WORLD TRADE G/SCM/N/30/CAN
23September 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-3820)
Original: English Committee onSubsidies
andCountervailing Measures
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT UNDER
ARTICLE 25.11 OFTHE AGREEMENT
CANADA
Reproduced herewith isthesemi-annual report fortheperiod 1January 1997to30June1997
submitted byCanada.
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SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OFCOUNTERVAILING DUTY ACTIONS
(Fortheperiod 1January 1997 to30June1997)
Country
or
customs
territoryProductDateof
Initiation Provisional
measures (3)Final measures Nofinalmeasures
Trade
volume (5)Subsidized
Imports
as%of
domestic
consumptionDefinitive
duty(4)Undertaking No
subsidyNo
injuryCase
withdrawn Other
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Italy Drypasta 30.08.95 31.01.97
33lira/kg.02.06.97 15.1million kg.
(1995)12.4%G/SCM/N/30/CAN
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NOTE TOTHE SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT SUBMITTED BYCANADA
UNDER ARTICLE 25.11 OFTHE AGREEMENT
1January 1997 to30June1997
1. Thesymbol R(1)isusedifaninvestigation isopened inthecontext ofareview oftheamount
ofsubsidy ofanexisting countervailing measure. Where aninvestigation oftheamount ofsubsidy
isconducted inthecontext ofareview ofanexisting countervailing dutymeasure, thedateofcompletion
ofthereview isshown incolumn 5.Where thereview procedure wasinitiated toallow Canadian
authorities todetermine thecurrent amount ofsubsidy ontheimported product, thatamount isexpressed
inpercentage terms orasanabsolute amount.
2. Thesymbol R(2)isusedifaninvestigation isopened inthecontext ofareview ofinjury of
anexisting countervailing measure todetermine whether themeasure should becontinued.
3. Provisional measures apply from thedateofthepreliminary determination ofsubsidizing to
thedateonwhich theCanadian International Trade Tribunal makes itsfinding regarding injury caused
totheCanadian industry (maximum 120daysfromthenotice ofthepreliminary determination).***
Theestimated amount ofsubsidy isnormally expressed asanamount perunit.
***Note ontheinvestigation ofDryPasta. Theoriginal no-injury finding of13May1996,
inrespect ofthedumping ofdrypasta fromItalywasappealed totheCanadian Federal Court
ofAppeal. TheFederal Court setaside theno-injury finding andremitted thematter back
totheCanadian International Trade Tribunal foranewhearing. TheTribunal recommenced
theinjuryinquiryon31January1997inaccordancewithCanadianlawandprovisionalmeasures
were re-instated. On2June1997, theTribunal again issued afinding thatthedumping of
drypastahadnotcaused material injury tothedomestic industry andisnotthreatening tocause
material injury tothedomestic industry.
4. Either thedateofapositive injury finding, inacaseofaninvestigation, orthedateofthe
conclusion ofareview oftheamount ofsubsidy incaseswhere thereisanexisting Canadian International
Trade Tribunal finding ofinjury.
5. Thetrade volume isbased onstatistical dataforthelatest available 12-month period prior to
initiation, unless itisotherwise specified.
CL -denotes Confidential. Theinformation provided totheauthorities isonaconfidential basis
ortheresults ofacalculation would disclose information provided onaconfidential basis.G/SCM/N/30/CAN
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COUNTERVAILING DUTY MEASURES INFORCE ON30JUNE 1997
COUNTRY/CUSTOMS
TERRITORYCOMMODITY DATE OFFINDING
Denmark Canned Ham 07.08.84 (16.03.90)
(21.03.95)
European Union Canned PorkBased Luncheon
Meat07.08.84 (16.03.90)
(21.03.95)
Refined Sugar 06.11.95
India Memorials 20.07.94
Netherlands Canned Ham 07.08.84 (16.03.90)
(21.03.95)
Note: Asubsequent dateisshown inbrackets iftheinjury finding wasreviewed andre-affirmed.
REVOCATION OFCOUNTERVAILING MEASURES
1January 1997 to30June1997
COUNTRY/CUSTOMS
TERRITORYCOMMODITY DATE OFREVOCATION
NIL