G/SCM/N/305/RUS  
 
7 October  2016 
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Committee on Subsidies and  
Countervailing Measures  Original: English  
 
  SEMI -ANNUAL REPORT UNDER  
ARTICLE 25.11 OF THE  AGREEMENT  
RUSSIAN FEDERATION  
Reproduced herewith is the semi -annual report for the period 1 January -30 June 2016 from the 
Russian Federation . 
 
 
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- 2 - Reporting Member: RUSSIAN FEDERATION1  
SEMI -ANNUAL REPORT OF COUNTE RVAILING DUTY ACTION S2 
FOR THE PERIOD 1 JANUARY -30 JUNE 2016 
Original Investigations  
Country or 
customs 
territory  Product  Initiation  Provisional 
measures and 
preliminary  
determinations  Final measures  No final 
measures / 
termination  Othe r 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-subsid ization;  
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 
Ukraine  Ferrosilicon 
manganese;  
ex-7202.30;  
CV-1-UA 26.12.2014  
S: 01.01.2013 -
30.06.2014  
I: 01.01.20 11-
30.06.2014  
    24.06.2016  
De minimis  21.12.2015 
(P), 
17.03.2016 
(P) 
Extension of 
investigation  252889 tonnes  73.9% -
84.1%  
of total 
imports   
 
 
 
 
 
                                                
1 Website address where published reports on in vestigations are available: http:// eec.eaeunion.org . 
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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- 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)  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 of 
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 
Nil 
 
 
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  ANNEXES  
DEFINITIVE COUNTERVA ILING MEASURES IN FO RCE 
AS OF 30 JUNE 2016 
Country/Customs 
Territory  Product,  
investigation ID 
number  Measure(s)  Date of original 
imposition; 
publication 
reference  Date(s) of 
extension; 
publication 
reference(s)  
Nil 
 
 
TERMINATION OF MEASU RES DURING THE PERIO D 
1 JANUARY  THROUGH  30 JUNE 2016 
Country/Customs 
Territory  Product,  
investigation ID 
number  Date of termination  Reason for termination  
Nil 
 
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