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G/SCM/157  
2 November  2020 
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REPORT (2020 ) OF THE COMMITTEE ON SUBSIDIES  
AND COUNTERVAILING MEASURES  
(ADOPTED 27 OCTOBER 2020)  
1  ORGANIZATION OF THE WORK OF THE COMMITTEE  
1.  The Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures ("the Agreement") entered into force 
on 1 January 1995. All Members of the WTO are ipso facto  members of the Committee on  Subsidies 
and Countervailing Measures ("the Committee") established under the Agreement.  
2.  Observer governments in the General Council of the WTO have Observer status in the Committee. 
The IMF, World Bank, UNCTAD, and FAO have regular Observer status in the  Committee. Pursuant 
to decisions made by the Committee in April and November 1998, respectively, the OECD and the 
Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States ("OACPS")  are invited to attend meetings on an 
ad hoc  basis. Requests for Observer stat us from the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa 
and the Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting are under consideration by Members.  
3.  This Report covers the period 19 November 2019  – 27 October 2020  ("review period"). During 
the review period, because of the COVID -19 pandemic, the Committee held only one  regular and 
one special meeting, on 27 October 2020 .1  
4.  As of the beginning of the review period, Ms Michèle Legault Dooley (Canada) was Chairperson 
and Ms Pinar Karakaya (Turkey) was Vice Chairperson. At the end of its regular meeting on 
27 October 2020, the Committee elected Ms Sungyo Choi (Republic of Korea)  as Chairperson and 
Mr Erik Philip Greger Solberg (Norway) as Vice Chairperson.  
2  PERMANENT GROUP OF EXPERTS  
5.  The Committee is required by Article 24.3 of the Agreement to establish a Permanent Group of 
Experts ("PGE"). The tasks assigned to the PGE by the Ag reement are: to provide assistance to a 
Panel, on request, with regard to whether a measure is a prohibited subsidy; to provide a Member 
with confidential advisory opinions on the nature of any subsidy proposed to be introduced or 
currently maintained by t hat Member; and to provide the Committee with advisory opinions on the 
existence and nature of any subsidy.  
6.  As of the beginning of the review period, the PGE had five members, Mr  Ichiro  Araki (Japan) ; 
Ms Luz Elena Reyes de la Torre  (Mexico) ; Mr Jaemin Lee  (Republic of Korea) ; Mr Rabih Nasser  
 
1 Due to the COVID -19 pandemic, the spring meeting of the Committee which was scheduled to be held 
in the week of 27 April 2020 had to be  cancelled. The Chair of the Committee, Ms Michèle Legault Dooley , sent 
a communication to this effect to Members on 17 March 2020. The Chair consulted with Members to explore 
possibilities for conducting work remotely/and or through a written question and  answer procedure on at least 
some of the agenda items that would have been discussed at the spring meetings, and informed Members in a 
communication dated 13 May 2020 that no consensus had been reached on any of the alternatives proposed. 
The Chair sent a  further communication, regarding the date of the October meeting, to Members on 5  June 2020. 
The usual document relaying the deadlines for submission of various documentation in conjunction with that 
meeting was circulated on 22 June 2020 in document G/SC M/W/580. The agenda items that would have been 
taken up during the spring meetings were carried forward to the October 2020 meeting. The minutes of the 
October 2020 special and regular meetings will be circulated in documents G/SCM/M/11 2 and G/SCM/M/11 3, 
respectively.  G/L/1368 • G/SCM/157  
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  (Brazil) ; and Ms Marina Foltea  (Moldova) . The Committee has not yet decided on the appointment 
of a new member to succeed Mr Ichiro  Araki whose term expired in April 2020.  
3  NOTIFICATION OF SUBSIDIES  
7.  2019 new and full not ifications : In accordance with Article 25.1 of the Agreement and Article  XVI 
of GATT 1994, all Members were required to submit new and full notifications of subsidies by 
30 June 2019.2 As of 27 October 2020 , pursuant to these provisions, 423 Members had notified 
measures, and 11 Members had notified that they did not maintain any notifiable subsidies. These 
notifications can be found in document series G/SCM/N/343/ … . A table indicating the status of 
2019 notifications is provided in Annex A to this Report.  
8.  At its regular meeting of 30 April 2019, the Committee decided that the procedures adopted in 
April 2005 for the review of the 2005 new and full notifications (G/ SCM/117) also would apply to the 
review of the 2019 new and full notifications.4 Pursuant to this decision, at its special meeting held 
on 27 October 2020 , the Committee reviewed the 2019 notifications of Argentina; Australia; Brunei 
Darussalam; Burkina F aso5; Canada; China; Ecuador; El Salvador; European Union6; Georgia5; 
Honduras; Iceland; India5; Japan; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Republic of Korea; Mexico; Republic of 
Moldova; North Macedonia; Philippines; Russian Federation; Saint Lucia5; Switzerland; Togo;  
Turkey5; Ukraine; United States; Uruguay; and Viet Nam.  
9.  2017 new and full notifications : In accordance with Article 25.1 of the Agreement and Article  XVI 
of GATT 1994, all Members were required to submit new and full notifications of subsidies by 
30 June 2017.3 As of 27 October 2020 , pursuant to these provisions, 473 Members had notified 
measures, and 21 Members had notified that they did not maintain any notifiable subsidies. These 
notifications can be found in document series G/SCM/N/315/ … . A table indi cating the status of 
2017 notifications is provided in Annex B to this Report.  
10.  At its special meeting held on 27 October 2020 , the Committee reviewed the 2017 notifications 
of Brazil; Burkina Faso5; Georgia5; India5; Mexico; Saint Lucia5; Turkey5; and Viet  Nam7. 
11.  2015 new and full notifications : In accordance with Article 25.1 of the Agreement and Article  XVI 
of GATT 1994, all Members were required to submit new and full notifications of subsidies by 
30 June 2015.3 As of 27 October 2020 , pursuant to these p rovisions, 483 Members had notified 
measures, and 30 Members had notified that they did not maintain any notifiable subsidies. These 
notifications can be found in document series G/SCM/N/284/ … . A table indicating the status of 
2015 notifications is provided in Annex C to this Report.  
12.  At its special meeting  held on 27 October 2020 , the Committee reviewed the 2015 notifications 
of Burkina Faso5; India5; and Viet Nam7. 
13.  2013 new and full notifications : In accordance with Article 25.1 of the Agreement and Article  XVI 
of GATT 1994, all Members were required to su bmit new and full notifications of subsidies by 
30 June 20133. As of 27 October 2020 , pursuant to these provisions, 493 Members had notified 
measures, and 30 Members had notified that they did not maintain any notifiable subsidies, pursuant 
to these provis ions. These notifications can be found in document series G/SCM/N/253/ … . A table 
indicating the status of 2013 notifications is provided in Annex D to this Report.  
 
2 In 2005, the Committee extended for an indefinite period its prior (2001 and 2003) provisional decisions 
that new and full notifications should be submitted every two years, and that annual updating notifications should 
be de -emphasized.  
3 The European Union is counted as one (28 Member  states) . 
4 The procedures provide that questions on a subsidy notification and answers to such questions should 
be submitted in writing in advance of the special meeting held to review the notification. Such written questions 
and answers can be found in the G/SCM/Q2 /… document series.  
5 Multi-symbolled document reviewed only once, as a 2019 new and full notification.  
6 Including a ddenda to the European Union's notification pertaining to  Austria; Belgium; Bulgaria; 
Croatia; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Denmark; Estonia; Fi nland; France; Germany; Greece; Hungary; Ireland; 
Italy; Latvia; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Malta; Netherlands; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Slovak Republic; 
Slovenia; Spain; Sweden; and the United Kingdom.  
7 Multi-symbolled document reviewed only once, as a 2017 new and full notification.  G/L/1368 • G/SCM/157  
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  14.  At its special meeting held on  27 October 2020 , the Committee reviewed the 2013  notificatio n 
of India5. 
15.  At its special meeting held on  27 October 2020 , the Committee continued its reviews that had 
not been completed at previous meetings of 2019, 2017, 2015, 2013, 2011, and 2009  new and full 
notifications.  
16.  Annex E to this report indicates the per iod covered by the most recent new and full subsidy 
notification made by each Member.  
17.  Article 25.8 of the Agreement  provides: "Any Member may, at any time, make a written request 
for information on the nature and extent of any subsidy granted or maintained  by another Member 
(including any subsidy referred to in Part  IV), or for an explanation of the reasons for which a specific 
measure has been considered as not subject to the requirement of notification". Information 
requests made under this provision are circulated in document series G/SCM/Q2/ … . Some of the 
questions presented to date pursuant to this provision remain unanswered.  
4  WORKING PARTY ON SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS  
18.  The Working Party on Subsidy Notifications did not meet during the review period.  
5  ARTICL E 27.4 EXTENSIONS OF THE TRANSITION PERIOD FOR THE ELIMINATION OF 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES  
19.  Transparency notifications covering calendar year 2014 submitted pursuant to the procedures 
in WT/L/691, regarding extensions under Article 27.4 of the Agreement : At its special meeting held 
on 30 April 2019, the Committee considered transparency notification covering calendar 
year 2014 (the first of the two final phase -out years for the covered export subsidies) submitted by 
Saint Kitts and Nevis in the context of Article  27.4 extensions.8 These notifications, which were due 
by 30  June 2015, can be found in document series G/SCM/N/290/… .  
20.  Final transparency notifications covering calendar year 2015 submitted pursuant to the 
procedures in WT/L/691, regarding Article 27.4 e xtensions : As of the Committee's regular meeting 
held on  27 October 2020 , Antigua and Barbuda; Belize; Costa Rica; Dominica; Dominican Republic; 
El Salvador; Grenada; Guatemala; Jamaica; Jordan; Mauritius; Papua New Guinea; Saint  Kitts and 
Nevis; Saint Luc ia; and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines had submitted the final transparency 
notifications required by paragraph 2(c) of the procedures in WT/L/691. These notifications were 
due by 30  June 2016 in respect of calendar year 2015, the final year of the two f inal phase -out years 
for the covered export subsidies9 and can be found in document series G/SCM/N/299/… . The 
Committee considered these notifications at its 27 October 2020  regular meeting. As discussed at 
that meeting, this issue – including reporting by the Chair on the status of the notifications - will be 
on the agenda of the spring 2021 meeting.  
6  NOTIFICATION AND EXAMINATION  OF COUNTERVAILING DUTY LAWS AND/OR 
REGULATIONS  
21.  Pursuant to Article 32.6 of the Agreement and a decision of the Committee in Feb ruary 1995, 
all Members having new or existing legislation and/or regulations which apply in whole or in part to 
countervailing  duty investigations or reviews covered by the Agreement are requested to notify the 
full and integrated text of such legislation  and/or regulations to the Committee. Changes in a 
Member's legislation and/or regulations are also to be notified. If a Member has no such legislation 
or regulations, the Member is to inform the Committee of this fact. The Committee also decided that 
Observer governments should comply with these notification obligations.  
22.  As of 27 October 2020 , pursuant to Article 32.6 of the Agreement and in accordance with the 
above  decision by the Committee, 82 Members had notified the Committee of their domestic 
 
8 As of 27 October 2020  the following Members have submitted their transparency notifications covering 
calendar year 2014: Antigua and Barbuda; Belize; Costa Rica; Dominica; Dominican Republic; El Salvador; 
Guatemala; Jamaic a; Jordan; Mauritius; Papua New Guinea; Saint Kitts and N evis; Saint Lucia; and Saint Vincent 
and the Grenadines.  
9 A reminder was circulated in G/SCM/N/299.  G/L/1368 • G/SCM/157  
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  counter vailing duty legislation10, while 34 Members had notified that they had no such legislation. 
These notifications can be found in document series G/SCM/N/1/…. Twenty -one Members had not 
yet made notifications under Article  32.6 of the Agreement. A table ind icating the status of these 
notifications is provided in Annex F to this Report.  
23.  At its regular meeting held on 27 October 2020 , the Committee reviewed notifications regarding 
countervailing duty legislation of Angola; Argentina; Plurinational State of Bolivia; Costa  Rica; 
Ghana; India; People's Democratic Republic of Lao; the United Kingdom11; the United  States; and 
Viet Nam. Pending written questions posed to the legislative notifications of Cameroon remained on 
the agenda of the October meeting.  In addition, a t its regular meeting held on 27 October 2020 , the 
Committee continued its review of the previously -reviewed legi slative notification of Japan; Kenya; 
Liberia; and United Arab Emirates . Written questions and answers regarding legislative notifications 
can be found in document series G/SCM/Q1/….  
7  SEMI -ANNUAL REPORTS ON COUNTERVAILING ACTIONS12 
24.  Notifications for 1 July - 31 December 201 9: As of 27 October 2020 , 1013 Members had notified 
countervailing actions taken during the period 1 July - 31 December 201 9. Ninety -four Members  
(including those that submitted one -time notifications) had notified the Committee that they had 
not taken any countervailing action during this period. Thirty -two Members had not submitted a 
notification. These semi -annual reports were circulated in document series G/SCM/N/ 356/… and 
were reviewed at the Committee's regular meeting held on 27 Octo ber 2020 . The status of semi -
annual reports due during the review period is set out in Annex  G to this Report.  
25.  Notifications for 1 January - 30 June 20 20: As of 27 October 202 0, 1014 Members had notified 
countervailing actions taken during the period 1 January  - 30 June 20 20. Ninety -three  Members  
(including those that submitted one -time notifications) had notified the Committee that they had 
not taken any countervailing action during this period. Thirty -four Members had not submitted a 
notification. These semi -annual reports were circulated in document series G/SCM/N/3 63/… and 
were reviewed at the Committee's regular meeting held on 27 October 2020 . The status of semi -
annual reports du e during the review period is set out in Annex  G to this Report.  
26.  As of 27 October 2020 , the following 44 Members had submitted one -time notifications of having 
no authority competent to conduct countervailing investigations, of having never taken 
counterva iling actions, and of not anticipating taking any such actions for the foreseeable future: 
Afghanistan; Angola; Barbados; Belize; Benin; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cameroon; Congo;  Côte 
d'Ivoire; Cuba; Democratic Republic of Congo; Dominica; Gabon; The Gambia;  Georgia; Guinea; 
Guyana; Haiti; Hong Kong, China; Kenya; Lao  People's  Democratic  Republic; Liechtenstein; 
 
10 The European Union is counted as one (28 member States until 31 January 2020). The 
United  Kingdo m withdrew from the European Union as of 1 February 2020. The European Union and the 
United  Kingdom have communicated that during the transition period, which ends on 31 December 2020, 
European Union law, with a few limited exceptions, continues to be appl icable to and in the United Kingdom. 
See WT/LET/1462 and WT/GC/206. Since February 2020, the United Kingdom has separately submitted 
legislative  notifications to the Committee. These notifications , reflected in Annex F on the separate line for the 
United K ingdom,  were made under the sole responsibility of the United Kingdom and are counted in the 
number of Members that have submitted legislative notifications . 
11 The United Kingdom withdrew from the European Union as of 1 February 2020. The European Union 
and the United Kingdom have communicated that during the transition period, which ends on 
31 December  2020, European Union law, with a few limited exceptions, continues to be applicable to and in the 
United Kingdom. See WT/LET/1462 and WT/GC/206. Since Febru ary 2020, the United Kingdom has separately 
submitted legislative notifications to the Committee. These notifications, reflected in Annex F on the separate 
line for the United Kingdom, were made under the sole responsibility of the United Kingdom and are c ounted in 
the number of Members that have submitted legislative notifications.  
12 The format for these reports is contained in document G/SCM/2/Rev.1.  
13 The European Union is counted as one (28 Member  states) . 
14 The European Union is counted as one (28 memb er States until 31 January 2020). The 
United  Kingdom withdrew from the European Union as of 1 February 2020. The European Union and the 
United  Kingdom have communicated that during the transition period, which ends on 31 December 2020, 
European Union law, with a few limited exceptions, continues to be applicable to and in the United Kingdom. 
See WT/LET/1462 and WT/GC/206. Since February 2020, the United Kingdom has separately submitted a 
semi-annual report . That notification , reflected in Annex G on the sep arate line for the United Kingdom, was 
made under the sole responsibility of the United Kingdom and is counted in the number of Members that have 
submitted semi -annual reports . G/L/1368 • G/SCM/157  
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  Macao,  China; Malawi; Maldives; Mali; Mauritius; Mongolia; Mozambique; Myanmar; Nepal; Papua 
New Guinea; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Senegal;  Sierra Leone; Sri Lanka; Suriname; 
Switzerland; Tonga; Uganda; Vanuatu; and Zambia.15 
27.  A table summarizing notifications of new countervailing duty actions taken by Members during 
the period 1  July 20 19 to 30 June 20 20, and measures in force as of 30 June 20 20, is provided in 
Annex  H to this Report.  
8  REPORTS ON ALL PRELIMINARY OR FINAL COUNTERVAILING DUTY ACTIONS16 
28.  Pursuant to Article 25.11 of the Agreement, Members are to report to the Committee without 
delay all preliminary and final countervailing ac tions taken. During the review period, the Committee 
received reports of preliminary and final countervailing actions from Australia, Canada, China, 
European Union17, India, the United Kingdom18, and the United States (G/SCM/N/357, 
G/SCM/N/358, G/SCM/N/359 , G/SCM/N/360, G/SCM/N/360/rev.1, G/SCM/N/361, G/SCM/N/362, 
G/SCM/N/364, G/SCM/N/365, G/SCM/N/366, G/SCM/N/367, and G/SCM/N/368 ). 
29.  The Committee reviewed these reports of preliminary and final actions at its regular meeting 
held on  27 October 2020 . 
9  TIMELINE SS AND COMPLETENESS OF NOTIFICATIONS  
30.  As part of the Committee's efforts, pursuant to the 2009 request from the Chairperson of the 
Trade Policy Review Body, on "ways to improve the timeliness and completeness of notifications and 
other information flows on trade measures", at the request of the Committee Chairperson the 
Secretariat circulated document G/SCM/W/546/Rev. 11, dated 1 May 2020 . The document provides 
updated information on the state of compliance with various notification obligations under the 
SCM Agreement. The Committee continued its discussions on this matter at its regular meeting on  
27 October 2020 . At its October  meeting, the Committee also discussed a revised version  of a 
proposal by the United States on  "Guidelines  for Submission of Question s and Answers under 
Articles  25.8 and 25.9 " of the SCM Agreement .19 
10  CONSTANT DOLLAR METHODOLOGY FOR GRADUATION FROM SCM AGREEMENT 
ANNEX  VII(B)  
31.  Pursuant to the Doha Ministerial Decision on Implementation -Related Issues and Concerns20 
Annex VII (b) to the SC M Agreement lists Members until their GNP per capita reaches US$1,000 in 
constant 1990 dollars for three consecutive years, calculated using the methodology set forth  
in G/SCM/38, Appendix  2. Updated calculations were circulated by the Secretariat 
in G/SCM /110/Add. 17, dated  19 March 2020 . 
 
15 These notifications can be found in the G/SCM/N/202 … series.  
16 Guidelines re garding the information to be provided in these reports are set forth in G/SCM/3/Rev.1.  
17 The European Union is counted as one (28 member States until 31 January 2020). The 
United  Kingdom withdrew from the European Union as of 1 February 2020. The European  Union and the 
United  Kingdom have communicated that during the transition period, which ends on 31 December 2020, 
European Union law, with a few limited exceptions, continues to be applicable to and in the United Kingdom. 
See WT/LET/1462 and WT/GC/206. Si nce February 2020, the United Kingdom has separately submitted 
notifications of preliminary and final actions to the Committee. Those notifications were made under the sole 
responsibility of the United Kingdom and are counted in the number of Members that have submitted 
preliminary and final actions.  
18 The United Kingdom withdrew from the European Union as of 1 February 2020. The European Union 
and the United Kingdom have communicated that during the transition period, which ends on 
31 December  2020, European Union law, with a few limited exceptions, co ntinues to be applicable to and in the 
United Kingdom. See WT/LET/1462 and WT/GC/206. Since February 2020, the United Kingdom has separately 
submitted notifications of preliminary and final actions to the Committee. Those notifications were made under 
the sole responsibility of the United Kingdom and are counted in the number of Members that have submitted 
preliminary and final actions.  
19 G/SCM/W/557/Rev. 4. 
20 WT/MIN(01)/17, paragraph 10.1.  G/L/1368 • G/SCM/157  
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  11  SUBSIDIES AND OVERCAPACITY – ITEM REQUESTED BY CANADA, THE EUROPEAN 
UNION, JAPAN, NORWAY, AND THE UNITED STATES  
32.  At its regular meeting on 27 October 2020 , the Committee discussed this item upon the request 
by Canada, the European Union , Japan, Norway,  and the United States.  
12  ARTICLE 25.8 QUESTIONS TO CHINA ON POTENTIAL STEEL SUBSIDIES – ITEM 
REQUESTED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE UNITED STATES  
33.  At its regul ar meeting on 27 October 2020 , the Committee continued to discuss the request to 
China from the European Union and the United States pursuant to Article  25.8.21 
13  SUBSIDY TRANSPARENCY AND CHINA’S PUBLICATION AND INQUIRY POINT 
OBLIGATIONS UNDER CHINA’S PROTOC OL OF ACCESSION – ITEM REQUESTED BY THE  
EUROPEAN UNION AND THE  UNITED STATES  
34.  At its regular meeting on  27 October 2020 , the Committee discussed this item upon the request 
by the European Union and the United States.  
14  OTHER BUSINESS  
35.  At the Committee's regular meeting held on 27 October 2020  no Member raised any items under 
"Other Business"
 
21 G/SCM/Q2/CHN/70.  G/L/1368 • G/SCM/157  
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  ANNEX A  
2019 NEW AND FULL SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS  
(G/SCM/N/343/ …) 
Member   Member   Member   Member   
Afghanistan  None Bulgaria  X Israel  X Philippines  X 
Albania  None Croatia  X Jamaica  None Qatar  None 
Angola  None Cyprus  X Japan  X Russian Federation  X 
Antigua & Barbuda  None Czech Republic  X Jordan  X Rwanda  None 
Argentina  X Denmark  X Kazakhstan  X St. Kitts & Nevis  None 
Armenia  None Estonia  X Kenya  None St. Lucia  X 
Australia  X Finland  X Korea, Rep. of  X St. Vincent & 
Grenadines  None 
Bahrain, Kingdom of  None France  X Kuwait, State of  None Samoa  None 
Bangladesh  None Germany  X Kyrgyz Republic  None Saudi Arabia, 
Kingdom of  N 
Barbados  None Greece  X Lao, People's 
Democratic Rep. of  None Senegal  None 
Belize  None Hungary  X Lesotho  None Seychelles  None 
Benin  None Ireland  X Liberia  None Sierra Leone  None 
Bolivia, Plurinational 
State of  None Italy X Liechtenstein  None Singapore  N 
Botswana  None Latvia  X Macao, China  X Solomon Islands  None 
Brazil  X Lithuania  X Madagascar  None South Africa  None 
Brunei Darussalam  N Luxembourg  X Malawi  None Sri Lanka  None 
Burkina Faso  N Malta  X Malaysia  X Suriname  None 
Burundi  None Netherlands  X Maldives  None Switzerland  X 
Cabo Verde  None Poland  X Mali None Chinese Taipei  X 
Cambodia  None Portugal  X Mauritania  None Tajikistan  X 
Cameroon  None Romania  X Mauritius  X Tanzania  None 
Canada  X Slovak Republic  X Mexico  X Thailand  X 
Central African Rep.  None Slovenia  X Moldova, Rep. of  N Togo N 
Chad None Spain  X Mongolia  None Tonga  None 
Chile X Sweden  X Montenegro  X Trinidad & Tobago  None 
China  X United Kingdom  X Morocco  X Tunisia  None 
Colombia  X Fiji None Mozambique  None Turkey  X 
Congo  None Gabon  None Myanmar  None Uganda  None 
Costa Rica  X The Gambia  None Namibia  N Ukraine  X 
Côte d'Ivoire  None Georgia  N Nepal  None United Arab 
Emirates  None 
Cuba N Ghana  None New Zealand  X United States  X 
Dem. Rep. of Congo  None Grenada  None Nicaragua  None Uruguay  X 
Djibouti  None Guatemala  None Niger  None Vanuatu  None 
Dominica  None Guinea  None Nigeria  None Venezuela, 
Bolivarian Republic 
of None 
Dominican Rep.  X Guinea -Bissau  None North Macedonia  X Viet Nam  X 
Ecuador  N Guyana  None Norway  X Yemen  None 
Egypt  None Haiti None Oman  None Zambia  None 
El Salvador  X Honduras  X Pakistan  None Zimbabwe  None 
Eswatini  None Hong Kong, China  X Panama  None   
EU X Iceland  X Papua New Guinea  None   
Austria  X India X Paraguay  N   
Belgium  X Indonesia  X Peru None   
"N" - the Member has indicated that it maintains no notifiable subsidies.  
"X" - the Member has notified subsidies.  
"None" - no notification has been submitted.G/L/1368 • G/SCM/157  
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  ANNEX B  
2017 NEW AND FULL SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS  
(G/SCM/N/315/ …) 
Member   Member   Member   Member   
Afghanistan  N Bulgaria  X Israel  X Philippines  X 
Albania  None Croatia  X Jamaica  None Qatar  None 
Angola  None Cyprus  X Japan  X Russian Federation  X 
Antigua & Barbuda  X Czech Republic  X Jordan  X Rwanda  None 
Argentina  X Denmark  X Kazakhstan  X St. Kitts & Nevis  X 
Armenia  None Estonia  X Kenya  None St. Lucia X 
Australia  X Finland  X Korea, Rep. of  X St. Vincent & 
Grenadines  None 
Bahrain, Kingdom of  N France  X Kuwait, State of  None Samoa  None 
Bangladesh  None Germany  X Kyrgyz Republic  None Saudi Arabia, 
Kingdom of  N 
Barbados  None Greece  X Lao, People's 
Democratic Rep. of  None Senegal  None 
Belize  X Hungary  X Lesotho  None Seychelles  None 
Benin  None Ireland  X Liberia  None Sierra Leone  None 
Bolivia, Plurinational 
State of  None Italy X Liechtenstein  X Singapore  N 
Botswana  N Latvia  X Macao, China  X Solomon Islands  None 
Brazil  X Lithuania  X Madagascar  N South Africa  None 
Brunei Darussalam  None Luxembourg  X Malawi  N Sri Lanka  None 
Burkina Faso  N Malta  X Malaysia  X Suriname  None 
Burundi  N Netherlands  X Maldives  None Switzerland  X 
Cabo Verde  None Poland  X Mali N Chinese Taipei  X 
Cambodia  None Portugal  X Mauritania  None Tajikistan  X 
Cameroon  None Romania  X Mauritius  None Tanzania  None 
Canada  X Slovak Republic  X Mexico  X Thailand  X 
Central African Rep.  None Slovenia  X Moldova, Rep. of N Togo N 
Chad None Spain  X Mongolia  None Tonga  None 
Chile X Sweden  X Montenegro  X Trinidad & Tobago  None 
China  X United Kingdom  X Morocco  None Tunisia  None 
Colombia  X Fiji None Mozambique  None Turkey  X 
Congo  None Gabon  N Myanmar  None Uganda  None 
Costa Rica  X The Gambia  None Namibia  N Ukraine  X 
Côte d'Ivoire  None Georgia  N Nepal  None United Arab 
Emirates  None 
Cuba N Ghana  None New Zealand  X United States  X 
Dem. Rep. of Congo  None Grenada  X Nicaragua  None Uruguay  None 
Djibouti  None Guatemala  X Niger  None Vanuatu  None 
Dominica  X Guinea  None Nigeria  None Venezuela, 
Bolivarian Republic 
of None 
Dominican Rep.  X Guinea -Bissau  None North Macedonia  X Viet Nam  X 
Ecuador  N Guyana  None Norway  X Yemen  None 
Egypt  None Haiti None Oman  N Zambia  N 
El Salvador  X Honduras  X Pakistan  None Zimbabwe  None 
Eswatini  None Hong Kong, China  X Panama  None   
EU X Iceland  X Papua New Guinea  N   
Austria  X India X Paraguay  N   
Belgium  X Indonesia  X Peru X   
"N" - the Member has indicated that it maintains no notifiable subsidies.  
"X" - the Member has notified subsidies.  
"None" - no notification has been submitted.G/L/1368 • G/SCM/157  
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  ANNEX C  
2015 NEW AND FULL SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS  
(G/SCM/N/284/ …) 
Member   Member   Member   Member   
Afghanistan1 N Bulgaria  X Israel  X Philippines  X 
Albania  N Croatia  X Jamaica  X Qatar  N 
Angola  None Cyprus  X Japan  X Russian Federation  X 
Antigua & Barbuda  X Czech Republic  X Jordan  X Rwanda  None 
Argentina  X Denmark  X Kazakhstan  X St. Kitts & Nevis  X 
Armenia  N Estonia  X Kenya  None St. Lucia  X 
Australia  X Finland  X Korea, Rep. of  X St. Vincent & 
Grenadines  X 
Bahrain, Kingdom of  N France  X Kuwait, State of  None Samoa  None 
Bangladesh  None Germany  X Kyrgyz Republic  None Saudi Arabia, 
Kingdom of  N 
Barbados  None Greece  X Lao, People's 
Democratic Rep. of  None Senegal  None 
Belize  X Hungary  X Lesotho  N Seychelles  X 
Benin  None Ireland  X Liberia2 None Sierra Leone  None 
Bolivia, Plurinational 
State of  None Italy X Liechtenstein  N Singapore  N 
Botswana  N Latvia  X Macao, China  X Solomon Islands  None 
Brazil  X Lithuania  X Madagascar  N South Africa  None 
Brunei Darussalam  None Luxembourg  X Malawi  N Sri Lanka  None 
Burkina Faso  N Malta  X Malaysia  X Suriname  None 
Burundi  N Netherlands  X Maldives  None Switzerland  X 
Cabo Verde  None Poland  X Mali N Chinese Taipei  X 
Cambodia  None Portugal  X Mauritania  None Tajikistan  N 
Cameroon  None Romania  X Mauritius  X Tanzania  None 
Canada  X Slovak Republic  X Mexico  X Thailand  X 
Central African Rep.  None Slovenia  X Moldova, Rep. of  N Togo N 
Chad None Spain  X Mongolia  None Tonga  None 
Chile X Sweden  X Montenegro  X Trinidad & Tobago  None 
China  X United Kingdom  X Morocco  None Tunisia  X 
Colombia  None Fiji None Mozambique  None Turkey  X 
Congo  N Gabon  N Myanmar  None Uganda  None 
Costa Rica  X The Gambia  None Namibia  N Ukraine  X 
Côte d'Ivoire  None Georgia  N Nepal  None United Arab 
Emirates  N 
Cuba N Ghana  None New Zealand  X United States  X 
Dem. Rep. of Congo  None Grenada  X Nicaragua  None Uruguay  None 
Djibouti  None Guatemala  X Niger  None Vanuatu  None 
Dominica  X Guinea  None Nigeria  None Venezuela, 
Bolivarian Republic 
of None 
Dominican Rep.  N Guinea -Bissau  None North Macedonia  None Viet Nam  X 
Ecuador  N Guyana  N Norway  X Yemen  None 
Egypt  None Haiti None Oman  N Zambia  N 
El Salvador  X Honduras  X Pakistan  None Zimbabwe  None 
Eswatini  None Hong Kong, China  X Panama  None   
EU X Iceland  X Papua New Guinea  X   
Austria  X India X Paraguay  N   
Belgium  X Indonesia  X Peru X   
"N" - the Member has indicated that it maintains no notifiable subsidies.  
"X" - the Member has notified subsidies.  
"None" - no notification has been submitted.
 
1 Became a Member on 29 July 2016.  
2 Became a Mem ber on 14 July 2016.  G/L/1368 • G/SCM/157  
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  ANNEX D  
2013 NEW AND FULL SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS  
(G/SCM/N/253/ …) 
Member   Member   Member   Member   
Albania  N Bulgaria  X Indonesia  X Philippines  X 
Angola  None Croatia1 X Israel  X Qatar  N 
Antigua & Barbuda  X Cyprus  X Jamaica  X Russian Federation  X 
Argentina  X Czech Republic  X Japan  X Rwanda  None 
Armenia  N Denmark  X Jordan  X St. Kitts & Nevis  X 
Australia  X Estonia  X Kenya  None St. Lucia  X 
Bahrain, Kingdom of  N Finland  X Korea, Rep. of  X St. Vincent & 
Grenadines  X 
Bangladesh  None France  X Kuwait, the State of  N Samoa  None 
Barbados  X Germany  X Kyrgyz Republic  None Saudi Arabia, 
Kingdom of  N 
Belize  None Greece  X Lao, People's 
Democratic Rep. of2 X Senegal  N 
Benin  None Hungary  X Lesotho  N Sierra Leone  None 
Bolivia, Plurinational 
State of  None Ireland  X Liechtenstein  N Singapore  N 
Botswana  N Italy X Macao, China  X Solomon Islands  None 
Brazil  X Latvia  X Madagascar  N South Africa  None 
Brunei Darussalam  None Lithuania  X Malawi  N Sri Lanka  None 
Burkina Faso  N Luxembourg  X Malaysia  X Suriname  None 
Burundi  N Malta  X Maldives  None Switzerland  X 
Cambodia  None Netherlands  X Mali N Chinese Taipei  X 
Cameroon  N Poland  X Mauritania  None Tajikistan3 X 
Canada  X Portugal  X Mauritius  None Tanzania  None 
Cabo Verde  None Romania  X Mexico  X Thailand  X 
Central African Rep.  None Slovak Republic  X Moldova, Rep. of  N Togo N 
Chad None Slovenia  X Mongolia  None Tonga  None 
Chile X Spain  X Montenegro  None Trinidad & Tobago  None 
China  X Sweden  X Morocco  None Tunisia  X 
Colombia  None United Kingdom  X Mozambique  None Turkey  X 
Congo  N Fiji None Myanmar  None Uganda  None 
Costa Rica  X Gabon  N Namibia  N Ukraine  X 
Côte d'Ivoire  None The Gambia  None Nepal  None United Arab 
Emirates  None 
Cuba N Georgia  N New Zealand  X United States  X 
Dem. Rep. of Congo  None Ghana  None Nicaragua  None Uruguay  X 
Djibouti  None Grenada  X Niger  None Vanuatu  None 
Dominica  X Guatemala  X Nigeria  None Venezuela, 
Bolivarian Republic 
of None 
Dominican Rep.  X Guinea  None North Macedonia  None Viet Nam  X 
Ecuador  N Guinea -Bissau  None Norway  X Yemen4 None 
Egypt  None Guyana  N Oman  N Zambia  N 
El Salvador  X Haiti N Pakistan  None Zimbabwe  None 
Eswatini  None Honduras  X Panama  X   
EU X Hong Kong, China  X Papua New Guinea  X   
Austria  X Iceland  X Paraguay  N   
Belgium  X India X Peru X   
"N" - the Member has indicated that it maintains no notifiable subsidies.  
"X" - the Member has notified subsidies.  
"None" - no notification has been submitted.
 
1 Joined the EU on 1 July 2013.  
2 Became a Member on 2 February 2013.  
3 Became a Member on 2 March 2013.  
4 Became a Member on 26 June 2014.  G/L/1368 • G/SCM/157  
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  ANNEX E 
STATUS OF SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS BY WTO MEMBERS (1995 -2019):  
PERIODS COVERED BY THE MOST RECENT SUBSIDY  
NOTIFICATIONS OF MEMBERS  
Member  
Afghanistan  2018 
Albania  2013-2014 
Angola  None 
Antigua & Barbuda  2014-2016 
Argentina  07/18 -06/19  
Armenia  2013-2014 
Australia  07/17 -06/19  
Bahrai n, Kingdom of  2015-2016 
Bangladesh  None 
Barbados  2012 
Belize  09/16 -12/17  
Benin  1997 
Bolivia, Plurinational  
State of  2000-2002 
Botswana  2013-2016 
Brazil  2017-2018 
Brunei Darussalam  2019 
Burkina Faso  2014-2018 
Burundi  2015-2016 
Cabo Verde  None 
Cambodia  None 
Cameroon  2003-2013 
Canada  2016/17 -2017/18  
Central African Rep.  None 
Chad None 
Chile 06/2019  
China  2017-2018 
Colombia  2016-2018 
Congo  2013-2014 
Costa Rica  2019 
Côte d'Ivoire  1996 
Cuba 2017-2018 
Dem. Rep. of Congo  None 
Djibouti  None 
Dominica  06/2017  
Dominican Rep.  2018 
Ecuador  2019 
Egypt  1997 
El Salvador  2017-2018 
Eswatini  2009-2010 
European Union  2017-2018 
Austria  2017-2018 
Belgium  2017-2018 
Bulgaria  2017-2018 
Croatia  2017-2018 
Cyprus  2017-2018 
Czech Republic  2017-2018 
Denmark  2017-2018 
Estonia  2017-2018 
Finland  2017-2018 
France  2017-2018 
Germany  2017-2018 
Greece  2017-2018 
Hungary  2017-2018 
Ireland  2017-2018 
Italy 2017-2018 
Latvia  2017-2018 
Lithuania  2017-2018 
Luxembourg  2017-2018 
Malta  2017-2018 
Netherlands  2017-2018 
Poland  2017-2018 
Portugal  2017-2018 
Romania  2017-2018 
Slovak Republic  2017-2018 Member  
Slovenia  2017-2018 
Spain  2017-2018 
Sweden  2017-2018 
United Kingdom  2017-2018 
Fiji 2003-2004 
Gabon  2013-2016 
The Gambia  1998 
Georgia  2016-2018 
Ghana  2001-2002 
Grenada  07/14 -06/16  
Guatemala  07/15 -06/16  
Guinea  2001-2002 
Guinea -Bissau  None 
Guyana  2015 
Haiti 2013 
Honduras  2018 
Hong Kong, China  03/19  
Iceland  2017-2018 
India 04/17 -03/19  
Indonesia  2018 
Israel  2017-2019 
Jamaica  2015 
Japan  04/16 -03/18  
Jordan  2018 
Kazakhstan  2018 
Kenya  None 
Korea, Rep. of  2017-2018 
Kuwait, the State of  2013 
Kyrgyz Republic  2009 
Lao, People's Dem.  2010-2013 
Republic  
Lesotho  2010-2015 
Liberia  None 
Liechtenstein  2015-2016 
Macao, China  2018 
Madagascar  2015-2016 
Malawi  2015-2016 
Malaysia  2018-2019 
Maldives  None 
Mali 2015-2016 
Mauritania  None 
Mauritius  2017-2018 
Mexico  2016-2018 
Moldova, Rep. of  2016-2018 
Mongolia  2001-2002 
Montenegro  2017-2018 
Morocco  2017-2018 
Mozambique  None 
Myanmar  2001-2002 
Namibia  2019 
Nepal  None 
New Zealand  FY 2016/17 -2017/18  
Nicaragua  2009-2010 
Niger  None 
Nigeria  2007-2008 
North Macedonia  2020 
Norway  2017-2018 
Oman  2015-2016 
Pakistan  1991-1995 
Panama  2012 
Papua New Guinea  2015-2016 
Paraguay  2019 
Peru 2015-2016 
Philippines  2017-2018 
Qatar  2013-2014 Member  
Russian Federation  2017-2018 
Rwanda  None 
St. Kitts and Nevis  2017 
St. Lucia  2015-2018 
St. Vincent and Grenadines  2014 
Samoa  None 
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of     2018-2019 
Senegal  2013 
Seychelles  2015 
Sierra Leone  None 
Singapore  2017-2018 
Solomon Islan ds None 
South Africa  2001-2002 
Sri Lanka  1995-1997 
Suriname  2007-2008 
Switzerland  2017-2018 
Chinese Taipei  2016-2018 
Tajikistan  2016-2019 
Tanzania  None 
Thailand  2017-2018 
Togo  2019 
Tonga  2009-2010 
Trinidad & Tobago  2007-2008 
Tunisia  2013-2014 
Turkey  2017-2018 
Uganda  2003-2004 
Ukraine  2017-2018 
United Arab Emirates  2013-2014 
United States  2017-2018 
Uruguay  2016-2017 
Vanuatu  None 
Venezuela, Bolivarian Rep. of  1995-1996 
Viet Nam  2019 
Yemen  None 
Zambia  2016 
Zimbabwe  2000 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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  ANNEX F 
COUNTERVAILING DUTY LEGISLATION NOTIFICATIONS UNDER  
ARTICLE 32.6 OF THE SCM AGREEMENT  
AS AT 27 OCTOBER 2020  
Key: "*" - Nil notification (no CVD legislation)  
 "None" - No notification submitted  
MEMBER/OBSERVER  NOTIFICATION PROVIDED  
Afghanistan  G/SCM/N/1/AFG/1 * 
Albania  G/SCM/N/1/ALB/2 + Rev.1  
Angola  G/SCM/N/1/AGO*  + Corr.1  
Antigua and Barbuda  G/SCM/N/1/ATG/2  
Argentina  G/SCM/N/1/ARG/1 + Suppl.1, 2, 3 & Suppl.3/Corr.1 + 
Suppl.4, 5, 6, 7 , 8 & 9. 
Armenia  G/SCM/N/1/ARM/3  
Australia  G/SCM/N/1/AUS/2 + Suppl.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 
11, 12, 13, 14 & 15  
Bahrain, Kingdom of  G/SCM/N/1/BHR/2 + Corr.1 & Suppl. 1  
Bangladesh  None 
Barbados  G/SCM/N/1/BRB/1  
Belize  None 
Benin  G/SCM/N/1/BEN/1*  
Bolivia, Plurinational State of  G/SCM/N/1/BOL/3  
Botswana  None 
Brazil  G/SCM/N/1/BRA/2 + Suppl.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 
11, 12, 13 , 14, 15 & 16.  
Brunei Darussalam  G/SCM/N/1/BRN/1*  
Burkina Faso  G/SCM/N/1/BFA/1*  
Burundi  G/SCM/N/1/BDI/1*  
Cabo Verde  None 
Cambodia  G/SCM/N/1/KHM/2  
Cameroon  G/SCM/N/1/CMR/1+Corr.1 & Suppl.1  
Canada  G/SCM/N/1/CAN/4 + Suppl.1 , 2 & 3. 
Central African Republic  None 
Chad G/SCM/N/1/TCD/1*  
Chile G/SCM/N/1/CHL/2 + Suppl.1  
China  G/SCM/N/1/CHN/1 + Suppl.1, 2, 3, 4 & 5  
Colombia  G/SCM/N/1/COL/1  
Congo  G/SCM/N/1/COG/1*  
Costa Rica  G/SCM/N/1/CRI/4 + Sup pl.1 
Côte d'Ivoire  G/SCM/N/1/CIV/1*  
Cuba G/SCM/N/1/CUB/1 + Suppl.1  
Democratic Republic of the Congo  None 
Djibouti  None 
Dominica  G/SCM/N/1/DMA/1  
Dominican Republic  G/SCM/N/1/DOM/2 + Corr.1 (Spanish only) + 
Suppl.1/Corr.1 + Suppl. 2  
Ecuador  G/SCM/N/1/ECU/3  
Egypt  G/SCM/N/1/EGY/2/Rev.1 + Rev.1/Suppl.1  
El Salvador  G/SCM/N/1/SLV/3 + Suppl.1  
Eswatini  None 
European Union1 G/SCM/N/1/EU/2 + Suppl. 1, 2 & 3  
 
1 The European Union is counted as one (28 member States until 31 January 2020). The 
United  Kingdom withdrew from the European Union as of 1 February 2020. The European Union and the 
United  Kingdom have communicated that during the transition period, which ends on 31 December 2020, 
European Union law, with a few limited exceptions, continues to be a pplicable to and in the United Kingdom. 
See WT/LET/1462 and WT/GC/206. Since February 2020, the United Kingdom has separately submitted G/L/1368 • G/SCM/157  
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  MEMBER/OBSERVER  NOTIFICATION PROVIDED  
Fiji G/SCM/N/1/FJI/2  
Gabon  G/SCM/N/1/GAB/2*  
The Gambia  G/SCM/N/1/GMB/1*  
Georgia  G/SCM/N/1/GEO/1*  
Ghana  G/SCM/N/1/GHA/2  
Grenada  G/SCM/N/1/GRD/2  
Guatemala  G/SCM/N/1/GTM/3  
Guinea  G/SCM/N/1/GIN/1*  
Guinea -Bissau  None 
Guyana  G/SCM/N/1/GUY/1*  
Haiti G/SCM/N/1/HTI/1*  
Honduras  G/SCM/N/1/HND/3  
Hong Kong, China  G/SCM/N/1/HKG/1*  
Iceland  G/SCM/N/1/ISL/1  
India G/SCM/N/1/IND/2 + Corr.1 + Suppl.1, 2 ,3, 4, 5, 6, 7 
8, 9 & 10  
Indonesia  G/SCM/N/1/IDN/3  
Israel  G/SCM/N/1/ISR/3 + Corr.1  
Jamaica  G/SCM/N/1/JAM/2  
Japan  G/SCM/N/1/JPN/2 + Corr.1 & 2 + Suppl.1, 2, 3, 4 & 
Suppl.4/Corr.1, Suppl.5, 6, 7, 8 & 9  
Jordan  G/SCM/N/1/JOR/3  
Kazakhstan  G/SCM/N/1/KAZ/1 + Rev.1 + Corr.1  
Kenya  G/SCM/N/1/KEN/3  
Korea, Rep. of  G/SCM/N/1/KOR/4  
Kuwait, the State of  G/SCM/N/1/KWT/1 + Suppl.1 + Corr.1  
Kyrgyz Rep.  G/SCM/N/1/KGZ/3  
Lao, People's Democratic Republic  G/SCM/N/1/LAO/1  
Lesotho  G/SCM/N/1/LSO/1  
Liberia  G/SCM/N/1/LBR/1 + Corr.1  
Liechtenstein  G/SCM/N/1/LIE/1*  
Macao, China  G/SCM/N/1/MAC/1*  
Madagascar  G/SCM/N/1/MDG/1  
Malawi  G/SCM/N/1/MWI/1*  
Malaysia  G/SCM/N/1/MYS/1 + Add.1  
Maldives  G/SCM/N/1/MDV/2*  
Mali G/SCM/N/1/MLI/1*  
Mauritania  None 
Mauritius  G/SCM/N/1/MUS/3  
Mexico  G/SCM/N/1/MEX/1 + Corr.1 + Suppl.1, 2, 
Suppl.2/Corr.1, Suppl.3, & 4  
Moldova, Rep. of  G/SCM/N/1/MDA/1  
Mongolia  G/SCM/N/1/MNG/2*  
Montenegro  G/SCM/N/1/MNE/1 + Suppl.1  
Morocco  G/SCM/N/1/MAR/3  
Mozambique  None 
Myanmar  G/SCM/N/1/MYN/1*  
Namibia  G/SCM/N/1/NAM/1*  
Nepal  G/SCM/N/1/NPL/1*  
New Zealand  G/SCM/N/1/NZL/2 + Suppl.1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 + Rev.1  
Nicaragua  G/SCM/N/1/NIC/2  
Niger  None 
Nigeria  G/SCM/N/1/NGA/1*  
North Macedonia  G/SCM/N/1/MKD/1 + Corr.1 + Suppl.1  
Norway  G/SCM/N/1/NOR/4 + Corr.1  
 
legislative  notifications to the Committee. These notifications , reflected in Annex F on the separate line for the 
United Kingdom,  were made under the sole responsibility of the United Kingdom and are counted in the 
number of Members that have submitted legislative notifications . G/L/1368 • G/SCM/157  
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  MEMBER/OBSERVER  NOTIFICATION PROVIDED  
Oman  G/SCM/N/1/OMN/3 + Suppl.1  
Pakistan  G/SCM/N/1/PAK/3  
Panama  G/SCM/N/1/PAN/2 + Suppl.1  
Papua New Guinea  G/SCM/N/1/PNG/1*  
Paraguay  G/SCM/N/1/PRY/2 + Corr.1  
Peru G/SCM/N/1/PER/2 + Suppl.1  
Philippines  G/SCM/N/1/PHL/2  
Qatar  G/SCM/N/1/QAT/3 + Suppl.1  
Russian Federation  G/SCM/N/1/RUS/2  
Rwanda  None 
Saint Kitts & Nevis  None 
Saint Lucia  G/SCM/N/1/LCA/1  
Saint Vincent & Grenadines  None 
Samoa  None 
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of  G/SCM/N/1/SAU/2 + Suppl. 1  
Senegal  G/SCM/N/1/SEN/1  
Seychelles  G/SCM/N/1/SYC/1*  
Sierra Leone  None 
Singapore  G/SCM/N/1/SGP/2 + Suppl.1  
Solomon Islands  None 
South Africa  G/SCM/N/1/ZAF/2 + Add.1  
Sri Lanka  G/SCM/N/1/LKA/1*  
Suriname  G/SCM/N/1/SUR/1*  
Switzerland  G/SCM/N/1/CHE/1*  
Chinese Taipei  G/SCM/N/1/TPKM/1 + Corr.1 + Suppl.1 & 2  
Tajikistan  None 
Tanzania  None 
Thailand  G/SCM/N/1/THA/4 + Corr.1  
Togo G/SCM/N/1/TGO/1*  
Tonga  G/SCM/N/1/TON/1*  
Trinidad and Tobago  G/SCM/N/1/TTO/1 + Suppl.1  
Tunisia  G/SCM/N/1/TUN/2  
Turkey  G/SCM/N/1/TUR/3 + Suppl.1, 2, 3 & Suppl.3/Corr.1  
Uganda  G/SCM/N/1/UGA/2  
Ukraine  G/SCM/N/1/UKR + Suppl.1 & Suppl.1/Corr.1  
United Arab Emirates  G/SCM/N/1/ARE/2 + Suppl.1  
United Kingdom2 G/SCM/N/1/GBR/1 + Suppl.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 
& 11 
United States  G/SCM/N/1/USA/1 + Corr.1 + Suppl.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 
8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17,18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 
23, 24, Suppl.24/Corr.1, Suppl.25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 
& 31 
Uruguay  G/SCM/N/1/URY/2  
Vanuatu  G/SCM/N/1/VUT/1*  
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of  G/SCM/N/1/VEN/1 + Suppl.1 & 2  
Viet Nam  G/SCM/N/1/VNM/2  
Yemen  None 
Zambia  G/SCM/N/1/ZMB/1  
Zimbabwe  G/SCM/N/1/ZWE/2 + Suppl.1  
 
2 The United Kingdom withdrew from the European Union as of 1 February 2020. The European Union  
and the United Kingdom have communicated that during the transition period, which ends on 
31 December  2020, European Union law, with a few limited exceptions, continues to be applicable to and in the 
United Kingdom. See WT/LET/1462 and WT/GC/206. Since Fe bruary 2020, the United Kingdom has separately 
submitted legislative  notifications to the Committee. These notifications , reflected in Annex F on the separate 
line for the United Kingdom,  were made under the sole responsibility of the United Kingdom and ar e counted in 
the number of Members that have submitted legislative notifications . G/L/1368 • G/SCM/157  
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  ANNEX G 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS OF COUNTERVAILING DUTY ACTIONS,  
1 JULY 201 9 - 30 JUNE 20 20 
MEMBER  1 July -31 December 201 9 
(G/SCM/N/ 356) 1 January -30 June 20 20 
(G/SCM/N/ 363) 
Afghanistan  OTN 
Albania  N N 
Angola  OTN 
Antigua and Barbuda  None None 
Argentina  N N 
Armenia  N N 
Australia  X X 
Bahrain, Kingdom of  N N 
Bangladesh  None None 
Barbados  OTN 
Belize  OTN 
Benin  OTN 
Bolivia, Plurinational State of  None None 
Botswana  N N 
Brazil  N N 
Brunei Darussalam  None None 
Burkina Faso  OTN 
Burundi  OTN 
Cabo Verde  None None 
Cambodia  None None 
Cameroon  OTN 
Canada  X X 
Central African Republic  None None 
Chad None None 
Chile N N 
China  X X 
Colombia  X X 
Congo  OTN 
Costa Rica  N N 
Côte d'Ivoire  OTN 
Cuba OTN 
Democratic Republic of the Congo  OTN 
Djibouti  None None 
Dominica  OTN 
Dominican Republic  N N 
Ecuador  N N 
Egypt  N None 
El Salvador  N None 
Eswatini  N N 
European Union X X1 
Fiji None None 
Gabon  OTN 
The Gambia  OTN 
Georgia  OTN 
Ghana  None None 
Grenada  None None 
Guatemala  N N 
Guinea  OTN 
Guinea -Bissau  None None 
Guyana  OTN 
Haiti OTN 
 
1 The European Union is counted as one (28 member States until 31 January 2020). The 
United Kingdom withdrew from the European Union as of 1 February 2020. The European Union  and the 
United  Kingdom have communicated that during the transition period, which ends on 31 December 2020, 
European Union law, with a few limited exceptions, continues to be applicable to and in the United Kingdom. 
See WT/LET/1462 and WT/GC/206. Since Fe bruary 2020, the United Kingdom has separately submitted 
legislative  notifications to the Committee. These notifications , reflected in Annex G on the separate line for the 
United Kingdom,  were made under the sole responsibility of the United Kingdom and ar e counted in the 
number of Members that have submitted legislative notifications . G/L/1368 • G/SCM/157  
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  MEMBER  1 July -31 December 201 9 
(G/SCM/N/ 356) 1 January -30 June 20 20 
(G/SCM/N/ 363) 
Honduras  N N 
Hong Kong, China  OTN 
Iceland  N None 
India X X 
Indonesia  N N 
Israel  N N 
Jamaica  N N 
Japan  N N 
Jordan  N N 
Kazakhstan  N N 
Kenya  OTN 
Korea, Republic of  N N 
Kuwait, State of  N N 
Kyrgyz Republic  N N 
Lao, PDR  OTN 
Lesotho  N N 
Liberia  None None 
Liechtenstein  OTN 
Macao, China  OTN 
Madagascar  N N 
Malawi  OTN 
Malaysia  N N 
Maldives  OTN 
Mali OTN 
Mauritania  None None 
Mauritius  OTN 
Mexico  X X 
Moldova, Republic of  None N 
Mongolia  OTN 
Montenegro  N N 
Morocco  None N 
Mozambique  OTN 
Myanmar  OTN 
Namibia  N N 
Nepal  OTN 
New Zealand  N N 
Nicaragua  N None 
Niger  None None 
Nigeria  None None 
North Macedonia  N N 
Norway  None None 
Oman  N N 
Pakistan  N N 
Panama  None None 
Papua New Guinea  OTN 
Paraguay  N N 
Peru X X 
Philippines  N N 
Qatar  N N 
Russian Federation  N N 
Rwanda  None None 
Saint Kitts & Nevis  OTN 
Saint Lucia  OTN 
Saint Vincent & Grenadines  None None 
Samoa  None None 
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of  N N 
Senegal  OTN 
Seychelles  N N 
Sierra Leone  OTN 
Singapore  N N 
Solomon Islands  None None 
South Africa  N N 
Sri Lanka  OTN 
Suriname  OTN 
Switzerland  OTN 
Chinese Taipei  X N G/L/1368 • G/SCM/157  
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  MEMBER  1 July -31 December 201 9 
(G/SCM/N/ 356) 1 January -30 June 20 20 
(G/SCM/N/ 363) 
Tajikistan  None None 
Tanzania  None None 
Thailand  N N 
Togo None None 
Tonga  OTN 
Trinidad and Tobago  N N 
Tunisia  None None 
Turkey  N N 
Uganda  OTN 
Ukraine  N N 
United Arab Emirates  N N 
United Kingdom  NA2 X3 
United States  X X 
Uruguay  N N 
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of  None None 
Vanuatu  OTN 
Viet Nam  N N 
Yemen  None None 
Zambia  OTN 
Zimbabwe  None None 
X = Semi -annual report of actions taken submitted.  
N = Report of no actions taken submitted.  
None = No report submitted.  
OTN = One time notification.  
-- = Became a Member during the reporting period, and no report submitted.  
NM = Not a Member during the reporting period.  
NA = Not applicable . 
 
2 Not applicable. Member State of the EU during the reporting period.  
3 The United Kingdom withdrew from the European Union as of 1 February 2020. The European Union 
and the United Kingdom have communicated that during the transition period, which ends on 
31 December  2020, European Union law, with a few limited exceptions, continues to be applicable to and in the 
United Kingdom. See WT/LET/1462 and WT/GC/206. Since February 20 20, the United Kingdom has separately 
submitted a semi -annual report . That notification , reflected in Annex G on the separate line for the 
United  Kingdom, was made under the sole responsibility of the United Kingdom and is counted in the number 
of Members that have submitted semi -annual reports .   
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ANNEX H 
SUMMARY OF COUNTERVAILING DUTY ACTIONS AND MEASURES AS REPORTED IN  
DOCUMENTS G/SCM/N/3 56/… AND G/SCM/N/3 63/… 
(1 JULY 201 9 - 30 JUNE 20 20) 
AS OF XX OCTOBER 2020  
Initiations  Provisional Measures  
(negative preliminary determinations 
and affirmative preliminary 
determinations where no measures 
imposed are not included)  Definitive Duties (negative 
determinations not incl uded)  Price Undertakings  Revoca - 
tions 
notified1 Measures in force 
on 30 June 2020 
(definitive duties 
and price 
undertakings)2 
Total  Countries3 involved  Total  Countries3 involved  Total  Countries3 involved  Total  Countries3 
involved    
 AUSTRALIA              
6 CHN (3)  VNM (3)   0    0    0  0 11 
 
 BRAZIL              
0    0    0    0  0 3 
 
 CANADA              
4 CHN (1)  TUR (1)  ARE (1)  1 TUR (1)    0    0  0 28 
 VNM (1 )               
 
 CHINA              
1 USA (1)    0    1 AUS (1)    0  0 5 
 
 COLOMBIA              
0    0    1 USA (1)    0  0 1 
              
 EUROP EAN UNION              
3 CHN (1)  IDN (1)  TUR (1)  2 EGY (1)  IDN (1)   4 CHN (1)  EGY (2)  IDN (1)  0  0 21 
 
 INDIA              
11 IDN (2)  KOR (1)  MYS (4)      8 CHN (3)  IDN (1)  MYS (1)  0  0 11 
 LKA (1)  THA (1)  TUR (1)       THA (1)  VNM 
(2)      
 VNM (1)                
 
 MEXICO              
0 0   0    0    0  0 3 
 
 
1 Includes measures notified as having been fully or partially revoked, and as having lapsed.  
2 Certain of the measures in force were notified as having been fully or partially suspended.  
3 "Countries" refers in all cases to countries or customs territories . A list of the abbreviations used in this table can be found following this table.    
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Initiations  Provisional Measures  
(negative preliminary determinations 
and affirmative preliminary 
determinations where no measures 
imposed are not included)  Definitive Duties (negative 
determinations not incl uded)  Price Undertakings  Revoca - 
tions 
notified1 Measures in force 
on 30 June 2020 
(definitive duties 
and price 
undertakings)2 
Total  Countries3 involved  Total  Countries3 involved  Total  Countries3 involved  Total  Countries3 
involved    
 PERU              
0 0   0    0    0  0 3 
 
 CHINESE TAIPEI              
0    0    5 CHN (5)    0  0 5 
 
 TURKEY              
0    0    0    0  0 1 
 
 UKRAINE              
0    0    0    0  0 1 
 
 UNITED STATES              
23 BHR (1)  BRA (1)  CAN (1)  23 CAN (2)  CHN(10)  DEU (1)  15 CHN (11)  IND (3)  TUR (1)  0  0 135 
 CHN(10)  DEU (1)  IND (3)   IND (4)  IDN (1)  ITA (1)          
 IDN (1)  ITA (1)  TUR (2)   MEX (1)  TUR (2)  VNM (1)          
 VNM (2)                
                
 
48 TOTAL  26    34    0  0 228 
NR – not reported.  
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  LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS USED IN ANNEXES  
 
AFG AFGHANISTAN  
ALB ALBANIA  
DZA ALGERIA  
AND ANDORRA  
AGO ANGOLA  
ATG ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA  
ARG ARGENTINA  
ARM ARMENIA  
AUS AUSTRALIA  
AUT AUST RIA 
AZE AZERBAIJAN  
BHS BAHAMAS  
BHR BAHRAIN, KINGDOM OF  
BGD BANGLADESH  
BRB BARBADOS  
BLR BELARUS  
BEL BELGIUM  
BLZ BELIZE  
BEN BENIN  
BMU BERMUDA  
BTN BHUTAN  
BOL BOLIVIA, 
PLURINATIONAL STATE 
OF 
BIH BOSNIA AND 
HERZEGOVINA  
BWA BOTSWANA  
BRA BRAZIL  
BRN BRUNEI DARUSSALAM  
BGR BULGARIA  
BFA BURKINA FASO  
BDI BURUNDI  
CPV CABO VERDE  
KHM CAMBODIA  
CMR CAMEROON  
CAN CANADA  
CAF CENTRAL AFRICAN 
REPUBLIC  
TCD CHAD  
CHL CHILE  
CHN CHINA  
COL COLOMBIA  
COG CONGO  
CRI COSTA RICA  
CIV COTE D'IVOIRE  
HRV CROATIA  
CUB CUBA  
CYP CYPRUS  
CZE CZECH REPUBLIC  
COD DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC 
 OF THE CONGO  
DNK DENMARK  
DJI DJIBOUTI  
DMA DOMINICA  
DOM DOMINICAN REPUBLIC  
ECU ECUADOR  
EGY EGYPT  
SLV EL SALVADOR  
GNQ EQUATORIAL GUINEA  
EST ESTONIA  
SWZ ESWATINI  
ETH ETHIOPIA  
EU EUROPEAN UNION  
FRO FAROE ISLANDS  
FJI FIJI FIN FINLAND  
FRA FRANCE  
GAB GABON  
GMB THE GAMBIA  
GEO GEORGIA  
DEU GERMANY  
GHA GHANA  
GRC GREECE  
GRD GRENADA  
GTM GUATEMALA  
GIN GUINEA  
GNB GUINEA BISSAU  
GUY GUYANA  
HTI HAITI  
HND HONDURAS  
HKG HONG KONG, CHINA  
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  
PRK KOREA, D.R. OF  
KOR KOREA, REP. OF  
KWT KUWAIT, STATE OF  
KGZ KYRGYZ REPUBLIC  
LAO LAO, P.D.R  
LVA LATVIA  
LBN LEBANON  
LSO LESOTHO  
LBY LIBYA  
LBR LIBERIA  
LIE LIECHTENSTEIN  
LTU LITHUANIA  
LUX  LUXEMBOURG  
MAC MACAO, CHINA  
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  
MNE MONTENEGRO  
MOZ  MOZAMBIQUE  
MYN MYANMAR  
NAM NAMIBIA  
NPL NEPAL  
NLD NETHERLANDS  
NZL NEW ZEALAND  
NIC NICARAGUA  
NER NIGER  NGA NIGERIA  
MKD NORTH MACEDONIA  
NOR NORWAY  
OMN OMAN  
PAK PAKISTAN  
PAN PANAMA  
PNG PAPUA NEW GUINEA  
PRY PARAGUAY  
PER PERU  
PHL PHILIPPINES  
POL POLAND  
PRT PORTUGAL  
QAT QATAR  
ROU ROMANIA  
RWA RWANDA  
RUS RUSSIAN FEDERATION  
KNA SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS  
LCA SAINT LUCIA  
VCT SAINT VINCENT AND THE 
GRENADINES  
WSM SAMOA  
STP SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE  
SAU SAUDI ARABIA, 
KINGDOM OF  
SEN SENEGAL  
SRB SERBIA  
SYC SEYCHELLES  
SLE SIERRA LEONE  
SGP SINGAPORE  
SVK SLOVAK REPUBLIC  
SVN  SLOVENIA  
SLB SOLOMON ISLANDS  
ZAF SOUTH AFRICA  
ESP SPAIN  
LKA SRI LANKA  
SDN SUDAN  
SUR SURINAME  
SWE SWEDEN  
CHE SWITZERLAND  
SYR SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC  
TPKM  CHINESE TAIPEI  
TJK TAJIKISTA N 
TZA TANZANIA  
THA THAILAND  
TGO TOGO  
TON TONGA  
TTO TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO  
TUN TUNISIA  
TUR TURKEY  
TKM TURKMENISTAN  
UGA UGANDA  
UKR UKRAINE  
ARE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES  
GBR UNITED KINGDOM  
USA UNITED STATES OF 
AMERICA  
URY URUGUAY  
UZB UZBEKISTAN  
VUT VANUATU  
VEN VENEZUELA, BOLIVARIAN 
REPUBLIC OF  
VNM VIET NAM  
YEM YEMEN  
ZMB ZAMBIA  
ZWE ZIMBABW E
 
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