Domestic Legal Framework

The modalities of incorporating the provisions of the WTO Agreements, and therefore also the AD Agreement, in the domestic legal systems of Members, and the design of the institutional aspects regarding anti-dumping investigations, are preparatory arrangements which have to be addressed prior to considering the initiation of an anti-dumping investigation. These issues are addressed only in a cursory fashion as the modalities and structures involved are to a large degree determined by the constitutional law of each Member, the delegation of powers to different bodies and agencies, and other overarching considerations.