G/ADP/N/314/MAR  
25 September  2018 
(18-5939) Page: 1/5 
Committee on Anti -Dumping Practices  Original:  French  
 
  
SEMI -ANNUAL REPORT UNDER ARTICLE 16.4  
OF THE AGREEMENT  
MOROCCO  
Reproduced herewith is the semi -annual report for the period 1 January  to 30 June 2 018 from 
Morocco . 
 
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Reporting Member : Morocco1 
SEMI -ANNUAL REPORT OF ANTI -DUMPING ACTIONS2 
FOR THE PERIOD 1 JANUARY TO 30 JUNE 2018 
Original investigations  
Country or 
Customs 
territory  Product  Initiation  Provisional 
measures and 
preliminary 
determinations  Final measures3 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 product4; 
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 
columns 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 
Tunisia  Exercise books; 4820.20;  
ID: AD -1.17.CAHIER.TUN  Date of 
initiation: 
11.05.2017 
D: 01.01.2016 
to 30.04.2017 
I: 01.01.2013 
to 30.04.2017  Date of duties:  
P: 07.03.2018  
C: 11.05.2018  
 
Range of margins:  
[33.77% -51.06%]  
     Import 
volume  
(tonnes)  
2013: 6,111  
2014: 6,427  
2015: 7,247  
2016: 6,798  
2017 
(Jan-Apr):  
6,332  Import 
volume as % 
of total 
imports:  
2013: 87%  
2014: 88% 
2015: 87% 
2016: 89%  
2017 
(Jan-Apr):  
92%  
 
                                                
1 Website address where published reports are available: http://www.maroc.ma . 
2 All terms and column headings used in this format have the meanings assigned to them in the instructions.  
3 The dates given refer to the date of publication of the notice announcing the application of the measure (P) and the date of commencement of duty collection (C).  
4 For reference purposes only.    
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Reviews/Other subsequent proceedings  
Country/  
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 
product ; 
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 
columns 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  Plywood ; 
4412.10.91.00,  
4412.10.99.10,  
4412.10.99.29,  
4412.10.99.90,  
4412.31.92.00,  
4412.31.98.10 , 
4412.31.98.29,  
4412.31. 98.90,  
4412. 33.91.00,  
4412.33.99.10,  
4412,33.99.29,  
4412.33.99.90,  
4412. 34.91 .00, 
4412.34.99.10,  
4412.34.99.29 , 
4412.34.99.90,  
4412.39.91.00 , 
4412.39.99.10 , 
4412.39.99.29,  
4412.39.99.90,  
4412.99.92.00,  
4412.99.98.10,  
4412.99.98.29 and  
4412.99.98.90;  
ID: AD-1.11.CHN  Date of 
initiation : 
29.05.2017  
 
Type of review : 
SNR1 
D: 01.01.2016 
to 31.12.2016  
I: 01.01.2013 
to 31.12.2016   Date of duties:  
P: 08.05.2018  
 
C: 
 
Range of margins:  
25%    Import volume 
(m3): 
2013: 4,965 
2014: 3,841 
2015: 3,671 
2016: 610 
 Import 
volume as % 
of total 
imports:  
2013: 41% 
2014: 40% 
2015: 52% 
2016: 13% 
 CV 
 
 
                                                
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  ANNEXES  
DEFINITIVE ANTI -DUMPING MEASURES IN FORCE  
AS AT 30 JUNE 2018  
Country/  
Customs 
territory  Product ; 
investigation  
ID number  Measure(s)  Date of original 
imposition ; 
publication 
reference  Date(s) of 
extension ; 
publication 
reference(s)  
China  Plywood;  
AD-1.11.CHN  Duties (5 years)  
 04.06.2012;  
Official Journal  
No. 6119 of 
04.12.2012   
Refrigerators;  
AD-8.16.REFG.CHN  Duties (5 years)  16.01.2018  
Official Journal  
No. 6639 of 
15.01.2018   
Denmark Insulin;  
AD-3.12.DK  Price undertaking  26.05.2015 ; 
Official Journal  
No. 6363 of 
25.05.2015  
Egypt  Laminboard ; 
AD-6.14.CPL.EGY  Duties (5 years ) 22.12.2015 ; 
Official Journal  
No. 6423 of 
21.12.2015  
European 
Union  Hot-rolled steel plate ; 
AD-4.13.UE  Duties (5 years)  26.09.2014 ; 
Official Journal 
No. 6294 of 
25.09.2014   
Polyvinyl chloride  
AD-7.15.PVC.UE  Duties (5 years)  14.07.2017;  
Official Journal  
No. 6586 of  
13.07.2017   
Mexico  Polyvinyl chloride  
AD-7.15.PVC.MEX  Duties (5 years)  14.07.2017;  
Official Journal  
No. 6586 of  
13.07.2017   
Portugal  
 A4-size paper  
(70-90 gr/m²);  
AD-5.13.A4.PRT  
 Duties (5 years)  
 21.10.2014; 
Official  Journal  
No. 6301 of 
20.10.2014   
Thailand  Refrigerators;  
AD-8.16.REFG.THA  Duties (5 years)  16.01.2018;  
Official  Journal  
No. 6639 of 
15.01.2018   
Turkey  Hot-rolled steel plate; 
AD-4.13.TUR  Duties (5 years)  26.09.2014;  
Official Journal 
No. 6294 of 
25.09.2014   
Refrigerators;  
AD-8.16.REFG.THA  
 Duties (5 years)  16.01.2018; 
Official  Journal  
No. 6639 of 
15.01.2018   
United States  Polyvinyl chloride ; 
AD-2.12.PVC.USA  Duties (5 years)  27.12.2013 ; 
Official Journal 
No. 6216 of 
26.12.2013   
 
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  REFUND REQUESTS UNDER ARTICLE 9.3 DURING THE PERIOD  
1 JANUARY TO 30 JUNE 2018  
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  
None 
 
TERMINATION OF MEASURES DURING THE PERIOD  
1 JANUARY TO 30 JUNE 2018  
Country/Customs 
territory  Product ; investigation  
ID number  Date of termination  Reason for 
termination  
None 
 
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