G/ADP/N/252/DOM  
17 April 2014  
(14-2407) Page: 1/4  
Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices  Original: Spanish  
 
  SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT UNDER ARTICLE 16.4 
OF THE AGREEMENT 
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC  
Reproduced herewith is the semi-annual report for the period 1 July to 31 December 2013 
from the Dominican Republic . 
 
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  G/ADP/N/252/DOM  
- 2 - Reporting Member: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC1 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF ANTI-DUMPING ACTIONS2 
FOR THE PERIOD 1 JULY TO 31 DECEMBER 2013 
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 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 
Spain Steel rods and bars 
for concrete 
reinforcement; 
7214.10.00, 7214.20.00, 
7214.30.00 and 
7214.99.00; 
ID: CDC-RD/AD/2013-
009/ESP 18.11.2013; 
D: 6-12/2012 
D RP: 1-6/2013; 
I: 1/2010-
12/2012 
I RP: 1-6/2013 
I CP: 1-6/2012 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 72.89 mt 
(2011) 
18,880.13 mt 
(2012) 
11,313.99 mt 
(RP: 
1-6/2013) 1% (2011) 
64% (2013) 
11% (RP: 
1-6/2013
) Platts/SBB * 
 
Pfacts Portugal Steel rods and bars 
for concrete 
reinforcement; 
7214.10.00, 
7214.20.00, 
7214.30.00 and 
7214.99.00; 
ID: CDC-RD/AD-2013-
009/PRT 
                                               
1 Website address where published reports on investigations are available: http://cdc.gob.do/es/ investigaciones/sobre/dumping/. 
2 All terms and column headings used in this format ha ve the meanings assigned to them in the instructions. 
3 For reference purposes only.   
  G/ADP/N/252/DOM  
- 3 - 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 
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 
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 
N/A 
 
 CF - Information not provided for reasons of confidentiality.  
 n.a. - Not available.  N/A - Not applicable.  RP - Most recent period. 
 CP - Comparable period. 
 LDR - Lesser duty.  SNR - Sunset review.  EXP - Measure expired without review.  HMP - Home market price. 
 TMP - Third country price. 
 CV - Constructed value.  NFD - Negative final determination of dumping and/or injury for the firm Kaptan on the basis of its -0.49% dumping margin.  MB * -  Weighted average price calculated on the basis of the domestic ma rket price of the product under investigation in Turkey at ex- factory level published weekly by the Metal Bulletin magazine, 
used to determine the preliminary measure. 
 ANV/WP - Adjusted weighted average normal value for each company / adjusted weighted average of the prices of comparable export  transactions. 
P - Publication date. C - Date of commencement of duty collection. F - Termination of measure. 
 Platts/SBB * -  Weighted average price calculated on the basis of the domestic market price of the product under investigation in southwest Eur ope at ex-factory level  published weekly by 
the Steel Index (a unit of Platts), used to determine the original dumping margin. Pfacts  - Adjusted simple average of the prices of comparable export transactions. 
 G/ADP/N/252/DOM 
- 4 - 
  ANNEXES 
DEFINITIVE ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES IN FORCE 
AS OF 31 DECEMBER 2013 
Country/Customs 
territory Product; 
investigation 
ID number Measure(s) Date of original 
imposition; 
publication 
reference Date(s) 
of extension; 
publication 
reference(s) 
 Steel rods and bars 
for concrete 
reinforcement; 
7214.20.00, 
7214.10.00 
and 7213.20.90; 
ID: CDC-
RD/AD/2010-008  Definitive 
anti-dumping 
duties 
of fourteen% 
(14%) ad valorem  
at ex-factory level Start: 13.06.2011 
Publication: 
06.06.2011  N/A 
 
 
REFUND REQUESTS UNDER ARTICLE 9.3 
DURING THE PERIOD 1 JULY TO 31 DECEMBER 2013 
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  
N/A 
 
 
TERMINATION OF MEASURES DURING THE PERIOD 
1 JULY TO 31 DECEMBER 2013 
Country/Customs 
territory  Product; investigation  
ID number  Date 
of termination  Reason for 
termination  
N/A 
 
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