WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SCM/N/52/USA
26 October 1999
(99-4655)
Committee on Subsidies
and Countervailing MeasuresOriginal:  English
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT UNDER ARTICLE 25.11
OF THE AGREEMENT
UNITED STATES
Reproduced herewith is the semi-annual report for the period 1 January-30 June 1999 from
the United States.G/SCM/N/52/USA
Page 2Reporting Member:  UNITED STATES
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF COUNTERVAILING DUTY ACTIONS
For the period 1 January 1999 to 30 June 1999
Final Outcome
Country
 or
 Customs
TerritoryProduct Initiation Provisional
MeasuresFinal Measures
    Definitive                    Price
        Duty                   UndertakingNo Final Measures
          No
      Subsidiza-              No               Case
           tion                   Injury       withdrawn          OtherTrade
 VolumeSubsidized
imports as
% of
domestic
consumption Volume of
trade
investigated
(of
 exporting
country)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11112113
Date Date;
amount of
subsidization
(ad valorem)Date; amount of
subsidization
(ad valorem)Date;
amount of
benchmarkDate Date Date Date;
result
Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel
Plate (R-96)25.09.97 09.09.98
0.37%
 (de minimus )16.03.99
0.35%
(de minimus )n/a n/a 1 Firm Belgium
Stainless Steel Plate in
Coils*28.04.98 04.09.98
1.59%11.05.99
2.00%429,350 short
tonnes5 (1997)17.8%5
(1997)All Firms
Certain Agricultural Tillage
Tools (R-97)30.11.98 29.03.99
Rescission of
Reviewn/a n/a 1 Firm
Certain Cold-Rolled
Flat-Rolled Carbon
Steel Products25.06.99 n/a n/a All FirmsBrazil
Certain Hot-Rolled
Flat-Rolled Carbon Quality
Steel Products*22.10.98 19.02.99
6.62-9.45%3,000,000 short
tonnes
(1997)54.4% (1997)5All Firms
Live Cattle* 30.12.98 11.05.99
0.38%
(de minimus )3,621,000 head
(1997)27%
(1997)All Firms Canada
Pure and Alloy Magnesium
(R-97)29.09.98 07.05.99
2.02%n/a n/a 1 Firm
Stainless Steel Sheet and
Strip in Coils*13.07.98 17.11.98
2.84%08.06.99
5.38%274,716 short
tonnes (1997)515.9%
(1997)5All Firms France
Certain Cut-To-Length
Carbon-Quality Steel Plate*16.03.99 05.04.99
Negative
Determinationn/a n/a All Firms
Lead and Bismuth Steel
(R-97)24.04.98 07.04.99
12.31%n/a n/a 1Firm Germany
Lead and Bismuth Steel
(R-98)30.04.99 n/a n/a 1 Firm
India Certain Iron Metal Castings
(R-88)14.05.99
4.10-14.08%6n/a n/a All FirmsG/SCM/N/52/USA
Page 31 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11112113
Certain Iron Metal Castings
(R-89)14.05.99
2.50-20.36%6n/a n/a All Firms
Elastic Rubber Tape* 16.09.98 07.12.98
0.00%19.04.99
1.71%
(de minimus )CL CL 1 FirmIndia (Cont'd)
Certain Cut-To-Length
Carbon-Quality Steel Plate*16.03.99 05.04.99
Negative
Determination137,710
short tonnes
(1998)n/a All Firms
Extruded Rubber Thread* 28.04.98 09.09.98
0.00%-0.13%
(de minimus )26.03.99
0.18%
(de minimus )CL CL All Firms
Certain Cold-Rolled
Flat-Rolled CarbonSteel Products*25.06.99 n/a n/a All FirmsIndonesia
Certain Cut-To-Length
Carbon-Quality Steel Plate*16.03.99 05.04.99
Negative
Determination168,098
short tonnes
(1998)n/a All Firms
Industrial Phosphoric Acid
(R-96)25.09.97 09.09.98
5.89%19.01.99
5.89%n/a n/a 1 Firm Israel
Industrial Phosphoric Acid
(R-97)29.09.98 07.05.99
5.65%n/a n/a 2 Firms
Certain Pasta (R-97) 27.08.98 12.04.99
0.45-4.05%n/a n/a 12 Firms
Certain Cut-To-Length
Carbon-Quality Steel Plate*16.03.99 108,937
short tonnes
(1998)n/a All Firms
Stainless Steel Plate in
Coils*28.04.98 28.08.98
14.75%31.03.99
15.16%29,350 short
tonnes5
(1997)17.8%5
(1997)All FirmsItaly
Stainless Steel Sheet and
Strip in Coils*13.07.98 17.11.98
0.46%-6.11%08.06.99
1.03-12.22%274,716 short
tonnes (1997)515.9%
(1997)5All Firms
Stainless Steel Plate in
Coils*28.04.98 04.09.98
0.69%
(de minimis )31.03.99
0.65%
(de minimis)29,350 short
tonnes5 (1997)17.8%5
(1997)All Firms
Certain Cut-To-Length
Carbon-Quality Steel Plate*16.03.99 05.04.99
Negative
Determination352,055
short tonnes
(1998)n/a All FirmsKorea, Rep. of
Stainless Steel Sheet and
Strip in Coils*13.07.98 17.11.98
0.58%-29.23%08.06.99
0.65-59.30%274,716 short
tonnes (1997)515.9%
(1997)5All Firms
Macedonia Certain Cut-to-Length
Carbon-Quality Steel Plate*16.03.99 05.04.99
Negative
Determination50,047
short tonnes
(1998)n/a All Firms
Singapore Certain Refrigeration
Compressors (R-97/98)23.12.98 18.02.99
Rescission of
Reviewn/a n/a 2 Firms
South Africa Stainless Steel Plate in
Coils*28.04.98 04.09.98
2.14%11.05.99
3.95% 429,350 short
tonnes5 (1997)17.8%5
(1997)All Firms
Thailand Certain Cold-Rolled
Flat-Rolled CarbonSteel Products*25.06.99 n/a n/a All FirmsG/SCM/N/52/USA
Page 41 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11112113
Certain Welded Carbon
Steel Pipes and Tubes andWelded Carbon
Steel Line Pipe from Turkey
(R-97)24.04.98 07.04.99
0.84-4.28%n/a n/a 2 Firms
Turkey
Certain Welded Carbon
Steel Pipes and Tubes and
Welded Carbon SteelLine Pipe from Turkey
(R-98)30.04.99 n/a n/a 1 Firm
Certain Hot-Rolled Lead
and Bismuth Carbon Steel
Products08.05.92 17.10.92
0.67%17.02.99
4.59-20.33%3n/a n/a All Firms
Certain Hot Rolled Leadand Bismuth Carbon Steel
Products (R-97)28.04.99 07.04.99
4.64%n/a n/a 1 FirmUnited Kingdom
Certain Hot Rolled Lead
and Bismuth Carbon Steel
Products (R-98)30.04.99 n/a n/a 1 Firm
Certain Cold-Rolled
Flat-Rolled Carbon
Steel Products*25.06.99 n/a n/a All Firms Venezuela
Ferrosilicon (R-98) 30.06.99 n/a n/a 1 Firm
Table Notes
1 Figures in columns 11 and 12 refer to the 12-month period prior to and including the initiation month, unless otherwise specif ied.
2 Denotes date and amount of Amended  Preliminary Determination due to clerical or ministerial error.
3 Denotes date and amount of Amended  Final Determination due to court remand.
4 Denotes date and amount of Amended  Final Determination due to clerical or ministerial error.
5 Denotes cumulation  of imports with other countries investigated simultaneously.
6 Denotes date and amount of Amended  Final Determination due to settlement.
Abbreviations/Symbols
(R- y) Denotes review - review period NS Denotes No Shipments during period
(C) Denotes circumvention inquiry n/a Statistic not available or not collected
(CR) Denotes changed circumstances review * Indicates existence of concurrent antidumping investigation
(NR) Denotes new shipper review
(SR) Denotes review of suspension agreement
(ER) Denotes expedited review
CL Information not provided for reasons of confidentiality.G/SCM/N/52/USA
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Countervailing Orders Currently in Effect
Country/Customs
territoryProduct Effective Date
Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate 17.08.93 Belgium
Stainless Steel Plate In Coils 11.05.99
Agricultural Tillage Tools 22.10.85
Brass Sheet & Strip 08.01.87
Castor Oil Products 16.03.76
Cotton Yarn 15.03.77
Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate 17.08.93
Hot-Rolled Lead/Bismuth Carbon Steel Products 22.03.93Brazil
Iron Construction Castings 15.05.86
Live Swine 15.08.85
New Steel Rails 22.09.89Canada
Pure and Alloy Magnesium 31.08.92
Chile  Standard Carnations 19.03.87
Chinese Taipei Top-of-the-Stove Stainless Steel Cooking Ware 20.01.87
EU Sugar 31.07.78
Brass Sheet & Strip 06.03.87
Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Products 17.08.93France
Hot-Rolled Lead/Bismuth Carbon Steel Products 22.03.93
Cold-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products 17.08.93
Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel  Products 17.08.93
Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate 17.08.93Germany
Hot-Rolled Lead/Bismuth Carbon Steel Products 22.03.93
Iron Metal Castings 18.10.80 India
Sulfanilic Acid 02.03.93
In-Shell Pistachio Nuts 11.03.86 Iran
Roasted In-Shell Pistachios 07.10.86
Industrial Phosphoric Acid 19.08.87 Israel
Oil Country Tubular Goods 06.03.87
Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel 07.06.94
Oil Country Tubular Goods 10.08.95
Certain Pasta 24.07.96
Seamless Line and Pressure Pipe 08.08.95
Stainless Steel Plate In Coils 11.05.99Italy
Stainless Steel Wire Rod 15.09.98
 Cold-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products 17.08.93
Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel 17.08.93Korea, Rep. of
Top-of-the-Stove Stainless Steel Cooking Ware 20.01.87
Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate 17.08.93 Mexico
Porcelain-on-Steel Cooking Ware 12.12.86
Netherlands Standard Chrysanthemums 12.03.87
Norway Fresh & Chilled Atlantic Salmon 12.04.91
Pakistan Cotton Shop Towels 09.03.84
Peru Pompon Chrysanthemums 23.04.87
South Africa Stainless Steel Plate In Coils 11.05.99
Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate 17.08.93 Spain
Stainless Steel Wire Rod 03.01.83
Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate 17.08.93 Sweden
Cold-Rolled Carbon Steel Products 11.10.85G/SCM/N/52/USA
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Country/Customs
territoryProduct Effective Date
Sweden (Cont'd) Viscose Rayon Staple Fibre 15.05.79
Certain Pasta 24.07.96 Turkey
Welded Carbon Steel Pipe & Tube 07.03.86
Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate 17.08.93 United Kingdom
Hot-Rolled Lead/Bismuth Carbon Steel Products 22.03.93
Venezuela Ferrosilicon 10.05.93
Suspension Agreements
Country/Customs
territoryProduct Effective Date
Argentina Carbon Steel Wire Rod 27.09.82
Brazil Frozen Concentrated Orange Juice 03.02.83
Colombia Textiles & Textile Products 22.10.93
Peru Cotton Shop Towels 12.09.84
Singapore Refrigeration Compressors 07.11.83
Thailand Textiles & Textile Products 12.03.85
Venezuela Gray Portland Cement & Cement Clicker 17.03.92
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