Customs (Definition of “compliance period�) Determination 2013 (Cth)

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Customs Act 1901

Customs (Definition of “compliance period”) Determination 2013

I, Ian Macfarlane, Minister for Industry, make this determination under subsection 269T(1A) of the Customs Act 1901.

Dated  18^th December 2013

SIGNED: Ian Macfarlane

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Ian Macfarlane

Minister for Industry

Part 1        Preliminary

1.         Name

This instrument is the Customs (Definition of “compliance period”) Determination 2013.

2.         Authority

This instrument is made under subsection 269T(1A) of the Customs Act 1901 for the purposes of the definition of compliance period in subsection 269T(1).

3.         Commencement

This instrument commences on commencement of the Customs Amendment (Anti-dumping Measures) Act 2013.

Part 2        Definition of compliance period

1.         Definition of compliance period in subsection 269T(1)

(i)For subsection 269T(1) of the Customs Act, the term, compliance period, is defined to mean:

a.   the two most recent biennial periods, ending prior to the date of initiation of a countervailing investigation, in which a World Trade Organization (WTO) Member is obliged to make new and full notifications of subsidies to the WTO in accordance with the procedures adopted by the WTO Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures.