WORLD TRADE G/L/201
30October 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-4761)
REPORT (1997) OFTHE COMMITTEE ON
SUBSIDIES AND COUNTERVAILING MEASURES
I. ORGANIZATION OFTHE WORK OFTHE COMMITTEE
1. TheAgreementonSubsidiesandCountervailingMeasures(hereinafter"theAgreement")entered
intoforce on1January 1995. AllMembers oftheWTO areipsofacto members oftheCommittee
onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures established under theAgreement.
2. Observer governments intheGeneral Council haveObserver status intheCommittee. With
respect tointernational intergovernmental organizations, theInternational Monetary FundandtheWorld
Bank haveregular observer status pursuant toagreements between theWTO andthose organizations.
Atitsregular meeting inMay1997, theCommittee granted regular observer status toUNCTAD and
theFAOonthebasisthattherewould bereciprocity withrespect todocuments, proceedings andother
aspects ofobservership. Inlightofissues regarding reciprocity, theCommittee atitsregular meetings
inMayandOctober 1997 deferred consideration oftheOECD 'srequest forregular observer status
pending consultations, butinvited theOECD intheinterim tocontinue toattend meetings ofthe
Committee onanadhocbasis. Finally, theCommittee decided atitsregular meeting inOctober 1997
toinvite theACPGroup toattend itsmeetings onanadhocbasis pending theoutcome ofhorizontal
consultations withrespect totheACP Group 'srequests forobservership invarious WTO bodies.
3. ThisReport focuses ontheperiod since theCommittee 'slastannual report (G/L/126), that
is,25October 1996 -24October 1997 (hereinafter "thereview period"). During thereview period,
theCommittee heldthree meetings. Regular meetings oftheCommittee wereheldon1-2May1997
and23-24 October 1997(G/SCM/M/14 andG/SCM/M/15). Aspecial meeting oftheCommittee was
heldon28October -1November 1996 toreview newandfullsubsidies notifications (G/SCM/M/12
andSuppl.1).
4. Asofthebeginning ofthereview period, Mr.Victor doPrado (Brazil) wasChairman, and
Ms.Michelle Slade (New Zealand) wasVice-Chairperson oftheCommittee. TheCommittee atits
regular meeting inMay 1997 elected Mr. Gilles Gauthier (Canada) asitsChairman and
Mr.JoseLuisPerez Gabilondo (Argentina) asitsVice-Chairman. Pursuant totheCommittee 'sRules
ofProcedure, theytookoffice attheendofthatmeeting.
II. PERMANENT GROUP OFEXPERTS
5. TheCommittee isrequired byArticle 24.3oftheAgreement toestablish aPermanent Group
ofExperts ("PGE"). Thetasks assigned tothePGEbytheAgreement aretoprovide assistance to
aPanel, onrequest, withregard towhether ameasure isaprohibited subsidy; toprovide Members
withconfidential advisory opinions onthenature ofanysubsidy proposed tobeintroduced orcurrently
maintained bythatMember; andtoprovide theCommittee withadvisory opinions ontheexistence
andnature ofanysubsidy. Asofthebeginning oftheperiod under review, themembers oftheG/L/201
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Permanent Group ofExperts were: Mr.Seung-Wha Chang, Mr.Gary Horlick, Mr.Friedrich Klein,
Mr.Akira Kotera andMr.Robert Martin. Atitsregular meeting inMay1997, theCommittee elected
Mr.A.V. Ganesan toreplace Mr.Klein, whose termofoffice hadexpired.
6. Pursuant toaDecision adopted bytheCommittee (G/SCM/4), thePGEshalldevelop rules
ofprocedure, taking intoaccount anyguidance provided bytheCommittee, which rulesshallbesubject
toapproval bytheCommittee. Draft Rules ofProcedure were prepared bythePGEandcirculated
totheCommittee on18April 1996(G/SCM/W/365), butwerenotapproved bytheCommittee. During
theperiod under review, theCommittee didnotdiscuss ortakeanyfurther action regarding approval
ofrules ofprocedure forthePGE. Although extensive consultations were held, noconsensus was
reached.
III. INFORMAL GROUP OFEXPERTS
7. Annex IVoftheAgreement provides guidance regarding thecalculation ofthetotaladvalorem
subsidization forthepurposes ofdetermining whether there exists apresumption ofserious prejudice
under Article 6.1(a) oftheAgreement. Note 62toAnnex IVoftheAgreement provides that"[a]n
understanding among Members should bedeveloped, asnecessary, onmatters which arenotspecified
inthisAnnex orwhich needfurther clarification forthepurposes ofparagraph 1(a)ofArticle 6."
TheCommittee atitsmeeting of13June1995created anInformal Group ofExperts toexamine such
matters andtoreport totheCommittee suchrecommendations astheGroup considers could assist the
Committee inthedevelopment ofanunderstanding among Members, asnecessary, regarding such
matters.
8. TheInformal Group on25July1997 circulated areport, including 21recommendations, to
theCommittee (G/SCM/W/415). TheCommittee gavethereport preliminary consideration atitsregular
meeting inOctober 1997. Atthatmeeting, certain Members indicated thattheyneeded additional time
tostudy thereport. Accordingly, theCommittee decided thatMembers oftheCommittee would inform
theChairman ofanyquestions forclarification thattheymight have. Onthebasisofthose comments,
aninformal meeting atwhich theexperts would bepresent willbeorganized, toprovide thenecessary
explanation andclarification.
IV. NOTIFICATION OFSUBSIDIES
9. Newandfullnotifications. Pursuant toArticle 25.1oftheAgreement andArticle XVI:1 of
GATT 1994, allMembers oftheCommittee were required tosubmit anewandfullnotification of
subsidies totheCommittee by30June1995. Asof24October 1997, 42of117WTO Members1had
notified subsidies pursuant toArticle 25oftheAgreement andArticle XVIofGATT 1994. Inaddition,
23Members hadnotified thattheymaintain nosubsidies notifiable pursuant totheseprovisions. These
notificationsmaybefoundindocumentseriesG/SCM/N/3/...52Membershadsubmittednonotification
asofthecloseoftheperiod covered bythisReport. Atableindicating thestatus ofsubsidy notifications
isreproduced inAnnex AtothisReport. Theprocess ofreviewing these notifications, which was
begun withonespecial session during thelastperiod ofreview, wascontinued ataspecial review session
on28October-1 November 1996 andattheCommittee 'sregular meetings inMay1997 andOctober
1997. Questions posed andanswers provided inthese reviews maybefound intheG/SCM/Q2/...
series.
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10. 1996 and1997 updating notifications. Article 25.1oftheAgreement requires thatupdating
notifications besubmitted by30June1996 and30June1997. Asof24October 1997, 40updating
notifications for1996and20updating notifications for1997 hadbeenreceived2.These notifications
maybefound indocument series G/SCM/N/16/.... andG/SCM/N/25.... SeeAnnexes BandC.The
Committee atitsregular meetings inMayandOctober 1997 continued itsreview of1996 updating
notifications. Review of1997 updating notifications isexpected tobegin attheCommittee 'sregular
meeting schedule forApril 1998.
11. Requests Under Article 25.8and25.10. Attheregular meeting inMay1997, therepresentative
oftheECinformed theCommittee thathisdelegation hadrecently made requests under Article 25.10
oftheAgreement. AttheCommittee 'sregular meeting inOctober 1997, theCommittee discussed
requests under Article 25.8 made bytheEC(G/SCM/Q2/JPN/13) andtheUnited States
(G/SCM/Q2/EEC/13), andarequest under Article 25.10 made bytheEC(G/SCM/Q2/USA/11).
V. NON-ACTIONABLE SUBSIDIES
12. Notifications. Article 8.3oftheAgreement provides thatasubsidy programme forwhich non-
actionability isinvoked pursuant toArticle 8.2shallbenotified totheCommittee inadvance ofits
implementation. Arecommendation bytheInformal Contact Group ofaformat forinitial notifications
(PC/IPL/11, Annex 1)wasapproved bytheCommittee atitsmeeting of22February 1995. Asof
24October 1997, nosuchnotifications hadbeenmade.
13. Format forupdating notifications. AWorking Party onSubsidies Notifications wasestablished
on22February1995todiscuss,interalia,aformatforupdatingnotificationsofnon-actionablesubsidies
under Article 8.3oftheAgreement. Atitsregular meeting inOctober 1997, theCommittee adopted
aformat forsuch notifications which wasreferred toitforapproval bytheWorking Party
(G/SCM/W/410).
14. Arbitration. Article 8.5oftheAgreement provides forbinding arbitration incertain cases
relating tonotified non-actionable subsidies. Theinformal group onprocedures forarbitration under
Article 8.5oftheAgreement hasdiscussed extensively thedevelopment ofprocedures fortheconduct
ofarbitrationunderArticle8.5,andapapercontainingproposedprocedures(G/SCM/W/5)wascirculated
totheCommittee on11May1995. Although informal consultations continued during theperiod of
review, noprocedures haveyetbeenadopted. Consultations willcontinue onthisissue.
VI. NOTIFICATION AND EXAMINATION OFCOUNTERVAILING DUTY LAWS AND/OR
REGULATIONS
15. TheCommittee decided initsspecial meeting of22February 1995 thatallMembers which
hadneworexisting legislation and/or regulations which apply inwhole orinparttocountervailing
dutyinvestigations orreviews covered bytheAgreement would notify thefullandintegrated textof
thatlegislation and/or regulations totheCommittee by15March 1995. Ifsuchlegislation and/or
regulations didnotexistorwasnotyetavailable, theMember would inform theCommittee ofthis
fact. TheCommittee alsodecided thatObserver governments should provide theCommittee thetext
ofitslawsandregulations regarding countervailing duties.
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16. Asof24October1997,72Members3hadnotifiedtheCommitteeoftheirdomesticcountervailing
dutylegislation ormade communications inthisrespect totheCommittee (G/SCM/N/1 andaddenda).
45Members hadnot,asyet,made notifications under Article 32.6oftheAgreement. Atableindicating
thestatus ofthese notifications isreproduced inAnnex DtothisReport.
17. During thereview period, theCommittee reviewed thenotifications regarding countervailing
dutylegislation bythefollowing Members: Benin, Fiji,Guatemala, Indonesia, India, Japan, Korea,
Liechtenstein,Namibia,Paraguay,Singapore,Thailand,Uganda,andtheUnitedArabEmirates.Written
questions andanswers regarding thesereviews maybefound indocuments oftheG/SCM/Q1.. series.
18. During thereview period, theCommittee undertook further review ofnotifications oflegislation
previously reviewed, pursuant toprocedures adopted bytheCommittee atitsjointspecial meeting
withtheCommitteeonAnti-DumpingPracticesinApril1996.Writtenquestionsandanswersconcerning
thenotifications ofthefollowing Members wereconsidered bytheCommittee: Canada, theEC,India,
Indonesia, Israel, Malaysia, NewZealand, Singapore andtheUnited States.
VII. SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS ONCOUNTERVAILING ACTIONS
19. Notifications for1July-31December 1996. Asof24October 1997, 8Members hadnotified
actions taken during theperiod 1July-31 December 1996. 46Members hadnotified theCommittee
thattheyhadnottaken anycountervailing dutyaction during thisperiod. Theremaining Members
hadnotsubmitted anotification. Thesemi-annual reports were circulated indocument series
G/SCM/N/23. Thestatus ofsemi-annual reports issetoutinAnnex E.
20. Notifications for1January -30June1997. Asof24October 1997, 7Members hadnotified
actions taken during theperiod 1January-30 June1997. 41Members hadnotified theCommittee
thattheyhadnottaken anycountervailing dutyaction during thisperiod. Theremaining Members
hadnotsubmitted anotification. Thesemi-annual reports were circulated indocument series
G/SCM/N/30. Thestatus ofsemi-annual reports issetoutinAnnex E.
21. Atablesummarising notifications ofnewcountervailing dutyactions taken byMembers during
theperiod 1July1996-30 June1997 isreproduced inAnnex FtothisReport.
VIII. REPORTS ONALLPRELIMINARY ORFINAL COUNTERVAILING DUTY ACTIONS
22. Pursuant toArticle 25.11 oftheAgreement, Members aretoreport without delay tothe
Committee allpreliminary andfinalcountervailing actions taken. Guidelines fortheinformation to
becontained inthese reports aresetforthinG/SCM/3. Asof24October 1997, reports ofpreliminary
andfinalcountervailing actions taken during thereview period hadbeenreceived from Argentina,
Australia, theEC,Mexico, NewZealand, South Africa andtheUnited States (G/SCM/N/22, 24,26,
27,28,29,31,32,and33).TheCommittee reviewed thenotifications ofpreliminary andfinalactions
atitsregular meetings inMayandOctober 1997.
IX. OTHER MATTERS DISCUSSED BYTHE COMMITTEE
23. Members inAnnex VII.AttheCommittee 'sregular meeting inOctober 1997, theChairman
informed theCommittee that,according todatainthe1997 World Bank Atlas, theGNP percapita
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perannum ofoneMember identified inAnnex VII(b) oftheAgreement (thePhilippines) exceeded
US$1,000. TheCommittee alsodiscussed thestatus ofHonduras, which isnotidentified inAnnex VII
although itsGNP percapita perannum islessthanUS$1,000.
24. Other issues. During theperiod ofreview, theCommittee alsoconsidered thefollowing issues:
- Mexico -countervailing dutyinvestigation oncanned peaches from Greece
- NewZealand -countervailing dutyinvestigation oncanned peaches from theEU
25. Other business. During theperiod ofreview, thefollowing items wereraised under theagenda
item"Other business":
- Korea -alleged subsidies toHanbo steel
- Argentina -provisional countervailing dutyonwheat gluten from theEC
- Australia -questions from theECregarding Australia 'snotification ofsubsidies
- Egypt -request made bytheEC
- Japan -request made bytheEC
- Korea -questions from theECregarding Korea 'snotification ofsubsidies
- DatabaseonAD/CVD actionsG/L/201
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ANNEX A
1995 NEW AND FULL SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS
(G/SCM/N/3/...)
Member Member Member Member
Angola Belgium X Jamaica Qatar
Antigua &Barbuda N Denmark X Japan X Romania X
Argentina X Finland X Kenya Rwanda
Australia X France X Korea X St.Kitts&Nevis
Bahrain X Germany X Kuwait St.Lucia
Bangladesh Greece X Lesotho St.Vincent &
Grenadines
Barbados Ireland X Liechtenstein N Senegal X
Belize Italy X Macau Sierra Leone
Benin Luxembourg X Madagascar Singapore X
Bolivia N Netherlands X Malawi Slovak Republic X
Botswana N Portugal X Malaysia X Slovenia X
Brazil X Spain X Maldives Solomon Islands
Brunei Darussalam N Sweden X Mali South Africa X
Bulgaria X United Kingdom X Malta SriLanka X
Burkina Faso N Ecuador Mauritania Suriname N
Burundi Egypt Mauritius N Swaziland N
Cameroon X ElSalvador Mexico X Switzerland X
Canada X Fiji X Mongolia Tanzania
Central African R. Gabon Morocco N Thailand X
Chad Gambia Mozambique Togo
Chile X Ghana N Myanmar Trinidad &Tobago N
Colombia X Grenada Namibia Tunisia X
Congo Guatemala NewZealand N Turkey X
Congo, Democratic
Republic oftheGuinea Bissau Nicaragua N Uganda N
Costa Rica X Guinea, Rep. of Niger United Arab
EmiratesN
Côted'Ivoire N Guyana Nigeria X United States X
Cuba N Haiti Norway X Uruguay X
Cyprus X Honduras N Pakistan X Venezuela X
Czech Republic X Hong Kong, China N Panama Zambia N
Djibouti Hungary X Papua NewGuinea Zimbabwe
Dominica Iceland X Paraguay
Dominican Rep. N India X Peru N
EC X Indonesia X Philippines X
Austria X Israel X Poland X
"N"means thattheMember hasindicated thatitmaintains nonotifiable subsidies.
"X"Means thattheMember notified subsidies.
Blank means thatnonotification wassubmitted.G/L/201
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ANNEX B
1996 UPDATING SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS
(G/SCM/N/16/...)
Member Member Member Member
Angola Belgium X Jamaica Qatar
Antigua &Barbuda X Denmark X Japan X Romania X
Argentina Finland X Kenya Rwanda
Australia X France X Korea X St.Kitts&Nevis
Bahrain X Germany X Kuwait St.Lucia
Bangladesh Greece X Lesotho St.Vincent &
Grenadines
Barbados Ireland X Liechtenstein X Senegal X
Belize Italy X Macau Sierra Leone
Benin Luxembourg X Madagascar Singapore X
Bolivia Netherlands X Malawi Slovak Republic
Botswana Portugal X Malaysia Slovenia X
Brazil X Spain X Maldives Solomon Islands
Brunei Darussalam X Sweden X Mali South Africa X
Bulgaria X United Kingdom X Malta SriLanka
Burkina Faso X Ecuador Mauritania Suriname
Burundi Egypt Mauritius Swaziland
Cameroon X ElSalvador Mexico Switzerland X
Canada X Fiji X Mongolia Tanzania
Central African R. Gabon Morocco Thailand X
Chad Gambia Mozambique Togo
Chile X Ghana Myanmar Trinidad &Tobago
Colombia X Grenada Namibia Tunisia X
Congo Guatemala NewZealand X Turkey
Congo, Democratic
Republic oftheGuinea Bissau Nicaragua Uganda
Costa Rica Guinea, Rep. of Niger United Arab
EmiratesX
Côted'Ivoire X Guyana Nigeria United States X
Cuba X Haiti Norway X Uruguay X
Cyprus X Honduras Pakistan Venezuela
Czech Republic X Hong Kong, China X Panama Zambia X
Djibouti Hungary Papua NewGuinea Zimbabwe
Dominica Iceland X Paraguay
Dominican Rep. India Peru
EC X Indonesia X Philippines X
Austria X Israel X Poland X
"X"Means thattheMember notified subsidies.
Blank means thatnonotification wassubmitted.G/L/201
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ANNEX C
1997 UPDATING SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS
(G/SCM/N/25/...)
Member Member Member Member
Angola Belgium X Jamaica Qatar
Antigua &Barbuda Denmark X Japan X Romania
Argentina Finland X Kenya Rwanda
Australia X France X Korea X St.Kitts&Nevis
Bahrain X Germany X Kuwait St.Lucia
Bangladesh Greece X Lesotho St.Vincent &
Grenadines
Barbados Ireland X Liechtenstein X Senegal X
Belize Italy X Macau Sierra Leone
Benin Luxembourg X Madagascar Singapore X
Bolivia Netherlands X Malawi Slovak Republic
Botswana Portugal X Malaysia Slovenia X
Brazil Spain X Maldives Solomon Islands
Brunei Darussalam Sweden X Mali South Africa X
Bulgaria United Kingdom X Malta SriLanka
Burkina Faso X Ecuador Mauritania Suriname
Burundi Egypt Mauritius Swaziland
Cameroon ElSalvador Mexico Switzerland X
Canada X Fiji Mongolia Tanzania
Central African R. Gabon Morocco Thailand
Chad Gambia Mozambique Togo
Chile X Ghana Myanmar Trinidad &Tobago
Colombia Grenada Namibia Tunisia X
Congo Guatemala NewZealand X Turkey
Congo, Democratic
Republic oftheGuinea Bissau Nicaragua Uganda
Costa Rica Guinea, Rep. of Niger United Arab
EmiratesX
Côted'Ivoire X Guyana Nigeria United States
Cuba Haiti Norway X Uruguay
Cyprus Honduras Pakistan Venezuela
Czech Republic Hong Kong, China X Panama Zambia
Djibouti Hungary Papua NewGuinea Zimbabwe
Dominica Iceland Paraguay
Dominican Rep. India Peru
EC X Indonesia Philippines
Austria X Israel Poland
"X"Means thattheMember notified subsidies.
Blank means thatnonotification wassubmitted.G/L/201
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ANNEX D
COUNTERVAILING DUTY LEGISLATION NOTIFICATIONS
MEMBER/OBSERVER NOTIFICATION PROVIDED
Angola None
Antigua andBarbuda None
Argentina G/SCM/N/1/ARG/1 +Suppl.1
Australia G/SCM/N/1/AUS/1 +Suppl.1
Bahrain None
Bangladesh None
Barbados G/SCM/N/1/BRB/1
Belize None
Benin G/SCM/N/1/BEN/1
Bolivia G/SCM/N/1/BOL/1 +Suppl.1
Botswana None
Brazil G/SCM/N/1/BRA/2 +Suppl.1
Brunei Darussalam G/SCM/N/1/BRN/1
Bulgaria G/SCM/N/1/BGR/1
Burkina Faso None
Burundi None
Cameroon None
Canada G/SCM/N/1/CAN/3
Central African Republic None
Chad None
Chile G/SCM/N/1/CHL/1
Colombia G/SCM/N/1/COL/1
Congo None
Congo, Democratic Republic ofthe None
Costa Rica G/SCM/N/1/CRI/1
Côted'Ivoire None
Cuba G/SCM/N/1/CUB/1 +Suppl.1
Cyprus G/SCM/N/1/CYP/2
Czech Republic G/SCM/N/1/CZE/1
Djibouti NoneG/L/201
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MEMBER/OBSERVER NOTIFICATION PROVIDED
Dominica None
Dominican Republic G/SCM/N/1/DOM/1
Ecuador G/SCM/N/1/ECU/1 +Suppl. 1
European Communities G/SCM/N/1/EEC/1
Egypt G/SCM/N/1/EGY/1
ElSalvador G/SCM/N/1/SLV/1
Fiji G/SCM/N/1/FJI/1
Gabon None
Gambia None
Ghana None
Grenada None
Guatemala G/SCM/N/1/GTM/2
Guinea Bissau None
Guinea, Rep.of G/SCM/N/1/GIN/1
Guyana None
Haiti None
Honduras G/SCM/N/1/HND/2
Hong Kong, China G/SCM/N/1/HKG/1
Hungary G/SCM/N/1/HUN/1
Iceland G/SCM/N/1/ISL/1
India G/SCM/N/1/IND/2 +Corr.1 +Suppl.1
Indonesia G/SCM/N/1/IDN/2
Israel G/SCM/N/1/ISR/2
Jamaica G/SCM/N/1/JAM/1
Japan G/SCM/N/1/JPN/2 +Corr.1 &2+Suppl.1
Kenya G/SCM/N/1/KEN/1
Korea G/SCM/N/1/KOR/2
Kuwait None
Lesotho None
Liechtenstein G/SCM/N/1/LIE/1
Macau NoneG/L/201
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MEMBER/OBSERVER NOTIFICATION PROVIDED
Madagascar None
Malawi G/SCM/N/1/MWI/1
Malaysia G/SCM/N/1/MYS/1
Maldives G/SCM/N/1/MDV/1
Mali None
Malta G/SCM/N/1/MLT/1
Mauritania None
Mauritius G/SCM/N/1MUS/2
Mexico G/SCM/N/1/MEX/1 +Corr.1
Mongolia None
Morocco G/SCM/N/1/MAR/1
Mozambique None
Myanmar None
Namibia G/SCM/N/1/NAM/1
NewZealand G/SCM/N/1/NZL/2
Nicaragua G/SCM/N/1/NIC/1
Niger None
Nigeria None
Norway G/SCM/N/1/NOR/3
Pakistan G/SCM/N/1/PAK/1
Panama None
Papua NewGuinea None
Paraguay G/SCM/N/1/PRY/2
Peru G/SCM/N/1/PER/1 +Corr.1 +Suppl.1 &2
Philippines G/SCM/N/1/PHL/1
Poland G/SCM/N/1/POL/1
Qatar None
Romania G/SCM/N/1/ROM/1
Rwanda None
Saint Kitts&Nevis None
Saint Lucia G/SCM/N/1/LCA/1G/L/201
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MEMBER/OBSERVER NOTIFICATION PROVIDED
Saint Vincent &Grenadines None
Senegal G/SCM/N/1/SEN/1
Sierra Leone None
Singapore G/SCM/N/1/SGP/2 +Suppl. 1
Slovak Republic G/SCM/N/1/SVK/1
Slovenia G/SCM/N/1/SVN/1
Solomon Islands None
South Africa G/SCM/N/1/ZAF/1
SriLanka G/SCM/N/1/LKA/1
Suriname G/SCM/N/1/SUR/1
Swaziland None
Switzerland G/SCM/N/1/CHE/1
Tanzania None
Thailand G/SCM/N/1/THA/3
Togo None
Trinidad andTobago G/SCM/N/1/TTO/1
Tunisia G/SCM/N/1/TUN/1
Turkey G/SCM/N/1/TUR/2
Uganda G/SCM/N/1/UGA/2
United Arab Emirates G/SCM/N/1/ARE/1
United States G/SCM/N/1/USA/1 +Corr.1 +Suppl.1 &2
Uruguay G/SCM/N/1/URY/1
Venezuela G/SCM/N/1/VEN/1 +Suppl.1 &2
Zambia G/SCM/N/1/ZMB/1
Zimbabwe G/SCM/N/1/ZWE/2
"None" means nonotification provided.G/L/201
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ANNEX E
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS
Key: X=Semi-annual report ofactions taken submitted
N=Report ofnoactions taken submitted
notapplicable =obligation didnotapply toMember forthatperiod
blank =Noreport submitted
MEMBER 1July-31 December 1996 1January-30 June1997
Angola
Antigua andBarbuda
Argentina X X
Australia X X
Bahrain N N
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belize
Benin
Bolivia
Botswana N
Brazil N N
Brunei Darussalam N
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso N
Burundi
Cameroon
Canada X X
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile N N
Colombia N N
Congo notapplicable N
Congo, Democratic
Republic ofthenotapplicable NG/L/201
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MEMBER 1July-31 December 1996 1January-30 June1997
Costa Rica N
Côted'Ivoire
Cuba N N
Cyprus N
Czech Republic N N
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic N N
European Communities4X N
Ecuador N
Egypt
ElSalvador N
Fiji
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea Bissau
Guinea, Republic of
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras N N
Hong Kong, China N N
Hungary N N
Iceland N N
India N N
Indonesia N N
Israel N N
Jamaica
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MEMBER 1July-31 December 1996 1January-30 June1997
Japan N N
Kenya
Korea N N
Kuwait
Lesotho
Liechtenstein N N
Macau
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia N N
Maldives
Mali
Malta N N
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico X X
Mongolia
Morocco N N
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia N
NewZealand X X
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Norway N N
Pakistan N N
Panama notapplicable
Papua NewGuinea
Paraguay
Peru N N
Philippines N N
Poland N NG/L/201
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MEMBER 1July-31 December 1996 1January-30 June1997
Qatar
Romania N N
Rwanda
Saint Kitts&Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent &
Grenadines
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Singapore N N
Slovak Republic N N
Slovenia N
Solomon Islands
South Africa N X
SriLanka N N
Suriname
Swaziland
Switzerland N N
Tanzania N
Thailand N N
Togo
Trinidad andTobago
Tunisia N N
Turkey N N
Uganda N N
United Arab Emirates N
United States X X
Uruguay N
Venezuela X N
Zambia N N
ZimbabweG/L/201
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Summary ofCountervailing Duty Actions
(1July1996-30 June1997)
Initiation Provisional
Measures
(negative preliminary determination not
included)Definitive
DutiesPrice
UndertakingsMeasures
inforce on
30June1997
(definitive
duties and
price
undertakings)
No. Countries1involved No. Countries involved No. Countries involved No. Countries involved
ARGENTINA
2 EEC(2) - - 0 1
AUSTRALIA
0 0 0 0 6
BRAZIL
0 0 0 0 6
CANADA
0 1 ITA(1) 0 0 5
EEC
0 0 0 3G/L/201
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Measures
(negative preliminary determination not
included)Definitive
DutiesPrice
UndertakingsMeasures
inforce on
30June1997
(definitive
duties and
price
undertakings)
No. Countries1involved No. Countries involved No. Countries involved No. Countries involved
MEXICO
1 GRC 0 0 0 11
NEW ZEALAND
2 ZAF(2) 0 3 ITA ZAF(2) 2 ZAF(2) 6
UNITED STATES
4 CAN DEU TTO 0 2 ITA TUR 68
VEN
VENEZUELA
0 0 0 0 3G/L/201
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LIST OFABBREVIATIONS USED INANNEX F
AFG AFGHANISTAN
ALB ALBANIA
DZA ALGERIA
ATG ANTIGUA AND
BARBUDA
ARG ARGENTINA
ARM ARMENIA
AUS AUSTRALIA
AUT AUSTRIA
AZE AZERBAIJAN
BHS BAHAMAS
BHR BAHRAIN
BGD BANGLADESH
BRB BARBADOS
BLR BELARUS
BEL BELGIUM
BLZ BELIZE
BEN BENIN
BMU BERMUDA
BOL BOLIVIA
BIH BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
BWA BOTSWANA
BRA BRAZIL
BRN BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
BGR BULGARIA
BFA BURKINA FASO
BUR BURUNDI
CMR CAMEROON
CAN CANADA
CAF CENTRAL AFRICAN
REPUBLIC
TCD CHAD
CHL CHILE
CHN CHINA
CHT CHINESE TAIPEI
COG CONGO, REPUBLIC
COL COLOMBIA
CRI COSTA RICA
CIV COTE D'IVOIRE
HRV CROATIA
CUB CUBA
CYP CYPRUS
CZE CZECH REPUBLIC
DNK DENMARK
DJI DJIBOUTI
DMA DOMINICA
DOM DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
DRC DEMOCRATICREPUBLIC
OFTHE CONGO
EEC EUROPEANCOMMUNITY
ECU ECUADOR
EGY EGYPT
SLV ELSALVADOR
EST ESTONIA
FJI FIJI
FIN FINLAND
FRA FRANCE
GAB GABON
GMB GAMBIA
GEO GEORGIA
DEU GERMANY
GHA GHANA
GRC GREECE
GRD GRENADA
GTM GUATEMALA
GNB GUINEA-BISSAUGIN GUINEA, REP. OF
GUY GUYANA
HTI HAITI
HND HONDURAS
HKG HONG KONG
HUN HUNGARY
ISL ICELAND
IND INDIA
IDN INDONESIA
IRN IRAN
IRQ IRAQ
IRL IRELAND
ISR ISRAEL
ITA ITALY
JAM JAMAICA
JPN JAPAN
JOR JORDAN
KAZ KAZAKHSTAN
KEN KENYA
KOR KOREA
KWT KUWAIT
KGZ KYRGYZSTAN
LVA LATVIA
LBN LEBANON
LSO LESOTHO
LIE LIECHTENSTEIN
LTU LITHUANIA
LUX LUXEMBOURG
MAC MACAU
MDG MADAGASCAR
MWI MALAWI
MYS MALAYSIA
MDV MALDIVES
MLI MALI
MLT MALTA
MRT MAURITANIA
MUS MAURITIUS
MEX MEXICO
MDA MOLDOVA, REP. OF
MNG MONGOLIA
MAR MOROCCO
MOZ MOZAMBIQUE
NAM NAMIBIA
NLD NETHLANDS
NZL NEW ZEALAND
NIC NICARAGUA
NER NIGER
NGA NIGERIA
NOR NORWAY
OMN OMAN
PAK PAKISTAN
PAN PANAMA
PNG PAPUA NEW GUINEA
PRY PARAGUAY
PER PERU
PHL PHILIPPINES
POL POLAND
PRT PORTUGAL
PRI PUERTO RICO
QUT QATAR
ROM ROMANIA
RUS RUSSIAN FEDERATION
RWA RWANDA
KNA SAINT KITTS &NEVIS
LCA SAINT LUCIA
SAU SAUDI ARABIASEN SENEGAL
SYC SEYCHELLES
SLE SIERRA LEONE
SGP SINGAPORE
SVK SLOVAK REPUBLIC
SVN SLOVENIA
ZAF SOUTH AFRICA
ESP SPAIN
LKA SRILANKA
VCT SAINT VINCENT &
GRENADINES
SDN SUDAN
SUR SURINAME
SWE SWEDEN
CHE SWITZERLAND
TJK TAJIKISTAN
TZA TANZANIA
THA THAILAND
TGO TOGO
TTO TRINIDAD &TOBAGO
TUN TUNISIA
TUR TURKEY
TKM TURKMENISTAN
UGA UGANDA
UKR UKRAINE
ARE UNITEDARABEMIRATES
GBR UNITED KINGDOM
USA UNITED STATES
URY URUGUAY
UZB UZBEKISTAN
VUT VANUATU
VEN VENEZUELA
VNM VIET NAM
ZMB ZAMBIA
ZWE ZIMBABWE