Anti-dumping

Initiation

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The procedural action by which a WTO Member formally commences an anti-dumping investigation

Affiliated company

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See related company.

Allowances

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Allowances or adjustments are made for differences affect price comparability i.e. the comparison between normal value and export prices. Factors that can be taken into account include differences in conditions and terms of sale, taxation, levels of trade, quantities, and physical characteristics.

The original anti-dumping provision of the GATT 1947, now incorporated into WTO rules through the GATT 1994

A situation where an application is supported by those domestic producers whose collective output constitutes more than 50 per cent of the total production of the like product produced by that portion of the domestic industry expressing either support for or opposition to the application. However, no investigation shall be initiated when domestic producers expressly supporting the application account for less than 25 per cent of total production of the like product produced by the domestic industry.

Composed of representatives from each of the WTO Members. The Committee shall meets not less than twice a year and otherwise as envisaged by relevant provisions of this Agreement at the request of any Member.

De minimis dumping

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The margin of dumping shall be considered to be de minimis if this margin is less than 2 per cent, expressed as a percentage of the export price.

Expiry review

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Any definitive anti dumping duty shall be terminated on a date not later than five years from its imposition (or from the date of the most recent review under paragraph 2 if that review has covered both dumping and injury, or under this paragraph), unless the authorities determine, in a review initiated before that date on their own initiative or upon a duly substantiated request made by or on behalf of the domestic industry within a reasonable period of time prior to that date, that the expiry of the duty would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping and injury. Also called sunset review.

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