WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SCM/N/40/USA
15 September 1998
(98-3492)
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 January-30 June 1998 from
the United States.G/SCM/N/40/USA
Page 2Reporting Member:  UNITED STATES
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF COUNTERVAILING DUTY ACTIONS
For the period 1 January-30 June 1998
Final Outcome
Country
 or
 Customs
TerritoryProduct
Initiation Provisional
MeasuresFinal Measures
  Definitive            Price
      Duty          UndertakingNo Final Measures
    No
Subsidiza-            No              Case   tion                  Injury        Withdrawn        OtherTrade
 VolumeSubsidized
Imports as
% of
Domestic
Consumption Volume of
Trade
Investigated
(of
 Exporting
Country)
12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1112113
Date Date;
Amount of
Subsidization
(ad valorem)Date;
Amount of
Subsidization
(ad valorem)Date;
Amount of
BenchmarkDate Date Date Date;
Result
Argentina Certain Textile
Mill Products
(CR)12.02.98 30.04.98
Revokedn/a n/a All Firms
Belgium Stainless Steel
Plate in Coils*28.04.98 29,350 short
tonnes5 (1997)17.8%5
(1997)All Firms
Live Swine
(R-95/96)17.09.96 09.09.97
Can$0.0055/kil
(de minimus )14.01.98
Can$0.0055/kil
(de minimus)n/a n/a All Firms
Live Swine
(R-96/97)25.09.97 30.04.98
Can$0.0041/kil
(de minimus)n/a n/a All FirmsCanada
Pure and Alloy
Magnesium
(R-96)25.09.97 30.04.98
2.78%n/a n/a 1 Firm
Chile Fresh Atlantic
Salmon*09.07.97 19.11.97
0.62% ( de
minimus)09.06.98
1.11% (de
minimus )70.3 mil
pounds5
(1996)45.1%5
 (1996)All Firms
Denmark Butter Cookies
in Tins05.03.98 30.03.98 n/a n/a All FirmsG/SCM/N/40/USA
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Certain
Hot-Rolled Lead
and Bismuth
Carbon SteelProducts08.05.92 17.09.92 23.01.98
3
312.51%n/a n/a 1 Firm France
Certain Steel
Products24.07.92 07.12.92 12.01.983
15.13%n/a n/a 1 Firm
Certain
Hot-Rolled Leadand BismuthCarbon Steel
Products (C)25.06.97 01.05.98
Negative
Determinationn/a n/a 2 Firms
Germany
Lead & Bismuth
Steel (R-97)24.04.98 n/a n/a 1 Firm
Indonesia Extruded Rubber
Thread28.04.98 CL CL All Firms
Israel Industrial
Phosphoric Acid(R-95)17.09.96 10.09.97
12.77%27.04.98
4
8.77%n/a n/a 1 Firm
Pasta (NR) 04.03.98 n/a n/a 1 Firm
Pasta (R-95/96) 28.08.97 09.04.98
0.00%-7.78%n/a n/a 5 Firms
Stainless Steel
Wire Rod*26.08.97 07.01.98
1.22% -
30.47%42,685 ST
 (1996)13.2%
(1996)All FirmsItaly
Stainless Steel
Plate in Coils*28.04.98 29,350 short
tonnes5 (1997)17.8%5
(1997)All Firms
Korea Stainless Steel
Plate in Coils*28.04.98 29,350 short
tonnes5 (1997)17.8%5
(1997)All Firms
Singapore Certain
Refrigeration
Compressors
(SR-95/96)16.12.96 09.12.97
0.23% ( de
minimus)16.06.98
0.23% ( de
minimus)07.11.83 n/a n/a 2 Firms
South Africa Stainless Steel
Plate in Coils*28.04.98 29,350 short
tonnes5 (1997)17.8%5
(1997)All Firms
Sweden Viscose Rayon
Staple Fibre
(R-96)19.06.97 09.02.98
0.06% ( de
minimus)17.06.98
0.06% ( de
minimus)n/a n/a 1 Firm
Thailand Steel Wire Rope 10.12.90 25.03.98
Revokedn/a n/a All FirmsG/SCM/N/40/USA
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Certain Welded
Carbon Steel
Pipe & Tube
(R-96)24.04.97 09.12.97
3.26%-3.81%16.04.98
3.10%-3.73%n/a n/a 2 Firms
Welded Carbon
Steel Line Pipe
(R-96)24.04.97 09.12.97
3.26%-3.81%16.04.98
3.10%-3.73%n/a n/a 2 FirmsTurkey
Welded Carbon
Steel Line Pipe
(R-97)24.04.98  n/a n/a 4 Firms
Certain
Hot-Rolled Lead
and BismuthCarbon SteelProducts (R-96)24.04.97 08.12.97
5.28%15.04.98
5.28%n/a n/a 3 Firms
Certain
Hot-Rolled Leadand Bismuth
Steel Products
(R-97)24.04.98 n/a n/a 1 FirmUnited Kingdom
Certain
Hot-Rolled Lead
and Bismuth
Carbon SteelProducts (C)25.06.97 01.05.98
Negative
Determinationn/a n/a 1 Firm
Table Notes
1 Figures in columns 11 and 12 refer to the 12-month period prior 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
Abbreviations/Symbols
(R- y) Denotes review - review period (ER) Denotes expedited review
(C) Denotes circumvention inquiry CL Information not provided for reasons of confidentiality
(CR) Denotes changed circumstances revi ew NS Denotes No Shipments during period
(NR) Denotes new shipper review n/a Statistic not available or not collected(SR) Denotes review of suspension agreement * Indicates  existence of concurrent antidumping investigationG/SCM/N/40/USA
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Semi-Annual Report of Countervailing Actions
As of 30 June 1998
Countervailing Orders Currently in Effect
Country Product Effective Date
Belgium Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate 17.08.93
Agricultural Tillage Tools 22.10.85
Brass Sheet & Strip 08.01.87
Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate 17.08.93
Castor Oil Products 16.03.76
Cotton Yarn 15.03.77
Hot-Rolled Lead/Bismuth Carbon Steel Products 22.03.93Brazil
Iron Construction Castings 15.05.86
Live Swine 15.08.85
New Steel Rails 22.09.89Canada
Pure and Alloy Magnesium 31.08.92
Chile Standard Carnations 19.03.87
Chinese Taipei Top-of-the-Stove Stainless Steel Cooking Ware 20.01.87
EC Sugar 31.07.78
Brass Sheet & Strip 06.03.87
Corrosion Resistant Carbon Steel 17.08.93France
Hot-Rolled Lead/Bismuth Carbon Steel Products 22.03.93
Cold-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products 17.08.93
Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel 17.08.93
Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate 17.08.93Germany
Hot-Rolled Lead/Bismuth Carbon Steel Products 22.03.93
Iron Metal Castings 18.10.80 India
Sulfanilic Acid 02.03.93
In-Shell Pistachio Nuts 11.03.86 Iran
Roasted In-Shell Pistachios 07.10.86
Industrial Phosphoric Acid 19.08.87 Israel
Oil Country Tubular Goods 06.03.87
Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel 07.06.94
Oil Country Tubular Goods 04.08.95
Certain Pasta 24.07.96Italy
Seamless Line and Pressure Pipe 02.08.95
Cold-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products 17.08.93
Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel 17.08.93South Korea
Top-of-the-Stove Stainless Steel Cooking Ware 20.01.87
Malaysia Extruded Rubber Thread 25.08.92
Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate 17.08.93 Mexico
Porcelain-on-Steel Cooking Ware 12.12.86
Netherlands Standard Chrysanthemums 12.03.87
Norway Fresh & Chilled Atlantic Salmon 12.04.91
Pakistan Cotton Shop Towels 09.03.84
Peru Pompon Chrysanthemums 23.04.87G/SCM/N/40/USA
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Country Product Effective Date
Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate 17.08.93 Spain
Stainless Steel Wire Rod 03.01.83
Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate 17.08.93
Carbon Steel Products 11.10.85Sweden
Rayon Staple Fibre 15.05.79
Certain Pasta 24.07.96
Welded Carbon Steel Line Pipe 07.03.86Turkey
Welded Carbon Steel Pipe & Tube 07.03.86
Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate 17.08.93 United Kingdom
Hot-Rolled Lead/Bismuth Carbon Steel Products 22.03.93
Ferrosilicon 10.05.93 Venezuela
Gray Portland Cement & Cement Clinker 17.03.92
Suspension Agreements
Country Product Effective Date
Argentina Carbon Steel Wire Rod 27.09.82
Peru Cotton Shop Towels 12.09.84
Singapore Refrigeration Compressors 07.11.83
Thailand Textiles & Textile Products 12.03.85
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