G/SCM/N/349/EU  
16 October  2019 
(19-6738) Page: 1/8 
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 2 019 from the 
European Union . 
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Reporting Member : EUROPEAN UNION1 
SEMI -ANNUAL REPORT OF COUNTERVAILING DUTY ACTIONS2 
FOR THE PERIOD 1 JANUARY -30 JUNE 2019  
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 
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 
Argentina  Biodiesel   
CN codes  
ex 1516 20 98, ex 1516 20 98, 
ex 1516 20 98, ex 1518 00 91, 
ex 1518 00 91, ex 1518 00 91, 
ex 1518 00 95, ex 1518 00 99, 
ex 1518 00 99, ex 1518 00 99, 
ex 2710 19 43, ex 2710 19 43, 
ex 2710 19 43, ex 2710 19 46, 
ex 2710 19 46, ex 2710 19 46, 
ex 2710 19 47, e x 2710 19 47, 
ex 2710 19 47, ex 2710 20 11, 
ex 2710 20 15, ex 2710 20 17, 
ex 3824 99 92, ex 3824 99 92, 
ex 3824 99 92, ex 3826 00 10, 
ex 3826 00 90, ex 3826 00 90, 
ex 3826 00 90  
AS644 AR  31.01.2018  
I.P.(D)  
01.01.2017 - 
31.12.2017  
I.P.(I)  
01.01.2014 - 
31.12.2017  - 12.02.2019  
25%-33.4%  
All others 
33.4%  
 12.02.2019  
OJ L, p 71  - - 394,005 
tonnes  2.8% EU 
Market 
share  (1) Government's support 
to the biodiesel industry 
including through the 
provision of soybeans for 
less than adequate 
remuneration  ('LTAR');  
(2) Government's  
mandated purchase of 
biodiesel for more than 
adequate remuneration 
('Biodiesel Supply 
Agreement');  
(3) Provision of loans and 
export financing on 
preferential terms and 
preferential lending by the 
National Bank of Argentina 
(Banco de la Nación 
Argentina, 'BNA');  
                                                
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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Argentina  
(Cont'd)           (4) Government's revenue 
forgone or not collected, 
such as accelerated 
depreciation for biodiesel 
producers under the 
Biofuels Law of 2006, 
exemption and deferral of 
the minimum presumed 
income tax for biodiesel 
producers under  
the Biofuels Law of 2006; 
and 
(5) Provincial and municipal 
tax exemptions:  
(a) Provincial tax 
exemptions provided by the 
Province of Cordoba;  
(b) Provincial tax 
exemptions provided b y the 
Province of Buenos Aires;  
(c) Province of Santiago del 
Estero System of Promotion 
and Industrial Development 
('PSPID') - Provincial Law 
No 6.750;  
(d) Agreement on municipal 
taxes between Louis 
Dreyfus Argentina and the 
Municipality of General 
Lagos;  
(e) Percentage tax rate 
reduction under the 'Pacto 
Fiscal' (Decree 14/1994);  
(f) Real Estate exemption 
under the Santa Fe 
Industrial Law: exemption 
from paying real estate tax 
under Provincial Law No 
8.478/1979 (Article 4) of 
Industrial Promotion;  
(g) Prov incial tax 
exemptions provided by the 
Province of Santa Fe;  
(h) Article 183.29 Santa Fe 
Stamp Tax Exemption;  
(i) Article 127 Santa Fe 
turnover tax exemption for 
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China  Electric bicycles (e -bikes)  
CN codes  
ex 8711 60 10  
ex 8711 60 90  
AS646 CN  21.12.2017  
I.P. (D) 
01.10.2016 -
30.09.2017  
I.P. (I) 
01.01.2014 -
30.09.2017  - 18.01.2019  - - - 699,686 
pieces  
 35% market 
share  Preferential lending; loans - 
credit lines - bank 
acceptances  
- Export credit insurance  
- Provision of inputs: 
electric engines, batteries  
- Provision of land use 
rights for less than 
adequate remuneration  
- Enterprise Income tax 
(EIT) privileges for High 
and new  
Technology Enterprises  
- Enterprise Income tax 
(EIT) offset for research 
and devel opment expenses  
- Exemption from tax of 
dividend income between 
qualified resident 
enterprises Exemption from 
tax of dividend income 
between qualified resident 
enterprises  
- Ad hoc grants provided by 
municipal/regional 
authorities  
Glass Fibre Fabrics  (*) 
CN codes ex 7019 39 00, ex 
7019 40 00, ex 7019 59 00 
and ex 7019 90 00 (TARIC 
codes 7019 39 00 80, 7019 40 
00 80, 7019 59 00 80 and 
7019 90 00 80)  
AS656  CN 16.05.2019  
I.P. (D)  
01.01.2018 - 
21.12.2018  
I.P. (I)  
01.01.2015 - 
31.12.2018  - - - - - - - - 
Egypt  Glass Fibre Fabrics  (*) 
CN codes ex 7019 39 00, ex 
7019 40 00, ex 7019 59 00 
and ex 7019 90 00 (TARIC  
codes 7019 39 00 80, 7019 40 
00 80, 7019 59 00 80 and 
7019 90 00 80)  
AS656  EG 16.05.2019  
I.P. (D)  
01.01.2018 - 
31.12.2018  
I.P. (I)  
01.01.2015 - 
31.12.2018  - - - - - - - - 
Continuous filament glass fibre  
CN codes 7019 11 00, ex 7019 
12 00, 7019 31 00 ( TARIC 
codes 7019 12 00 22, 7019 12 
00 25, 7019 12 00 26 and 
7019 12 00 39).  
AS657  EG 07.06.2019  
I.P. (D)  
01.04.2018 - 
31.03.2019  
I.P. (I)  
01.01.2016 - 
31.03.2019  - - - - - - - -   
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Indonesia  Biodiesel  
CN codes  
ex 1516 20 98, ex 1516 20 98, 
ex 1516 20 98, ex 1518 00 91, 
ex 1518 00 91, ex 1518 00 95, 
ex 1518 00 95, ex 1518 00 99, 
ex 1518 00 99, ex 2710 19 43, 
ex 2710 19 43, ex 2710 19 43, 
ex 2710 19 46, ex 2710 19 46, 
ex 2710 19 46, ex 2710 19 47, 
ex 2710 19 47, ex 2710 19 47, 
ex 2710 20 11, ex 2710 20 15, 
ex 2710 20 17, ex 3824 99 92, 
ex 3824 99 92, ex 3824 99 92, 
ex 3826 00 10, ex 3826 00 90, 
ex 3826 00 90, ex 3826 00 90 
AS650 ID  06.12.2018 
I.P.(D) 
01.10.2017 - 
30.09.2018 
I.P.(I) 
01.01.2015 - 
30.09.2018  - - - - - - - - 
   
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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  Organic coated steel 
products (certain)  
CN codes  
ex 7210 70 80,  
ex 7210 70 80,  
ex 7212 40 80,  
ex 7212 40 80,  
ex 7212 40 80,  
ex 7225 99 00,  
ex 7225 99 00,  
ex 7226 99 70,  
ex 7226 99 70  
AS587 CN  14.03.2018  
I.P. - SNR - 03.05.2019  
13.7% -26.8%  
All others 44.7%  -   - - - 
India Polyethylene 
terephtalate (PET) 
CN code ex  3907 61 
00 AS426 IN  22.05.2018  
I.P. 01.04.2017 - 
31.03.2018 SNR  -  - - - - - - 
 Tubes and pipes of 
ductile cast iron  
CN codes ex  7303 
00 10 and ex  7303 
00 90 (TARIC codes 
7303 00 10 10, 
7303 00 90 10)  
AS618  IN 04.12.2018  
I.P. 01.04.2017 - 
31.03.2018  
IR (partial)  - - - - - - - - 
CF - Information not provided for reasons of confidentiality   EXP - Measure expired without review   NER - New exporter review  
n/a - not available         HMP - Home market price     AC - Anti-circumvention  
LDR - Lesser duty         TMP - Third country price     C - Date of commencement of duty  
collection  
SNR - Sunset review         CV - Constructed value  
IR - Interim review        P - Publication date  G/SCM/N/349/EU  
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  ANNEXES  
DEFINITIVE COUNTERVAILING MEASURES IN FORCE  
AS OF 30 JUNE 2019  
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  
Undertakings  12.02.2019  
OJ L 40, p.1 - 
Canada  Biodiesel  
AS532  CA Duties  11.05.2011  
L 122, p.1  15.09.2015  
OJ L 239 p.99  
China  Retreaded tyres for 
buses  or lorries  
AS646 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  
Glass fibre products 
(certain filament) 
AS603 CN  Duties  23.12.2014  
OJ L 367, p.22  - 
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  - 
 Electric bikes  
AS646 CN  Duties  18.01.2019  
OJ L 16, p.5  - 
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  
 
 
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  
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Malaysia  Solar panels (*) 
(Crystalline silicon 
photovoltaic modules 
and key components) 
AS594 MY  Duties  12.02.2016  
OJ L 37, p.56  - G/SCM/N/349/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)  
Chinese Taipei  Solar panels (*) 
(Crystalline silicon 
photovoltaic modules 
and key components) 
AS594 TW  Duties  12.02.2016  
OJ L 37, p.56  - 
Turkey  Trout (certain 
rainbow) AS606 TR  Duties  27.02.2015  
OJ L 56, p.12  - 
United States  Biodiesel AS532 US  Duties  10.07.2009  
L 179, p.1  15.09.2015  
OJ L 239, p.99  
 
TERMINATION OF MEASURES DURING THE PERIOD  
1 JANUARY THROUGH 30 JUNE 2019  
Country/Customs 
Territory  Product,  
investigation ID number  Date of termination  Reason for termination  
NIL 
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