The Law of Trade Remedies in International Trade.

T​​​he Law of Trade Remedies in International Trade issued by virtue of the Ministerial Council Decision (No.60) on 29/04/1444 H, corresponding to 23/11/2022 G, (referred to thereafter "the Law"), and the Executive Regulation of the Law issued by the GAFT Board of Directors Decision (No.55) of  on 09/08/1444 H, corresponding to 01/03/2023 G, (referred to thereafter “the regulation"). (link to the law and regulation)

The Law aims to protect the domestic industry in the Kingdom from injury caused by dumped and subsidized imports, and to safeguard from increase in imports, and to defend the Kingdom's exports subject to trade remedies proceedings.

The Law enables GAFT (the Authority) to conduct trade remedies investigations and reviews and take decisions to impose, amend, and terminate trade remedies measures pursuant to the findings of the investigations. The measures shall be imposed on the customs borders of the Kingdom against the imports subject to the measures. The Law defines the concerned executive entities, types of measures, and provides/regulates provisions on anti-circumvention, imposition and collection of the measures, public interest, and confidentiality treatment of information. The Law provides provisions on the competent court and grievances and appeals against the decisions of imposition of measures, and specified special provisions to avoid conflicts in application between the Law and the GCC Common Law.

The regulation regulates all provisions related to the requirements for accepting complaints, requests and initiating investigations and reviews. The regulation defines all provisions related to the calculations of dumping, subsidy and injury, and provisions related to the rights and obligations of the concerned parties and public interest persons in investigations and reviews.

TRD competencies in trade remedies investigations pursuant to the Law of Trade Remedies in International Trade:

1. Conducting trade remedies investigations and reviews according to the Law of Trade Remedies in International Trade and recommending trade remedies measures (anti-dumping measures – countervailing measures - safeguard measures) according to the findings of the investigations and reviews.
2. Receiving complaints from the domestic industry injured by dumped or subsidized imports or safeguard from the increase in imports, and providing technical assistance to the domestic industry in submitting the complaints.

For more information on the TRD functions and its departments see the following link (Here) and for more information about submitting complaints and trade remedies investigations in accordance with the Law (See the Law and its Regulation). If you wish to file a complaint request or participate in an ongoing investigation or review visit the TRES on the (link). 

The Common law of Anti-Dumping, Countervailing and Safeguard Measures for the Countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council

The Common law of Anti-Dumping, Countervailing and Safeguard Measures for the Countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council was issued by a decision of the Supreme Council in its twenty-fourth session held on (21 - 22 December 2003) in the State of Kuwait. An amendment was made to the Common Law pursuant to the decision of the Financial and Economic Cooperation Committee in its meeting No. (86) held on 06 November 2010 in the State of Kuwait, and this amendment was approved by the Supreme Council in its thirty-first session held on 6 – 7 December, 2010 in Abu Dhabi.

The Common Law enables the GCC states to conduct trade remedies investigations and to impose trade remedies measures to protect the Gulf industry, and the measures are applied to the customs borders of the GCC states. The Common Law, in Article (7), defines the authorities entrusted with implementing the provisions of this Common Law and its executive regulations, and defines their powers. These authorities are the Ministerial Committee, the Permanent Committee, and the GCC Bureau of Technical Secretariat for Anti-Injurious Practices in International Trade.

Trade Remedies Deputyship’s functions pursuant to the Common Law:

1. Providing technical support to the Saudi industry, through the department of Complaints, that wishes to file a complaint against dumped or subsidized imports or against the increase in the imports of the GCC states.
2. Representing the Kingdom in the Permanent Committee of the Arabian Gulf Cooperation Council in taking decisions to initiate investigations and impose provisional measures and making recommendation of imposing final measures to the Ministerial Committee.

For more information on submitting complaints and trade remedies investigations of the GCC and the GCC Common Law on Antidumping, Countervailing and Safeguard Measures and its Rules of Implementation, and awareness/guidance materials in this regard, you can visit the website of the GCC Bureau of Technical Secretariat for Anti Injurious Practices in International Trade via the link​.