WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/ADP/N/230/URY 
11 September 2012 
 (12-4850) 
Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices Original:   Spanish 
  
 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT UNDER ARTICLE 16.4 
OF THE AGREEMENT 
 
URUGUAY 
 
 
 Reproduced herewith is the semi-annual report from Uruguay for the period 1 January 
to 30 June 2012. 
 
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  G/ADP/N/230/URY 
Page 2 Reporting Member:  URUGUAY1 
 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF ANTI-DUMPING ACTIONS2 
 
For the period 1 January to 30 June 2012 
 
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)) Basis for normal 
value 
determination Definitive duty Price 
undertaking
Description;  HS 6-digit 
category covering 
investigated product3;  
ID number;  (*) if 
investigation of >1 countryDate;  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 
China Electric water heaters with 
steel tanks, of a kind used 
for domestic purposes, 
with a capacity of 110 litres or less, corresponding to 
MERCOSUR Common 
Nomenclature tariff heading 8516.10.00.10. 
2012-0001 20.06.2010 
 
D: 09/2008-08/2010; 
 
I: 09/2006-08/2010  No provisional or 
preliminary measures 
had been applied as at 
31 December 2011  Date of 
publication of 
duties in the 
Official Journal:  
19 March 2012 
 
50-60%;  
51-56% 
 
[35% LDR] None  
 See table on 
following page See table on 
following pageHMP 
CV 
                                                      
1 Reports on anti-dumping investigations are not available on an official website. 
2 All terms and column headings used in this format have the meanings assigned to them in the instructions. 
3 For reference purposes only.  
   G/ADP/N/230/URY
 Page 3Response column 9 
 
 
Financial year Imports from China 
(units) Other imports 
(units) Sales of domestic production 
(units) Apparent consumption 
(units) 
September 2006 - August 2007 3,766 2,661 58,050 64,477 
September 2007 - August 2008 7,269 3,847 60,040 71,156 
September 2008 - August 2009 12,369 5,838 54,604 72,811 
September 2009 - August 2010 17,071 5,795 62,343 85,209 
  
 
 
Response column 10 
 
 
Financial year Imports from China 
(% of apparent 
consumption) Other imports 
(% of apparent consumption) Sales of domestic production 
(% of apparent consumption) Apparent consumption 
September 2006 - August 2007 5.8% 4.1% 90.0% 100.0% 
September 2007 - August 2008 10.2% 5.4% 84.4% 100.0%
September 2008 - August 2009 17.0% 8.0% 75.0% 100.0%
September 2009 - August 2010 20.0% 6.8% 73.2% 100.0% 
  G/ADP/N/230/URY 
Page 4 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)  Basis for normal 
value 
determination Definitive duty Price undertakin g
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 
dumping 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 
- - - - - - - - - - - 
 
CF - Information not provided for reasons of confidentiality 
n/a - 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   G/ADP/N/230/URY 
 Page 5 
 
 
  ANNEXES 
 
DEFINITIVE ANTI-DUMPING  MEASURES IN FORCE 
AS AT 30 JUNE 2012 
 
 
Country/ 
Customs 
territory  Product; 
investigation 
ID number  Measure(s) Date of original 
imposition; 
publication 
reference(s) Date(s) of 
extension;  
publication 
reference(s) 
China Electric water heaters with steel 
tanks, of a kind used for domestic purposes, with a capacity of 110 litres or less, corresponding to 
MERCOSUR Common 
Nomenclature tariff heading 
8516.10.00.10. 
2012-0001 Duties 19 March 2012 
 
Official Journal 
No. 28.435  
 
 
 
REFUND REQUESTS UNDER ARTI CLE 9.3 DURING THE PERIOD 
1 JANUARY TO 30 JUNE 2012 
 
 
Country/ 
Customs territory  Product;  
investigation 
ID number  Original 
effective date;  
date of most 
recent extensionNumber of refund 
requests received Number of refund 
reviews commenced, 
completed 
None 
 
  
TERMINATION OF MEASURES DURING THE PERIOD 
1 JANUARY TO 30 JUNE 2012 
 
 
Country/ 
Customs territory  Product; 
investigation 
ID number  Date of 
termination Reason for 
termination 
None 
 
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