Anti-dumping

Causal link

18/08/2008

It must be demonstrated that the dumped imports are, through the effects of dumping causing injury within the meaning of this Agreement

Application

18/08/2008

An application is the document submitted by a domestic industry containing evidence of (a) dumping, (b) injury and (c) a causal link between the dumped imports and the alleged injury. Also called petition or complaint.

An administrative protective order (APO) is the legal mechanism in the US that controls the limited disclosure of business proprietary information to representatives of interested parties.

The provisions govern the application of Article VI of GATT 1994 in so far as action is taken under anti dumping legislation or regulations.

Analogue Country

18/08/2008

A market economy third country used by the EU to determine normal value for cases involving non-market economies. Compare with “surrogate country” as used by the US.

Complaint

18/08/2008

See application.

If prices are considered unreliable because they are made to a related importer, a constructed export price can be used in the calculation. This is made on the basis of the first independent sale with allowances for costs, including duties and taxes, incurred between importation and resale, and for profits accruing.

Dumped

18/08/2008

A product is to be considered as being dumped, i.e. introduced into the commerce of another country at less than its normal value, if the export price of the product exported from one country to another is less than the comparable price, in the ordinary course of trade, for the like product when destined for consumption in the exporting country.

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