[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 79 (Tuesday, April 25, 1995)] [Notices] [Page 20302] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 95-10139] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE Notice of Opportunity to Submit Written Comments on WTO Members' Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Legislation and Regulations AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative. ACTION: Notice of opportunity to submit written comments to the Office of the United States Trade Representative on other World Trade Organization (WTO) Members' antidumping and countervailing duty legislation and regulations. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The WTO Committee on Antidumping Practices and the WTO Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures will hold meetings the week of June 12, 1995 to begin reviewing Members' notifications of the full and integrated texts of their antidumping and countervailing duty laws and regulations. USTR invites interested persons to provide comments on other WTO Members' notifications to assist USTR in preparing for these meetings. USTR is particularly interested in receiving comments that are illustrated with examples taken from application of other Members' actual antidumping and countervailing duty laws and regulations. The notifications are available for reading and photocopying in the Public Reading Room at USTR and in Room B-099 of the Central Records Unit at the Department of Commerce. DATES: Interested persons are invited to provide written comments to USTR on the following WTO Members' notifications by May 15, 1995: Korea, Australia, Venezuela, Mexico, Chile, New Zealand, Canada, Argentina, Brazil, India, and the European Union. Comments on other WTO Members' notifications should be provided by July 1, 1995. format and number of copies: Interested persons should submit the original and two copies of their typewritten comments on other WTO Members' notifications to Sybia Harrison, WTO Members' AD/CFD Notifications, Office of the USTR, Room 223, 600 17th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20506. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions concerning USTR's Public Reading Room and the availability of specific Members' notifications should be directed to: Brenda Webb, Information Services Assistant (202) 395-6186. Questions concerning Commerce's Central Records Unit and the availability of specific Members' notifications should be directed to: Andrew Lee Beller, Director of Central Records (202) 482-1248. Other inquiries should be directed to Joanna McIntosh, Assistant General Counsel, (202) 395-7203. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Article 18.5 of the WTO Agreement on Implementation of Article VI and Article 32.6 of the WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures require Members to inform the relevant Committee of any changes in their laws, regulations, or administration thereof, relevant to the Agreements. The Antidumping and Subsidies Committees agreed at their inaugural meetings in February 1995 that WTO Members should notify the full and integrated texts of their antidumping and countervailing duty laws and regulations to the relevant Committees by March 15, 1995. The Committees further decided to begin reviewing the following twelve notifications at meetings to be held the week of June 12, 1995: Korea, Australia, Venezuela, Mexico, Chile, United States, New Zealand, Canada, Argentina, Brazil, India, and the European Union. Other Members' notifications will be reviewed subsequently. The Committees have requested Members to submit written questions concerning the notifications prior to the respective meetings. Answers to the questions will be given orally at the meetings and subsequently in writing. The review process offers a meaningful opportunity to verify other Members' compliance with the Antidumping and Subsidies Agreements and to provide suggestions as to possible modifications to Members' laws, regulations or the administration of those provisions. Irving Williamson, Deputy General Counsel. [FR Doc. 95-10139 Filed 4-24-95; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3190-01-M