WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/ADP/N230/ECU 
9 August 2012 
 (12-4393) 
Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices Original:   Spanish 
  
 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT UNDER ARTICLE 16.4 
OF THE AGREEMENT 
 
ECUADOR 
 
 
 Reproduced herewith is the semi-annual report for the period 1 January to 30 June 2012 from 
Ecuador. 
 
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  G/ADP/N/230/ECU 
Page 2 Reporting Member:  ECUADOR1 
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 
Chile Metallized 
polypropylene up 
to 25 microns thick 
3920.20 
1-2010-CHL 17.9.10 
Official Journal No. 281 
Resolution No. 10-259 
of the Under-Secretariat 
for Trade and 
Investment (SCI) 
30.8.10 
D: 7.2009-7.2010 
I: 1.2007-7.2010 30.8.11 
Official Journal 
No. 523 
11.8.11 
Foreign Trade 
Committee 
(COMEX) 
Resolution No. 21 
ruling that 
provisional 
measures should 
NOT be applied   10.4.12 
Official Journal 
No. 679 
8.2.12 
Foreign Trade 
Committee 
(COMEX) 
Resolution No. 40  
ruling that definitive 
measures should 
NOT be applied 
given that there has 
been no 
determination of 
material injury or 
threat thereof to the 
domestic industry n/a n/a n/a n/a 
                                                      
1 Website address where published report s on investigations are available. 
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/ECU
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Oman Metallized 
polypropylene up 
to 25 microns thick 
3920.20 
1-2010-OMN 17.9.10 
Official Journal No. 281 
Resolution No. 10-259 
of the Under-Secretariat 
for Trade and 
Investment (SCI) 
30.8.10 
D: 7.2009-7.2010 
I: 1.2007-7.2010 30.8.11 
Official Journal 
No. 523 
11.8.11 
Foreign Trade 
Committee 
(COMEX) 
Resolution No. 21 
ruling that 
provisional 
measures should 
NOT be applied   10.4.12 
Official Journal 
No. 679 
8.2.12 
Foreign Trade 
Committee (COMEX) 
Resolution No. 40 
ruling that definitive 
measures should NOT 
be applied given that 
there has been no 
determination of 
material injury or 
threat thereof to the 
domestic industry n/a n/a n/a n/a 
  
  G/ADP/N/230/ECU 
Page 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) 
 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 
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 
n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 
 
  
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  G/ADP/N/230/ECU 
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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 Date(s) of extension; 
publication 
reference(s) 
None 
   
REFUND REQUESTS UNDER ARTICLE 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 extensionNumber of 
refund requests 
received  Number of 
refund reviews 
commenced, 
completed
None 
   
TERMINATION OF MEASURES DURING THE PERIOD 
1 JANUARY TO 30 JUNE 2012 
 
Country/Customs 
Territory Product, 
investigation ID numberDate of termination Reason for 
termination 
None 
 
 
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