WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/ADP/N/230/CRI 
20 September 2012 
 (12-5067) 
Committee on Anti -Dumping Practices Original:   Spanish 
  
 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT UNDER ARTICLE 16.4 
OF THE AGREEMENT 
 
COSTA RICA 
 
 
 Reproduced herewith is the semi-annual report fo r the period 1 January to 30 June 2012 from 
Costa Rica. 
 
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  G/ADP/N/230/CRI 
Page 2 Reporting Member:  COSTA RICA1 
 
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 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 
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1 Website address where published report s on investigations are available:  http://www.meic.go.cr/esp2/pr acticas/resoluciones.asp  
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/CRI
 Page 3Reviews/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 
United States  Water-based latex paint 
entering Costa Rica 
under SAC (Central American 
Tariff System) tariff 
subheading 3209.90.10.00 
File 001-2005 23.11.2010 
SNR  1.2.2012 
Ad valorem  516% 
PRM
4:  Variable 
duty up to 
US$10.52 (per 
gallon)       
 
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 
                                                      
4 PRM:  Preferential residual measure.  An ad valorem  anti-dumping duty of 516 per cent was imposed on the exporting company.  To prevent trade from being distorted 
more than necessary, a variable anti-dumping duty was imposed as a preferential residual measure on all other imports at f.o.b.  prices of less than US$10.52 per gallon, which 
was the normal value established in the investigation. G/ADP/N/230/CRI 
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  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) 
United States  Water-based latex paint 
entering Costa Rica under 
SAC (Central American 
Tariff System) tariff 
subheading 3209.90.10.00 
File 001-2005 Duties Final Resolution of 
18 January 2007, 
published in 
Official Journal 
La Gaceta  No. 21 of 
30 January 2007 Resolution of 
21 November 2011 
renewing the 
application of the 
measure, published 
in Official Journal 
La Gaceta  No. 4 of 
5 January 2012 
 
  
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 extension Number of 
refund requests 
received Number of refund 
reviews 
commenced, 
completed 
- - - - - 
 
  
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 
Chile Flexible packaging made of 
printed metallized 
polypropylene (metallized 
packaging) falling under 
tariff subheading 
3920.20.21.00 
File 002-2005 17 January 2012 Resolution No. 27-2007 ordered 
the application of final 
anti-dumping measures for a 
five-year period (as of the entry 
into force of the provisional 
measure);  this period ended on 
17 January 2012. 
 
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