G/ADP/N/259/DOM  
30 September 2014  
(14-5454)  Page: 1/4  
Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices  Original: Spanish  
 
  SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT UNDER ARTICLE 16.4 
OF THE AGREEMENT 
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC  
Reproduced herewith is the semi-annual report for the period 1 January to 30 June 2014 from 
the Dominican Republic . 
 
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  G/ADP/N/259/DOM  
- 2 - Reporting Member: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC1 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF ANTI-DUMPING ACTIONS2 
FOR THE PERIOD 1 JANUARY TO 30 JUNE 2014 
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 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 
Spain Steel rods and bars for 
concrete reinforcement;  
7214.10.00, 7214.20.00, 
7214.30.00 and 
7214.99.00; 
ID: CDC-RD/AD/ 
2013-009/ESP 18.11.2013 
 
D: 6-12/2012 
D RP: 1-6/2013 
I: 1/2010-
12/2012; 
I RP: 1-6/2013; 
I CP: 1-6/2012 P: 19.3.2014 
P: 19.3.2014 
P: 19.7.2014 
23% 
N/A N/A N/A N/A 72.89 mt (2011)
 
 
18,880.90 mt 
(2012) 
 
11,313.99 mt 
(RP: 1-6/2013) 1% (2011) 
 
64% (2012) 
 
67%  
(RP: 1-6/2013 ) Platts/SBB * 
 
Pfacts 
Portugal Steel rods and bars for 
concrete reinforcement;  
7214.10.00, 
7214.20.00, 
7214.30.00 and 
7214.99.00; 
ID: CDC-RD/AD-2013-
009/PRT The preliminary 
determination 
provided for the 
exclusion of 
Portugal from the 
investigation 
procedure. Imports from  
Portugal were 
included in the 
volumes 
corresponding to 
Spain given that 
the latter was the 
country of origin. N/A N/A 
 
                                               
1 Website address where published report s on investigations are available: http://cdc.gob.do/es/investigaciones/investigaciones-sobre-dumping . 
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.   
  G/ADP/N/259/DOM  
- 3 -  
Reviews/Other subsequent proceedings 
Country/ 
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 
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 
N/A 
 
 
 CF  -  Information not provided for reasons of confidentiality. 
 n.a.  -  Not available.  N/A  -  Not applicable. 
 RP  -  Most recent period. 
 CP  -  Comparable period.  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. 
 F  -  Termination of measure.  Platts/SBB * - Weighted average price calculated on the basis of the domestic market price of the product under investigation in southwest Europe at ex-factory level  published weekly by the 
Steel Index (a unit of Platts), used to determine the preliminary measure. 
 Pfacts   -  Adjusted simple average of the prices of comparable export transactions. 
 
 G/ADP/N/259/DOM 
- 4 - 
  ANNEXES 
DEFINITIVE ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES IN FORCE 
AS AT 30 JUNE 2014 
Country/ 
Customs 
territory Product; investigation ID 
number Measure(s) Date of original 
imposition; 
publication 
reference Date(s) of 
extension; 
publication 
reference(s) 
Turkey  Steel rods and bars for 
concrete reinforcement; 
7214.20.00, 7214.10.00 
and 7213.20.90; 
ID: CDC-RD/AD/2010-008  Definitive anti-
dumping duties of 
fourteen percent 
(14%) ad valorem  
at ex-factory level Start: 13.06.2011 
Publication: 
06.06.2011 N/A 
 
 
REFUND REQUESTS UNDER ARTICLE 9.3 DURING THE PERIOD 
1 JANUARY TO 30 JUNE 2014  
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  
N/A 
 
TERMINATION OF MEASURES DURING THE PERIOD 
1 JANUARY TO 30 JUNE 2014 
Country/ 
Customs territory Product;  
investigation ID number Date of 
termination Reason for 
termination 
N/A 
 
 
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