. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/DS294/20/Add.2 
13 April 2007 
 (07-1493) 
 Original:   English 
  
 
UNITED STATES – LAWS, REGULATIONS AND METHODOLOGY FOR 
CALCULATING DUMPING MARGINS ("ZEROING") 
 
Status Report by the United States
 
 
Addendum  
   The following communication, dated 12 April 2 007, from the delegation of the United States 
to the Chairman of the Dispute Settlement Body, is  circulated pursuant to Article 21.6 of the DSU. 
 
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Status Report Regarding Implementation of the
 
DSB Recommendations and Rulings in the Dispute  
United States – Laws, Regulations and Methodology for  
Calculating Dumping Margins ("Zeroing")  
(WT/DS294)  
  
The United States submits this report in  accordance with Article 21.6 of the Understanding on 
Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes . 
 
On 9 May 2006, the Dispute Settlement Body ("DSB") adopted its recommendations and 
rulings in United States – Laws, Regulations and Methodology for Calculating Dumping Margins 
("Zeroing") (DS294).  At the following DSB meeting on 30 May 2006, the United States informed the 
DSB of its intention to implement the recommendati ons and rulings of the DSB in connection with 
this matter.  On 28 July 2006, the United States and the European Commun ities agreed that the 
reasonable period of time for the United States to implement the recommendations and rulings of the 
DSB would end on 9 April 2007.  
On 6 March 2006, the US Department of Commerce ("Commerce") published a notice 
requesting comments on its intention to no longer  perform average-to-average comparisons in 
antidumping investigations without offsets.  On  26 January 2007, Commerce published a notice that 
the date after which it would no longer perform such comparisons would be 22 February 2007.  
Accordingly, as of 22 February 2007, the United States is no longer performing average-to-average 
comparisons in antidumping investigations without offsets.   
 
With respect to the 15 anti-dumping investigations  at issue in this dispute, three had already 
been revoked.  These are: Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate from France (revoked 7 December 2005), Certain Stainless Steel Shee t and Strip in Coils from France (revoked 
4 August 2005), and Certain Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils from the United Kingdom 
(revoked 4 August 2005).  With respect to the remaining 12, on 9 April 2007, Commerce issued 
11 determinations.  In those determinations, Comme rce used an average-to-average comparison in WT/DS294/20/Add.2 
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  which offsets were provided.  As a result, in  two of these determinations, Commerce found no 
dumping.  These are: Certain Hot-Rolled Steel fro m the Netherlands and Stainless Steel Wire Rod 
from Sweden.  The margins for the others were adju sted accordingly, and in several cases, Commerce 
found no dumping by individual companies.  With respect to the 15
th investigation, the respondent has 
alleged a clerical error in the original investig ation, and Commerce is i nvestigating the allegation 
further.  
 
With respect to the assessment reviews at issue in  this dispute, in each case the results  were 
superseded by subsequent reviews.  Because of  this, no further action is necessary for the 
United States to bring the challenged measures into  compliance with the recommendations and rulings 
of the DSB. 
 
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