WORLD TRADE G/L/204
6November 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-4849)
Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
REPORT (1997) OFTHE COMMITTEE ON
ANTI-DUMPING PRACTICES
I. ORGANIZATION OFTHE WORK OFTHE COMMITTEE
1. TheAgreement onImplementation ofArticle VIoftheGeneral Agreement onTariffs and
Trade 1994 (hereinafter "theAgreement") entered intoforce on1January 1995. AllMembers ofthe
WTO areipso facto members oftheCommittee onAnti-Dumping Practices established under the
Agreement.
2. ObservergovernmentsintheGeneralCounciloftheWTOhaveObserverstatusintheCommittee.
With respect tointernational intergovernmental organizations, theInternational Monetary Fund and
theWorld Bank have regular Observer status pursuant toagreements between theWTO andthose
organizations. Atitsregular meeting inApril 1997, theCommittee granted regular Observer status
toUNCTAD onthebasis thatthere would bereciprocity with respect todocuments, proceedings and
other aspects ofObservership. Inlight ofissues regarding reciprocity, particularly inconnection with
theCommittee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures, theCommittee atitsregular meetings in
AprilandOctober1997deferredconsiderationoftheOECD'srequestforregularObserverstatuspending
consultations, butinvited theOECD intheinterim tocontinue toattend meetings oftheCommittee
onanadhocbasis. Finally, theCommittee decided atitsregular meeting inOctober 1997 toinvite
theACP Group toattend itsmeetings onanadhocbasis pending theoutcome ofhorizontal consultations
with respect totheACP Group 'srequests forObservership invarious WTO bodies.
3. Thefocus ofthisreport isontheperiod since theCommittee 'slastannual report (G/L/123),
thatis,23October 1996 -31October 1997 (hereinafter "thereview period"). During thereview period,
theCommittee heldtworegular meetings, on28-29 April 1997 and30-31 October 1997 (G/ADP/M/10
andG/ADP/M/11).
4. Asofthebeginning ofthereview period, Mr.OleLundby (Norway) wasChairman, and
Mr.Kajit Sukhum (Thailand) wasVice-Chairman oftheCommittee. TheCommittee atitsregular
meeting inApril 1997 elected Mr.Kajit Sukhum (Thailand) asitsChairman andMs.Michelle Slade
(New Zealand) asitsVice-Chairperson. Pursuant totheCommittee 'sRules ofProcedure, they took
office attheendofthatmeeting.
II. NOTIFICATION AND EXAMINATION OF ANTI-DUMPING LAWS AND/OR
REGULATIONS OFMEMBERS
5. TheCommittee decided, atitsspecial meeting of21February 1995, thatallMembers which
hadneworexisting legislation and/or regulations which apply inwhole orinparttoanti-dumping duty
investigations orreviews covered bytheAgreement would notify thefullandintegrated textofsuch
legislation and/or regulations totheCommittee by15March 1995. Ifsuch legislation and/or regulations
didnotexist orwere notavailable, theMember would inform theCommittee ofthisfact. TheCommittee
also decided thatObserver governments should provide theCommittee thetextoftheir laws and
regulations regarding anti-dumping duties.G/L/204
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6. Asof31October 1997, 77Members hadnotified theCommittee regarding their domestic anti-
dumpinglegislation.1Ofthese77Members,22hadnotifiedtheCommitteethattheyhadnoanti-dumping
legislation. Members 'communications inthisregard canbefound indocument series G/ADP/N/1/... .
40Members hadnot,asyet,made anynotification under Article 18.5 oftheAgreement. Annex A
setsoutthestatus ofnotifications oflegislation under Article 18.5 oftheAgreement.
7. During thereview period, theCommittee reviewed newnotifications regarding anti-dumping
laws and/or regulations submitted bythefollowing Members: Bahrain, Brunei Darussalam, the
EuropeanCommunity,Fiji,Guatemala,Indonesia,India,Japan,Korea,Liechtenstein,Namibia,Paraguay,
Singapore, Thailand, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, andUruguay. Written questions andanswers
regarding these reviews may befound indocuments oftheG/ADP/Q1/... series.
8. Inaddition toreview ofnewnotifications, during thereview period theCommittee undertook
further review ofnotifications oflegislation previously reviewed, pursuant toprocedures adopted by
theCommittee atitsjoint special meeting withtheCommittee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
inApril 1996. Written questions andanswers concerning thenotifications ofthefollowing Members
were considered bytheCommittee: Canada, European Community, India, Indonesia, Israel, Malaysia,
New Zealand, Singapore, andtheUnited States. Those questions andanswers may alsobefound in
documents oftheG/ADP/Q1/... series.
III. SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS ONANTI-DUMPING ACTIONS TAKEN BYMEMBERS
9. Semi-annual reports fortheperiod 1July-31 December 1996 .Asof31October 1997, semi-
annual reports ofactions taken during thisperiod hadbeen submitted by23Members. 30Members
hadnotified theCommittee thatthey hadnottaken anyanti-dumping actions during thisperiod. The
remaining 63Members required todosohadnotsubmitted anotification inthisregard. Atthe
Committee 'sregular meeting inApril, theChairman andMembers expressed great concern about the
poor status ofnotifications. Thesemi-annual reports were circulated indocument series G/ADP/N/22/... .
Thestatus ofsemi-annual reports issetoutinAnnex B.
10. Semi-annual reports fortheperiod 1January-30 June 1997 .Asof31October 1997, semi-
annual reports ofactions taken during thisperiod hadbeen submitted by22Members. 23Members
hadnotified theCommittee thatthey hadnottaken anyanti-dumping actions during thisperiod. The
remaining 72Members required todosohadnotsubmitted anotification inthisregard. Atthe
Committee 'sregular meeting inOctober, theChairman andMembers expressed great concern about
thepoor status ofnotifications. The semi-annual reports were circulated indocument series
G/ADP/N/29/... .Thestatus ofsemi-annual reports issetoutinAnnex B.
11. ATable summarising anti-dumping actions taken byMembers during theperiod 1July1996 -
30June 1997 isreproduced inAnnex Ctothisreport.
IV. REPORTS ONALL PRELIMINARY ORFINAL ANTI-DUMPING ACTIONS
12. PursuanttoArticle16.4oftheAgreement,MembersaretoreportwithoutdelaytotheCommittee
allpreliminary andfinal anti-dumping actions taken. Reports ofpreliminary andfinal anti-dumping
actions during theperiod under consideration were received from Argentina, Australia, Canada, the
European Community, India, Indonesia, Israel, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, South
Africa, Thailand andtheUnited States, asidentified indocuments G/ADP/N/20, G/ADP/N/21,
G/ADP/N/23, G/ADP/N/24, G/ADP/N/25, G/ADP/N/26, G/ADP/N/27, G/ADP/N/28, G/ADP/N/30,
G/ADP/N/31,G/ADP/N/32ANDG/ADP/N/33.TheCommitteereviewedthenotificationsofpreliminary
andfinal actions atitsregular meetings inApril andOctober.
1Inthisreport, theECiscounted asoneMember.G/L/204
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V. OTHER MATTERS DISCUSSED BYTHE COMMITTEE
13. Follow uptoSingapore Ministerial declaration :AttheCommittee 'sregular meeting inApril,
theCommittee considered what appropriate steps could betaken topromote fullcompliance with
notification requirements, whether there were anyaspects ofnotification thatcould besimplified, and
reviewed technical assistance andtraining efforts intheanti-dumping areainparticular, andwithrespect
tocontingent trade remedies ingeneral. TheCommittee took note ofthework oftheAdHocGroup
onImplementation, which while notproviding technical assistance toanyspecific Member, could be
ofsignificant benefit toMembers, andparticularly developing country Members andnewusers ofanti-
dumping measures, inunderstanding some ofthepractical questions involved inanti-dumping
investigations, andhowdifferent Members have addressed those issues. TheCommittee alsotook note
oftheprogramme ofassistance andtraining available todeveloping country Members, newusers of
anti-dumping measures, andcountries intheprocess ofaccession, bytheSecretariat. That programme
includes training workshops ontheuseofcontingent trade remedies, financed primarily through grants
andassistance inkind, such asinstructors andconference facilities, provided bygovernments and
institutions, including theAsian Development Bank, theInter-American Development Bank, the
European Commission, theJapan FairTrade Centre, andtheGovernments ofAustralia, Finland, Mexico,
New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, andtheUnited States. Inaddition, theSecretariat alsoorganized
specialized seminars toexplain exporters ’rights andobligations inanti-dumping andcountervailing
duty investigations, andcountry specific training programmes. Several delegations spoke toexpress
theirappreciationfortheSecretariat'seffortsinthisregard,aswellasthoseofMembersandorganizations
whose financial contributions hadfunded therelevant technical assistance programmes. Members also
described their own programmes oftechnical assistance. TheCommittee expressed itssupport forthe
efforts ofMembers involved intechnical assistance programmes, aswellasforthetechnical assistance
programmes carried outbytheSecretariat inthearea ofcontingent trade remedies.
14. AdHoc Group onImplementation :TheAdHoc Group onImplementation held itsfirst
working meeting inconjunction with theCommittee 'sregular meeting inApril. Discussion followed
theprocedures agreed upon bytheCommittee, addressing thetopics referred totheGroup bythe
Committee inOctober 1996. Thetentopics referred totheGroup were: treatment ofconfidential
information, theperiod ofdata collection foradumping investigation, sampling under Article 6.10,
special circumstances under Article 5.6,notification ofthegovernment oftheexporting Member under
Article 5.5,Article 6.2hearings, essential facts under Article 6.9, public notices, thecontent of
preliminary affirmative determinations, anddutyassessments under Article 9.Attheendofthemeeting,
Members were asked tosubmit further papers onthetopics, aswellastoprovide certain specific factual
information toserve asabasis forfurther discussions. Several Members agreed toprepare papers on
specific topics tofollow uponthediscussions. TheSecretariat wasasked todraft arecommendation
onthetopic oftheperiod ofinvestigation indumping investigations, fortheGroup 'sconsideration
atitsnext meeting. Members submitted further papers onalltentopics referred totheGroup, aswell
astherequested information, inpreparation forthesecond substantive meeting on27-28 October 1997.
TheGroup discussed alltentopics thathadbeen forwarded toitbytheCommittee forconsideration,
based onthepapers, proposals, andinformation circulated toMembers prior tothemeeting. Agreat
dealofuseful information wasexchanged among Members regarding their practices inimplementing
therequirements oftheAnti-Dumping Agreement. Members were asked tosubmit further andfollow
uppapers andproposals onseveral ofthetopics under consideration, aswell asinformation ontheir
individualpracticesintheareasaddressed,andtheSecretariatwasaskedtocompileinformationsubmitted
byMembers with respect tothesome ofthetopics raised. TheGroup scheduled itsnext meeting for
27-28 April 1998, tocontinue discussions ofalltentopics.G/L/204
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15. Informal Group onAnti-Circumvention :Atitsregular meeting inApril theCommittee took
noteoftheframework forcontinued discussion oftheissue ofanti-circumvention which hadbeen agreed
upon byMembers ininformal consultations. TheCommittee alsodecided toestablish anInformal Group
onAnti-Circumvention, tocontinue thediscussions. TheCommittee agreed thattheInformal Group
would beopen toallMembers, andcould notmake anydecisions ontheissues discussed, butwould
make recommendations forconsideration bytheCommittee. On29October 1997, theInformal Group
onAnti-Circumvention held discussions onthefirsttopic intheagreed framework, "what constitutes
circumvention". Member discussed thefourpapers submitted, andnumerous additional statements were
made during themeeting. TheInformal Group agreed tomeet again on29April 1998, tocontinue
discussions onthefirsttopic under theagreed framework.
16. Agenda items requested byMembers :During thereview period, theCommittee took note
ofstatements concerning thefollowing specific items placed ontheagenda attherequest ofMembers:
- Application oftheEuropean Community 'samended regulation onanti-dumping.
- European Community -Investigations concerning theanti-circumvention
measures onimports ofretail electronic weighing scales ortheparts thereof
from Japan, Singapore andIndonesia.
17. Other Business :During thereview period, theCommittee considered thefollowing items under
theagenda item "Other Business":
- Japan -United States investigation ofsupercomputers
- Japan -ECdelays inanti-dumping investigations
- India -South Africa anti-dumping andcountervailing duty actions
- United States -Philippines investigation offloat glass from Thailand
- India -ECanti-dumping investigations oncertain textiles
- Japan -United States measures onsupercomputers
- Venezuela -Argentina investigation onaluminium cables
- Brazil -USprocedures inconstructed value calculationsG/L/204
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ANNEX A
ANTI-DUMPING LEGISLATION NOTIFICATIONS
Key: *=Notification ofnoanti-dumping legislation
MEMBER NOTIFICATION PROVIDED
Angola none
Antigua andBarbuda none
Argentina G/ADP/N/1/ARG/1 +Suppl.1
Australia G/ADP/N/1/AUS/1 +Suppl.1
Bahrain G/ADP/N/1/BHR/1 *
Bangladesh none
Barbados G/ADP/N/1/BRB/1
Belize none
Benin none
Bolivia G/ADP/N/1/BOL/1 +Suppl.1
Botswana G/ADP/N/1/BWA/1 *
Brazil G/ADP/N/1/BRA/2
Brunei Darussalam G/ADP/N/1/BRN/1 *
Bulgaria G/ADP/N/1/BGR/1
Burkina Faso G/ADP/N/1/BFA/1 *
Burundi none
Cameroon none
Canada G/ADP/N/1/CAN/3
Central African Republic none
Chad none
Chile G/ADP/N/1/CHL/1
Colombia G/ADP/N/1/COL/1
Congo none
Costa Rica G/ADP/N/1/CRI/1
Côted'Ivoire G/ADP/N/1/CIV/1 *
Cuba G/ADP/N/1/CUB/1 +Suppl.1
Cyprus G/ADP/N/1/CYP/2G/L/204
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Czech Republic G/ADP/N/1/CZE/1 *
Democratic Republic of
theCongo
Djibouti none
Dominica none
Dominican Republic G/ADP/N/1/DOM/2 *
European Community G/ADP/N/1/EEC/2 +Corr.1+Suppl.1
Ecuador G/ADP/N/1/ECU/1
Egypt G/ADP/N/1/EGY/1 *
ElSalvador G/ADP/N/1/SLV/1
Fiji G/ADP/N/1/FIJ/1 *
Gabon none
Gambia none
Ghana none
Grenada none
Guatemala G/ADP/N/1/GTM/2
Guinea Bissau none
Guinea, Republic of G/ADP/N/1/GIN/1 *
Guyana none
Haiti none
Honduras G/ADP/N/1/HND/2
Hong Kong, China G/ADP/N/1/HKG/1 *
Hungary G/ADP/N/1/HUN/1
Iceland G/ADP/N/1/ISL/1
India G/ADP/N/1/IND/2 +Corr.1 +Suppl.1
Indonesia G/ADP/N/1/IDN/2
Israel G/ADP/N/1/ISR/2
Jamaica G/ADP/N/1/JAM/1
Japan G/ADP/N/1/JPN/2 +Corr.1 &2+Suppl.1
Kenya G/ADP/N/1/KEN/1
Korea G/ADP/N/1/KOR/3
Kuwait noneG/L/204
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Lesotho none
Liechtenstein G/ADP/N/1/LIE/1 *
Macau G/ADP/N/1/MAC/1 *
Madagascar none
Malawi G/ADP/N/1/MWI/1 +Corr.1
Malaysia G/ADP/N/1/MYS/1
Maldives G/ADP/N/1/MDV/1 *
Mali none
Malta G/ADP/N/1/MLT/1 *
Mauritania none
Mauritius G/ADP/N/1/MUS/2
Mexico G/ADP/N/1/MEX/1 +Corr.1 &2
Mongolia none
Morocco G/ADP/N/1/MAR/1 *
Mozambique none
Myanmar none
Namibia G/ADP/N/1/NAM/1 *
New Zealand G/ADP/N/1/NZL/2
Nicaragua G/ADP/N/1/NIC/1
Niger none
Nigeria none
Norway G/ADP/N/1/NOR/3
Pakistan G/ADP/N/1/PAK/1
Panama none
Papua New Guinea none
Paraguay G/ADP/N/1/PRY/2
Peru G/ADP/N/1/PER/1 +Suppl.1 &.2
Philippines G/ADP/N/1/PHL/1
Poland G/ADP/N/1/POL/1
Qatar none
Romania G/ADP/N/1/ROM/1
Rwanda noneG/L/204
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Saint Kitts &Nevis none
Saint Lucia G/ADP/N/1/LCA/1
Saint Vincent &
Grenadinesnone
Senegal G/ADP/N/1/SEN/1
Sierra Leone none
Singapore G/ADP/N/1/SGP/2 +Suppl.1
Slovak Republic G/ADP/N/1/SVK/2
Slovenia G/ADP/N/1/SVN/1
Solomon Islands none
South Africa G/ADP/N/1/ZAF/1
SriLanka G/ADP/N/1/LKA/1 *
Suriname G/ADP/N/1/SUR/1 *
Swaziland G/ADP/N/1/SWZ/1 *
Switzerland G/ADP/N/1/CHE/1 *
Tanzania none
Thailand G/ADP/N/1/THA/3
Togo none
Trinidad andTobago G/ADP/N/1/TTO/1 +Corr.1
Tunisia G/ADP/N/1/TUN/1
Turkey G/ADP/N/1/TUR/2
Uganda G/ADP/N/UGA/2
United Arab Emirates G/ADP/N/1/ARE/1 *
United States G/ADP/N/1/USA/1 +Corr.1 +Suppl.1 &2
Uruguay G/ADP/N/1/URY/2
Venezuela G/ADP/N/1/VEN/1 +Suppl.1 &2
Zambia G/ADP/N/1/ZMB/1
Zimbabwe G/ADP/N/1/ZWE/2G/L/204
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ANNEX B
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 -31December 1996 1January -30June 1997
Angola
Antigua andBarbuda
Argentina X X
Australia X X
Bahrain N N
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belize
Benin
Bolivia
Botswana
Brazil X X
Brunei Darussalam N
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso N
Burundi
Cameroon
Canada X X
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile X X
Colombia X X
Congo
Costa RicaG/L/204
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MEMBER 1July -31December 1996 1January -30June 1997
Côted'Ivoire
Cuba N N
Cyprus N N
Czech Republic N N
Democratic Republic of
theCongo
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic N N
European Community X X
Ecuador
Egypt
ElSalvador N
Fiji N
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea Bissau
Guinea, Republic of
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras N N
Hong Kong2N N
Hungary N N
Iceland N N
India X X
Indonesia X X
2Thename ofthisMember hasbecome Hong Kong, China asfrom 1July 1997.G/L/204
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MEMBER 1July -31December 1996 1January -30June 1997
Israel X X
Jamaica
Japan X X
Kenya
Korea X X
Kuwait
Lesotho
Liechtenstein N N
Macau
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia X X
Maldives
Mali
Malta N N
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico X X
Mongolia
Morocco N N
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia N
New Zealand X X
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Norway N N
Pakistan N N
Panama notapplicable
Papua New GuineaG/L/204
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MEMBER 1July -31December 1996 1January -30June 1997
Paraguay
Peru X X
Philippines X X
Poland N N
Qatar
Romania N N
Rwanda
Saint Kitts &Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent &
Grenadines
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Singapore X X
Slovak Republic N N
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
South Africa X X
SriLanka N N
Suriname
Swaziland
Switzerland N N
Tanzania N
Thailand X X
Togo
Trinidad andTobago
Tunisia N N
Turkey X X
Uganda N N
United Arab Emirates N
United States X XG/L/204
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MEMBER 1July -31December 1996 1January -30June 1997
Uruguay N
Venezuela X N
Zambia N N
ZimbabweG/L/204
Page14ANNEX C
Summary ofAnti-Dumping Actions
(1July1996-30 June1997)
Initiation Provisional
Measures
(negative preliminary determinations not
included)Definitive
Duties
(negative determinations notincluded)Price
UndertakingsMeasures
inforce on
30June1997
(definitive
duties and
price
undertakings)
No. Countries6involved No. Countries involved No. Countries involved No. Countries involved
ARGENTINA
18 BRA CHT(2) DEU 11 BRA(3) KOR PRC(6) 9 BRA(8) KOR 3 BRA(2) CHL 32
ESP IND ITA(2) ZAF
PRC(6) PRY THA
USA(2)
AUSTRALIA
22 BRA CHT(2) DEU(3) 6 BEL DEU KOR 1 MYS 1 THA 56
ESP HUN IDN MYS PRC(2)
IND IRN ISR(2)
MYS NLD PRC(3)
SWE(2) THA USA
6"Countries" refers inallcases tocountries orcustoms territories. Alistoftheabbreviations used inthistable canbefound following thetable.
*NR indicates that theMember inquestion didnotsubmit alistofmeasures inforce asof30June 1997.G/L/204
Page15Initiation Provisional
Measures
(negative preliminary determinations not
included)Definitive
Duties
(negative determinations notincluded)Price
UndertakingsMeasures
inforce on
30June1997
(definitive
duties and
price
undertakings)
No. Countries6involved No. Countries involved No. Countries involved No. Countries involved
BRAZIL
19 BGR CHL(2) CHT 1 PRC 1 PRC 0 23
CUB ESP GBR
HKG IDN POL
PRC(3) ROM THA
USA(3) VEN
CANADA
8 MEX POL PRC(2) 8 ITA MEX PRC(2) 3 PRC USA(2) 0 95
RUS USA(2) ZAF RUS USA(2) ZAF
CHILE
2 RUS UKR 2 RUS UKR 2 RUS UKR 2
COLOMBIA
1 TTO 0 1 PRC 0 7
6"Countries" refers inallcases tocountries orcustoms territories. Alistoftheabbreviations used inthistable canbefound following thetable.
*NR indicates that theMember inquestion didnotsubmit alistofmeasures inforce asof30June 1997.G/L/204
Page16Initiation Provisional
Measures
(negative preliminary determinations not
included)Definitive
Duties
(negative determinations notincluded)Price
UndertakingsMeasures
inforce on
30June1997
(definitive
duties and
price
undertakings)
No. Countries6involved No. Countries involved No. Countries involved No. Countries involved
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
26 CHT(2) CZE EGY 26 CZE EGY(2) IDN(3) 10 BLR IDN MEX 5 MEX PHL POL 157
IND(3) JPN KOR(3) IND(3) JPN MYS(2) MYS(2) PHL PRC RUS UKR
MYS(2) NOR PAK PAK(2) POL(2) PRC(4) RUS THA UKR
PRC(3) ROM RUS ROM RUS(2) SVK
SGP SVK THA(2) THA TUR
UKR USA
INDIA
20 AUT BEL CAN 8 DEU DNK KOR(2) 0 0 19
DEU DNK ESP PRC THA(2) USA
FRA IDN ITA
JPN KOR(2) PRC(2)
RUS THA(2) USA(3)
INDONESIA
9 CHT IND(3) KOR 4 IND PRC RUS 0 0 NR*
PRC RUS THA UKR
UKR
6"Countries" refers inallcases tocountries orcustoms territories. Alistoftheabbreviations used inthistable canbefound following thetable.
*NR indicates that theMember inquestion didnotsubmit alistofmeasures inforce asof30June 1997.G/L/204
Page17Initiation Provisional
Measures
(negative preliminary determinations not
included)Definitive
Duties
(negative determinations notincluded)Price
UndertakingsMeasures
inforce on
30June1997
(definitive
duties and
price
undertakings)
No. Countries6involved No. Countries involved No. Countries involved No. Countries involved
ISRAEL
7 DEU(2) GBR ITA 5 DEU(2) ITA PRT 0 0 NR*
KOR PRT USA USA
JAPAN
0 0 0 0 3
KOREA
18 BGR CHE CHT 13 BGR DEU JPN(2) 9 BGR JPN NLD 5 DEU JPN NLD 21
DEU(3) GBR JPN NLD PRC(3) RUS(2) PRC(2) RUS USA(3) PRC USA
LIE MYS NLD USA(3)
PRC(3) RUS(2) USA(2)
MALAYSIA
2 EEC IDN 2 EEC IDN 2 EEC IDN 0 4
MEXICO
5 BRA GRC USA(3) 9 CHT(2) PRC(2) USA(5) 4 BRA CHT PRC 0 100
USA
6"Countries" refers inallcases tocountries orcustoms territories. Alistoftheabbreviations used inthistable canbefound following thetable.
*NR indicates that theMember inquestion didnotsubmit alistofmeasures inforce asof30June 1997.G/L/204
Page18Initiation Provisional
Measures
(negative preliminary determinations not
included)Definitive
Duties
(negative determinations notincluded)Price
UndertakingsMeasures
inforce on
30June1997
(definitive
duties and
price
undertakings)
No. Countries6involved No. Countries involved No. Countries involved No. Countries involved
NEW ZEALAND
1 KOR 1 ZAF 3 THA ZAF(2) 0 26
PERU
3 BRA PRC(2) 3 BRA CHL PRC 3 CHL MEX PRC 0 6
PHILIPPINES
2 DEU KOR 1 DEU 0 0 NR*
SINGAPORE
0 0 0 0 2
SOUTH AFRICA
11 BGR BRA GBR 18 BGR CHE ESP 21 BEL BRA CHE 0 40
IDN IND ITA FRA IND(3) IRN CHT EGY FRA(2)
POL PRT SWE ITA JPN PRC GBR HKG(2) IND(2)
USA YUG PRT SAU USA(5) ITA KOR(2) PRC(4)
USA ZWE
6"Countries" refers inallcases tocountries orcustoms territories. Alistoftheabbreviations used inthistable canbefound following thetable.
*NR indicates that theMember inquestion didnotsubmit alistofmeasures inforce asof30June 1997.G/L/204
Page19Initiation Provisional
Measures
(negative preliminary determinations not
included)Definitive
Duties
(negative determinations notincluded)Price
UndertakingsMeasures
inforce on
30June1997
(definitive
duties and
price
undertakings)
No. Countries6involved No. Countries involved No. Countries involved No. Countries involved
THAILAND
1 POL 1 POL 1 POL 0 NR*
TURKEY
5 EEC JPN(2) PRC(2) 0 0 0 37
UNITED STATES
20 AUT CAN(2) CHT(2) 22 AUT CAN CHT(2) 15 CHT DEU GBR 0 305
DEU(2) JPN(2) KOR(2) IDN JPN(3) KAZ IDN ITA JPN(2)
PRC(4) RUS TTO KOR MEX PRC(7) KAZ PRC(5) TUR(2)
UKR VEN ZAF RUS TUR UKR
ZAF
VENEZUELA
0 2 PRC(2) 0 0 3
6"Countries" refers inallcases tocountries orcustoms territories. Alistoftheabbreviations used inthistable canbefound following thetable.
*NR indicates that theMember inquestion didnotsubmit alistofmeasures inforce asof30June 1997.G/L/204
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LIST OFABBREVIATIONS USED INANNEX C
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
PRC CHINA, P.R.
CHT CHINESE TAIPEI
COG CONGO, REPUBLIC
COL COLOMBIA
CRI COSTA RICA
CIV COTE D'IVOIRE
HRV CROATIA
CUB CUBA
CYP CYPRUS
CZE CZECH REPUBLIC
DCR DEMOCRATICREPUBLIC
OFTHE CONGO
DNK DENMARK
DJI DJIBOUTI
DMA DOMINICA
DOM DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
EEC EUROPEAN
COMMUNITY
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 GREECEGRD GRENADA
GTM GUATEMALA
GNB GUINEA-BISSAU
GIN 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 NETHERLANDS
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 FEDERATIONRWA RWANDA
KNA SAINT KITTS &NEVIS
LCA SAINT LUCIA
SAU SAUDI ARABIA
SEN 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 UNITED ARAB
EMIRATES
GBR UNITED KINGDOM
USA UNITED STATES
URY URUGUAY
UZB UZBEKISTAN
VUT VANUATU
VEN VENEZUELA
VNM VIET NAM
YUG YUGOSLAVIA
ZMB ZAMBIA
ZWE ZIMBABWE