Common use of Antidumping and Countervailing Measures Clause in Contracts

Antidumping and Countervailing Measures. 1. The Parties agree to abide fully by the provisions of the WTO Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the GATT 1994, and the WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures. 2. The Parties agree to observe the following practices in antidumping cases between them: (a) immediately following the receipt of a properly documented application from an industry in one Party for the initiation of an antidumping investigation in respect of products from the other Party, the Party that has received the properly documented application shall immediately notify the other Party of the receipt of the application; (b) during any antidumping investigation involving the Parties, the Parties agree to conduct all notification letters between the Parties in English; and (c) a Party’s investigating authority shall take due account of any difficulties experienced by one or more exporters of the other Party in supplying information requested and provide any assistance practicable; on request of an exporter of the other Party, a Party’s investigating authority shall make available the timeframes, procedures and any documents necessary for the offering of an undertaking.