G/SCM/N/267/CHN/Rev.1  
 
4 March 2014  
(14-1308)  Page: 1/5  
Committee on Subsidies and 
Countervailing Measures Original: English  
 
  SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT UNDER 
ARTICLE 25.11 OF THE AGREEMENT 
CHINA 
Revision 
Reproduced herewith is the revised semi-annual report for the period 1 July-
31 December 2013 from China . 
 
 
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- 2 - Reporting Member: China1 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF COUN TERVAILING DUTY ACTIONS2 
FOR THE PERIOD 1 JULY-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) 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-subsidization 
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 
consumpti
on or as % 
of total 
imports Name(s) of the subsidy 
programme(s) 
countervailed 
1 2 3 4  5 6 7 8 9 10 11 
European Union Sola
r-grade 
polysilicon; 
28046190; 
ID:12-0010 01.11.2012; 
S: 7/2011-6/2012 
I: 1/2008-6/2012      16,949  ton 22.56% of 
total 
imports a) Germany-Investment 
Grant under the "Joint 
Task on Improving the 
Regional Economic Structure"; b) Germany Subsidy 
program of Investment 
Premium in East Germany c) Policy Loans granted by the European Investment 
Bank 
 
                                               
1 Website address where published report s on investigations are available: http://gpj.mofcom.gov.cn   
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.    
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1 2 3 4  5 6 7 8 9  10 11 
European 
Union (Cont'd) Wines; 
22041000,2204
2100,22042900; ID: 13-0001 01.07.2013; 
S:1/2012-12/2012 
I:1/2009-12/2012      257,392  
kilolitre 
（1/2012-
12/2012 ） 15.58%  a) Single Payment Scheme,  
b) Promotion on Third-country 
Markets, c) Restructuring and Conversion of Vineyards, d) 
Green Harvesting, 
e) Mutual Funds, f)Harvest Insurance,  g) Investment 
Allowance(European Union), 
h) By-product Distillation, i) Export Refund, j) Storage of Wine and Grape 
Musts, 
k) Aid For Specific Uses, l) Rural Development, m) Tax credit for certain 
investment made and exploited 
in Corsica, n) Regional Economic Incentives Scheme, 
o) Investment 
Allowance(Germany) 
United States Sola
r-grade 
polysilicon; 28046190; 
ID:12-0007 20.07.2012; 
S: 7/2011-6/2012 
I: 1/2008-6/2012 16.09.2013
 
0%--6.5% 
All others: 
6.5%     25946  ton 34.53% of 
total imports a) Advanced Energy 
Manufacturing Tax Credit b)Personal Property Tax 
Exemption in Distressed 
Communities c) MEGA High-tech Tax Credit d) Industrial Facilities 
Exemption 
e) Lower business and occupation tax rate is applied to solar energy enterprises 
 
  
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- 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) 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 
United States Saloon cars and cross-
country cars (of a cylinder capacity 
>2500cc) 
87032361, 87032362, 87032369, 87032411, 87032412, 87032419, 
87032421, 87032422, 
87032429, 87033311, 87033312, 87033319, 
87033321, 87033322, 
87033329, 87033361, 87033362, 87033369, 87039000 
ID: 09-0003  18.10.2012 
New shipper 
review 
 
The POI of 
the CVD is 
01.09.2011 
to 
31.08.2012   17.07.2013  
0% solely for 
Nissan North 
America, Inc. 
 
and all measures 
are terminated 
dated from 
15.12.2013 
       
 
CF – Information not provided for reasons of confidentiality n/a – not available LDR – Lesser duty SNR – Sunset review 
EXP – Measure expired without review 
P – Publication date C – Date of commencement of duty collection 
 
 
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  ANNEXES 
DEFINITIVE COUNTERVAILING 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) 
European Union Potato Starch 
ID:10-0001 Duties 17.09.2011, 
Gazette 2011 No. 54  
United States Grain Oriented 
Flat-rolled Electrical Steel; ID:09-0001 Duties 10.04.2010, 
Gazette 2010 No.21  
Broiler Products; 
ID:09-0002 Duties 29.08.2010, 
Gazette 2010 No. 52  
 
 
TERMINATION OF MEASURES DURING THE PERIOD 
1 JULY THROUGH 31 DECEMBER 2013  
Country/Customs 
Territory Product,  
investigation ID 
number Date of termination Reason for termination  
United States Saloon cars and Cross-
country cars (of a cylinder capacity >2500cc) 87032361, 87032362, 87032369, 87032411, 87032412, 87032419, 87032421, 87032422, 87032429, 87033311, 87033312, 87033319, 87033321, 87033322, 87033329, 87033361, 87033362, 87033369, 87039000 ID:09-0003 15.12.2013 The authority received no 
application 
 
 
 
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