WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SCM/N/113/EEC 
13 September 2004 
 (04-3803) 
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 fo r the period 1 January to 30 June 2004 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 January – 30 June 2004; 
 Annex II: a list of definitive countervaili ng duties in force on 30 June 2004 (ranked by 
country); 
 Annex III: a list of undertakings in fo rce on 30 June 2004 (ranked by country); 
 Annex IV: a list of countervailing duties revoked during the period 1 January –  
30 June 2004; 
 Annex V:  a list of cases pending on 30 June 2004. 
  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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Reporting party: European Community  
Semi-annual Report of Countervailing Duty Actions
 
for the period January – June 2004 
 
 
    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 
consumptio
n 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 
  Date Date 
(duties) Date 
(duties) Date 
 Date Date Date Date   
India             
 PET film 19.2.2004  
(R 23 Brazil + 
Israel)          
 Cotton-type 
bed linen 18.12.2002 n.a. 17.1.2004 
(ROD: 4,4-10,4% 
net free-at-Cty 
frontier price, 
before duty)      14.300 
tonnes 
(1.10.2001- 
30.9.2002) 7,2% 
(1.10.2001- 
30.9.2002) 
 Sulphanilic 
acid n.a.  18.3.2004 
(amendment of definitive regulation 
following voluntary 
withdrawal of 
undertaking) 18.3.2004 
(repeal of decision 
following 
voluntary 
withdrawal of 
undertaking)       
 Graphite 
electrode 
systems 21.8.2003 20.5.2004 
(SM: 14,6-
20,9%; 
ROD: 12,8-
14,6% net free-
at-Cty frontier 
price, before duty) 
 
       175 (index) 
(1.4.2002- 
31.3.2003) 161 (index)  
(1.4.2002- 
31.3.2003)   G/SCM/N/113/EEC
 Page 3    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 
consumptio
n 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 
  Date Date 
(duties) Date 
(duties) Date 
 Date Date Date Date   
Thailand            
 PET 19.7.2003  
(R 20)  29.4.2004 
(amendment) 
(ROD Indo Pet Ltd: 
23,9 EUR/tonne)        
            
 
Codes  
(SM) - Subsidy Margin  (CF)  - Confidential 
(ROD) - Rate of countervailing duty  (a.c.a.) - All count ries aggregated 
(R 18) - Review pursuant to Art. 18 of Reg. (EC) 2026/97 (=expi ry review) (*)  - Unless otherw ise specified, dates given refer to date of 
publication in Official Journal of EC. 
(R 19) - Review pursuant to Art. 19 of Reg. (EC) 2026/97 (=interi m review)   Measures normally ta ke effect on day following the ir 
publication 
(R 20) - Review pursuant to Art. 20 of Reg. (EC) 2026/97 (=ne wcomer review)(**) - volume of imports from country concerned 
(R 23) - Review pursuant to Art.23 of Reg. (EC) 2026/97 (=circum vention) (EXP) - Expiry (automa tic after time-period of usually  five 
years) 
(R 19.3) - Review pursuant to Art. 19( 3) of Reg. (EC) 2026/97 (=absorption) 
 
 
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ANNEX II
 
 
COUNTERVAILING DUTY MEASURES IN FORCE ON 30 JUNE 2004  
 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 
India Antibiotics (broad spectrum) 
(AS) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 2164/98 
05.10.98 L 273 
09.10.98 
p. 1 
 Bedlinen (cotton-type) (AS) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 74/2004 13.01.2004 L 12 
17.01.2004 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  as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 822/2004 26.04.2004  Commission Dec. No 2000/745/EC 
29.11.2000 
 L 301 
30.11.2000 p. 1  
L 127 
29.04.2004 p. 3  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) (AS) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 2094/2002 26.11.2002 
 L 323 
28.11.2002 p. 21  G/SCM/N/113/EEC 
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Origin Product Measure Regulation N° Publication 
India – cont'd 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 
p. 9 
 Stainless steel wires (< 1 mm 
diameter) (AS) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1601/99 12.07.99 L 189 
22.07.99 p. 26 
 Sulphanilic acid (AS) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1338/2002 22.07.2002 as last amended cy 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 492/2004 08.03.2004 L 196 
25.07.2002 p. 1  
L 80 
18.03.2004 p. 6 
Indonesia 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 
 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  
as last amended by Council Reg. (EC) No 822/2004 26.04.2004 L 301 
30.11.2000 
p. 1 
 L 127 29.04.2004 p. 3 
Chinese Taipei 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 
 Styrene-butadiene-styrene 
thermosplastic rubber (AS) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1994/2000 18.09.2000 L 238 
22.09.2000 p. 8 G/SCM/N/113/EEC 
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Origin Product Measure Regulation N° Publication 
Thailand PET 
(polyethylene terephthalate) (AS) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 2603/2000 27.11.2000  as last amended by Council Reg. 
(EC) No 822/2004 
26.04.2004 L 301 
30.11.2000 p. 1  L 127 
29.04.2004 
p. 3 
  
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ANNEX III  
 
UNDERTAKINGS IN FORCE ON 30 JUNE 2004 
 
RANKED BY COUNTRY 
Origin Product Measure Regulation N° Publication 
India 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 
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ANNEX IV
 
 
MEASURES  REVOKED  DURING  THE  PERIOD  1 JANUARY  -30 JUNE  2004 
 
A) Automatic expiry after 5-year imposition of measures 
 
Product Country of origin Original measure 
&  
OJ Reference Publication 
NONE    
 
 
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 30 JUNE 2004 
 
Origin Product Type Publication 
India 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 
 Graphite electrode systems (AS) New investigation 
  Prov. Duty C 197 
21.08.2003, p. 5  L 183 20.05.2004, p. 35 
 Polyethylene terephtalate (PET) film (AS) Partial interim 
review C 154 
28.06.2002, p. 2 
 Polyethylene terephtalate (PET) film (AS) Anti-circumvention 
investigation L 49 
19.02.2004, p. 25 
 
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