G/ADP/N/300/DOM  
 
16 October  2017 
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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  2017 from 
the Dominican Republic . 
 
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  G/ADP/N/300/DOM  
 
- 2 - Reporting Member: Dominican Republic1 
SEMI -ANNUAL REPORT OF ANTI -DUMPING ACTIONS2 
 
FOR THE PERIOD 1 JANUARY TO 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))  Basis for 
normal value 
determination  Definitive duty  Price 
undertaking  
Description; HS 6 -digit 
category covering 
investigated product ;3 
ID num ber; (*) if 
investigation of 
>1 country  Date; period of 
investigati on 
(D-dumping; 
I-injury)  Date of duties; range 
of individual dumping 
margins; "other" rates; 
[range of appli ed 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 
China  Corrugated or 
deformed steel rods 
and bars for concrete 
reinforcement ; 
7213.10.00, 
7213.20.90, 
7214.10.00, 
7214.20.00, 
7214.30.00, 
7214.91.00 and 
7214.99.00;  
ID: CDC-
RD/AD/2015 -010 28.1.2016  
D: 1-6/2015  
I: 1/2012 -
12/2014;  
I RP: 1-6/2015  
I CP: 1-6/2014  P: 30.6.2016  
C: 11. 7.2016  
F: 11.11.2016  
31% P: 20. 1.2017  
C: 25.1.2017  
F: 25. 1.2022  
43% N/A N/A N/A 939 MT (2014)  
 
13,646.89 MT 
(1-6/2015)  1% (2014)  
 
44% 
(1-6/2015)  TMP ( substitute 
country: Brazil)  
 
                                                
1 Commission for the Regulation of Unfair Trade Pr actices and Safeguard Measures. Website address where published reports on investigations are available: 
http://cdc.gob.do/index.php/investigaciones . 
2 All terms and column headings used in this format have the meaning s assigned to them in the instructions.  
3 For reference purposes only.  
  G/ADP/N/300/DOM  
 
- 3 - Reviews/Other subsequent proceedings  
Country or 
Customs 
territory  Product  Initiation  Provisional 
measures and 
preliminary 
determinations  Final measures  Revocation 
of measures  Other (e.g., 
procedures not 
affecting the 
duty lev el) 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 ap plied 
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 
 
None 
 
 
CF - Information not provided for reasons of confidentiality  MB* - Weighted average price calculated on th e basis of the domestic market price of the product under 
investigation in Turkey at ex -factory level published weekly by the Metal Bulletin magazine, used to 
determine the preliminary measure  n.a. - Not available  
N/A - Not applicable 
RP - Most recent  period  P - Publication date  
CP - Comparable period  C - Date of commencement of duty collection  
SNR - Sunset review  F - Termination of measure  
TMP - Third country price  V - Date of entry into force of the resolution initiating the investigation  
 
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  ANNEXES 
DEFINITIVE ANTI -DUMPING MEASURES IN FORCE  
AS AT 30 JUNE 2017 
Country/  
Customs 
territory  Product; investigation  
ID number  Measure(s)  Date of 
original 
imposition; 
publication 
reference  Date(s) of 
extension; 
publication 
reference(s)  
China  Corrugated or deformed steel 
rods and bars for concrete 
reinforcement  
7214.10.00; 7214.20.00; 
7214.30.00 and 7214.99.00  
ID: CDC -RD/AD/2015 -010 Definitive anti -
dumping duties of 
43% ad valorem at 
ex-factory level  Start: 
25.1.2017  
 
Publicatio n: 
20.1.2017  N/A 
Spain  Steel rods and bars for concrete 
reinforcement  
7214.10.00; 7214.20.00; 
7214.30.00; 7214.99.00  
ID: CDC-RD/AD/2013 -009/ESP  Definitive anti -
dumping duties of 
22% ad valorem at 
ex-factory level  Start: 
30.7.2014  
 
Publicatio n: 
24.7.2014  N/A 
Turkey Steel rods and bars  for concrete 
reinforcement  
7214.20.00; 7214.10.00; 
7213.20.90  
ID: CDC-RD/AD/2010 -008-RV1 Definitive anti -
dumping duties of 
14% ad valorem at 
ex-factory level  Start:  
13.6.2011  
 
Publicatio n: 
6.6.2011  Publicatio n:  
30.11.2016  
 
 
REFUND REQUESTS UNDER ARTICLE  9.3 DURING THE PERIOD  
1 JANUARY TO 30 JUNE 2017  
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 
 
 
TERM INATION OF MEASURES DURING THE PERIOD  
1 JANUARY TO 30 JUNE 2017  
Country/ Customs 
territory  Product; investigation ID number  Date of 
termination  Reason for 
termination  
N/A 
 
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