G/SCM/N/298/TUR  
 
25 February 2016  
(16-1159)  Page: 1/4  
Committee on Subsidies and 
Countervailing Measures Original: English  
 
  SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT UNDER 
ARTICLE 25.11 OF THE AGREEMENT 
TURKEY 
Reproduced herewith is the semi-annual report for the period 1 July-31 December 2015 from 
Turkey . 
 
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- 2 - Reporting Member: TURKEY1 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF COUN TERVAILING DUTY ACTIONS2 
FOR THE PERIOD 1 JULY-31 DECEMBER 2015 
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) Countervailed 
programme(s)  Definitive 
duty Undertaking  
Description;  HS 6-digit 
category covering 
investigated product3; 
ID number; 
(*) if investigation of >1 
country  Date; 
period of 
investigation 
(S-subsidization 
I-injury) Date of 
measures; range 
of individual 
amounts of 
subsidy; "other" 
rates; [range of 
applied rates if 
different, 
reason]  Date of duties; 
range of 
individual 
amounts of 
subsidy; 
"other" rates; 
[range of 
applied rates if 
different, 
reason]  Date of 
application; 
range of 
individual 
amounts of 
subsidy 
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 Name(s) of the 
subsidy 
programme(s) 
countervailed 
1 2 3 4  5 6 7 8  9 10 11 
China Seamless tubes and 
pipes of iron and steel; 
7304, 
243.CHN 15/05/2015 
D: 1/1/2014-
31/12/2014 
I: 1/1/2012- 
31/12/2014         
 
  
                                               
1 Website address where published report s on investigations are available: http://www.dtm.gov.tr  
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.    
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- 3 - 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) Countervailed 
programme(s)  Definitive duty  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  
amounts of 
subsidy; "other" 
rates; [range of 
applied rates if 
different, 
reason] Effective date, 
range of 
individual  
amounts of 
subsidy; "other" 
rates; [range of 
applied rates if 
different, 
reason]  Effective date; 
range of 
individual 
amounts of 
subsidy 
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 Name(s) of the 
subsidy 
programme(s) 
countervailed 
1 2 3 4  5 6 7 8  9 10 11 
India PET Films 
3920.62.19.00.00, 3920.69.00.00.00, 
3921.90.10.00.00 
195.IND 21/3/2014 
SNR 
D: 1/1/2013-
31/12/2013 
I: 1/1/2011- 
31/12/2013  16/9/2015  
4.25-21.61%       
 
CF – Information not provided for reasons of confidentiality 
n/a – not available LDR – Lesser duty SNR – Sunset review IR – Interim Review NER – New Exporter 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  AC – Anti-circumvention  
 
 
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  ANNEXES 
DEFINITIVE COUNTERVAILING MEASURES IN FORCE 
AS OF 31 DECEMBER 2015 
Country/Customs 
Territory Product,  
investigation ID 
number Measure(s) Date of original 
imposition; 
publication 
reference Date(s) of 
extension; 
publication 
reference(s) 
India PET Films; 195.IND 
 Duties 22/03/2009 
Official Gazette 
27177 16/09/2015 
Official Gazette 
29477 
 
 
TERMINATION OF MEASURES DURING THE PERIOD 
1 JULY THROUGH 31 DECEMBER 2015 
Country/Customs 
Territory Product,  
investigation ID 
number Date of termination Reason for termination  
Nil 
 
 
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