G/ADP/N/280/URY  
22 February 2016  
(16-1076)  Page: 1/4  
Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices  Original: Spanish  
 
  SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT UNDER 
ARTICLE 16.4 OF THE AGREEMENT 
URUGUAY  
Reproduced herewith is the semi-annual report from Uruguay  for the period 1 July to 
31 December 2015.  
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  G/ADP/N/280/URY  
- 2 - Reporting Member: URUGUAY1 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF ANTI-DUMPING ACTIONS2 
FOR THE PERIOD 1 JULY TO 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)) 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 cols. 2/3 Import 
volume as 
% of 
apparent 
domestic 
consumpti
on or as % 
of total 
imports Codes for all 
bases used in 
proceeding 
1 2 3 4  5 6 7 8  9 10 11 
Brazil  Transparent heat-
shrinkable polyethylene film; 3920.10.99.12 "Of a thickness exceeding 
30 micrometres, in 
rolls" and 3920.10.99.19 "Other"  
2014-0001 5.1.2015 
D: 1/2010-6/2014 No measures 
have been 
applied. No duties 
have been 
applied. No price 
undertakings 
have been 
established.  
 4.11.2015  
Request for the 
termination of the 
investigation submitted 
by the applicant and 
forwarded to the 
Advisory Committee, 
which will advise 
Ministers on the 
termination of the 
investigation without the 
application of duties.   
                                               
1 Website address where reports on  investigations are available:. http://www.miem.gub.uy/web/in dustria/publicaciones-y-esta disticas/defensa-comercial/-
/asset_publisher/9IwSxWeQ7pPl/content/solicitud-de-investigacio n-por-presunto-dumpi-1? redirect=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miem.gub.uy%2Fw eb%2Findustria%2Fp ublicaciones-y-
estadisticas%2Fdefensa-comercial%3Fp_p_id%3D101_INSTANCE_9IwSxWeQ7pPl%26p_p_lifecycle%3D0%26p_p_state%3Dnormal%26p_p_mode%3Dvie w%26p_p_col_id%3Dcolumn-
1%26p_p_col_count%3D1  
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/280/URY  
- 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)  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 
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, People's 
Republic of Electric water heaters with 
steel tanks, of a kind used 
for domestic purposes, with 
a capacity of 110 litres or less, corresponding to MERCOSUR Common Nomenclature tariff 
subheading 8516.10.00.10. 
 2012-0001 15.1.2015 
(SNR) To be determined
 29.12.2015  
According to 
the 
preliminary 
report of the 
implementing 
authority, an 
extension of 
duties is not 
applicable. No   30.12.2015  
Hearing on 
essential facts   
CF - Information not provided for reasons of confidentiality 
n/a - Not available 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 G/ADP/N/280/URY 
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  ANNEXES 
ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES IN FORCE 
AS AT 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) 
China Electric water heaters with 
steel tanks, of a kind used for domestic purposes, with a capacity of 110 litres or less, corresponding to MERCOSUR Common Nomenclature tariff subheading 8516.10.00.10. 2012-0001 Ad valorem  
duty 19.3.12 
 
Official Journal 
No. 28.435  
 
 
REFUND REQUESTS UNDER ARTICLE 9.3 DURING THE PERIOD 
1 JULY TO 31 DECEMBER 2015 
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 
- - - - - 
 
 
TERMINATION OF MEASURES DURING THE PERIOD 
1 JULY TO 31 DECEMBER 2015 
Country/ 
Customs territory Product; 
investigation ID number Date of 
termination Reason for 
termination 
- - - - 
 
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