G/SCM/N/321/EU  
 
19 October  2017 
(17-5669)  Page: 1/7 
Committee on Subsidies and  
Countervailing Measures  Original: English  
 
  SEMI -ANNUAL REPORT UNDER  
ARTICLE 25.11 OF THE  AGREEMENT  
EUROPEAN UNION 
Reproduced herewith is the semi -annual report for the period 1 January -30 June 2017 from the 
European Union . 
 
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- 2 - Reporting Member:  EUROPEAN UNION1 
SEMI -ANNUAL REPORT OF COUNTERVAILING DUTY ACTIONS2 
FOR THE PERIOD 1 JANUARY -30 JUNE 2017 
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 
applicatio n; 
range of 
individual 
amounts of 
subsidy  
or minimum 
prices  Date,  
Reason  Date, 
explan - 
ation 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 
China  Hot-rolled flat products of iron, 
non-alloy steel CN codes  
ex 7208 10 00,  ex 7208 25 00,  
ex 7208 26 00,  ex 7208 27 00,  
ex 7208 36 00,  ex 7208 38 00,  
ex 7208 39  00, ex 7208 40 00,  
ex 7208 52 99,  ex 7208 53 90,  
ex 7208 54 00,  ex 7211 14 00,   
ex 7211 19 00,  ex 7225 19 10,  
ex 7225 30 10,  ex 7225 30 30,  
ex 7225 30 90,  ex 7225 40 12 , 
ex 7225 40 15,  ex 7225 40 60,  
ex 7225 40 90,  ex 7226 19 10,   
ex 7226 91 20,  ex 7226 9 1 91,  
ex 7226 91 99  AS634 CN  13.05.2016 
I.P. (S) 
01.01.2015 – 
31.12.2015  
I.P.(I)  -
01.01.2012 – 
31.12.2015   09.06.2017  
0%-31.3%  
Others 0%       (i)Preferential policy 
loans, credit lines, 
other financing, and 
guarantees;  
(ii) De facto 
guarantee on the 
continuity of 
operations for 
companies in the 
HRF industry that 
face difficulties to 
repay loans;  
(iii) Grant 
Programmes  
(iv) Direct Tax 
Exemption and 
Reduction 
programmes — 
(v) Indirect Tax and 
Import Tariff 
Programmes  
 
 
                                                
1 Website address where published reports on investigations are available : http://eur -lex.europa.eu   
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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China 
(Cont 'd) Hot-rolled flat products of iron, 
non-alloy steel  (Cont'd)          (vi) Government provision of 
goods and services for less 
than adequate remuneration 
(LTAR)  
(vii) 'Foreign Trade 
Transformation and 
Upgrading Demonstration 
Bases ' ('Demonstration 
Bases ') and 'Common 
Service Platforms '; 
(viii) Subsidisation of the 
provision of hot -rolled flat 
products to the EU during 
the investigation period.  
Details - See OJ L146, 
09.06.2017   
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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  Underta king 
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; [rang e 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 
China  Certain coated fine 
paper CN codes ex 
4810 13 00, ex 
4810 14 00, ex 
4810 19 00, ex 
4810 22 00, ex 
4810 29 30, ex 
4810 29 80, ex 
4810 99 10, ex 
4810 99 80  
AS557 CN  13.05.2016  
I.P. SNR  
(S) 01.01.2015 – 
31.12.2015  
I.P. (I) 
01.01.2012 – 
31.12.2015  
-  SNR         
Crystalline silicon 
photovoltaic 
modules and key 
components (i.e. 
cells)(*) CN codes 
ex 8501 31 00,  
ex 8501 32 00,  
ex 8501 33 00,  
ex 8501 34 00,  
ex 8501 61 20,  
ex 8501 61 80,  
ex 8501 62 00,  
ex 8501 63 00,  
ex 8501 64 0 0, 
ex 8541 40 90,  
AS594 CN  05.12.2015  
I.P. 01.10.2014 – 
30.09.2015  
SNR  03.03.2017  
4.6% - 6.5%  
Others 11.5%  03.03.2017  
N/A      
  
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India Certain graphite 
electrode systems 
(GES) CN codes ex 
8545 11 00, ex 
8545 90 90 AS470 
IN 15.12 .2015  
I.P. -  SNR 
S 01.10.2014 – 
30.09.2015  
IP I 01.01.2012 – 
30.09.2015  SNR   10.03.2017  
6.3 % - 7 % All 
others 7.2 %        
Certain stainless 
steel  bars and 
rods CN codes ex 
7222 20 21, ex 
7222 20 29, ex 
7222 20 31, ex 
7222 20 39, ex 
7222 20 81, ex 
7222 20 89  
AS556 IN  27.04.2016  
I.P. -  SNR  
S 01.04.2015 – 
31.03.2016  
IP I 01.01.2012 – 
31.03.2016  
SNR  28.06.2017  
0% - 3.4% All 
others 4%        
CF – Information not provided for reasons of confidentiality   EXP – Measure expired without review   NER – New e xporter review  
n/a – not available         HMP – Home market price     AC – Anti-circumvention  
LDR – Lesser duty         TMP – Third country price     C – Date of commencement of duty collection  
SNR – Sunset review         CV – Constructed value  
IR – Interim re view        P – Publication date  G/SCM/N/321/EU  
 
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  ANNEXES  
DEFINITIVE COUNTERVA ILING MEASURES IN FO RCE 
AS OF 3 0 JUNE 2017 
Country/  
Customs 
Territory  Product,  
investigation ID 
number  Measure(s)  Date of original 
imposition; 
publication reference  Date(s) of 
extension; 
public ation 
reference(s)  
Canada  Biodiesel  
AS532CA  Duties  11.05.2011  
L 122, p. 1  15.09.2015  
OJ L 239 p. 99  
China  Coated fine paper 
AS557 CN  Duties  14.05.2011  
L 128, p.18   
Glass fibre products 
(certain filament) 
AS603 CN  Duties  23.12.2014  
OJ L 367, p. 22   
Hot-rolled flat 
products of iron, non -
alloy o other alloy 
steel AS634 CN  Duties  09.06.2017  
OJ L146, p. 17   
Organic coated steel 
products (certain) 
AS587 CN  Duties  15.03.2013  
OJ L 73, p. 16  
  
Solar glass AS599 CN  Duties  14.05.2014  
OJ L 142, p. 23   
Solar panels 
(Crystalline silicon 
photovoltaic modules 
and key components)  
AS594 CN  Duties  05.12.2013  
OJ L 325, p. 66  
  
India Graphite electrode 
systems AS470 IN  Duties  18.09.2004  
OJ L 295, p. 4  16.12.2010  
L 332, p.1  
 
10.03.2017  
OJ L 64, p. 10  
Polyethylene 
terephthalate (PET) 
AS426 IN  Duties  30.11.2000  
OJ L 301, p.1  27.02.2007  
L 59, p.34  
 
09.09.2011  
L 232, p.19  
 
23.05.2013  
OJ L 137 p.1  
Stainless steel bars 
(certain) AS556 IN  Duties  28.04.2011  
L 108, p.3  27.07.2013  
OJ L 202 p.2  
 
28.06.2017  
OJ L 165, p. 2  
Stainless steel wires 
(SSW) AS592 IN  Duties  07.09.2013  
OJ L 240, p. 1  
[AS592]   
Tubes and pipes of 
ductile cast iron 
AS618 IN  Duties  18.03.2016  
OJ L 73, p. 1  
[AS618]   
Malaysia  Solar panels 
(Crystalline silicon 
photovoltaic modules 
and key components)  
AS594 MY  Duties  12.02.2016  
OJ L 37, p.56   
Chinese Taipei  Solar panels 
(Crystalline silicon 
photovoltaic modules 
and key components)  
AS594 TW  Duties  12.02.2016  
OJ L 37, p.56   G/SCM/N/321/EU  
 
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  Country/  
Customs 
Territory  Product,  
investigation ID 
number  Measure(s)  Date of original 
imposition; 
publication reference  Date(s) of 
extension; 
public ation 
reference(s)  
Turkey  Trout (certain 
rainbow) AS606 TR  Duties  27.02.2015  
OJ L 56, p. 12   
United  States  Biodiesel AS532 US  Duties  10.07.2009  
L 179, p.1  15.09.2015  
OJ L 239, p. 99  
 
 
TERMINATION OF MEASU RES DURING THE PERIO D 
1 JANUARY  THROUGH 30 JUNE 2017  
Country/Customs 
Territory  Product,  
investigation ID number  Date of termination  Reason for termi nation  
 
Nil 
 
 
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