G/SCM/N/274/MEX  
22 August 2014  
(14-4829)  Page: 1/4  
Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures  Original: Spanish  
 
  SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT UNDER ARTICLE 25.11 
OF THE AGREEMENT 
MEXICO 
Reproduced herewith is the semi-annual report for the period 1 January to 30 June 2014 
from Mexico . 
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  G/SCM/N/274/MEX  
- 2 - Reporting Member: MEXICO1 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF COUN TERVAILING DUTY 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)) 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 
India Metoprolol tartrate  
(2922.19.28); 
12/13-IND 26.8.13 
(S: 1.1.12-
31.12.12; 
I: 1.1.10-
31.12.12) 27.2.14  
56.85%     67 t 32% of  
apparent 
domestic 
consumption Duty Drawback 
Scheme (DDS), Focus 
Market Scheme 
(FMS), Market Linked 
Focus Product Scheme 
(MLFPS), and Advance 
Authorisation Scheme 
(AAS), among others.4 
                                               
1 Website address where published report s on investigations are available: http://www.economia.gob .mx/comunidad-negocios/industria -y-comercio/upci/publicaciones  
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. 
4 Owing to the number of programmes investigated, on ly a few are mentioned here  for reference purposes.   
  G/SCM/N/274/MEX  
- 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 
- - - -  - - - -  - - - 
 
 CF - Information not provided for reasons of confidentiality  n.a. - Not available  LDR - Lesser duty  SNR - Sunset review 
 EXP - Measure expired without review 
 P - Publication date  C - Date of commencement of duty collection  t - Tonne(s) 
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  ANNEXES 
DEFINITIVE COUNTERVAILING 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) 
India Dicloxacillin sodium 
22/10-IND Duties 18.8.2012 
(Official Journal of 
17.8.2012) - 
Amoxicillin trihydrate 
26/10-IND Duties 28.11.2012 
(Official Journal of 
27.11.2012) - 
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  
- - - - 
 
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