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Committee on Anti -Dumping Practices  Original:  Spanish  
 
  SEMI -ANNUAL REPORT UNDER ARTICLE 16.4  
OF THE AGREEMENT  
ARGENTINA  
Reproduced herewith is the semi -annual report for the period 1 January  to 30 June 2 016 
from Argentina . 
 
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Reporting Member : ARGENTINA1 
SEMI -ANNUAL REPORT OF ANTI -DUMPING ACT IONS2 
FOR THE PERIOD 1 JANUARY TO 30 JUNE 2016  
Original investigations  
Country/  
Customs 
territory  Product  Initiation  Provisional 
measures and 
preliminary 
determinations 
(d) Final measures  (d) 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 o f 
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 
Brazil  Plastic swimming pools 
(*); 
9506.99;  
S01:0061589/2014/BRA  24/04/2015 P , 
25/04/2015 V;  
D: 02/2013 -
03/2015  
I: 01/2012 -
03/2015  18/03/2016;  
Affirmative but no 
imposition of 
duties  _ _ 05/05/ 2016;  
Lack of 
representativeness  _ 12,378 units 
(2013)  2% (b)  
5% (c) HMP 
 Woven fabrics of wool  (*); 
5112.11,  
5112.19,  
5112.20,  
5112.30,  
5112.90 and  
5515.13;  
S01:0146259/2015/BRA  30/05/2016 P , 
31/05/2016 V;  
D: 04/2014 -
04/2016  
I: 01/2013 -
04/2016  _ _ _ _ _ 37,951 metres  
(2014)  11% (b) 
18% (c) HMP 
                                                
1 Website addresses where published reports on investigations are available: http://www. cnce.gov.ar  (injury) and http://www.comercio.gov.ar  (anti-dumping).  
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  Plastic swimming pools 
(*); 
9506.99;  
S01:0061589/2014/CHN  24/04/2015 P , 
25/04/2015 V;  
D: 02/2013 -
03/2015  
I: 01/2012 -
03/2015  18/03/2016;  
Affirmative but no 
imposition of 
duties  _ _ 05/05/2016;  
Lack of 
represe ntativeness  _ 251,965 units 
(2013)  38% (b) 
95% (c) TMP ( Brazil ) 
 Steel spring lock washers ; 
7318.21;  
S01:0044451/2015/CHN  01/04/2016 P , 
02/04/2016 V;  
D: 01/2014 -
03/2016  
I: 01/2013 -
03/2016  _ _ _ _ _ 168,711 kg 
(2014)  49% (b) 
84% (c) TMP ( Brazil ) 
 Load cel ls; 
9031.80;  
S01:0173495/2014/CHN  10/03/2015 P , 
11/03/2015 V;  
D: 06/2013 -
02/2015  
I: 01/2012 -
02/2015  10/12/2015 ; 
Affirmative but no 
imposition of 
duties  _ _ _ _ 108,766 units 
(2014)  72% (b) 
94% (c) TMP ( Brazil ) 
 Evaporators, condensers 
and radiators ; 
8708.91 and  
8418.99;  
S01:0235702/2014/CHN  24/06/2015 P , 
25/06/2015 V;  
D: 09/2013 -
05/2015  
I: 01/2012 -
05/2015  _ _ _ _ _ 380,484 units 
(2014)  4% (b)  
4% (c) TMP ( Spain ) 
 Rubber balloons ; 
9503.00 and  
9505.90;  
S01:0331623/2015/CHN  24/05/2016 P , 
25/05/2016 V;  
D: 10/2014 -
04/2016  
I: 01-2013-
04/2016  _ _ _ _ _ 149,006 kg 
(2014)  30% (b) 
100%  (c) TMP ( Brazil ) 
 Woven fabrics of wool (*); 
5112.11,  
5112.19,  
5112.20,  
5112.30,  
5112.90 and  
5515.13;  
S01:0146259/2015/CHN  30/05/2016 P , 
31/05/2016 V;  
D: 04/2014 -
04/2016  
I: 01/2013 -
04/2016  _ _ _ _ _ 35,139 metres  
(2014)  10% (b) 
16% (c) TMP ( Brazil ) 
France  Vaccines  (*); 
3002.30;  
S01:0049233/2013/FRA  11/11/2014 P, V;  
D: 12/2011 -
10/2014  
I: 01/2011 -
10/2014  _ _ _ 10/06/2016 ; 
General foreign 
trade policy and 
public interest  _ 461,760 doses 
(2012)  7% (b) 
8% (c)  HMP 
Indonesia  Polyethylene terephthalate  
(*); 
3907.60;  
S01:0109864/2015/IDN  15/09/2015 P , 
16/09/2015 V;  
D: 04/2014 -
08/2015  
I: 01/2012 -
08/2015  _ _ _ _ _ 9,284 tonnes  
(2014)  4% (b) 
14% (c) HMP   
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Peru Mono -axially oriented 
polypropyl ene; 
3920.20;  
S01:0217427/2015/PER  12/04/2016 P , 
13/04/2016 V;  
D: 07/2014 -
03/2016  
I: 01/2013 -
03/2016  _ _ _ _ _ 891,618 kg 
(2014)  35% (b) 
87% (c) HMP 
 Woven fabrics of wool (*); 
5112.11,  
5112.19,  
5112.20,  
5112.30,  
5112.90 and  
5515.13;  
S01:0146259/2015/PER  30/05/2016 P , 
31/05/2016 V;  
D: 04/2014 -
04/2016  
I: 01/2013 -
04/2016  _ _ _ _ _ 84,788 metres  
(2014)  25% (b) 
40% (c)  HMP 
United 
States  Vaccines (*);  
3002.30;  
S01:0049233/2013/USA  11/11/2014 P, V;  
D: 12/2011 -
10/2014  
I: 01/2011 -
10/2014  _ _ _ 10/06/2016; 
Gener al 
foreign trade 
policy and 
public interest  _ 3,799,025 
doses  
(2012)  60% (b) 
67% (c)  HMP 
 Polyethylene terephthalate  
(*); 
3907.60;  
S01:0109864/2015/USA  15/09/2015 P,  
16/09/2015 V;  
D: 04/2014 -
08/2015  
I: 01/2012 -
08/2015  _ _ _ _ _ 17,825 tonnes  
(2014)  8% (b) 
26% (c) HMP 
(a) Commencement of extension  
(b) Import volume as a percentage of apparent domestic consumption  
(c) Import volume as a percentage of total imports  
(d) The provisional and definitive measures applied are calculated on an f.o.b. basis.  
P - Date of publication  
C - Date of commencement of duty collection  
V - Date of entry into force of the resolution initiating the investigation    
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Reviews /Other subsequent proceedings  
Country/  
Customs 
territory  Product  Initiation  Preliminary 
results/  
determinati on 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 
product3; 
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 
Brazil  Printing inks ; 
S01:0291933/2008/BRA  _ _ _ _ 19/01/2016 ; 
End of 
imposition 
period  _ _ _ _ 
 Stainless steel c utlery (*); 
8211.10,  
8211.91,  
8215.20 and  
8215.99;  
S01:0011859/2007/BRA  
(S01:0132028/2014/BRA)  30/09/2014 P, 
V, C; 
(SNR) ; 
D: 06/2013 -
08/2014  
I: 01/2011 -
08/2014  _ 30/03/2016;  
Tramontina 
Farroupilha S.A. 
Industria 
Metalúrgica : 
Ad valorem duty 
11.36%;  
Di Solle 
Cutelaria Ltda. 
and Metalúrgica 
Martinazzo 
Ltda.: 
Ad valorem  duty 
13.93%;  
Rest:  
Ad valorem  duty 
13.93% 30/03/2016 ; 
End of 
imposition 
period _ 30/09/2015;  
Extens ion 556,574 units 
(2013)  6% (b) 
38% (c) HMP   
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Brazil 
(cont'd)  Ceramic sanitary ware ; 
6910.90 and  
6910.10;  
S01:0224477/2003/BRA  
(S01:0045637/2015/BRA)  12/06/2015 P, 
V, C; 
(SNR) ; 
D: 01/2014 -
05/2015  
I: 01/2012 -
05/2015  _ 10/06/2016 P , 
C; 
Duratex S.A. : 
Ad valore m duty 
[20.94-65.17]; 
Rest:  
Ad valorem duty 
[50.89-147.40] _ _ _ 17 units 
(2014)  0.0005%  (b) 
0.02% (c) HMP 
 Screw compressor units for 
gases (except air) ; 
8414.80.32 and  
8414.30.99 ; 
S01:0209297/2009/BRA  
(S01:0356054/2015/BRA)  16/03/2016  P, 
V, C; 
(SNR) ; 
D: 10/2014 -
02/2016  
I: 01/2013 -
02/2016  _ _ _ _ _ 0 units 
(2014)  0% (b) 
0% (c) HMP 
 Pipe fittings  (*); 
7307.19;  
S01:0052573/2009/BRA 
(S01:0207903/2015/BRA)  19/11/2015 P, 
V, C; 
(SNR) ; 
D: 07/2014 -
10/2015  
I: 01/2012 -
10/2015  _ _ _ _ _ 40,329 kg  
(2014)  1% (b) 
4% (c) HMP 
 Food processors or multi -
processors, other than 
manually operated  (*); 
8509.40;  
S01:0177329/2008/BRA  
(S01:0070025/2015/BRA)  07/07/2015 P , 
08/07/2015 V, 
C; 
(SNR) ; 
D: 03/2014 -
06/2015  
I: 01/2012 -
06/2015  _ _ _ _ _ 4 units 
(2014)  0.002%  (b) 
0.02% (c) HMP 
China  Denim;  
5208,43,  
5210,49,  
5209,42 and  
5211,42;  
S01:0308471/2008/CHN  
(S01:0122730/2015/CHN)  09/09/2015 P,  
V, C; 
(SNR - CCR); 
D: 04/2014 -
08/2015)  
I: 01/2012 -
08/2015  _ _ _ _ _ 116,862 linear 
metres  
(2014)  0.2% (b) 
4% (c) TMP ( Brazil ) 
 Stainless ste el cutlery (*); 
8211.10,  
8211.91,  
8215.20 and  
8215.99;  
S01:0011859/2007/CHN  
(S01:0132028/2014/CHN)  30/09/2014 P, 
V, C; 
(SNR) ; 
D: 06/2013 -
08/2014  
I: 01/2011 -
08/2014  _ 30/03/2016;  
Ad valorem duty 
146.46% _ _ 30/09/2015;  
Extension  0 units 
(2013)  0% (b) 
0% (c) TMP ( Brazil ) 
 Electric heating apparatus ; 
8516.29;  
S01:0280904/2009/CHN  
(S01:0022824/2016/CHN)  05/05/2016 P,  
V, C; 
(SNR - CCR); 
D: 01/2015 -
04/2016  
I: 01/2013 -
04/2016  _ _ _ _ _ 102,700 units 
(2015)  71% (c) 
11% (b) TMP ( Italy)   
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China 
(cont'd)  Tape measures ; 
9017.80;  
S01:0323003/2004/CHN  
(S01:0351602/2015/CHN)  15/03/2016 P, 
V, C; 
(SNR - CCR); 
D: 11/2014 -
02/2016  
I: 01/2013 -
02/2016  _ _ _ _ _ 273,918 units 
(2014)  22% (b) 
37% (c)  TMP ( United 
Kingdom ) 
 Table, wall and turbo fans ; 
8414.51  and 
8414.59;  
S01:025888 1/2009/CHN  
(S01:0040775/2016/CHN)  01/06/2016 P, 
V, C; 
(SNR - CCR); 
D: 01/2015 -
05/2016  
I: 01/2013 -
05/2016  _ _ _ _ _ 7,263 units 
(2015)  0.4% (b) 
3% (c)  TMP ( Brazil ) 
 Polyethylene terephthalate  
(*); 
3907.60;  
S01:0130943/2011/CHN  
(S01:0100834/2015/CHN)  04/04 /2016 P, 
V; 
(CCR); 
D: - 
I: 01/2015 -
03/2016  _ _ _ _ _ 26,706 tonnes  
(2015)  26% (c) _ 
 Motor mechanisms for 
elevators and goods lifts ; 
8425.31.10;  
S01:0063552/2009/CHN  
(S01:0224164/2015/CHN)  04/12/2015 P, 
V, C; 
(SNR) ; 
D: 07/2014 -
11/2015  
I: 01/2012 -
11/2015  _ _ _ _ _ 0 units 
(2014)  0% (b) 
0% (c) TMP ( Brazil ) 
 Textured yarn of 
polyesters ; 
5402.33;  
S01:0506508/2007/CHN  
(S01:0034408/2015/CHN)  20/05/2015 P, 
V, C; 
(SNR) ; 
D: 01/2014 -
04/2015  
I: 01/2012 -
04/2015  _ 17/05/2016 P , 
C; 
Ad valorem duty 
14.20% _ _ _ 185 tonnes 
(2014)  0.6% (b) 
1% (c) TMP ( Chinese 
Taipei ) 
 Air-conditioning 
equipment ; 
8415.10.11,  
8415.10.19 and 
8415.90.00  
S01:0067661/2002/CHN  
(S01:0328427/2015/CHN)  17/02/2016 P, 
V, C; 
(SNR) ; 
D: 10/2014 -
01/2016  
I: 01/2013 -
01/2016  _ _ _ _ _ 534 units 
(2014)  0.04% (b) 
82% (c)  HMP 
 Pipe fittings  (*); 
7307.19;  
S01:0052573/2009/CHN 
(S01:0207903/2015/CHN)  19/11/2015 P, 
V, C; 
(SNR) ; 
D: 07/2014 -
10/2015  
I: 01/2012 -
10/2015  _ _ _ _ _ 500,272 kg  
(2014)  16% (b) 
47% (c) TMP ( Brazil )   
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China 
(cont'd)  Syringes ; 
9018.31;  
S01:013 5245/2009 /CHN  
(S01:0355576/2015/CHN)  16/03/2016 P, 
V; 
D: 12/2014 -
02/2016  
I: 01/2013 -
02/2016  _ _ _ _ _ 181,496,130 
units 
(2014)  59% (b) 
73% (c)  TMP ( Korea ) 
 Food processors or multi -
processors, other than 
manually operated  (*); 
8509.40;  
S01:0177329/2008/C HN 
(S01:0070025/2015/CHN)  07/07/2015 P , 
08/07/2015 V, 
C; 
(SNR) ; 
D: 03/2014 -
06/2015  
I: 01/2012 -
06/2015  _ _ _ _ _ 1,219 units 
(2014)  1% (b) 
6% (c) TMP ( Brazil ) 
India Couplers;  
S01:0299436/2008/IND  _ _ _ _ 21/01/2016;  
End of 
imposition 
period  _ _ _ _ 
 Polye thylene terephthalate  
(*); 
3907.60;  
S01:0130943/2011/IND  
(S01:0100834/2015/IND)  04/04/2016 P, 
V; 
(CCR);  
D: - 
I: 01/2015 -
03/2016  _ _ _ _ _ 1,771 tonnes  
(2015)  2% (c)  _ 
Korea, Rep. 
of Polyethylene terephthalate  
(*); 
3907.60;  
S01:0130943/2011/KOR  
(S01:010083 4/2015/KOR)  04/04/2016 P, 
V; 
(CCR); 
D: - 
I: 01/2015 -
03/2016  _ _ _ _ _ 11,544 tonnes  
(2015)  11% (c) _ 
Sweden  Straight handsaw blades of 
high-speed steel and 
straight handsaw blades of 
bi-metal steel ; 
8202.91.00 and  
8202.99.90 ; 
S01:0310668/2005/SWE  
(S01:030 6714/2015/SWE)  01/02/2016 P, 
V, C; 
(SNR) ; 
D: 09/2014 -
01/2016  
I: 01/2013 -
01/2016  _ _ _ _ _ 0 units 
(2014)  0% (b) 
0% (c) HMP 
Chinese 
Taipei  Polyethylene terephthalate  
(*); 
3907.60;  
S01:0130943/2011/TWN  
(S01:0100834/2015/TWN)  04/04/2016 P, 
V; 
(CCR);  
D: - 
I: 01/2015 -
03/2016  _  _ _ _ _ 10,560 tonnes  
(2015)  10% (c)  _   
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Thailand  Polyethylene terephthalate  
(*); 
3907.60;  
S01:0130943/2011/THA  
(S01:0100834/2015/THA)  04/04/2016 P, 
V; 
(CCR); 
D: - 
I: 01/2015 -
03/2016  _ _ _ _ _ 0 tonnes  
(2015)  0% (c) _ 
 Air-conditioning 
equipment;  
8415.10;  
S01:0037590/2007/THA  
(S01:0069979/2014/THA)  22/09/2014 P , 
08/07/2014 V, 
C; 
(SNR) ; 
D: 03/2013 -
06/2014  
I: 01/2011 -
06/2014  _ 07/01/2016 P , 
C; 
Ad valorem duty 
85% _ _ _ 0 units 
(2013)  0% (b) 
0% (c) HMP 
CF - Information not provided for reas ons of confidentiality  
n/a - Not available  
LDR - Lesser duty  
SNR - Sunset review  
CCR - Changed circumstances 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  
V - Date of entry into force of the resolution initiating the investigation  
NA - Not applicable  
(a) Commencement of extension  
(b) Import volume as a percentage of apparent domestic consumption  
(c) Import volume as a perce ntage of total imports  
(d) Measure pending for a period of one year as of its entry into force  
 
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  ANNEXES  
DEFINITIVE ANTI -DUMPING MEASURES IN FORCE  
AS AT 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) 
(*) 
Austria  Coated paper;  
S01:0172100/2010/AUT  Ad valorem duty 14/06/2012  
Official Journal  
No. 32422 _ 
Brazil  Pipe fittings ; 
S01:0052573/2009/BRA  Ad valorem duty 20/11/2010  
Official Journal  
No. 32032  19/11/2015 
Official Journal 
No. 33260  
 Porcelain insulators ; 
S01:0097137/2013/BRA  Ad valorem duty 05/06/2015  
Official Journal  
No. 33144  _ 
 Cutlery made exclusively  of 
stainless steel ; 
S01:0011859/2007/BRA  Ad valorem duty 26/10/2009  
Official Journal  
No. 31766  30/09/2014  
Official Journal  
No. 32979  
 
30/03/2016 
Official Journal 
No. 33346  
 Ceramic, marble, travertine 
or glass tiles ; 
S01:0286547/2012/BRA  Specific duty  02/07/2014  
Official Journal  
No. 32941  _ 
 Food processors or multi -
processors, other than 
manually operated ; 
S01:0177329/2008/BRA  Ad valorem duty 08/07/2010  
Official Journal  
No. 31949  08/07/2015 
Official Journal 
No. 33167  
 Sanitary ware ; 
S01:022 4477/2003/BRA  Ad valorem duty 12/12/2005  
Official Journal  
No. 30804  11/12/2008  
Official Journal  
No. 31551  
 
12/06/2010  
Official Journal  
No. 31922  
 
12/06/2015  
Official Journal  
No. 33149  
 
10/06/2016  
Official Journal  
No. 33397  
 Liquid dielectric 
transformers ; 
S01:0157719/2005/BRA  Ad valorem duty 18/07/2007  
Official Journal  
No. 31201 (a)  17/07/2012  
Official Journal  
No. 32441  
 
17/01/2014  
Official Journal  
No. 32861 (c)  
 Screw compressor units for 
gases (except air) ; 
S01:0209297/2009/BRA  Ad valorem duty 17/03/2011  
Official Journal  
No. 32111  16/03/2016  
Official Journal  
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  Country / 
Customs 
territory  Product;  
investigation  
ID number  Measure(s)  Date of original 
imposition ; 
publication 
reference (*)  Date(s) of  
extension ; 
publication 
reference(s) 
(*) 
Chile Copper -based fungicides ; 
S01:0345870/2012/CHL  Ad valorem duty 17/10/2014  
Official Journal  
No. 32996  _ 
 Self-adhesive plates, sheets, 
film, foil, tape and strip of 
plastics, not printed ; 
S01:0377496/2011/CHL  Ad valorem duty 04/12/2013  
Official Journal  
No. 32794  _ 
 Steel drums ; 
S01:0138520/2011/CHL  Ad valorem duty 29/11/2013  
Official Journal  
No. 32794  _ 
China  Carbon steel butt -welded 
pipe fittings - elbows and 
tees; 
S01:0501814/2007/CHN  Minimum f.o.b. 
export price  24/10/2009  
Official Journal  
No. 31765  24/10/2014  
Official Journal  
No. 32996  
 
26/10/2015  
Official Journal  
No. 33242  
 Pipe fittings ; 
S01:0052573/2009/CHN  Ad valorem duty 20/11/2010  
Official Journal  
No. 32032  19/11/2015 
Official Journal 
No. 33260  
 Porcelain insulators ; 
S01:0097137/2013/CHN  Ad valorem duty 05/06/2015  
Official Journal  
No. 33144  _ 
 Spectacles and frames ; 
S01:0466108/2009/CHN  Specific duty  04/10/2012 
Official Journal  
No. 32495  _ 
 Electric heating apparatus ; 
S01:0280904/2009/CHN  Ad valorem duty 05/05/2011  
Official Journal  
No. 32142  05/05/2016 
Official Journal 
No. 33372  
 Bicycles ; 
S01:0068812/2002/CHN  Minimum f.o.b. 
export price  23/11/1995  
Official Journal  
No. 28276  25/05/2002  
Official Journal  
No. 29905  
 
13/11/2008  
Official Journal  
No. 31533 (c)  
 
12/11/2013  
Official Journal  
No. 32764  
 
13/05/2015  
Official Journal  
No. 33128  
 Water pumps ; 
S01:0236976/2007/CHN  Ad valorem duty 29/01/ 2010 
Official Journal  
No. 31832  29/01/2015  
Official Journal  
No. 33060  
 
28/09/2015  
Official Journal  
No. 33223  
 Electrical connection 
terminals for cable diameters 
of up to 35 mm2; 
S01:0415431/2006/CHN  Ad valorem duty 04/04/2009  
Official Journal  
No. 31627  04/04/2014 
Official Journal 
No. 32881  
 
30/09/2015  
Official Journal  
No. 33225  G/ADP/N/286/ARG  
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Customs 
territory  Product;  
investigation  
ID number  Measure(s)  Date of original 
imposition ; 
publication 
reference (*)  Date(s) of  
extension ; 
publication 
reference(s) 
(*) 
China (cont'd)  Twist drill bits ; 
S01:00 64881/2002/CHN  Minimum f.o.b. 
export price  17/08/2000  
Official Journal  
No. 29463  06/08/2004  
Official Journal  
No. 30457  
 
30/01/2009  
Official Journal  
No. 31584  
 
28/01/2014 
Official Journal 
No. 32828  
 
28/01/2015 
Official Journal 
No. 33059  
 Zip fastener chains and 
slides ; 
S01:0202787/2007/CHN  Ad valorem duty 08/10/2009  
Official Journal  
No. 31753  08/10/2014  
Official Journal  
No. 32997  
 
17/12/2015 
Official Journal 
No. 33278  
 Footwear ; 
S01:0022967/2009/CHN  Minimum f.o.b. 
export price  22/03/2010  
Official Journal  
No. 31868  25/03/2015  
Official Journal  
No. 33095  
 
17/12/ 2015 
Official Journal 
No. 33278  
 Tape measures ; 
S01:0323003/2004/CHN  Minimum f.o.b. 
export price  18/05/2007  
Official Journal  
No. 31167  16/09/2009  
Official Journal  
No. 31737  
 
16/03/2011  
Official Journal  
No. 32110  
 
15/03/2016 
Official Journal 
No. 33337  
 Sets of dishware, loose 
articles of dishware, dinner 
services, and coffee and tea 
services and accessories ; 
S01:0440580/2007/CHN  Minimum f.o.b. 
export price  25/09/2009  
Official Journal  
No. 31744  25/09/2014  
Official Journal  
No. 32976  
 
25/09/2015 
Official Journal 
No. 33222  
 Conveyor belts or belting ; 
S01:0206601/2011/CHN  Ad valorem duty 29/11/2013  
Official Journal  
No. 32794  _ 
 Univer sal joints and tripod 
joints ; 
S01:0394111/2006/CHN  Specific duty  07/01/2009  
Official Journal  
No. 31566  06/01/2014 
Official Journal 
No. 32800  
 
06/07/2015  
Official Journal  
No. 33173  G/ADP/N/286/ARG  
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Customs 
territory  Product;  
investigation  
ID number  Measure(s)  Date of original 
imposition ; 
publication 
reference (*)  Date(s) of  
extension ; 
publication 
reference(s) 
(*) 
China (cont'd)  Cutlery made exclusively of 
stainless steel ; 
S01:0011859/2007/CHN  Ad valorem duty 26/10/2009  
Official Journal  
No. 31766  30/09/2014  
Official Journal  
No. 32979  
 
30/03/2016 
Official Journal 
No. 33346  
 Denim ; 
S01:0308471/2008/CHN  Minimum f.o.b. 
export price  09/09/2010  
Official Journal  
No. 31982  09/09/2015  
Official Journal  
No. 33210  
 Electric pumps ; 
S01:03455 17/2010/CHN  Specific duty  17/04/2015 
Official Journal 
No. 33110  _ 
 Air-conditioning equipment ; 
S01:0067661/2002/CHN  Minimum f.o.b. 
export price  24/02/2003  
Official Journal  
No. 30096  16/08/2006  
Official Journal  
No. 30973  
 
19/08/2009  
Official Journal  
No. 31717  
 
18/02/2011  
Official Journal  
No. 32094  
 
17/02/2016  
Official Journal  
No. 33318  
 Ceramic, marble, travertine 
or glass tiles ; 
S01:0286547/2012/CHN  Specific duty  02/07/2014  
Official Journal  
No. 32941  _ 
 Yarns and fibres ; 
S01:0506508/2007/CHN  Ad valorem duty 19/05/2010  
Official Journal  
No. 31906  20/05/2015  
Official Journal  
No. 33133  
 
17/05/2016  
Official Journal  
No. 33380  
 Straight handsaw blades of 
high-speed steel ; 
S01:0293733/2009/CHN  Specific duty  08/09/2011  
Official Journal  
No. 32284  _ 
 Microwave  ovens ; 
S01:0067354/2002/CHN  Minimum f.o.b. 
export price  17/12/2002  
Official Journal  
No. 30048  20/12 /2005  
Official Journal  
No. 30804  
 
07/03/2007  
Official Journal  
No. 31110  
 
08/03/2012  
Official Journ al 
No. 32353  
 
05/09/2013  
Official Journal  
No. 32718  G/ADP/N/286/ARG  
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Customs 
territory  Product;  
investigation  
ID number  Measure(s)  Date of original 
imposition ; 
publication 
reference (*)  Date(s) of  
extension ; 
publication 
reference(s) 
(*) 
China (cont'd)  Hypodermic syringes of 
plastic, disposable, sterile, 
with or without needles, of a 
volume ranging from 
one cubic centimetre (1 cc) 
to sixty cubic centimetres 
(60 cc);  
S01:0135245/2009/CHN  Ad valorem duty 16/03/2011  
Official Journal  
No. 32110  16/03/2016  
Official Journal  
No. 33338  
  Undertaking  16/03/2011  
Official Journal  
No. 32110  16/03/2016  
Official Journal  
No. 33338  
 Non-adjustable spanners and 
wrenches ; 
S01:0113882/2013/CHN  Ad valorem duty 10/12/2015  
Official Journal  
No. 33272  _ 
 Motor mechanisms for 
elevators and goods lifts ; 
S01:0063552/2009/CHN  Ad valorem duty 04/12/2010  
Official Journal  
No. 32041  04/12/2015  
Official Journal  
No. 33270  
 Single -phase, asynchronous, 
electric AC motors ; 
S01:0020496/2010/CHN  Specific duty  04/09/2012 
Official Journal 
No. 32475  _ 
 New pneumatic tyres of 
rubber, of a kind used on 
bicycles ; 
S01:0089392/2002/CHN  Minimum f.o.b. 
export price  21/03/2003  
Official Journal  
No. 30115  19/03/2008  
Official Journal  
No. 31375  
 
19/09/2009  
Official Journal  
No. 31740  
 
19/09/2014  
Official Journal  
No. 32972  
 
18/09/2015 
Official Journal 
No. 33 217 
 Coated paper ; 
S01:0172100/2010/CHN  Ad valorem duty 14/06/2012  
Official Journal  
No. 32422  _ 
 Frame and fork parts ; 
S01:0075787/2007/CHN  Minimum f.o.b. 
export price  17/02/2009  
Official Journal  
No. 31596  12/11/2013  
Official Journal  
No. 32764  
 Tennis balls ; 
S01:0431625/ 2012/CHN  Specific duty  23/01/2015  
Official Journal  
No. 33076  _ 
 Sections of polymers of vinyl 
chloride of a kind used in the 
manufac ture of apertures or 
enclosures ; 
S01:053974/2012/CHN  Specific duty  03/06/2014 
Official Journal 
No. 32926  _ 
 Flags and paving or tile s; 
S01:0075046/2011/CHN  Specific duty  25/01/2013  
Official Journal  
No. 32572  _ 
 Irons; 
S01:0321632/2006/CHN  Specific duty  20/10/2008  
Official Journal  
No. 31516 (b)  17/10/2013  
Official Journal  
No. 32747 (b)  
 
17/04/2015  
Official Journal  
No. 33110 (b)  
 Polyethylene terephthalate ; 
S01:0130943/2011/CHN  Ad valorem duty 24/10/2013  
Official Journal  
No. 32751  04/04/2016 
Official Journal 
No. 33349  G/ADP/N/286/ARG  
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  Country / 
Customs 
territory  Product;  
investigation  
ID number  Measure(s)  Date of original 
imposition ; 
publication 
reference (*)  Date(s) of  
extension ; 
publication 
reference(s) 
(*) 
China (cont'd)  Electric ironing presses ; 
S01:0175679/2013/CHN  Specific duty  30/10/2015  
Official Journal  
No. 33246  _ 
 Food processors or multi -
processors, other than 
manually operated ; 
S01:0177329/2008/CHN  Ad valorem duty 8/07/2010  
Official Journal  
No. 31949  08/07/2015 
Official Journal 
No. 33167  
 Spokes and spokes with 
nipples for bicycles and 
motorcycles ; 
S01:0068806/2002/CHN  Ad valorem duty 22/07/1998  
Official Journal  
No. 28941  24/07/2001  
Official Journal  
No. 26694  
 
19/07/2006  
Official Journal  
No. 30966  
 
18/01/2008  
Official Journal  
No. 31330  
 
18/01/2013  
Official Journal  
No. 32566  
 
18/07/2014  
Official Journal  
No. 32975  
 Radial ball bearings ; 
S01:0067147/2002/CHN  Minimum f.o.b. 
export price  04/12/2002  
Official Journal  
No. 30040  01/06/2006  
Official Journal  
No. 30916  
 
30/05/2011  
Official Journal  
No. 32168  
 
30/11/2012  
Official Journal  
No. 32537 
 Radial ball bearings ; 
S01:0217583/2003/CHN  Minimum f.o.b. 
export price  06/06/2006  
Official Journal  
No. 30920  30/05/2011  
Official Journal  
No. 32168  
 
30/11/2012  
Official Journal  
No. 32537  
 Vacuum flasks and other 
vacuum vessels with 
stainless steel inners of a 
capacity  not exceeding 
2.5 litres; 
S01:0068675/2002/CHN  Minimum f.o.b. 
export price  09/01/2004  
Official Journal  
No. 30313  27/11/2006  
Official Journal 
No. 31041  
 
25/11/11  
Official Journal  
No. 32286  
 
24/05/2013  
Official Journal  
No. 32650  G/ADP/N/286/ARG  
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Customs 
territory  Product;  
investigation  
ID number  Measure(s)  Date of original 
imposition ; 
publication 
reference (*)  Date(s) of  
extension ; 
publication 
reference(s) 
(*) 
China (cont'd)  Vacuum flasks and other 
vacuum vessels with glass 
inners of a capacity of up to 
2.5 litres ; 
S01:0066726/2002/CHN  Minimum f.o.b. 
export price  30/10/2001  
Official Journal  
No. 29762  10/10/2007  
Official Journal  
No. 31257  
 
05/10/2012  
Official Journal  
No. 32505  
 
04/04/2014 
Official Journal 
No. 32881  
 Suits, ensembles, jackets 
and blazers ; 
S01:0304305 /2009/CHN  Minimum f.o.b. 
export price  04/01/2012 
Official Journal 
No. 32309  _ 
 Transformers ; 
S01:0039301/2012/CHN  Ad valorem duty 02/07/2014  
Official Journal  
No. 32975  _ 
 Drinking glasses, cups and 
jugs; 
S01:0058540/2006/CHN  Minimum f.o.b. 
export price  07/03/2008  
Official J ournal  
No. 31365  07/03/2013  
Official Journal 
No. 32597  
 
05/09/2014  
Official Journal 
No. 32983  
 
  Undertaking  07/03/2008  
Official Journal  
No. 31365  07/03/2013  
Official Journal  
No. 32597  
 
05/09/2014  
Official Journal  
No. 32983  
 Fans; 
S01:0258881/2009/CHN  Ad valorem duty 01/06/2011  
Official Journal  
No. 32168  01/06/2016 
Official Journ al 
No. 33390  
Colombia  Porcelain insulators;  
S01:0097137/2013/COL  Ad valorem duty 05/06/2015  
Official Journal 
No. 33144  _ 
Finland  Coated paper;  
S01:0172100/2010/FIN  Ad valor em duty 14/06/2012  
Official Journal  
No. 32422  _ 
Germany  Electrical connection 
terminals for cable diameters 
of up to 35 mm2; 
S01:0415431/2006/DEU  Undertaking  04/04/2009  
Official Journal 
No. 31627  01/04/2011  
Official Journal 
No. 32120  
 
01/10/2012  
Official Journal 
No. 32504  
 
04/04/2014 
Official Journal 
No. 32881  
 
30/09/2015  
Official Journal  
No. 33225 (d)  
 G/ADP/N/286/ARG  
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  Country / 
Customs 
territory  Product;  
investigation  
ID number  Measure(s)  Date of original 
imposition ; 
publication 
reference (*)  Date(s) of  
extension ; 
publication 
reference(s) 
(*) 
Germany  (cont'd)   Ad valorem  duty 04/04/2009  
Official Journal 
No. 31627  01/04/2011  
Official Journal 
No. 32120 
 
01/10/2012  
Official Journal 
No. 32504  
 
04/04/2014 
Official Journal 
No. 32881  
 
30/09/2015  
Official Journal  
No. 33225 (d)  
 Sections of polymers of vinyl 
chloride of a kind used in the 
manufacture of apertures or 
enclosures;  
S01:053974/2012/DEU  Specific duty  03/06/2014 
Official Journal 
No. 32926  _ 
India Straight handsaw blades of 
high-speed steel;  
S01:0083157/2010/IND  Specific duty  05/10/2012  
Official Journal  
No. 32500  _ 
 Non-adjustable spanners and 
wrenches;  
S01:0113882/2013/IND  Ad valorem duty 10/12/2015  
Official Journal 
No. 33272  _ 
 Polyethylene terephthalate;  
S01:0130943/2011/IND  Ad valorem duty 24/10/2 013 
Official Journal 
No. 32751  04/04/2016 
Official Journal 
No. 33349  
Indonesia  New pneumatic tyres of 
rubber, of a kind used on 
bicycles;  
S01:0089392/2002/IDN  Minimum f. o.b. 
export price  21/03/2003  
Official Journal 
No. 30115  19/03/2008  
Official Journal 
No. 31375  
 
19/09/2009  
Official Journal 
No. 31740  
 
19/09/2014  
Official Journal 
No. 32972  
 
18/09/2015 
Official Journal 
No. 33217  
Korea, Rep. of  Polyethylene terephthalate;  
S01:0130943/2011/KOR  Ad valorem duty 24/10/2013  
Official Journal 
No. 32751  04/04/2016 
Official Journal 
No. 33349  
 Transformers;  
S01:0039301/2012/KOR  Ad valorem duty 02/07/2014  
Official Journal 
No. 32975  _ 
Mexico  Glass wool products;  
S01:0032713/2010/MEX  Ad valorem duty 14/06/2012 
Official Journal 
No. 32422  _ 
Peru Zip fastener chains and 
slides;  
S01:0202787/2007/PER  Ad valorem duty 08/10/2009  
Official Journal 
No. 31753  08/10/2014  
Official Journal 
No. 32997  
 
17/12/2015 
Official Journal 
No. 33278  
   Undertaking  17/12/2015 
Official Journal 
No. 33278  _ G/ADP/N/286/ARG  
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  Country / 
Customs 
territory  Product;  
investigation  
ID number  Measure(s)  Date of original 
imposition ; 
publication 
reference (*)  Date(s) of  
extension ; 
publication 
reference(s) 
(*) 
Philippines  Tennis balls;  
S01:0431625/2012/PHL  Specific duty  23/01/2015  
Official Journal 
No. 33076  _ 
Spain  Ceramic, marble, travertine 
or glass tiles;  
S01:0286547/2012/ESP  Specific duty  02/07/2014  
Official Journal 
No. 32941  _ 
Sweden  Straight handsaw blades of 
high-speed steel and straight 
handsaw blades of bi -metal 
steel;  
S01:0310668/2005/SWE  Specific duty  14/02/2008 
Official Journal 
No. 31350  11/02/2010  
Official Journal 
No. 31843  
 
01/02/2011  
Official Journal 
No. 32081  
 
01/02/2016  
Official Journal 
No. 33308  
Chinese Taipei  Bicycles;  
S01:0068812/ 2002/TWN  Minimum f.o.b. 
export price  23/11/1995  
Official Journal 
No. 28276  25/05/2002  
Official Journa l 
No. 29905  
 
13/11/2008  
Official Journal 
No. 31533 (c)  
 
12/11/2013  
Official Journal 
No. 32764  
 
13/05/2015  
Official Journal  
No. 33128  
 Non-adjustable spanners and 
wrenches;  
S01:0113882/2013/TWN  Ad valorem duty 10/12/2015  
Official Journal 
No. 33272  _ 
 Polyethylene terephthalate;  
S01:0130943/2011/TWN  Ad valorem duty 24/10/2013  
Official Journal 
No. 32751  04/04/2016 
Official Journal 
No. 33349  
 Spokes and spokes with 
nipples for bicycles and 
motorcycles;  
S01:0068806/2002/TWN  Ad valorem duty 22/07/1998  
Official Journal 
No. 28941  24/07/2001  
Official Journal 
No. 26694  
 
19/07/2006  
Official Journal 
No. 30966  
 
18/01/2008  
Official Journal 
No. 31330  
 
18/01/2013  
Official Journal 
No. 32566  
 
18/07/2014  
Official Journal  
No. 32975  
Thailand  Air-conditioning equi pment 
with a capacity not 
exceeding six thousand five 
hundred (6,500) f/h;  
S01:0037590/2007/THA  Ad valorem duty 09/07/2009  
Official Journal 
No. 31960  08/07/2014  
Official Journal 
No. 32973  
 
07/01/2016  
Official Journal 
No. 33291  G/ADP/N/286/ARG  
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  Country / 
Customs 
territory  Product;  
investigation  
ID number  Measure(s)  Date of original 
imposition ; 
publication 
reference (*)  Date(s) of  
extension ; 
publication 
reference(s) 
(*) 
Thailand (cont'd)  New pneumatic tyres of 
rubber, of a kind used on 
bicycles;  
S01:0089392/2002/THA  Minimum f.o.b. 
export price  21/03/ 2003 
Official Journal 
No. 30115  19/03/2008  
Official Journal 
No. 31375  
 
19/09/2009  
Official Journal  
No. 31740  
 
19/09/2014  
Official Journal 
No. 32972  
 
18/09/2015 
Official Journal 
No. 33217  
 Tennis  balls;  
S01:0431625/2012/THA  Specific duty  23/01/2015  
Official Journal 
No. 33076  _ 
 Polyethylene terephthalate;  
S01:0130943/2011/THA  Ad valorem duty 24/10/2013  
Official Journal 
No. 32751  04/04/2016 
Official Journal 
No. 33349  
United States  Copper -based fungicides;  
S01:0345870/2012/USA  Ad valorem duty 17/10/2014  
Official Journal 
No. 32996  _ 
 Coated paper;  
S01:0172100/2010/USA  Ad valorem duty 14/06/2012  
Official Journal  
No. 32422  _ 
(*) Date of commencement of duty collection . 
(a) Three -phase liquid dielectric oven transformers o f a power -handling capacity exceeding 30,000 kVA were 
 exempted from the measure . 
(b) Smoothing irons connected by a tube to an external steam generator were exempted from the measure . 
(c) Measure pending until 17 July 2 017. 
(d) The duties in the form of m inimum f.o.b. export prices applied to the German company Weidmüller 
 Interface  Gmbh & Co . KG. were not maintained . G/ADP/N/286/ARG  
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  REFUND REQUESTS UNDER ARTICLE 9.3 DURING THE PERIOD  
1 JANUARY TO 30 JUNE 2016  
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  
(a) - - - - 
(a) None recorded during the period . 
TERMINATION OF MEASU RES DURING THE PERIO D 
1 JANUARY TO 30 JUNE 2016 
Country / 
Customs 
territory  Product;  
Investigation ID number  Date of 
termination  Reason for 
termination  
Brazil  Stainless steel c utlery;  
S01:0011859/2007/BRA  
(S01:0132028/2014/BRA)  30/03/2016 
(Undertaking ) Expiry  of undertaking  
 Printing inks;  
S01:0291933/20 08/BRA  19/01/2016  End of imposition period  
India Couplers;  
S01:0299436/2008/IND  21/01/2016  End of imposition period  
 
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