G/SCM/N/392/EU  
 
4 October 2022   
(22-7500) Page: 1/9 
Committee on Subsidies and  
Countervailing Measures  Original: English  
 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT UNDER ARTICLE 25.11  
OF THE AGREEMENT  
EUROPEAN UNION 
Reproduced herewith is the semi -annual report for the period 1 January -30 June 2022 from 
the Europe an Union . 
 
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- 2 - Reporting Member: EUROPEAN UNION1 
SEMI -ANNUAL REPORT OF COUNTERVAILING DUTY ACTIONS2 
FOR THE PERIOD 1 JANUARY -30 JUNE 2022  
Original Investigations  
Country 
or 
customs 
territory  Product  Initiation  Provisional 
measures and 
preliminary  
determinations  Final measures  No final 
measures/  
termination  Other  Trade data  
(from published 
report(s))  Countervailed programme(s)  
Definitive 
duty Undertaking  
Description;  HS 6-digit 
category covering 
investigated product3;  
ID number;   
(*) if investigation  of 
>1 country  Date;  period of 
investigation  
(S-subsidization  
I-injury)  Date of 
measures;  range 
of individual 
amounts of 
subsidy;  
"other" rates;  
[range of applied 
rates if different, 
reason]  Date of 
duties; range 
of individual 
amounts of 
subsidy; 
"other" rates; 
[range of 
applied rates 
if different, 
reason]  Date of 
application; 
range of 
individual 
amounts of 
subsidy  
or minimum 
prices  Date,  
reason  Date, 
explanation  Import 
volume or 
value (units/ 
currency); 
product 
cover age, 
period, if 
different from  
cols. 2/3  Import 
volume as % 
of apparent 
domestic 
consumption 
or as % of 
total imports  Name(s) of the subsidy 
programme(s) countervailed  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 
China  Optical fibre cables  
CN code  ex 8544 70 00 
(TARIC  code 
8544 70 00 10) 
AS677 CN  21.12.2020  
I.P. (S)  
01.07.2019 -
30.06.2020  
I.P. (I)  
01.01.2017 -
30.06.2020  - 19.01.2022  
5.1% - 10.3% 
Others 10 .3% - - - 498,335 cable 
km - (i) Grant Programmes: 
Technology, innovation and 
development grants and funds; 
Industrial transformation and 
upgrading funds; Project -based 
grants; Asset -related grants; 
Equipment and construction 
services grants; Research and 
development funding; Subsidies 
related to raw materials; Other 
grants.  
(ii) Provision of preferential 
financing: policy loans, credit 
lines, bank acceptance drafts, 
export financing  
(iii) Preferential Export credit and 
export credit insurance and 
guarantee.  
 
1 Website address where published reports on investigations are available:  http://eur -lex.europa.eu . 
2 All terms and column headings used in this format have the meanings assigned to them in the instructions.  
3 For reference purposes only.   
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China  
(Cont'd)           (iv) Revenue foregone through 
Tax Exemption and Reduction 
programmes: Enterprise Income 
Tax ('EIT') reduction for High and 
New Technology Enterprises; 
Preferential pre -tax deduction of 
research and development 
expenses; Accelerated 
depreciation of instruments and 
equipment used by High -Tech 
enterprises for High -Tech 
development and production; 
Dividend exemption between 
qualified resident enterprises; 
Exemption or waiving of real 
estate and land use taxes;  
Provision of po wer at reduced 
rate.  
(v) Government provision of 
goods and services for less than 
adequate remuneration ( 'LTAR'): 
provision of land use rights; 
provision of input materials . 
 Certain graphite electrode 
systems  
CN code ex 8545 11 00 
(TARIC codes 8545 11 00 
10, 8545 11 00 15)  
AS685 CN  18.11.2021  
I.P. (S)  
01.01.2020-
31.12.2020  
I.P. (I)  
01.01.2017 -
31.12 .2020  - - - - - - - - 
India Stainless steel cold -rolled 
flat products (*)  
CN codes  
7219 31 00, 7219  32 10, 
7219 32 90, 7219  33 10, 
7219 33 90, 7219  34 10, 
7219 34 90, 7219  35 10, 
7219 35 90, 7219  90 20, 
7219 90 80, 7220  20 21, 
7220 20 29, 7220  20 41, 
7220 20 49, 7220  20 81, 
7220 20 89, 7220  90 20, 
7220 90 80  
AS678 IN  17.02.2021  
I.P. (S)  
01.07.2019 -
30.06.2020  
I.P. (I)  
01.01.2017 -
30.06.2020  - 16.03.2022  
4.3% - 7.5% 
Others 7 .5% - - - 108,885 
tonnes  3.4% 
market 
share  Duty Exemptions and Remissions 
Schemes:  
(a) Advanced Authorization 
Scheme ( 'AAS')  
(b) Duty Free Import 
Authorization Scheme ( 'DFIA')  
(c) Duty Drawback Sche me 
('DDS')  
(d) Export Promotion of Capital 
Goods Scheme ( 'EPCGS ')  
(e) Merchandise Export from 
India Scheme ( 'MEIS')  
(f) Export promotion through 
duty and tax exemptions – 
Deemed Export. Provision of 
goods or services for less than 
adequate remuneration: The 
provision of chromium ore for 
less than adequate remuneration .  
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Indonesia  Stainless steel cold -rolled 
flat products (*)  
CN codes  
7219 31 00, 7219  32 10, 
7219 32 90, 7219  33 10, 
7219 33 90, 7219  34 10, 
7219 34 90, 7219  35 10, 
7219 35 90, 7219  90 20, 
7219 90 80, 7220  20 21, 
7220 20 29, 7220  20 41, 
7220 20 49, 7220  20 81, 
7220 20 89, 7220  90 20, 
7220 90 80  
AS678 ID  17.02.2021  
I.P. (S)  
01.07.2019 -
30.06.2020  
I.P. (I)  
01.01.2017 -
30.06.2020  - 16.03.2022  
0% - 21.4% 
Others 20 .5% - - - 68,000 - 
72,000 tonnes  2.1% - 
2.4%  
Market 
share  Direct transfer of funds - 
Provision of preferential loans. 
Provision of goods or services for 
less than adequate remuneration 
('LTAR'):  
The provision of nickel ore and 
stainless steel scraps; The 
provision of coal; The provision 
of land; The provision of natural 
gas; The provisio n of electricity  
Government revenue foregone or 
not collected that is otherwise 
due: Income tax incentives; 
Import duty exemption; VAT 
exemption on inputs; Land and 
building tax ( 'PBB') on mining 
industry; Exemption of (import)  
income tax: Subsidies linke d to 
the development of Indonesian 
industry through Chinese 
investment . 
 Fatty Acid  
CN codes ex 2915 70 40,  
ex 2915 70 50, 
ex 2915 90 30, 
ex 2915 90 70, 
ex 2916 15 00, 
ex 3823 11 00, 
ex 38 23 12 00, 
ex 3823 19 10, 
ex 3823 19 90 
(TARIC  codes  
2915 70 40 95, 
2915 70 50 10, 
2915 90 30 95, 
2915 90 70 95, 
2916 15 00 10, 
3823 11 00 20, 
3823 11 00 70, 
3823 12 00 20, 
3823 12 00 70, 
3823 19 10 30, 
3823 19 10 70, 
3823 19 90 70, 
3823 19 90 95) 
AS688 ID  13.05.2022  
I.P. (S)  
01.10.2020 -
30.09.2021 
I.P. (I)  
01.01.201 8-
30.09.2021  - - - - - - - -  
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- 5 - Reviews/Other subsequent proceedings  
Country or 
customs 
territory  Product  Initiation  Preliminary 
results/ 
determination  Final results  Revocation 
of 
Measures  Other (e.g., 
procedures 
not affecting 
the duty 
level)  Trade Data  
(if available from 
published report(s) on 
proceeding)  Countervailed 
programme(s)  Definitive 
duty Undertaking  
Description; HS 6 -digit category 
covering investigated product3;  
ID number;  
(*) if investigation of >1 country  Date, Type of 
Review or 
Procedure (code), 
Period Covered  Effective date; 
range of 
individual 
amounts of 
subsidy;  
"other" rates;  
[range of 
applied rates if 
different, 
reason]  Effective date, 
range of 
individual 
amounts of 
subsidy;  
"other" rates; 
[range of 
applied  rates if 
different, 
reason]  Effective date; 
range of 
individual 
amounts of 
subsidy or 
minimum 
prices;  
or other 
outcome (code) Date,  
reason  Date,  
explanation  Import 
volume or 
value (units/ 
currency); 
product 
coverage, 
period, if 
different from 
cols. 2/3  Import 
volume as 
% of 
apparent 
domestic 
consumption 
or as % of 
total 
imports  Name(s) of the 
subsidy 
programme(s) 
countervailed  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 
China  Glass fibre fabrics  
CN codes  
ex 7019 39 00, ex  7019 40 00, 
ex 7019 59 00, ex 7019 90 00, 
(TARIC  codes  7019 39 00 80, 
7019 40 00 80, 7019  59 00 80, 
7019 90 00 80) 
AS656 CN4 31.05.2021  
AC 
AS656 MA AC - 25.02.2022  
Extension of the 
measures to 
imports from 
Morocco  - - - 2,809 tonnes 
from Morocco  - - 
 Coated fine paper  
CN codes  ex 4810 13 00,  
ex 4810 14 00, ex 4810 19 00,  
ex 4810 22 00, ex 4810 29 30,  
ex 4810 29 80, ex 4810 99 10 , 
ex 4810 99 80 , 
(TARIC  codes  4810 13 00 20,  
4810 14 00 20, 4810 19 00 20,  
4810 22 00 20, 4810 29 30 20,  
4810 29 80 20, 4810 99 10 20 , 
4810 99 80 2 0) 
AS557 CN 30.06.2022  
SNR 
I.P. (S) 
01.01.202 1-
31.12.202 1 
(I) 01.01.201 8-
31.12.202 1 - - - - - - - - 
 
4 Please note that in document s G/SCM/N/379/EU and G/SCM/N/386/EU, this ID Number  was incorrect. Please consider this ID Number  as the correct one .  
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China 
(Cont'd)  Hot-rolled flat products of iron, non -
alloy or other alloy steel  
CN codes 7208 10 00, 7208 25 00, 
7208 26 00, 7208 27 00, 7208  36 00, 
7208 37 00, 7208  38 00, 7208 39 00, 
7208 40 00, 7208 52 10, 7208  52 99, 
7208 53 10, 7208  53 90, 7208 54 00, 
7211 13 00, 7211 14 00, 7211  19 00, 
ex 7225 19 10 , (TARIC  code 7225 19 
10 90),  7225 30 90, ex 7225 40 60 , 
(TARIC  code 7225 40 60 90),  
7225 40 90, ex 7226 19 10 , 
(TARIC  codes 7226 19 10 91,  
7226 19 10 95), 7226 91 91 , 
7226 91 99.  
AS634 CN  08.06.2022  
SNR 
I.P. (S) 
01.01.202 1-
31.12.202 1 
(I) 01.01.201 8-
31.12.202 1 - - - - - - - - 
Egypt  Glass fibre fabrics  
CN codes  
ex 7019 39 00, ex  7019 40 00, 
ex 7019 59 00, ex  7019 90 00 
(TARIC  codes 7019 39 00 80, 
7019 40 00 80, 7019 59 00 80, 
7019 90 00 80)  
AS656 EG5 31.05.20216 
AC 
AS656 MA AC  - - - - 25.02.2022  
Termination 
of 
investigation 
–  
no 
circumvention 
found  - - - 
India Tubes and pipes of ductile cast iron  
CN codes  
ex 7303 00 10 
(TARIC  code 7303 00 10 10), 
ex 7303 00 90, 
(TARIC  code 7303 00 90 10) 
AS618 IN  17.03.2021  
SNR 
I.P. (S) 
01.01.2020 -
31.12.2020  
(I) 01.01.2017 -
31.12.2020  - 16.06.2022  
6% - 9% 
Others 9%  - - - 44-52  
(000 tonnes)  10% - 14% - 
 Graphite electrode systems  
CN codes ex 8545 11 00 , 
ex 8545 90 90, 
(TARIC  codes  8545 11 00 10 , 
8545 90 90 10)  
AS470 IN 09.03.2022  
SNR 
I.P. (S) 
01.01.202 1-
31.12.202 1 
(I) 01.01.201 8-
31.12.202 1 - - - - - - - - 
 
5 Please note that in document s G/SCM/N/379/EU and G/SCM/N/386/EU, this ID Number  was incorrect. Please consider this ID Number  as the correct one . 
6 Please note that this AC proceeding was reported in error with China as the c ountry or customs territory  in documents G/SCM/N/379/EU and G/SCM/N/386/EU. 
Please  consider Egypt as the correct one.   
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Türkiye  Trout ( certain rainbow)   
CN codes  
ex 0301 91 90, ex 0302 11 80, 
ex 0303 14 90, ex 0304 42 90, 
ex 0304 82 90, ex 0305 43 00 
(TARIC  codes 0301 91 90 11, 
0302 11 80 11, 0303 14 90 11, 
0304 42 90 10, 0304 82 90 10, 
0305 43 00 11)  
AS606 TR  05.01.2021  
IR (partial)  
I.P. 01.01.2020 -
31.12.2020  - - - - - - - - 
 Trout ( certain rainbow)  
CN codes  
ex 0301 91 90, ex 0302  11 80, 
ex 0303 14 90, ex 0304 42 90, 
ex 0304 82 90, ex 0305 43 00 
(TARIC  codes 0301 91 90 11, 
0302 11 80 11, 0303 14 90 11, 
0304 42 90 10, 0304 82 90 10, 
0305 43 00 11)  
AS606 TR  20.09 .2021  
IR (partial)  
I.P. 01.01.2020 -
31.12.2020  - - - - - - - - 
CF - Information not provided for reasons of confidentiality  
n/a - not available  
LDR - Lesser duty  
SNR - Sunset review  
IR - Interim review  EXP - Measure expired without review  
HMP - Home market price  
TMP - Third country price  
CV - Constructed value  
P - Publication date  NER - New exporter review  
AC - Anti-circumvention  
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  ANNEXES  
DEFINITIVE COUNTERVAILING MEASURES IN FORCE  
AS OF 30 JUNE 2022  
Country/  
Customs 
Territory  Product,  
investigation  
ID number  Measure(s)  Date of original 
imposition;  
publication 
reference  Date(s) of extension; 
publication 
reference(s)  
Argentina  Biodiesel  
AS644 AR  Duties  12.02.2019  
OJ L 40, p. 1  - 
Undertakings  12.02.2019  
OJ L 40, p. 1  - 
China  Aluminium converter foil  
AS675 CN  Duties  22.12.2021  
OJ L 458, p . 344 - 
 Retreaded tyres for buses  
or lorries  
AS641 CN  Duties  12.11.2018  
L 293, p. 1  - 
 Coated fine paper  
AS557 CN  Duties  14.05.2011  
L 128, p. 18  04.07.2017  
OJ L 171 p. 134  
 Filament glass fibre products 
(certain)  
AS603 CN  Duties  23.12.2014  
OJ L 367, p. 22  25.02.2021  
OJ L 65  
 Hot-rolled flat products of 
iron, non -alloy or other alloy 
steel 
AS634 CN  Duties  09.06.2017  
OJ L 146, p. 17  - 
 Organic coated steel products 
(certain)  
AS587 CN  Duties  15.03.2013  
OJ L 73, p. 16  03.05.2019  
OJ L 116  
 Solar glass  
AS599 CN  Duties  14.05.2014  
OJ L 142, p. 23  23.07.2020  
OJ L 238  
 Electric bikes  
AS646 CN  Duties  18.01.2019  
OJ L 16, p. 5  - 
 Glass fibre fabrics  
AS656 CN  
 
AC – Extension – Morocco  
AS656 MA AC Duties  15.06.2020  
OJ L 189, p. 1  25.02.2022  
OJ L 46, p . 31 
[extension due to 
circumvention - Glass 
fibre fabrics from 
Morocco  
AS656 MA AC] 
 Optical fibre cables  
AS677 CN  Duties  19.01.2022  
OJ L 12, p . 34 - 
Egypt  Glass fibre fabrics  
AS656 EG  Duties  15.06.2020  
OJ L 189, p. 1  - 
 Continuous filament glass 
fibre 
AS657 EG  Duties  25.06.2020  
OJ L 201, p. 10  - 
India Graphite electrode systems  
AS470 IN  Duties  18.09.2004  
OJ L 295, p. 4  16.12.2010  
L 332, p. 1  
 
10.03.2017  
OJ L 64, p. 10  
 Polyethylene terephthalate 
(PET)  
AS426 IN  Duties  30.11.2000  
OJ L 301, p. 1  27.02.2007  
L 59, p. 34  
 
09.09.2011  
L 232, p. 19  
 
23.05.2013  
OJ L 137 p. 1  
 
31.07.2019  
OJ L 202, p. 81 G/SCM/N/392/EU  
 
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  Country/  
Customs 
Territory  Product,  
investigation  
ID number  Measure(s)  Date of original 
imposition;  
publication 
reference  Date(s) of extension; 
publication 
reference(s)  
India (Cont'd)  Stainless steel bars (certain)  
AS556 IN  Duties  28.04.2011  
L 108, p. 3  27.07.2013  
OJ L 202 p. 2  
 
28.06.2017  
OJ L 165, p. 2  
 Tubes and pipes of ductile 
cast iron  
AS618 IN  Duties  18.03.2016  
OJ L 73, p. 1  16.06.2022  
OJ L 161, p.  28 
 Stainless steel cold -rolled flat 
products  
AS678 IN  Duties  16.03.2022  
OJ L 88, p. 24  - 
Indonesia  Biodiesel  
AS650 ID  Duties  09.12.2019  
OJ L 317, p. 42 - 
 Stainless steel cold -rolled flat 
products  
AS678 ID  Duties  16.03.2022  
OJ L 88, p. 24 - 
Türkiye  Trout (certain rainbow)  
AS606 TR  Duties  27.02.2015  
OJ L 56, p. 12  25.05.2021  
OJ L 183, p . 5 
United States  Biodiesel  
AS532 US  
 
AC Extension -Canada - 
AS532 CA AC Duties  10.07.2009  
L 179, p. 1  11.05.2011  
L 122, p. 1 
[extension  due to 
circumvention -Biodiesel 
from Canada - 
AS532 CA AC]  
 
15.09.2015  
OJ L 239, p. 99  
 
02.08.2021  
OJ L 277, p.  62 
 
TERMINATION OF MEASURES DURING THE PERIOD  
1 JANUARY THROUGH 30 JUNE 2022 
Country/Customs 
Territory  Product,  
investigation  
ID number  Date of  
termination  Reason for  
termination  
NIL 
 
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