WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/L/754 
31 October 2005 
 (05-5087) 
 
  
REPORT (2005) OF THE COMMITTEE ON SUBSIDIES 
AND COUNTERVAILING MEASURES 
 
 
I. ORGANIZATION OF THE WORK OF THE COMMITTEE 
1. This Report covers the period since the Comm ittee's last annual report (G/L/711), that is, 
5 November 2004 to 27 October 2005.  During the review period, the Committee held two regular 
meetings and one special meeting.  The regular meetings were held on 14 April 2005 (G/SCM/M/53) 
and 27 October 2005 (G/SCM/M/54).  The special meeting was held on 27 October 2005 (G/SCM/M/55).  Pursuant to the Committee's decisi ons at its regular meeting in October 1998, the 
OECD and the ACP Group were invited on an ad hoc  basis to attend these meetings.   
2. As of the beginning of the review period, Mr. Naoshi Hirose (Japan) was Chair and 
Mr. Mehmet Tan (Turkey) was Vice Chair.  At its regular meeting held on 14 April 2005, the 
Committee elected Ms. Victoria Campeanu (Rom ania) as Chair of the Committee and elected 
Mr. Matthew Wilson (Barbados) as Vice Chair.  
II. OBSERVERSHIP – INTERNATIONAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL 
ORGANIZATIONS 
3. During the period under review, the requests of COMESA and the Gulf Organization for 
Industrial Consulting for observership in the Co mmittee remained pending.  These requests are the 
subject of ongoing consultations among Members.  
III. PERMANENT GROUP OF EXPERTS 
4. The Committee is required by Article 24.3 of  the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing 
Measures ("SCM Agreement" or "Agreement") to est ablish a Permanent Group of Experts ("PGE").  
The tasks assigned to the PGE by the Agreement are to provide assistance to a Panel, on request, with 
regard to whether a measure is a prohibited subsidy;   to provide Members with confidential advisory 
opinions on the nature of any subsidy proposed to be introduced or currently maintained by that 
Member;  and to provide the Committee with advisory  opinions on the existence and nature of any 
subsidy.  As of the beginning of the period u nder review, the members of the Permanent Group of 
Experts were:  Prof. Okan Aktan;  Mr. Yuji Iwasawa;  Mr. Hyung-Jin Kim;  Mr. Asger Petersen and 
Mr. Terence P. Stewart.  Mr. Kim's term as a member of the PGE expired in the Spring of 2005.   
IV. NOTIFICATION OF SUBSIDIES 
5. 2005 new and full notifications
.  In accordance with Article 25.1 of the Agreement and 
Article XVI of GATT 1994, all Members were re quired to submit a new and full notification of 
subsidies by 30 June 2005.  As of  27 October 2005, 291 WTO Members had notified subsidies 
pursuant to Article 25 of the Agreement and Article  XVI of GATT 1994.  In addition, eight Members 
had notified that they maintain no subsidies notifiable pursuant to these provisions.  These 
                                                      
1 The European Communities is counted as one Member.  G/L/754 
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 notifications may be found in document series G/ SCM/N/123/...  A table indicating the status of 2005 
notifications is reproduced in Annex A to this Report.  
6. Pursuant to the procedures agreed at its meeting of 14 April 2005, the Committee held a 
special meeting on 27 October 2005 to review the 2005 new and full subsidy notifications of Albania; 
the Dominican Republic; Georgia; Macao, China;  Oman; and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.  
7. 2003 new and full notifications
.  As of 27 October 2005, 442 WTO Members had submitted 
2003 new and full notifications pursuant to Article 25 of the Agreement.  These notifications may be 
found in document series G/SCM/N/95/...  At its meetings of 14 April and 27 October 2005, the 
Committee reviewed 2003 new and full notificati ons and updating notif ications submitted by 
Argentina, Bulgaria, Chinese Taipei, Honduras, Latv ia, Madagascar and New Zealand.  A table in 
Annex B to this Report indicates the status  of the 2003 new and full notifications. 
V. WORKING PARTY ON SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS 
8. The Working Party on Subsidy Notifications did not meet during the review period.  
VI. NOTIFICATION AND EXAMINATION OF COUNTERVAILING DUTY LAWS 
AND/OR REGULATIONS 
9. As of 27 October 2005, pursuant to Article  32.6 and in accordance with a decision by the 
Committee, 883 Members had notified the Committee of th eir domestic countervailing duty legislation 
or made communications in this respect to the Committee (G/SCM/N/1 and Addenda).  Thirty five 
Members had not, as yet, made notifications under Ar ticle 32.6 of the Agreement.  A table indicating 
the status of these notifications is reproduced in Annex C  to this Report. 
10. During the review period, the Committee review ed the notifications regarding countervailing 
duty legislation of the following Members:  (at th e April 2005 regular meeting) China; the European 
Communities; Croatia; Jordan; Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; Mongolia; and (at the 
October 2005 regular meeting) Albania and South Africa.  Written questions and answers regarding 
these notifications may be found in documents of the G/SCM/Q1/… series.  
11. During the review period, pursuant to procedures adopted by the Committee at its joint 
special meeting with the Committee on Anti-Dumpi ng Practices in April 1996, the Committee also 
had before it for further review the previously-revi ewed legislative notification of Mexico and South 
Africa. 
VII. SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS ON COUNTERVAILING ACTIONS 
12. Notifications for 1 July-31 December 2004 .  As of 27 October 2005, nine Members had 
notified countervailing actions taken during the period  1 July-31 December 2004.  Forty six Members 
had notified the Committee that they had not taken an y countervailing duty action during this period.  
Sixty eight Members had not submitted a notification.   These semi-annual reports were circulated in 
document series G/SCM/N/122.  The status of semi -annual reports is set out in Annex D to this 
Report.  
                                                      
2 The European Communities is counted as one Memb er.  These 44 notifications include notifications 
by three Members (the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovenia) which were not yet members of the European Communities at the time that the obligation to notify arose.  
3 The European Communities is count ed as one Member.  These 88  notifications do not include 
notifications submitted by the Czech Re public, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, the Slovak 
Republic and Slovenia before they acceded to the European Communitie s on 1 May 2004.    G/L/754 
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  13. Notifications for 1 January-30 June 2005
.  As of 27 October 2005, six Members had notified 
countervailing actions taken during the period 1 Jan uary-30 June 2005.  Forty three Members had 
notified the Committee that they had not taken any countervailing action during this period.  Seventy 
four Members had not submitted a notification.  These semi-annual reports were circulated in 
document series G/SCM/N/130.  The status of semi -annual reports is set out in Annex D to this 
Report. 
14. A table summarizing notifications of new c ountervailing duty actions taken by Members 
during the period 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2005 and measures in force as of 30 June 2005 is reproduced in Annex E to this Report. 
VIII.  REPORTS ON ALL PRELIMINARY OR FINAL COUNTERVAILING DUTY 
ACTIONS  
15. Pursuant to Article 25.11 of the Agreement, Members are to report to the Committee without 
delay all preliminary and final c ountervailing actions taken.  Guidelines for the information to be 
contained in these reports are set forth in G/SCM/3.   As of 27 October 2005, reports of preliminary 
and final countervailing actions had been recei ved during the review period from Argentina, 
Australia, Canada, the European Communiti es, Japan, the United States and Venezuela 
(G/SCM/N/119 & Corr.1, G/SCM/N/121, G/SCM/N/124 & Corr.1, G/SCM/N/125-127, G/SCM/N/129 and G/SCM/N/131-134).  The Committee reviewed the notifications of preliminary and final actions at its regular me etings in April and October 2005. 
IX. TRANSITIONAL REVIEW OF CHINA  
16. In accordance with Paragraph 18 of the Protoc ol of Accession of the People's Republic of 
China to the WTO (WT/L/432), the Committee reviewed China's implementation of the Agreement 
(G/SCM/M/54).  The Committee agreed that its re port to the Council for Trade in Goods would be 
prepared by the Chair on her own responsibility, and would take the form of a brief factual report, 
with references to the documents concerned, and attaching the portion of the minutes of the meeting 
which relate to the transitional review. 
X. CONSTANT DOLLAR METHODOLOGY FOR GRADUATION FROM 
ANNEX VII(B) OF THE AGREEMENT 
17. In paragraph 10.1 of the Doha Ministerial Decision on Implementati on-Related Issues and 
Concerns ("Implementation Decision") (documen t WT/MIN(01)/17, para. 10.1) Ministers: 
"Agree[d] that Annex VII(b) to the Ag reement on Subsidies and Countervailing 
Measures includes the Members that are lis ted therein until their GNP per capita 
reaches US $1,000 in constant 1990 dollars fo r three consecutive years.  This decision 
will enter into effect upon the adop tion by the Committee on Subsidies and 
Countervailing Measures of an appropriate  methodology for calculating constant 
1990 dollars.  If, however, the Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures does not reach a consensus agreement on an  appropriate methodology by 1 January 
2003, the methodology proposed by the Chairman of the Committee set forth in 
G/SCM/38, Appendix 2 shall be applied.  A Member shall not leave Annex VII(b) so 
long as its GNP per capita in current dollars has not reached US $1000 based upon the most recent data from the World Bank." 
18. Pursuant to this paragraph, as of 1 January  2003, the methodology set forth in document 
G/SCM/38, Appendix 2, applies.  As foreseen in paragraph 10.1 of the Implementation Decision and 
in application of the methodology in G/SCM/38, th e Secretariat circulated updated calculations in 
document G/SCM/110/Add. 2.   G/L/754 
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 XI. ARTICLE 27.4 REQUESTS FOR EXTENSION OF THE TRANSITION PERIOD FOR 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES AND RESERVATIONS OF RIGHTS AS MEMBERS LISTED IN ANNEX VII(B) 
A. C
OMMITTEE 'S REVIEW OF TRANSPARENCY AND STANDS TILL OBLIGATIONS IN THE DECISIONS 
IN G/SCM/50-92  AND ADDENDA .1 AND 2, G/SCM/93-94  AND ADDENDA .1 AND G/SCM/95-
102 RELATING TO THE ARTICLE 27.4  PROCESS (EXTENSION OF THE TRANSITION PERIODS FOR 
THE ELIMINATION OF EXPORT SUBSIDIES UNDER ARTICLE 27.4  OF THE AGREEMENT ) 
19. At its November 2004 regular meeting, the Committee agreed on the deadlines for the 
submission of notifications (30 June 2005) an d questions (1 September 2005) and answers 
(6 October 2005) for the Committee's 2005 review of  transparency and standstill obligations.  Those 
notifications were circulated in document ser ies G/SCM/N/128.  Questions and answers were 
circulated in document series G/SCM/Q3. 
20. At its October 2005 regular meeting, the Committee conducted a review of the transparency 
and standstill obligations containe d in G/SCM/39 and in decisions in documents G/SCM/50-94 and 
addenda and G/SCM/95-102.  The Committee complete d the transparency and standstill reviews in 
relation to extensions granted on the basis of:  (i) the procedures in G/SCM/39 in respect of the 
decisions in documents G/SCM/50- 92 and addenda 1 and 2;  (ii)  the procedures in G/SCM/39 and 
paragraph 10.6 of the Implementation Decisi on in respect of decisions in documents  
G/SCM/93-94 and addenda 1;  and ( iii) Article 27.4 alone, in respect of the decisions in documents 
G/SCM/95-102.  
21. At this same meeting, the Committee also agreed on the deadlines for the submission of 
notifications (30 June 2006) and questions (1 September 2006) and an swers (6 October 2006) for the 
Committee's 2006 review of transparency and standstill obligations. 
B. COMMITTEE DECISIONS IN RESPECT OF EXTENSIONS FOR 2006  OF TRANSITION PERIODS FOR 
THE ELIMINATION OF EXPORT  SUBSIDIES UNDER ARTICLE 27.4  OF THE AGREEMENT  
22. During its October 2005 regular meeting, the Co mmittee agreed to continue, for calendar year 
2006, certain of the extensions previously grante d by the Committee for calendar years 2003, 2004 
and 2005.  These continuations of the extensions  were granted pursuant to the procedures in 
G/SCM/39 and can be found in the following docu ments:  Antigua and Barbuda (G/SCM/50/Add.3-
51/Add.3); Barbados (G/SCM/52/ Add.3-56/Add.3);  Belize (G/SCM/57/Add.3-60/Add.3);  Costa 
Rica (G/SCM/61/Add.3-62/Add.3);  Dominica (G/SCM/63/Add.3);  Dominican Republic (G/SCM/64/Add.3);  El Salvador (G/SCM/65/Add.3);  Fiji (G/SCM/66/Add.3-68/Add.3);  Grenada 
(G/SCM/69/Add.3-71/Add.3);  Guatemala (G/SCM /72/Add.3-74/Add.3); Jamaica (G/SCM/75/Add.3-
78/Add.3);  Jordan (G/SCM/79/Add.3);  Ma uritius (G/SCM/80/Add.3-83/Add.3);  Panama 
(G/SCM/84/Add.3-85/Add.3);  Papua New Guinea (G/SCM/86/Add.3);  St. Lucia (G/SCM/87/Add.3-89/Add.3);  St. Kitts and Nevis (G/SCM/90/ Add.3);  St. Vincent and the Grenadines 
(G/SCM/91/Add.3);  and Uruguay (G/SCM/92/Add.3).  
XII. OTHER BUSINESS 
23. During the period under review, the following items were raised under "Other Business": 
• VAT Reimbursement Scheme for the Import of Copper raw materi als operated in the People's 
Republic of China – Statement by the European Communities 
• Article 27.4 extensions of transition periods for the elimination of export subsidies:  
Reminder of agreed deadlines for submission of notifications and questions and answers for  G/L/754 
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  the Committee's review of transparency and sta ndstill obligations in the decisions relating to 
the Article 27.4 process – Statement by the Chairperson. 
• Consultations on rules of origin - Report by the Chairperson  
• Countervailing duty action taken by Venezuela with  respect to imports of potato starch from 
the European Communities – Statemen t by the European Communities  
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  ANNEX A 
 
2005 NEW AND FULL SUBS IDY NOTIFICATIONS 
(G/SCM/N/123/...) 
 
Member  Member  Member  Member  
Albania N Belgium X Guyana None Norway X 
Angola None Cyprus X Haiti None Oman N 
Antigua & Barbuda X Czech Republic N one Honduras None Pakistan None 
Argentina None Denmark X Hong Kong, China None Panama N 
Armenia N Estonia None Icela nd None Papua New Guinea None 
Australia X Finland X Indi a None Paraguay None 
Bahrain None France X I ndonesia None Peru None 
Bangladesh None Germany X Is rael X Philippines None 
Barbados X Greece X Jamaica X Qatar None 
Belize X Hungary X Japan X Romania None 
Benin None Ireland X Jordan X Rwanda None 
Bolivia None Italy X Kenya None St. Kitts & Nevis X 
Botswana None Latvia X Korea None St. Lucia X 
Brazil X Lithuania X Kuwait None St. Vincent & 
Grenadines X 
Brunei Darussalam None Luxembourg X Kyrgyz Republic None Senegal None 
Bulgaria X Malta X Lesotho None Sierra Leone  None 
Burkina Faso None Netherlands X Liechtenstein None Singapore  N 
Burundi None Poland X Macao, China N Solomon Islands  None 
Cambodia None Portugal X Madagasc ar None South Africa  None 
Cameroon None Slovak Republic X Ma lawi None Sri Lanka  None 
Canada X Slovenia X Malaysia None Suriname  None 
Central African Rep. None Spain X Maldives None Swaziland  None 
Chad None Sweden X Mali None Switzerland  None 
Chile None United Kingdom X Mauritania None Chinese Taipei X 
China None Ecuador None Mauritius X Tanzania None 
Colombia X Egypt None Mexico None Thailand X 
Congo None El Salvador X Mol dova None T ogo None 
Congo, Democratic 
Republic of the None Fiji X Mongolia None Trinidad & Tobago None 
Costa Rica X Former Yugoslav 
Republic of Macedonia None Morocco None Tunisia None 
Côte d'Ivoire None Gabon None Mozambique None Turkey None 
Croatia None Gambia None Myanmar None Uganda N 
Cuba N Georgia N Namibia None United Arab Emirates None 
Djibouti None Ghana None Nepa l None United States None 
Dominica X Grenada X New Zealand None Uruguay X 
Dominican Rep. X Guatemala X Nicaragua None Venezuela None 
EC X Guinea Bissau None Ni ger None Zambia None 
Austria X Guinea, Rep. of None  Nigeria None Zimbabwe None 
"N" means that the Member has indicated that it maintains no notifiable subsidies. 
"X" means that the Member notified subsidies. "None" means that no notification was submitted.
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  ANNEX B 
 
2003 NEW AND FULL SUBS IDY NOTIFICATIONS 
(G/SCM/N/95/...) 
Member  Member  Member  Member  
Albania None EC X Indonesia None Panama X 
Angola None Austria X Israel X Papua New Guinea X 
Antigua & Barbuda X Belgium X Jamaica X Paraguay None 
Argentina X Denmark X Japan X Peru None 
Armenia N Finland X Jord an X Philippines None 
Australia X France X Kenya None Poland None 
Bahrain None Germany X Korea X Qatar None 
Bangladesh None Greece X Ku wait None Romania None 
Barbados X Ireland X Kyrgyz Republic None Rwanda None 
Belize X Italy X Latvia X St. Kitts & Nevis X 
Benin None Luxembourg X Lesotho None St. Lucia X 
Bolivia None Netherlands X Liechtenstein N St. Vincent & 
Grenadines X 
Botswana None Portugal X Li thuania None Senegal None 
Brazil X Spain X Macao, China N Sierra Leone  None 
Brunei Darussalam None Sweden X Madagascar N Singapore  N 
Bulgaria X United Kingdom X Mala wi None Slovak Republic  None 
Burkina Faso None Ecuador None  Malaysia None Slovenia  X 
Burundi None Egypt None Maldives None Solomon Islands  None 
Cambodia1 n.a. El Salvador X Mali None South Africa  N 
Cameroon None Estonia None Ma lta None Sri Lanka  None 
Canada X Fiji X Mauritania None Suriname  N 
Central African Rep. None Former Yugoslav 
Republic of Macedonia None Mauritius X Swaziland  None 
Chad None Gabon None Me xico None Switzerland  X 
Chile X Gambia None Moldova None Chinese Taipei X 
China None Georgia None Mongolia N Tanzania None 
Colombia X Ghana N Morocco X Thailand X 
Congo None Grenada X Mozambique None Togo None 
Congo, Democratic 
Republic of the None Guatemala X Myanmar N Trinidad & Tobago None 
Costa Rica X Guinea Bissau None  Namibia None Tunisia None 
Côte d'Ivoire None Guinea, Rep. of N Nepal2 n.a. Turkey X 
Croatia X Guyana None New Zealand X Uganda None 
Cuba N Haiti None Nicaragua None United Arab Emirates None 
Cyprus None Honduras X Nige r None United States X 
Czech Republic X Hong Kong, Chin a N Nigeria None Uruguay X 
Djibouti None Hungary X Norway X Venezuela None 
Dominica X Iceland X Oman N Zambia N 
Dominican Rep. X India None Pa kistan None Zimbabwe None 
"N" means that the Member has indicated that it maintains no notifiable subsidies. 
"X" means that the Member notified subsidies. "None" means that no notification was submitted. 
"n.a." means that, at the time when the notification was due to be submitted, the status of WTO Member had not 
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 ANNEX C 
 
COUNTERVAILING DUTY LEGISLATION NOTIFICATIONS 
 
MEMBER/OBSERVER  NOTIFICATION PROVIDED  
Albania G/SCM/N/1/ALB/1 
Angola None 
Antigua and Barbuda G/SCM/N/1/ATG/2 
Argentina G/SCM/N/1/ARG/1 + Suppl.1, 2, 3 & Suppl.3/Corr.1 + 
Suppl.4, 5, 6 & 7 
Armenia G/SC M/N/1/ARM/1 
Australia G/SCM/N/1/AUS/2 + Suppl.1 
Bahrain None 
Bangladesh None 
Barbados G/SCM/N/1/BRB/1 
Belize None 
Benin G/SCM/N/1/BEN/1 
Bolivia G/SCM/N/1/BOL/1 + Suppl.1 
Botswana None 
Brazil G/SCM/N/1/BRA/2 + Suppl.1 
Brunei Darussalam G/SCM/N/1/BRN/1 
Bulgaria G/SCM/N/1/BGR/1 
Burkina Faso None 
Burundi G/SCM/N/1/BUR/1 
Cambodia None 
Cameroon None 
Canada G/SCM/N/1/CAN/4 
Central African Republic None 
Chad G/SCM/N/1/TCD/1 
Chile G/SCM/N/1/CHL/2 
China G/SCM/N/1/CHN/1 + Suppl.1, 2, 3 & 4 
Colombia G/SCM/N/1/COL/1 
Congo None 
Congo, Democratic Republic of the None 
Costa Rica G/SCM/N/1/CRI/2 + Corr.1 (Spanish only) 
Côte d'Ivoire None 
Croatia G/SCM/N/1/HRV/2 
Cuba G/SCM/N/1/CUB/1 + Suppl.1 
Djibouti None 
Dominica G/SCM/N/1/DMA/1 
Dominican Republic G/SCM/N/1/DOM/2 + Corr.1 (Spanish only) 
Ecuador  G/SCM/N/1/ECU/2 
European Communities G/SCM/N/1/EEC/2 + Suppl.1, 2,3, 4, 5 & 6 
Egypt G/SCM/N/1/EGY/2/Rev.1 
El Salvador G/ SCM/N/1/SLV/2 
Fiji G/SCM/N/1/FJI/2 
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia G/SCM/N/1/MKD/1 + Corr.1 + Suppl.1 
Gabon None 
Gambia None 
Georgia G/SCM/N/1/GEO/1 
Ghana G/SCM/N/1/GHA/1 
Grenada G/SCM/N/1/GRD/2 
Guatemala G/SCM/N/1/GTM/2 
Guinea Bissau None 
Guinea, Rep. of G/SCM/N/1/GIN/1 
Guyana None 
Haiti G/SCM/N/1/HTI/1  G/L/754 
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  MEMBER/OBSERVER  NOTIFICATION PROVIDED  
Honduras G/SCM/N/1/HND/2 
Hong Kong, China G/SCM/N/1/HKG/1 
Iceland G/SCM/N/1/ISL/1 
India G/SCM/N/1/IND/2 + Corr.1 + Suppl.1, 2 & 3 
Indonesia G/SCM/N/1/IDN/2 + Suppl.1 
Israel G/SCM/N/1/ISR/2 
Jamaica G/SCM/N/1/JAM/2 
Japan G/SCM/N/1/JPN/2 + Corr.1 & 2 + Suppl.1, 2 , 3, 4 & 
Suppl.4/Corr.1   
Jordan G/SCM/N/1/JOR/3 
Kenya G/SCM/N/1/KEN/1 
Korea G/SCM/N/1/KOR/4 
Kuwait None 
Kyrgyz Rep. G/SCM/N/1/KGZ/1 
Lesotho None 
Liechtenstein G/SCM/N/1/LIE/1 
Macao, China G/SCM/N/1/MAC/1 
Madagascar None 
Malawi G/SCM/N/1/MWI/1 
Malaysia G/SCM/N/1/MYS/1 + Add.1 
Maldives G/SCM/N/1/MDV/2 
Mali None 
Mauritania None 
Mauritius G/SCM/N/1/MUS/2 
Mexico G/SCM/N/1/MEX/1 + Corr.1 + Suppl.1 & 
Suppl.2/Corr.1 
Moldova G/SCM/N/1/MDA/1 
Mongolia G/SCM/N/1/MNG/2 
Morocco G/SCM/N/1/MAR/2 + Rev.1 (French only) 
Mozambique None 
Myanmar G/SCM/N/1/MYN/1 
Namibia G/SCM/N/1/NAM/1 
Nepal None 
New Zealand G/SCM/N/1/NZL/2 + Suppl.1 
Nicaragua G/SCM/N/1/NIC/1 + Corr.1 + Suppl.1 
Niger None 
Nigeria None 
Norway G/SCM/N/1/NOR/3 
Oman  G/SCM/N/1/OMN/1 
Pakistan G/SCM/N/1/PAK/2 + Suppl.1 & 2 
Panama G/SC M/N/1/PAN/1 
Papua New Guinea None 
Paraguay G/SCM/N/1/PRY/2 + Corr.1 
Peru G/SCM/N/1/PER/2  
Philippines G/SCM/N/1/PHL/2 
Qatar G/SCM/N/1/QAT/1 
Romania G/SCM/N/1/ROM/1 
Rwanda None 
Saint Kitts & Nevis None 
Saint Lucia G/ SCM/N/1/LCA/1 
Saint Vincent & Grenadines None 
Senegal G/SCM/N/1/SEN/1 
Sierra Leone None 
Singapore G/SCM/N/1/SGP/2 + Suppl. 1 
Solomon Islands None 
South Africa G/SCM/N/1/ZAF/2 + Add.1 G/L/754 
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 MEMBER/OBSERVER  NOTIFICATION PROVIDED  
Sri Lanka G/SCM/N/1/LKA/1 
Suriname G/SCM/N/1/SUR/1 
Swaziland None 
Switzerland G/SCM/N/1/CHE/1 
Chinese Taipei G/SCM/N/1/TPKM/1 + Corr.1 
Tanzania None 
Thailand G/SCM/N/ 1/THA/4 + Corr.1 
Togo None 
Trinidad and Tobago G/SCM/N/1/TTO/1 + Suppl. 1 
Tunisia G/SC M/N/1/TUN/2 
Turkey G/SCM/N/1/TUR/3 + Suppls.1 & 2 
Uganda G/SC M/N/1/UGA/2 
United Arab Emirates G/SCM/N/1/ARE/1 
United States G/SCM/N/1/USA/1 + Corr.1 + Suppl.1,2,3,4,5 & 6 
Uruguay G/SCM/N/1/URY/1 + Suppl.1 
Venezuela G/SCM/N/1/VEN/1 + Suppl.1 & 2 
Zambia G/SCM/N/1/ZMB/1 
Zimbabwe G/SCM/N/1/ZWE/2 + Suppl.1 
 
"None" means that no notification was submitted. 
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  ANNEX D 
 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS  
 
MEMBER 1 July-31 December 2004 1 January-30 June 2005 
Albania None None 
Angola None None 
Antigua and Barbuda None None 
Argentina X N 
Armenia N N 
Australia X X 
Bahrain None None 
Bangladesh None None 
Barbados N None 
Belize None None 
Benin None None 
Bolivia N None 
Botswana None None 
Brazil X N 
Brunei Darussalam N N 
Bulgaria N N 
Burkina Faso None None 
Burundi None None 
Cambodia None None 
Cameroon None None 
Canada X X 
Central African Republic None None 
Chad None None 
Chile N N 
China N N 
Colombia N N 
Congo None None 
Congo, Democratic Republic 
of the None None 
Costa Rica N N 
Côte d'Ivoire None None 
Croatia N N 
Cuba N N 
Djibouti None None 
Dominica None None 
Dominican Republic N None 
European Communities X X 
Ecuador  N None 
Egypt N N 
El Salvador N N 
Fiji None None 
Former Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia None None 
Gabon None None 
Gambia None None 
Georgia None None 
Ghana None None 
Grenada None None 
Guatemala N N 
Guinea-Bissau None None 
Guinea, Republic of None None 
Guyana None None G/L/754 
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 MEMBER 1 July-31 December 2004 1 January-30 June 2005 
Haiti None None 
Honduras N Ne 
Hong Kong, China N N 
Iceland None None 
India N N 
Indonesia None N 
Israel None N 
Jamaica None None 
Japan X N 
Jordan N N 
Kenya None None 
Korea N N 
Kuwait None None 
Kyrgyz Republic None None 
Lesotho None None 
Liechtenstein N N 
Macao, China N N 
Madagascar N None 
Malawi None None 
Malaysia None N 
Maldives None None 
Mali None None 
Mauritania None None 
Mauritius None None 
Mexico X X 
Moldova N None 
Mongolia None None 
Morocco N N 
Mozambique None None 
Myanmar N N 
Namibia None None 
Nepal None None 
New Zealand N N 
Nicaragua None None 
Niger None None 
Nigeria None None 
Norway N N 
Oman  N None 
Pakistan N N 
Panama None None 
Papua New Guinea None None 
Paraguay N None 
Peru N N 
Philippines N N 
Qatar N None 
Romania N N 
Rwanda None None 
Saint Kitts & Nevis None None 
Saint Lucia N N 
Saint Vincent & Grenadines None None 
Senegal None None 
Sierra Leone None None 
Singapore N N 
Solomon Islands None None 
South Africa N X 
Sri Lanka None None 
Suriname None None  G/L/754 
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  MEMBER 1 July-31 December 2004 1 January-30 June 2005 
Swaziland None None 
Switzerland N N 
Chinese Taipei N N 
Tanzania None None 
Thailand N N 
Togo None None 
Trinidad and Tobago N N 
Tunisia N None 
Turkey N N 
Uganda N N 
United Arab Emirates None None 
United States X X 
Uruguay None None 
Venezuela X None 
Zambia None None 
Zimbabwe None None 
 
X       = Semi-annual report of actions taken submitted. 
N       = Report of no actions taken submitted. 
None = No report submitted. 
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 ANNEX E 
 
Summary of Countervailing Duty Actions and Measures as reported in  
documents G/SCM/N/130/... and G/SCM/N/122/... 
(1 July 2004-30 June 2005) 
as of 28 October 2005 
 
 
 
Initiation 
  
Provisional Measures 
(negative preliminary 
determinations not 
included)  
 
Definitive Duties  
 
Undertakings Measures in 
force on 
30 June 2005 
(definitive 
duties and 
undertakings) 
No. Countries4 involved No
. Countries4 involved No
. Countries4 involved No
. Countries4 
involved  
 ARGENTINA 
              
0    0    3 EEC 
(3)       3 
 AUSTRALIA              
0    0    0        2 
 BRAZIL              
0    0    1 IND 
(1)       1 
 CANADA 
              
1 CHN 
(1)   4 CHN 
(3) TPKM 
(1)  2 CHN 
(1) IND 
(1)      4 
 COSTA RICA 
              
0   
  0    0        1 
 EEC 
              
3 IND 
(1)  MYS 
(1) THA 
(1) 0    2 IND 
(2)       16 
 JAPAN 
              
1 KOR  
  0    0        0 
 MEXICO 
              
0   
  0    0        1 
 NEW ZEALAND 
              
0   
  0    0        1 
 PERU 
              
0   
  0    0        1 
 SOUTH AFRICA 
              
0   
  0    0        4 
 UNITED STATES 
              
0    1 IND 
(1)   1 IND 
(1)       55 
 VENEZUELA 
              
0    
 0    0        3 
                                                      
4 "Countries" refers in all cases to countries or customs territories.  A list of the abbreviations used in 
this table can be found following the table.  G/L/754 
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  LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS USED IN ANNEX E  
AFG AFGHANISTAN 
ALB ALBANIA 
DZA ALGERIA 
AND ANDORRA AGO ANGOLA 
ATG ANTIGUA AND 
BARBUDA 
ARG ARGENTINA ARM ARMENIA 
AUS AUSTRALIA 
AUT AUSTRIA AZE AZERBAIJAN 
BHS BAHAMAS 
BHR BAHRAIN, KINGDOM OF BGD BANGLADESH 
BRB BARBADOS 
BLR BELARUS BEL BELGIUM 
BLZ BELIZE 
BEN BENIN BMU BERMUDA 
BTN BHUTAN 
BOL BOLIVIA BIH BOSNIA AND 
HERZEGOVINA 
BWA BOTSWANA BRA BRAZIL 
BRN BRUNEI DARUSSALAM 
BGR BULGARIA BFA  BURKINA FASO 
BUR BURUNDI 
KHM CAMBODIA CMR CAMEROON CAN CANADA 
CPV CAPE VERDE 
CAF CENTRAL AFRICAN 
REPUBLIC 
TCD  CHAD 
CHL CHILE CHN CHINA 
COL COLOMBIA 
COG CONGO CRI COSTA RICA 
CIV COTE D'IVOIRE 
HRV CROATIA CUB CUBA 
CYP CYPRUS 
CZE CZECH REPUBLIC COD CONGO, D.R. OF THE 
DNK DENMARK 
DJI DJIBOUTI  DMA DOMINICA 
DOM DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 
ECU ECUADOR EGY EGYPT 
SLV EL SALVADOR 
GNQ EQUATORIAL GUINEA EST  ESTONIA ETH ETHIOPIA 
EEC EUROPEAN 
COMMUNITIES 
FRO FAROE ISLANDS 
FJI FIJI 
FIN FINLAND MKD MACEDONIA, F.Y.R. OF 
FRA FRANCE GAB GABON 
GMB THE GAMBIA 
GEO GEORGIA 
DEU GERMANY GHA GHANA 
GRC GREECE 
GRD GRENADA GTM GUATEMALA GNB GUINEA 
GIN GUINEA BISSAU 
GUY  GUYANA HTI HAITI 
HND HONDURAS 
HKG HONG KONG, CHINA HUN HUNGARY 
ISL ICELAND 
IND INDIA IDN INDONESIA 
IRN  IRAN 
IRQ IRAQ IRL IRELAND 
ISR ISRAEL 
ITA ITALY JAM JAMAICA 
JPN JAPAN 
JOR JORDAN KAZ KAZAKHSTAN 
KEN KENYA 
PRK KOREA, D.R. OF KOR KOREA, REP. OF 
KWT KUWAIT 
KGZ KYRGYZ REPUBLIC LAO LAO, P.D.R LVA LATVIA 
LBN LEBANON 
LSO LESOTHO LBY LIBYAN ARAB 
JAMAHIRIYA 
LIE LIECHTENSTEIN LTU LITHUANIA 
LUX  LUXEMBOURG 
MAC MACAO, CHINA MDG MADAGASCAR 
MWI MALAWI 
MYS MALAYSIA MDV MALDIVES 
MLI MALI 
MLT MALTA MRT MAURITANIA 
MUS MAURITIUS 
MEX MEXICO MDA MOLDOVA 
MNG MONGOLIA 
MAR MOROCCO MOZ  MOZAMBIQUE 
MYN MYANMAR 
NAM NAMIBIA NPL NEPAL NLD NETHERLANDS 
NZL NEW ZEALAND 
NIC NICARAGUA NER NIGER 
NGA NIGERIA 
NOR NORWAY OMN OMAN 
PAK PAKISTAN PAN PANAMA 
PNG PAPUA NEW GUINEA 
PRY PARAGUAY 
PER PERU PHL PHILIPPINES 
POL POLAND 
PRT PORTUGAL QAT QATAR ROM ROMANIA 
RUS RUSSIAN FEDERATION 
RWA RWANDA KNA SAINT KITTS AND      
NEVIS 
LCA SAINT LUCIA VCT SAINT VINCENT AND 
THE GRENADINES 
SAM SAMOA 
STP SAO TOME AND 
PRINCIPE 
SAU SAUDI ARABIA SEN SENEGAL 
SCG SERBIA AND 
MONTENEGRO 
SYC SEYCHELLES 
SLE SIERRA LEONE 
SGP SINGAPORE SVK SLOVAK REPUBLIC 
SVN  SLOVENIA 
SLB SOLOMON ISLANDS ZAF SOUTH AFRICA 
ESP SPAIN  
LKA SRI LANKA SDN SUDAN SUR SURINAME 
SWZ SWAZILAND 
SWE SWEDEN CHE SWITZERLAND 
SYR SYRIAN ARAB 
REPUBLIC 
TPKM CHINESE TAIPEI 
TJK TAJIKISTAN 
TZA TANZANIA THA THAILAND 
TGO TOGO 
TON TONGA TTO TRINIDAD AND  
TOBAGO 
TUN TUNISIA TUR TURKEY 
TKM TURKMENISTAN 
UGA UGANDA UKR UKRAINE 
ARE UNITED ARAB 
EMIRATES 
GBR UNITED KINGDOM 
USA UNITED STATES OF 
AMERICA 
URY URUGUAY UZB UZBEKISTAN 
VUT VANUATU 
VEN VENEZUELA VNM VIET NAM 
YEM YEMEN 
ZMB ZAMBIA ZWE ZIMBABWE 
 
  
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