Está en la página 1de 1

WT/MIN(15)/W/42

18 December 2015
(15-6710)

Page: 1/1

Ministerial Conference
Tenth Session
Nairobi, 15-18 December 2015

Original: English

DRAFT DECISION ON SELECTED TRANSPARENCY RELATED ISSUES PERTAINING


TO THE AGREEMENTS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF ARTICLE VI OF THE GATT 1994
AND ON SUBSIDIES AND COUNTERVAILING MEASURES
COMMUNICATION FROM THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
The following communication, dated 18 December 2015, is being circulated at the request of the
Russian Federation.
_______________
Ministers,
Building upon the intensive negotiating process launched in accordance with paragraph 28 of
the Doha Ministerial Declaration of 14 November 2001,
Recognizing that enhancing transparency in and understanding of existing anti-dumping and
countervailing duty policies and practices of Members is of benefit to all Members and noting the
role of the Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices and the Committee on Subsidies and
Countervailing Measures as the fora for Members to review the respective procedures and policies
of the Members,
Acknowledging the importance of further clarification of selected transparency related
procedures of anti-dumping and countervailing duty proceedings and maintaining their
predictability for parties to such proceedings and for the authorities, as well as preserving the
basic concepts, principles and objectives of the Agreements on Implementation of Article VI of the
GATT 1994 (ADA) and on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (ASCM),
Decide:
To further proceed with discussions on procedures for the review of Members' anti-dumping
and countervailing policies and practices,
To refer to the Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices and the Committee on Subsidies and
Countervailing Measures, respectively, discussions on clarification of implementation of the
following transparency related procedures pertaining to the ADA and ASCM:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)

disclosure of essential facts under consideration,


public notices and explanation of determinations,
publication of legal instruments regarding refund procedures,
access of interested parties to non-confidential information,
provision of non-confidential summaries of confidential information1,

and reporting the outcomes to the General Council, for its consideration of these matters within
12 months from the date of this decision.2
__________
1
This includes the following issues: types of information according to whether it can be treated as
confidential, fulfillment of the "good cause" requirement and format of non-confidential summaries of
information submitted in confidence.
2
Any decision (or part thereof), which is relevant to both anti-dumping and countervailing measures,
shall be applied to both instruments.

También podría gustarte