WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SCM/N/203/EEC 
26 April 2010 
 (10-2215) 
Committee on Subsidies and 
Countervailing Measures Original:   English 
 
 
 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT UNDER ARTICLE 25.11 
OF THE AGREEMENT 
 
EUROPEAN UNION 
 
  Reproduced herewith is the semi-annual repor t for the period from 1 July-31 December 2009 
from the European Union
.  
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Page 2 Reporting Member:  EUROPEAN UNION1 
 
 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF COUNTERVAILING DUTY ACTIONS2 
For the period 1 July-31 December 2009  
 
 
Original Investigations  
 
 
Final measures 
Product Initiation Provisional 
measures and 
preliminary 
determinations Definitive duty Undertaking No final 
measures / 
termination Other Trade data 
(from published report(s) Countervailed 
programme(s)  
Country or 
customs 
territory Description;  HS 6-digit 
category covering 
investigated product3; ID 
number; 
(*) if investig ation 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 Stainless Steel 
fasteners* 
 CN codes 7318 12 10, 7318 14 10, 7318 15 30, 
7318 15 51, 7318 15 61 
and 7318 15 70  AS 543 INDI 13.08.2009 P 
S: 7/2008 – 
6/2009         
Iran Polyethylene 
terephthalate*  CN code 3907 60 20 
AS 546 IRAN  03.09.2009 P 
S: 7/2008 – 
6/2009  
         
Malaysia Stainless Steel 
fasteners* 
CN codes 7318 12 10, 7318 14 10, 7318 15 30, 
7318 15 51, 7318 15 61 
and 7318 15 70  AS 543 MAL 13.08.2009 P 
S: 7/2008 – 
6/2009         
Pakistan Polyethylene 
terephthalate* 
 CN code 3907 60 20  
AS 546 PAK 03.09.2009 P 
S: 7/2008 – 
6/2009         
                                                      
1 Website address where published reports on investigations  are available:  http://trade.ec.europa.eu/tdi/notices.cfm  
2 All terms and column headings used in this format have the meanings assigned to them in the instructions.   
3 For reference purposes only.    
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 
Thailand Purified terephthalic acid 
 CN code ex 2917 36 00  
AS 551 THAI 22.12.2009 P 
S:12/2008-
11/2009         
UAE Polyethylene 
terephthalate* 
 CN code 3907 60 20  AS 546 UAE 03.09.2009 P 
S: 7/2008 – 
6/2009         
United 
States Biodiesel 
CN codes 3824 90 91, ex 
3824 90 97, 
ex 2710 19 41, ex 1516 20 98, ex 1518 00 91, 
ex 1518 00 99. 
AS 532 USA 13.06.2008 P 
S: 4/2007 – 
3/2008 
I: 1/2004 – 3/2008 
 12.03.2009 P 
€211,2 - €237 per tonne 
 
Other €237 per tonne 
LDR 
 10.07.2009 P 
€211,2 - €237 
per  tonne 
 
Other €237 per 
tonne    1,137,152 
tonnes 17.2% of 
apparent 
domestic 
consumption Federal Schemes
 
- Excise 
tax/Income tax 
credit - Small Agri-
biodiesel Producer 
Income tax credit  
State Schemes
 
- Missouri qualified biodiesel producer incentive 
fund 
- Texas fuel ethanol and 
biodiesel 
production incentive program 
-Washington state 
biofuels retail tax exemption 
  
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Page 4 Reviews / Other subsequent proceedings  
  
Final results 
Product Initiation Preliminary 
results / 
determination Definitive duty Undertaking 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)  
Country or 
customs 
territory 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  
Polyethylene 
terephthalate film 
CN codes ex 3920 62 19 and ex 3920 
62 90  
AS 395 INDI 09.09.2009 P 
IR         
India 
Graphite Electrode 
Systems CN code ex 8545 90 
90  
AS 470 INDI 17.09.2009 P 
SNR 
 7/2008 – 
6/2009         
 
 
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 
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  ANNEXES 
 
 
DEFINITIVE COUNTERVAILING MEASURES IN FORCE 
AS OF 31 DECEMBER 2009 
 
 
Country/Customs 
Territory Product, 
investigation ID 
number Measure(s) Date of original 
imposition;  publication 
reference Date(s) of 
extension; 
publication 
reference(s) 
Brazil PET film (polyethylene 
terephthalate) AS395 INDI 
(measure originally 
imposed on India extended to Brazil) Duties 18.11.2004 
OJ.L 342, p.8 08.03.2005 
OJ. L 68, p.15 
Antibiotics (broad 
spectrum) 
AS372 INDI Duties 09.10.1998 
OJ.L. 273, p.1 13.05.2005 
OJ L 121, p.1 
Graphite Electrode systems 
AS470 INDI Duties 18.09.2004 
OJ.L. 295, p.4  
PET (polyethylene 
terephthalate) 
AS426 INDI Duties 
 
 30.11.2000 
OJ.L.301, p.1 27.02.2007 
OJ.L. 59, p34 
PET (polyethylene terephthalate) film AS395 INDI 
 Duties 10.12.1999 
OJ.L. 316, p.1 08.03.2006 
OJ.L. 68, p15 India 
Sulphalinic Acid 
AS445 INDI Duties 
 
Undertakings 
 25.07.2002 
OJ.L.196, p.11 
26.01.2006 
OJ.L. 22, p.52 17.10.2008 
OJ.L. 276, p3 
Israel PET film (polyethylene 
terephthalate) AS395 INDI 
(measure originally 
imposed on India extended to Israel) Duties 18.11.2004 
OJ.L 342, p.8 08.03.2005 
OJ. L 68, p.15 
United States Biodiesel 
AS532USA Duties 10.07.2009 
OJ.L. 179, p.1  
 
 
TERMINATION OF MEASURES DURING THE PERIOD  
1 JULY THROUGH 31 DECEMBER 2009 
 
 
Country/Customs 
Territory Product, 
investigation ID number Date of termination Reason for 
termination 
 
Nil 
 
 
 
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