Negotiating Group on Rules - Illustrative List of Benchmarks for Determinations of Material Injury and Causation - Communication from Japan

World Trade Organization TN/RL/GEN/42 13 May 2005 (05-1957) Negotiating Group on Rules Original: English I LLUSTRATIVE LIST OF BENCHMARKS FOR DETERMINATIONS OF MATERIAL INJURY AND CAUSATION Communication from Japan The following communication, dated 12 May 2005, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of Japan. The submitting delegation has requested that this paper, which was submitted to the Rules Negotiating Group as an informal document (JOB(05)/78), also be circulated as a formal document. _______________ This paper is intended for discussion regarding benchmarks to provide authorities with more specific guidance in making injury determinations. Since Members had useful and constructive discussion on p re vious papers proposed by the FANs (JOB(04)/183 and JOB(05)/46) in the informal meeting of the Negotiating Group on Rules, this paper should be seen as a complement to the previous papers. An illustrative l