G/ADP/N/328/ SLV 
 
21 October  2019 
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Committee on Anti -Dumping Practices  Original: Spanish  
 
  
SEMI -ANNUAL REPORT U NDER ARTICLE 16.4  
OF THE AGREEMENT  
EL SA LVADOR  
Reproduced herewith is the semi -annual  report for the period 1 January -30 June 2019 from 
El Salvador . 
 
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Reporting Member : EL SALVADOR1 
SEMI -ANNUAL REPORT OF ANTI -DUMPING ACTIONS 2 
FOR THE PERIOD 1 JAN UARY -30 JUNE 2019  
Original Investiga tions  
Country 
or 
customs 
territory  Product  Initiatio n Provisional 
measures and 
preliminary 
determinations  Final Measures  No final 
measures/ 
terminations  Other  Trade data from published 
report(s)  Basis for 
normal value 
determination  
Definitive duty  Price 
Undertaking      
 Description; HS 
6-digit category 
covering 
investigated 
product3; ID 
number; (*) if 
investigation of 
>1 country  Date; period 
of 
investigation 
(D-dumping; 
I-injury)  Date of duties; 
range of 
individual 
dumping 
margins; "other" 
rates; [range of 
applied rates if 
different, reason]  Date of duties; 
range of 
individual 
dumping 
margins; "other" 
rates; [range of 
applied rates if 
different, reason]  Date of 
application; 
range of 
individual 
dumping 
margins 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  Codes for all 
bases used in 
proceeding  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 
Costa 
Rica Liquid ultra -high-
temperature 
(UHT) processed 
milk in long -life 
containers  
 
0401.10.00.00 
0401.20.00.00  
 
SLV-3-ADP-2017 16.11.2017 
Resolution 
No. RI -3-
ADP-2017 
initiating the 
investigation  
 
D: 1.7.16 -
30.6.17  
I: 1.1.14 -
30.6.17  19.12.2018 
Preliminary 
Resolution No. 
RPRE -30-ADP-
2018  
 
No provisional 
measures 
imposed  No definitive 
antidumping 
duties are 
applied  No definitive 
antidumping 
duties are 
applied  17.5.19  
Final 
Resolution 
CASO -
DACTO -3-
ADP-2017  
 
Negative final 
determination 
of injury and 
causal 
relationship  6.11.2018 
Resolution 
No. 26 -ADP-
2018 
extending the 
period of 
application by 
6 months 
from 
17 November  
2018 to 
17 May2019  USD 7.4 million  
(2017)  70% HMP 
 
  
                                              
1 Website address where published reports on investigations are available: www.minec.gob.sv . 
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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Review s/Other subsequent proceedings  
Country 
or 
customs 
territory  Product  Initiation Preliminary 
results/dete
rminations  Final results  Revocation 
of measures  Other (e.g. 
procedures 
not 
affecting 
the duty 
level)  Trade data (if available 
from published report(s) 
on proceeding ) Basis for 
normal value 
determination  Definitive 
duty  Price 
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 
dump ing 
margins; 
"other" rates; 
[range of 
applied rates if 
different, 
reason]  Effective date; 
range of 
individual 
dumping 
margins; 
"other" rates; 
[range of 
applied rates if 
different, 
reason]  Effective 
date; range 
of individual 
dumping 
margins 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  Codes for all 
bases used in 
proceeding  
 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 
Nil 
CF - Information not provided for reasons of confidentiality  
n.d. - Not available  
LDR - Lesser duty  
SNR - Sunset review  
EXP - Measure expired without review  
HMP - Home market price  
TMP - Third country price  
CV - Constructed value  
P - Publication date  
C - Date of commencement of duty collection  
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  ANNEXES 
DEFINITIVE ANTI -DUMPING MEASURES IN FORCE  
AS AT 30 JUNE 2019  
Country/ 
Customs 
territory  Product; investigation ID 
number  Measure(s)  Date of original 
imposition; publication 
reference  Date(s) of 
extension  (s); 
publication 
reference(s)  
United 
States  Latex -based (water -based) 
architectural paints;  
CASO -DACTO -2-ADP-2016 
 
SLV-RI-3-ADP-2016 Additional 
ad valorem  
duty 11.5.20181 
Final Resolution  
CASO -DACTO -2-ADP-2016 
published in the Official 
Journal on 11.4.2018  
  
 
REFUND REQUESTS UNDER ARTICLE 9.3 DURING THE PERIOD  
1 JANUARY TO 30 JUNE 2019 
Country/ 
Customs 
territory  Product; 
investigation 
ID number  Original effective 
date; date of most 
recent extension  Number of refund 
requests received  Number of refund 
reviews commenced, 
completed  
 
Nil 
 
TERMINATION OF MEASURES DURING THE PERIOD  
1 JANUARY TO 30 JUNE 2019  
Country/Customs 
territory  Product, investigation ID number  Date of 
termination  Reason for 
termination  
Nil 
 
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1 In documents G/ADP/N/314/SLV and G/ADP/N/322/SLV , the date of initial imposition is stated as 9.4.2018.  
Please note that the correct date  is 11.5.2018 .