members of the Committee on Anti‑Dumping Practices ("the Committee") established under the Agreement.

2.  Observer governments in the General Council of the WTO have Observer status in the Committee. The International Monetary Fund, World Bank and UNCTAD have regular Observer status in the Committee. Pursuant to a decision of the Committee in October 1998, the Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States ("OACPS") and the OECD are invited to attend meetings on an ad hoc basis. Requests for Observer status from the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa and the Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting are under consideration by Members.

3.  This report covers the period 28 October 2021 – 26 October 2022 ("the review period"). During the review period, the Committee held two regular meetings, on 27 April and 26 October 2022.

4.  As of the beginning of the review period, Mr Ahmed AL-SULAITI (Qatar) was Chair and Mr Erik Philip Greger SOLBERG (Norway) was Vice-Chair of the Committee. On 23 May 2022, the Council for Trade in Goods ("CTG") designated Mr Juan Carlos ESTRELLA (Ecuador) as Chairperson of the Committee. As per the Committee's decision on 27 April 2022^[1], a communication in this respect was sent to the Membership on 24 May 2022 and as no written objection was received, Mr Juan Carlos ESTRELLA was elected as the Chairperson of the Committee on 30 May 2022.