WT/DS437/18/Add.2  
 
10 June 2016  
(16-3181)  Page: 1/2  
  Original: English  
 
 UNITED STATES – COUNTERVAILING DUTY MEASURES ON  
CERTAIN PRODUCTS FROM CHINA 
STATUS REPORT BY THE UNITED STATES 
Addendum 
The following communication, dated 9 June 2016, from the delegation of the United States to the 
Chairperson of the Dispute Settlement Body, is circulated pursuant to Article 21.6 of the DSU. 
 
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Status Report Regarding Implementation of the 
DSB Recommendations and Rulings in the Dispute 
United States – Countervailing Duty Measures on Certain 
Products from China 
(WT/DS437) 
  
The United States submits this report in accordance with Article 21.6 of the Understanding on 
Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes ("DSU"). 
  
On 16 January 2015, the Dispute Settlement Body ("DSB") adopted its recommendations and 
rulings in United States – Countervailing Duty Measures on Certain Products from China  
(WT/DS437). By letter dated 13 February 2015, the United States informed the DSB of its 
intention to implement the recommendations and rulings of the DSB in connection with this 
matter.  
On 26 May 26 2016, the United States completed implementation of the DSB recommendations in 
this dispute.   The scope of this dispute is one of the most extensive in the history of the dispute settlement 
system. Although the panel and Appellate Body rejected many of China's claims, the DSB 
recommendations and rulings called for further administrative action with respect to 15 separate countervailing duty (CVD) investigations.
1  For most of these separate investigations, the 
recommendations and rulings involved multiple obligations under the Agreement on Subsidies and 
Countervailing Measures.  
On 31 March 2016, the US Department of Commerce ("Commerce") issued new final 
determinations with respect to eight of the CVD investigations, and the US Trade Representative 
completed the implementation process by direct ing Commerce to implement those determinations 
on 1 April 2016. On 26 April 2016, Commerce completed new final determinations with respect to 
two additional CVD investigations, and on 19 May 2016, Commerce completed new final 
determinations with respect to the remaining investigations. The US Trade Representative completed the implementation process by direct ing Commerce to implement those determinations 
                                               
1 US – Countervailing Measures (China),  para. 8.1; US – Countervailing Measures (China) (AB),  
para. 5.1. WT/DS437/18/Add.2 
 
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  on 26 May 2016. Notice of the completed implementation for the new final determinations has 
been published in the US Federal Register (81 Fed. Reg. 37180 (9 June 2016)).2 
 Accordingly, through all of its extensive efforts in relation to this dispute,
3 the United States has 
completed its implementation of the DSB's recommendations in this dispute. 
  
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2 In an additional investigation covered by the DSB recommendations, Commerce had previously 
revoked the CVD order, making unnecessary any determination in relation to that proceeding. 
3 The United States had also completed implementation with respect to the one "as such” finding 
adopted by the DSB. As reported previously, Commerce withdrew the approach addressed by that finding prior 
to the DSB’s adoption of the reports in this dispute.