Anti-dumping, countervailing duty and safeguard measures : an assessment of the institutional and legal framework in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan  

The AMIR Program is assisting the Kingdom of Jordan in its bid to become a
member of the World Trade Organization (AWTO@). As part of this effort, the AMIR
Program is advising the private sector in Jordan on the legal and economic implications of
WTO membership.Singled out for special attention by the AMIR Program is the effect WTO
membership will have on the ability of Jordans private sector to combat the injurious
effects of imports which are dumped, subsidized, or significantly increasing. This
consultancy has concluded that Jordan currently lacks the legal and institutional framework
to apply anti-dumping, countervailing duty, and safeguard measures consistent with the
requirements of the relevant WTO agreements