G/SCM/N/356/EU  
9 April  2020 
(20-2835) Page: 1/6 
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 July -31 December 2 019 from the 
European Union . 
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Reporting Member : EUROPEAN UNION1 
SEMI -ANNUAL REPORT OF COUNTERVAILING DUTY ACTIONS2 
FOR THE PER IOD 1  JULY-31 DECEM BER 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 
China  Certain hot rolled stainless steel 
sheets and coils (SSHR)  (*) 
CN codes  
ex HS72 19 11, ex HS72 19 12, 
ex HS72 19 13, ex HS72 19 14, 
ex HS72 19 22, ex HS72 19 23, 
ex HS72 19 24, ex HS72 20 11, 
ex HS72 20 12  
AS660 CN  10.10.2019  
I.P. (S) 
01.07.2018 -
30.06.2019  
I.P. (I) 
01.01.2016 -
30.06.2019  - - - - - - - - 
 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. (S) 
01.01.2018 -
31.12.2018  
I.P. (I)  
01.01.2015 -
31.12.2018  - - - - - - - - 
 
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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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 
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. (S) 
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. (S) 
01.04.2018 -
31.03.2019  
I.P. (I)  
01.01.2016 -
31.03.2019  - - - - - - - - 
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. (S) 
01.10.2017 -
30.09.2018  
I.P. (I) 
01.01.2015 -
30.09.2018  13.08.2019  
8%-18% 
Others : 18% 09.12.2019  
8%-18% 
Others : 18% - - - 516,088 
tonnes  3.3% 
market 
share  - Biodiesel Subsidy Fund  
- Oil palm plantation fund  
- Provision of palm oil 
(CPO) for less than 
adequate remuneration  
- Revenue forgone : the 
Bonded Zone scheme   
- exemption of import 
duties on imported 
machinery  
 Certain hot rolled stainless steel 
sheets and coils (SSHR)  (*)  
CN codes  
ex HS72 19 11, ex HS72 19 12, 
ex HS72 19 13, ex HS72 19 14, 
ex HS72 19 22, ex HS72 19 23, 
ex HS72 19 24, ex HS72 20 11, 
ex HS72 20 12  
AS660 ID  10.10.2019  
I.P. (S) 
01.07.2018 -
30.06.201 9 
I.P. (I) 
01.01.2016 -
30.06.2019  - - - - - - - - 
 
    
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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 o f 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  Filament glass fibre 
products (certain) 4 
CN codes  
ex. 7019 11 00,  
ex 7019 12 00,  
ex 7019 31 00  
AS603  CN 17.12.2019  
I.P. 01.01.2019 -
31.12.2019  
SNR - - - - - - - - 
India Polyethylene 
terephthalate  (PET)  
CN code  
ex 3907 61 00  
AS426 IN  22.05.2018  
I.P. 01.04.2017 -
31.03.2018  
SNR - 31.07.2019  
0%-74.6%  
All others : 69.4%  - - - 156,675 tonnes  4.4% 
market 
share  -Advance Authorisation 
Scheme (AAS)  
- 'Duty Drawback Scheme ' 
under Rule 3(2) (DDS)  
- Export Promotion Capital 
Goods Scheme (EPCGS)  
- Merchandise Export from 
India Scheme (MEIS)  
 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  
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  
C  - Date of commencement of duty  collection  
 
 
4 Please note that this product description was incorrectly reported in previous semi -annual reports. Please consider this product description as the correct one.  G/SCM/N/356/EU  
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  ANNEXES  
DEFINITIVE COUNTERVAILING MEASURES IN FORCE  
AS OF 3 1 DECEM BER 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 
 Filament glass fibre products 
(certain)1 
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 
 
31.07.2019  
OJ L 202, P.  81 
 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 - 
Indonesia  Biodiese l  
AS650 ID  Duties  09.12.2019  
OJ L 317, P.  42 - 
 
1 Please note that this product description was incorrectly reported in previous semi -annual reports. 
Please consider this product description as the correct one.  G/SCM/N/356/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)  
Malaysia  Solar panels (*)  
(Crystalline silicon 
photovoltaic modules and 
key components)  
AS594 MY  Duties  12.02.2016  
OJ L 37, p.  56 - 
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 JULY THRO UGH 31  DECEM BER 2019   
Country/Customs 
Territory  Product,  
investigation ID number  Date of termination  Reason for termination  
NIL 
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