ANTIDUMPING IMPLEMENTATIONS IN ASIA AND DOHA ISSUES

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ANTI-DUMPING IMPLEMENTATIONS IN ASIA AND DOHA
ISSUES

• Chang-fa Lo

Material prepared by National Taiwan University
College of Law ACWH with the help of Mr. Charlie
Su and Mr. Allen Chen and Ms. TING Chaowen
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Anti-Dumping in AsiaOutline

• Anti-Dumping (AD) in Asian WTO Members
• Legislation agencies
• Highlights in practice
• Asian Members in WTO AD Disputes
• Major AD issues raised in DSB
• List of cases
• Negotiation on AD Agreement
• Issues in practice
• Doha mandate and subsequent development
• Current negotiations and proposals

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AD in Some Asian WTO Members

• China
• Japan
• Korea
• Philippines
• Malaysia
• Indonesia
• Chinese Taipei

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China Overview

• Legal basis and related rules
• Anti-dumping Regulations of the PRC (Modified on
  Mar/31/2004)
• Rules Governing the AD Investigation of Injury to
  Industries
• Rules Issued by the Supreme Peoples Court
  Governing the Application of Law in Adjudicating
  AD-related Administrative Complaints
• Investigating agencies
• Ministry of Commerce (MOC)
• Acceptance of AD application
• Determination of dumping
• Determination of injury
• Shifted from State Economic and Trade Commission
  to MOC in late 2004
• Injury to agriculture must be determined jointly
  w/ Ministry of Agriculture
• Notify interested parties
• Render preliminary and final AD determinations
• Recommend interim and/or final AD duty
• State Councils Tax Rule Committee
• Determine MOCs recommendation on AD duty

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China AD Cases Statistics
Source www.wto.org
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ChinaAD Cases in 2005
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ChinaAD Cases in 2005
Note China has initiated to date 123 AD cases.
The charts above contains only cases initiated
after 2005. source G/ADP/N/139/CHN
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JAPANOverview

• Legal basis related rules
• Art. 8 of the Customs Tariff Law
• Cabinet Order on Anti-Dumping Duties
• Guidelines on Procedures for Countervailing and
  Anti-Dumping Duties
• Investigating agencies
• Initial investigation? An ad hoc panel consisting
  of officials from Ministry of Finance (MOF),
  Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
  and the Ministry in charge of the industry
  subject to dumping
• Final determination? MOF alone

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Japan AD Cases Statistics
Source www.wto.org
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JAPANAD Cases

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JAPANAD Cases

• Source CHAPTER 5 ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES,
  http//www.meti.go.jp/english/report/downloadfiles
  /gCT0105e.pdf
• WT/TPR/S/107 Certain Polyester
  Staple Fiber from Korea and Taiwan, US
  International Trade Commission, found at
  http//hotdocs.usitc.gov/docs/pubs/701_731/pub3843
  .pdf

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KOREAOverview

• Legislation
• Foreign Trade Act
• Investigating agency
• Korean Trade Commission (KTC)
• Evolution of KTC
• 1987Established under Foreign Trade Act as an
  advisory institution to Ministry of Commerce
  Industry
• 1989Transformed into a consultative
  administration org. w/ power to initiate
  investigations and determine injury
• 1993Authorized to initiate AD investigations and
  to accept AD application
• 1995Authorized to investigate dumping rate and
  to propose the AD duty rate and imposition period
• 2001Authority expanded as to investigation and
  imposition of countermeasures

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KOREA KTC Investigation Flowchart
Source Korean Trade Commission
http//www.ktc.go.kr/eng/pno/dumping/dumping.html
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Korea AD Cases Statistics
Source www.wto.org
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KOREA Recent AD Cases

• Note Korea has initiated to date 81
  investigations. Source G/ADP/N/132/KOR
  G/ADP/N/139/KOR

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PHILIPPINES

• Legal basis and related rules
• Section 301 of the Tariff and Customs Code of the
  Philippines
• Republic Act No. 8752 (a.k.a. Anti Dumping Act
  1999, which amended Section 301)
• Implementing rules and regulations
• Commission order No. 00-01
• Investigating agencies
• Department of Trade and Industry-Bureau of
  Imported Services (DTI)/ Department of
  Agriculture (DA) in case of agricultural products
• Accept application, initiate investigation and
  render preliminary ruling
• Tariff Commission (TC)
• Conduct formal investigation and report findings
  to the DTI or DA Secretary who, in case of
  affirmative findings, will issue Department Order
  imposing AD duties

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PHILIPPINES AD Cases Statistics
Source www.wto.org
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PHILIPPINES
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PHILIPPINES
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PHILIPPINES

• Source http//www.tariffcommission.gov.ph/semi-an
  n1.html

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MALAYSIAOverview

• Legal basis and related rules
• Countervailing and Anti-Dumping Duties Act 1993
• Countervailing and Anti-Dumping Duties
  Regulations 1994
• Investigating agency
• Trade Practices Division, Ministry of
  International Trade and Industry (MITI)
• 9 AD investigation initiated b/w 1995 and May
  2002, among which 5 cases subject to AD duties,
  while 3 pending and 1 terminated
• Source http//www.intracen.org/worldtradenet/docs
  /whatsnew/colombo_workshop_may2002/country_papers/
  country_paper_malaysia.pdf

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Malaysia AD Cases Statistics
Source www.wto.org
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MALAYSIACases Since 2003

• Note Malasia has initiated to date 6 AD cases.
  The charts above contains only cases initiated
  after 2000. Source http//www.miti.gov.my/ekpweb/
  static.epub.contentdetailswoborders.screen?pageid
  miti_catAbd3FGmx2tb5931_langen0.8366977670800
  7730.73267422264815140.06399152599978875_contEPB
  00002820050.6731518008248843_typeFULL0.7741271
  2151877040.08779970749821431

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INDONESIA

• Legal basis and related rules
• The Customs Law of the Republic of Indonesia 1995
• Anti-dumping and Countervailing Duty Act 1996
• Law No. 10/1995 on Customs
• Decree No. 136/MPP/KEP/6/1996 of the Ministry of
  Trade and Industry Regarding the Anti-Dumping
  Committee
• Decree No. 172/MPP/KEP/7/1996 of the Ministry of
  Trade and Industry Regarding the Organization and
  the Working Procedure of the Anti-Dumping
  Taskforce

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INDONESIA

• Investigating agency
• Anti Dumping Committee (KADI)
• Accepted 31 petitions between 1996-2004
• 5 cases pending while others closed, 9 of which
  were subject to AD duties
• Indonesian government plans to merge KADI into
  the Indonesian Trade Protection Committee (KPPI)
  in a hope to boost efficiency
• Source http//www.nafed.go.id/news/index.php?artc
  1046
• http//www.cacs.gov.cn/DefaultWebApp/channel.jsp?c
  hId20151

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INDONESIA AD Cases Statistics
Source www.wto.org
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INDONESIARecent AD Cases
Indonesia has initiated to date 60 AD
investigation and only cases since 2004 are
listed Source World Bank International AD
Database at http//people.brandeis.edu/cbown/glo
bal_ad/data_files/AD-IDN-v2.0.xls
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Chinese TaipeiOverview

• Legal basis and related rules
• Foreign Trade Act 1993
• Rules for Handling Import Relief Cases
• Implementation Regulation on the Imposition of
  Countervailing and Antidumping Duties
• Investigating agencies
• Ministry of Finance (MOF)
• Initiate AD investigation and investigate dumping
• Impose AD duties if dumping and injury are found
• International Trade Commission (ITC) of the
  Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA)
• Investigate injuries to domestic industries

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Chinese TaipeiAD Cases Statistics
Source www.wto.org
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Chinese TaipeiAD Cases Since 1999
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Chinese TaipeiAD Cases Since 1999

• Note Chinese Taipei to date has initiated 18 AD
  cases since 1994. The chart contains only cases
  initiated after 1999. For more details, see
  http//www.moeaitc.gov.tw/moeaitc/home/english/e_i
  ndex.html

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Asian Members in WTO AD Disputes

• Major AD issues raised in DSB
• List of cases

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Major AD Issues Raised in DSB
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List of Cases
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AD Measures in Asia

• Countries in Red Counties imposing AD measures
• Countries in Blue
• Countries being imposed AD measures
• STSubtotal cases calculated base contained in
  this graph
• T Total measures being imposed
• Source www.wto.org

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DDA Negotiations

• Issues in practice
• Doha mandate and subsequent development
• Mandates to negotiate ADA
• Major objectives
• Two-phase process
• Follow-up after Doha
• Current negotiations and proposals

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