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WT/TPR/M/400/Add.1 25 March 2021 (21-2442 WT/TPR/M/400/Add.1 25 March 2021 (21-2442) Page: 1/320 Trade Policy Review Body Original: English/anglais/inglés 24 and 26 November 2020 French/français/francés Spanish/espagnol/español TRADE POLICY REVIEW THAILAND MINUTES OF THE MEETING Addendum Chairperson: H.E. Mr. Harald Aspelund (Iceland) This document contains the advance written questions and additional questions by WTO Members, and replies provided by Thailand.1 Organe d'examen des politiques commerciales 24 et 26 novembre 2020 EXAMEN DES POLITIQUES COMMERCIALES THAÏLANDE COMPTE RENDU DE LA RÉUNION Addendum Président: S.E. M. Harald Aspelund (Islande) Le présent document contient les questions écrites communiquées à l'avance par les Membres de l'OMC, leurs questions additionnelles, et les réponses fournies par la Thaïlande.1 Órgano de Examen de las Políticas Comerciales 24 y 26 de noviembre de 2020 EXAMEN DE LAS POLÍTICAS COMERCIALES TAILANDIA ACTA DE LA REUNIÓN Addendum Presidente: Excmo. Sr. Harald Aspelund (Islandia) En el presente documento figuran las preguntas presentadas anticipadamente por escrito y las preguntas adicionales de los Miembros de la OMC, así como las respuestas facilitadas por la Tailandia.1 1 In English only./En anglais seulement./En inglés solamente. WT/TPR/M/400/Add.1 - 2 - Contents AUSTRALIA ...................................................................................................................... 3 BRAZIL ........................................................................................................................... 16 BRAZIL – 1ST ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ........................................................................ 18 BRAZIL – 2ND ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ....................................................................... 21 CANADA ......................................................................................................................... 28 CHILE ............................................................................................................................. 45 CHINA ............................................................................................................................ 56 CHINA - FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS .................................................................................. 77 COLOMBIA ..................................................................................................................... 81 COLOMBIA – 1ST ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ................................................................... 93 COLOMBIA – 2ND ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS .................................................................. 96 ECUADOR ..................................................................................................................... 100 EUROPEAN UNION ....................................................................................................... 106 HONG KONG, CHINA ..................................................................................................... 126 INDIA .......................................................................................................................... 130 INDIA – ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ............................................................................... 147 INDONESIA .................................................................................................................. 153 ISRAEL ......................................................................................................................... 158 JAPAN .......................................................................................................................... 161 REPUBLIC OF KOREA .................................................................................................... 167 MALAYSIA .................................................................................................................... 177 MEXICO ........................................................................................................................ 185 MYANMAR .................................................................................................................... 193 NEW ZEALAND ............................................................................................................. 196 NORWAY ...................................................................................................................... 201 PERU ............................................................................................................................ 203 PHILIPPINES ............................................................................................................... 206 RUSSIAN FEDERATION ................................................................................................. 232 SINGAPORE .................................................................................................................. 247 SWITZERLAND ............................................................................................................. 250 CHINESE TAIPEI .......................................................................................................... 263 TURKEY ........................................................................................................................ 272 TURKEY – ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ............................................................................ 275 UKRAINE ...................................................................................................................... 280 UNITED KINGDOM ........................................................................................................ 294 UNITED KINGDOM – FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS ............................................................. 303 UNITED STATES ........................................................................................................... 304 WT/TPR/M/400/Add.1 - 3 - AUSTRALIA QUESTIONS REGARDING THE REPORT BY THE SECRETARIAT - WT/TPR/S/400 SUMMARY Page 10, Paragraph 15 The report states that, since 2015, Thailand has developed 743 new standards, of which 32 are mandatory. The share of national standards that are identical or similar to international standards is 37.4%. Question 1 What measures is Thailand taking to increase awareness, recognition and alignment with international standards? Answer The Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI), as the national standards body, is a full member of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) in order to participate in the development of international standards and to ensure conformity and harmonization between Thai national standards and international standards. 80 national mirror committees participate in ISO and IEC standard development and a number of international standards have been adopted as national standards. Before regulating voluntary standard as a compulsory standard, public consultation will be held to welcome comments from stakeholders. 2 TRADE AND INVESTMENT REGIMES 2.4 Investment Regime Page 45, Paragraph 2.44 The report states that the authorities' objective is to promote the role of Thailand as an international business hub. The number of licence applications approved annually during the period under review was: 404 in 2015; 352 in 2016; 270 in 2017; 272 in 2018; and 217 in 2019. Questions 2 and 3 Can Thailand provide any data on the total number of total applications in those years? Is a breakdown available for applications by sector? Answers Statistics of numbers of total application are not available. However, the numbers of licenses and certificates issued under the FBA are available at https://www.dbd.go.th/dbdweb_en/more_news.php?cid=254. WT/TPR/M/400/Add.1 - 4 - 3 TRADE POLICIES AND PRACTICES BY MEASURE 3.1 Measures Directly Affecting Imports 3.1.4.2 Import licensing Page 59, Paragraph 3.45 Table 3.8 Products subject to other import requirements, 2020 lists measures for fresh oranges, shallots and swine offal requiring Importers must be registered with the Department of Foreign Trade (DFT) as importers of fresh oranges, and must report the import, possession, export, storage, disposal and balance of their products to the DFT every month; Question 4 How do these measures protect public health and how are they administered? Answer The importers of fresh oranges, shallot and swine offal must be registered as importers of fresh orange, shallots or swine offal, report the importation and have to declare Phytosanitary Certificate or Health Certificate for the importation in order to certify that the import products are safe and not harm people/public health. 3 TRADE POLICIES AND PRACTICES BY MEASURE 3.1 Measures Directly Affecting Imports 3.1.5 Anti-dumping, countervailing, and safeguard measures 3.1.5.1 Anti-dumping and countervailing measures Page 61, Paragraph 3.47 The report states that legislation has been amended to clarify issues related to anti-circumvention. Question 5 Could Thailand please outline the factors that are used when assessing if behaviour is circumventing measures currently in place, and if they have changed as a result of the fore-mentioned legislative amendments? Additionally, what was the rationale for this legislative clarification? Answer The amendment has added a new chapter relating to Anti-Circumvention. To investigate the case, there are three factors that need to be considered: 1) There is a change in pattern of trade which stems from a practice, process or work for which there is insufficient due cause
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