ANTI--DUMPING MEASURE

ANTI
PRESENTATION ON THAILAND
DEFENSIVE PRACTICES

Presented by
Mr.
Mr Nirat Supthaweethum

Senior Trade Officer, Bureau of Anti Dumping

Department
p of Foreign
g Trade
Ministry of Commerce
 Structure of Bureau of Anti-
Anti-
Dumping
„ Off
Offensive
i Teams
T

* Investigating Authorities

„ Defensive Teams

* Supporting and Co
Co--ordinating with
Thai exporters
 Defensive Teams
„ There
Th are 2 defensive
d f i teams:

* Team A
- North America (US and Canada)
- South America
- Asia
- Oceania (Australia,
(Australia New Zealand
and etc.)
 Defensive Team
* Team B

- European Communities
- South Africa
- Middle East
 Guidelines for Defensive Team
„ Monitoring
g antidumping
p g measures
„ Studying antidumping laws or regulations of
other WTO members
„ Organizing Seminar for Thai exporters
„ Coordinating
C di ti with
ith th
the Offi
Office off C
Commercial
i l
Affairs
„ Informing Federation of Thai Industries and/or
Exporters about AD measure.
„ Examining the complaint and initiation of the
Antidumping
p g Investigation
g
Monitoring of Antidumping Measure
„ Initiation of AD investigation

„ Export
p and Import
p Statistics

„ Foreign Domestic Producers

„ Internet

„ Statistics on Antidumping in WTO

„ Lawyers or/and
/ d Commerciall Trade
d Counselors
l
 Studying
y g antidumping
p g laws or
regulations of other WTO members

„ WTO website (Antidumping Gateway)

„ Committee on Antidumping Practices
„ What does ministry or department
respond on it?
„ Understand the timing and procedure
of the investigation
in estigation
 Coordinating with the Office of
Commercial Affairs
„ Update on the Antidumping of laws
and regulations
g

„ News related
N l t d tto Antidumping
A tid i
measure

„ Import Statistic (6
(6 months)
 Organizing Seminar

„ For exporters, Trade Association, and

Universities

„ For
F executive/senior
ti / i manager to t
enhance the understanding of
antidumping measure
 Informing Federation of Thai
Industries and/or Exporters of AD
measure
„ New Anti
Anti--dumping Investigation

and

„ New final anti-

anti-dumping measures
 Examining the complaint and the
initiation of the Antidumping
Investigation
„ Properly documented
- Notification prior to initiation of an
investigation or not
- Find
Fi d outt the
th list
li t off exporters
t
- Export statistic
- Import statistic of the importing
country
- Coordinate with Thai Embassy or
Thai Commercial Affairs
 Examining the complaint and the
initiation of the Antidumping
Investigation
„ Initiation
- Examining the non-
non-confidential complaint
and notice of initiation
- Scope of products
- Standing of petitioners
- Dumping
D i margini
- Injury
- Casual link between dumping and Injury
- Violate the ADA or not
- Negligible or not
 Examining the complaint and the
initiation of the Antidumping
Investigation

„ Meeting with Association and/or Thai

exporters

„ Advising Lawyers to defend a case

„ Supporting the exporters argument

 Create an Effective Anti-
Anti-Dumping
Team
„ At least one of senior management;
„ Salespeople of the product under
investigation;
„ Fi
Financial
i l accountants;
t t
„ Cost accountants;
„ A specialist in other countries anti-
anti-
d mping law
dumping la
 Export products from Thailand
Subject of Antidumping Measure
„ There
Th are 64 Cases
C on final
fi l antidumping
tid i
measure

* India 12 Cases
* US 8 Cases
* Turkey y 8 Cases
* EC 7 Cases
* Brazil 4 Cases
* Argentina 3 Cases
* Australia 3 Cases
* Others 19 Cases