WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SCM/N/106/EEC 
11 March 2004 
 (04-1071) 
Committee on Subsidies 
and Countervailing Measures Original:   English 
 
 
  
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT UNDER ARTICLE 25.11 
OF THE AGREEMENT 
 
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
   Reproduced herewith is the semi-annual report for the period 1 July to 31 December 2003 
from the European Communities
. 
 
 
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  With regard to the Community's requirement  to report its countervailing duty actions under 
the WTO/GATT Agreements, please find enclosed  the following Annexes to this note: 
  Annex I: the Semi-annual Report of the countervailing duty actions of the European 
Community for the period 1 July – 31 December 2003; 
 Annex II: a list of definitive countervailing duties in force on 31 December 2003 
(ranked by country); 
 Annex III: a list of undertakings in for ce on 31 December 2003 (ranked by country); 
 Annex IV: a list of countervailing duti es revoked during the period 1 July – 
31 December 2003; 
 Annex V:  a list of cases pending on 31 December 2003.  
 The Official Journals containing details of all countervailing actions taken during the period 
(i.e. initiations, provisional, definitive measures, etc.) have already been  sent to the WTO/GATT 
Secretariat via your office on a monthly basis.   
  
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ANNEX I 
 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF COUNTERVAILING DUTY ACTIONS 
 
For the Period 1 July to 31 December 2003  
 
FINAL MEASURES NO FINAL MEASURES  
 
Country or 
customs 
territory  
 
Product  
 
Initiation  
 
Provisional 
measures / 
determinations*  
 
Definitive duty *  
 
Price 
undertaking*  
 
No 
subsidisation  
 
No injury  
 
Case with-
drawn  
 
Other  
 
Trade volume**  
Subsidised 
imports as % of 
domestic 
consumption 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 
  Date Date 
(duties) Date 
(duties) Date 
 Date Date Date Date   
India Stainless steel 
wire (with Ø of 1 mm or more) 10.07.2003 
(R 20)          
 Stainless steel 
wire (with Ø of less than 1 mm) 10.07.2003 
(R 20)          
 Graphite electrode 
systems 21.08.2003          
 Broad spectrum 
antibiotics 08.10.2003 
(R 18 + 19)          
 Stainless steel 
bars 30.10.1997 18.07.1998 14.11.1998     05.11.2003 
(EXP)   
Korea (Rep. 
of) DRAMs 25.07.2002 24.04.2003 22.08.2003 
(SM: 34.8%; 
ROD: 0-34.8% 
net free-at-Cty 
frontier price, 
before duty)      319 (index) 
(1.1.2001- 
31.12.2001) 79% 
Thailand Polyethylene 
terephthalate 
(PET) 19.07.2003 
(R 20)          
 
Codes : 
 
(SM) - Subsidy margin        (CF) - Confidential 
(ROD) - Rate of countervailing duty      (a.c.a.) - All countries aggregated 
(R 18) - Review pursuant to Art 18 of Reg. (EC) 2026/97 (= expiry review)  (*)  - Unless otherwise specified, dates given refer  to date  
(R 19) - Review pursuant to Art 19 of Reg. (EC) 2026/97 (= interim review)        of publication in Official Journal of EC. 
(R 20) - Review pursuant to Art 20 of Reg. (EC) 2026/97 (= newcomer review)     Measures normally take effect on day following their publication 
(R 23) - Review pursuant to Art 23 of Reg. (EC) 2026/97 (=circumvention)  (**) - volume of imports from country concerned (R 19.3) - Review pursuant to Art 19(3) of Reg. (EC) 2026/97 (absorption)   (EXP) - Expiry (automatic after time-period of usua lly 5 years)   G/SCM/N/106/EEC 
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 ANNEX II  
 
COUNTERVAILING DUTY MEASURES IN FORCE ON 31 DECEMBER 2003 
 
RANKED BY COUNTRY  
 
Origin Product Measure Regulation N° Publication 
Australia Polyester staple fibres 
(AS) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 978/2000 
08.05.2000 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 902/2001 
07.05.2001 L 113 
12.05.2000 
p. 1 
 
L 127 
09.05.2001 
p. 20 
Antibiotics (broad spectrum) (AS) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 2164/98 
05.10.98 L 273 
09.10.98 
p. 1 
Compact disk reordables (CD-Rs) (AS) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 960/2003 
02.06.2003 L 138 
05.06.2003 
p. 1 
Flat rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel 
(hot rolled coils) (AS) Duties 
 
Undertakings Commission Dec. 
No 284/2000/ECSC 
04.02.2000 
corrected by 
Commission Dec. 
No 2071/2000/ECSC 
29.09.2000 
and last amended by 
Commission Dec. 
No 1043/2002/ECSC 
14.06.2002 L 31 
05.02.2000 
p. 44 
 
L 246 
30.09.2000 
p. 32 
 
L 157 
15.06.2002 
p. 45 
PET (polyethylene terephthalate) (AS) Duties 
  
 
Undertakings Council Reg. 
(EC) No 2603/2000 
27.11.2000 
 
Commission Dec. 
No 2000/745/EC 
29.11.2000 L 301 
30.11.2000 
p. 1 
 
L 301 
30.11.2000 
p. 88 
PET film (polyethylene terephthalate) (AS) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No. 2597/99 
06.12.99 L 316 
10.12.99 
p. 1 
Polyester textured filament yarn (PTY) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 2094/2002 
26.11.2002 L 323 
28.11.2002 
p. 21 India 
Stainless steel wire (= or 
> 1 mm diameter) (AS) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1599/99 
12.07.99 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 164/2002 
28.01.2002 L 189 
22.07.99 
p. 1 
 
L 30 
31.01.2002 
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Origin Product Measure Regulation N° Publication 
Stainless steel wires  
(< 1 mm diameter) (AS) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1601/99 
12.07.99 L 189 
22.07.99 
p. 26 India (cont'd) 
Sulphanilic acid (AS) Duties 
 
 
 
Undertakings Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1338/2002 
22.07.2002 
 
Commission Dec. 
No 2002/611/EC 
12.07.2002 L 196 
25.07.2002 
p. 1 
 
L 196 
25.07.2002 
p. 36 
Polyester staple fibres (AS) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 978/2000 
08.05.2000  
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 902/2001 
07.05.2001 L 113 
12.05.2000 
p. 1 Indonesia 
Ring binder mechanisms 
(AS) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 977/2002 
04.06.2002 L 150 
08.06.2002 
p. 17 
Korea (Rep. of) DRAMs (AS) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1480/2003 
11.08.2003 L 212 
22.08.2003 
p. 1 
Malaysia PET (polyethylene 
terephthalate) (AS) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 2603/2000 
27.11.2000 L 301 
30.11.2000 
p. 1 
Flat rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel (hot rolled coils) (AS) Duties Commission Dec. 
No 284/2000/ECSC 
04.02.2000 
corrected by 
Commission Dec. 
No 2071/2000/ECSC 
29.09.2000  
and last amended by 
Commission Dec. 
No 1043/2002/ECSC 
14.06.2002 L 31 
05.02.2000 
p. 44 
 
L 246 
30.09.2000 
p. 32 
 
L 157 
15.06.2002 
p. 45 Chinese Taipei 
Styrene-butadiene-styrene 
thermosplastic rubber (AS) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1994/2000 
18.09.2000 L 238 
22.09.2000 
p. 8 
Thailand PET (polyethylene 
terephthalate) (AS) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 2603/2000 
27.11.2000 L 301 
30.11.2000 
p. 1 
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 ANNEX III  
 
UNDERTAKINGS IN FORCE ON 31 DECEMBER 2003 
 
RANKED BY COUNTRY  
 
Origin Product Measure Regulation N° Publication 
Flat rolled products of 
iron or non-alloy steel (hot 
rolled coils) (AS) Undertakings Commission Dec. 
No 284/2000/ECSC 
04.02.2000 
corrected by 
Commission Dec. 
No 
2071/2000/ECSC 
29.09.2000  
and last amended 
by 
Commission Dec. 
No 
1043/2002/ECSC 
14.06.2002 L 31 
05.02.2000 
p. 44 
 
L 246 
30.09.2000 
p. 32 
 
L 157 
15.06.2002 
p. 45 
PET (polyethylene terephthalate) (AS) Undertakings Commission Dec. 
No 2000/745/EC 
29.11.2000 L 301 
30.11.2000 
p. 88 India 
Sulphanilic acid (AS) Undertakings Commission Dec. 
No 2002/611/EC 
12.07.2002 L 196 
25.07.2002 
p. 36 
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 ANNEX IV  
 
MEASURES REVOKED DUR ING THE PERIOD 1 JULY-31 DECEMBER 2003 
 
(A) Automatic expiry after 5-year imposition of measures 
 
Product Country of origin Original measure 
&  
OJ Reference Publication 
Stainless steel bars (AS) India Council Reg. 
(EC) No 2450/98 
(OJ L 304, 14.11.1998) C 266 
05.11.2003 
p. 11 
 
 
(B) Measures repealed following review 
 
Product Country of origin Regulation/ Decision No OJ Reference 
NONE    
 
 
 
  
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 ANNEX V  
 
LIST OF CASES PENDING ON 31 DECEMBER 2003 
 
Origin Product Type Publication 
Antibiotics (broad spectrum) (AS) Accelerated review C 102 
29.04.2003, p. 6 
Antibiotics (broad spectrum) (AS) Expiry review C 241 
08.10.2003, p. 7 
Antibiotics (broad spectrum) (AS) Interim review C 241 
08.10.2003, p. 7 
Bed linen (cotton-type) (AS) New investigation C 316 
18.12.2002, p. 10 
Graphite electrode systems (AS) New investigation C 197 
21.08.2003, p. 5 
Polyethylene terephtalate (PET) film 
(AS) Partial interim 
review C 154 
28.06.2002, p. 2 
Stainless steel wires (diameter < 
1 mm) Accelerated review C 161 
10.07.2003, p. 3 India 
Stainless steel wires (diameter 1 mm 
or more) Accelerated review C 161 
10.07.2003, p. 2 
Thailand Polyethylene terephtalate (PET) (AS) Accelerated review C 170 
19.07.2003, p. 2 
  
 
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