WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SCM/N/93/USA
10 March 2003
(03-1345)
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 July-31 December 2002 from
the United StatesG/SCM/N/93/USA
Page 2Reporting Member:  UNITED STATES
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF COUNTERVAILING ACTIONS
for the period 1 July-31 December 2002
Final Measures No Final Measures
Country
or
Customs
TerritoryProduct Initiation Provisional
measuresDefinitive
dutyPrice
undertakingNo
subsidiza-
tionNo
injuryCase
with-
drawnOther Trade
volumeSubsidized
imports as
% of
domestic
consumptionVolume of
trade
investigated
(of
exporting
country)
123 45 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1  1 12 1 13
Date Date;
amount of
subsidization
(ad valorem)Date; amount of
subsidization
(ad valorem)Date;
amount of
benchmarkDate Date Date Date;
result
Certain Hot-RolledSteel Flat Products(R 1/01-12/01)24.10.02 NA NA 1 Firm
Argentina
Cold Rolled Carbon
Steel Flat Products*26.10.01 03.10.02
IA Negative
Prelim83,705
MT
(2000)CL 1 Firm
Carbon and Certain
Alloy Steel WireRod*01.10.01 30.08.02
4.44-6.74%
27.09.02
2.76-6.74%
430.08.02
IA Negative
Prelim252,239
MT
(2000)CL 2 Firms
Brazil
Cold Rolled Carbon
Steel Flat Products*26.10.01 04.03.02
8.22-12.58%03.10.02
7.90-13.99%195,141
MT
(2001)NA 2 Firms
Carbon and Certain
Alloy Steel WireRod*01.10.01 08.02.02
0.00-6.37%30.08.02
0.00-6.61%565,785,783
kg
(2000)CL 3 Firms
Certain Durum
Wheat*29.10.02 NA NA NA
Certain Hard Red
Spring Wheat*29.10.02 NA NA NACanada
Pure and Alloy
Magnesium
(R 1/00-12/00)01.10.01 08.05.02
1.59%10.09.02
1.59%08.05.02
Partial
Rescission o f
ReviewNA NA  4 FirmsG/SCM/N/93/USA
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Pure and Alloy
MagnesiumNR (1/01-12/01)03.04.02 13.09.02
ReviewRescinded(only for
Pure Mag.)NA NA NA
Pure and Alloy
Magnesium(R 1/01-12/01)25.09.02 03.12.02
PartialRescission o
f
ReviewNA NA 2 Firms
Softwood Lumber
(R 4/00-3/01)17.07.02 14.08.02
0.25-35.35%05.11.02
1.16-13.42%05.11.02
Partial
Rescission o f
ReviewNA NA 104 FirmsCanada
(Cont'd)
Softwood Lumber
(R 4/00-3/01)20.09.02 NA NA 73 Firms
Cold Rolled Carbon
Steel Flat Products*26.10.01 04.03.02
1.32%03.10.02
1.27%164,137
MT
(2000)CL 1 Firm
Cut-to-Length
Carbon-Quality Steel
Plate30.10.02
0.00-6.80%
3NA NA NA
Stainless Steel Sheet
and Strip in Coils
(R 1/00-12/00)01.10.01 10.05.02
1.29%03.10.02
1.27%NA NA 1 FirmFrance
Stainless Steel Sheet
and Strip in Coils
(R 1/01-12/01)25.09.02 NA NA 2 Fims
Germany Carbon and Certain
Alloy Steel Wire
Rod*01.10.01 08.02.02
1.60-2.53%30.08.02
1.12-18.46%
07.10.02
1.12-18.46%
482,920,000
kg
(2000)CL 2 Firms
Hungary Sulfanilic Acid* 26.10.01 04.03.02
10.69%25.09.02
2.87%119,120
kg
(2000)CL 1 Firm
In-Shell Pistachio
NutsNR (10/00-9/01)07.11.01 04.09.02
0.00%NA NA 1 Firm
Iran
In-Shell Roasted
PistachiosNR (10/00-9/01)27.11.01 04.09.02
0.00%NA NA 1 FirmG/SCM/N/93/USA
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In-Shell Raw
Pistachios(R 1/01-12/01)24.04.02 NA NA 1 Firm
Iran (Cont'd)
In-Shell Roasted
Pistachios(R 1/01-12/01)22.11.02 NA NA 1 Firm
Certain Pasta
(R 1/00-12/00)20.08.01 08.04.02
0.00-2.83%12.08.02
0.00-2.83%08.04.02
Partial
Rescission o f
ReviewNA NA 5 Firms
Certain Pasta
(R 1/01-12/01)27.08.02 NA NA 5 Firms
Stainless Steel Wire
Rod
(R 1/00-12/00)26.10.01 07.06.02
0.27%15.10.02
0.27%NA NA 1 FirmItaly
Stainless Steel Wire
Rod
(R 1/01-12/01)24.10.02 NA NA 1 Firm
Cold Rolled Carbon
Steel Flat Products*26.10.01 04.03.02
0.32-7.00%03.10.02
0.36-3.43%313,830
ST
(2000)0.78% 4 Firms
Dynamic Random
Access Memory
Semiconductors27.11.02 NA NA NA
Stainless Steel Sheet
and Strip in Coils
(CR)28.09.01 03.06.02 NA NA 1 Firm
Stainless Steel Sheet
and Strip in Coils
(R 1/00-12/00)01.10.01 10.09.02
5.21%10.09.02
Intent to
Partially
Rescind theReviewNA NA 2 Firms
Stainless Steel Sheet
and Strip in Coils(R 1/01-12/01)25.09.02 NA NA 2 FirmsKorea,
Republic of
Structural Steel
Beams(CR)28.09.01 03.06.02 NA NA 1 Firm
Mexico Cut-to-Length
Carbon Steel Plate(R 1/01-12/01)25.09.02 NA NA 1 FirmG/SCM/N/93/USA
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Pakistan Cotton Shop Towels
(R 1/00-12/00)30.04.01 08.04.02
1.75-4.53%12.08.02
1.75-4.53%08.04.02
PartialRescission o
f
ReviewNA NA 14 Firms
Thailand Certain Carbon Steel
Butt-Weld Pipe(R-00)20.08.01 NA NA 1 Firm
Trinidad and
TobagoCarbon and Certain
Alloy Steel WireRod*01.10.01 08.02.02
8.38%30.08.02
IA Negative
Final260,825
MT
(2000)CL 1 Firm
Turkey Carbon and Certain
Alloy Steel WireRod*01.10.01 30.08.02
IA Negative
Final137,381,000
kg
(2000)CL 2 Firms
Table Notes
Table Notes
1 Figures in columns 11 and 12 refer to the 12-month period pr ior to and including the initiation month, unless otherwise speci fied.
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
(C) Denotes circumvention inquiry(CR) Denotes changed circumstances review
(NR) Denotes new shipper review
(SR) Denotes review of suspension agreement(ER) Denotes expedited review
CL Information not provided for reasons of confidentiality
NS Denotes no Shipments during periodn/a Statistic not available or not collected
 * Indicates existence of concurrent antidumping investigationG/SCM/N/93/USA
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COUNTERVAILING ORDERS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT
as of 31 December 2002
Country Product Effective Date
Honey 10.12.01 Argentina
Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products 11.09.01
Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate 17.08.93 Belgium
Stainless Steel Plate In Coils 11.05.99
Brass Sheet & Strip 08.01.87
Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod 22.10.02
 Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate 17.08.93Brazil
Iron Construction Castings 15.05.86
Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod 22.10.02
New Steel Rails 22.09.89
 Pure and Alloy Magnesium 31.08.92Canada
Softwood Lumber 22.05.02
Chinese Taipei Top-of-the-Stove Stainless Steel Cooking Ware 20.01.87
EU Sugar 31.07.78
Brass Sheet & Strip 06.03.87
Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Quality Steel 02.10.00
 Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Products 17.08.93
Low Enriched Uranium 13.02.02France
Stainless Steel Sheet & Strip in Coils 06.08.99
Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Products 17.08.93
Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate 17.08.93Germany
Low Enriched Uranium 13.02.02
Hungary Sulfanilic Acid 08.11.02
Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Quality Steel 02.10.00
Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products 03.12.01
Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip (PET Film) 01.07.02India
Sulfanilic Acid 02.03.93
Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Quality Steel 02.10.00 Indonesia
Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products 03.12.01
In-Shell Pistachio Nuts 11.03.86 Iran
Roasted In-Shell Pistachios 07.10.86
Certain Pasta 24.07.96
Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Quality Steel 02.10.00
Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel 07.06.94
Oil Country Tubular Goods 10.08.95
Stainless Steel Bar 08.03.02
Stainless Steel Plate In Coils 11.05.99
Stainless Steel Sheet & Strip in Coils 06.08.99Italy
Stainless Steel Wire Rod 15.09.98
Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Quality Steel 02.10.00
Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel 17.08.93
Stainless Steel Sheet & Strip in Coils 06.08.99
Structural Steel Beams 14.08.00Korea, Republic of
Top-of-the-Stove Stainless Steel Cooking Ware 20.01.87
Mexico Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate 17.08.93
Netherlands Low Enriched Uranium 13.02.02
Norway Fresh & Chilled Atlantic Salmon 12.04.91G/SCM/N/93/USA
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Pakistan Cotton Shop Towels 09.03.84
Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products 03.12.01 South Africa
Stainless Steel Plate In Coils 11.05.99
Spain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate 17.08.93
Sweden Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate 17.08.93
Thailand Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products 03.12.01
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
Low Enriched Uranium 13.02.02
SUSPENSION AGREEMENTS
as of 31 December 2002
Country Product Effective Date
Brazil Certain Hot Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products 19.07.99
SUNSET REVIEWS OF COUNTERVAILING DUTY ORDERS
For the Period of 1 July-31 December 2002
Country Product Order Date Result of Review Effective Date
-none- - none- - none- - none- - none-
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