WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/ADP/N/126/BRA 
15 February 2005 
 (05-0612) 
Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices Original:   English 
  
 
 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT UNDER ARTICLE 16.4 
OF THE AGREEMENT  
 
BRAZIL 
 
  Reproduced herewith is the semi-annual repor t for the period 1 July to 31 December 2004 
from Brazil
.  G/ADP/N/126/BRA 
Page 2 Reporting Member:  BRAZIL 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF ANTI-DUMPING DUTY ACTIONS 
 
For the period 1 July to 31 December 2004 
 
Country/ 
Customs 
Territory  
 
Product  
Date 
of 
Initiation  
Provisional 
Measures Final 
 
Definitive 
Duty Measures 
 
Price 
Undertaking No 
 
No 
Dumping Final 
 
No 
Injury Measures 
 
Case 
Withdrawn  
 
Other  
 
Trade 
volume Dumped 
Imports as 
% of 
domestic 
consumption 
 % of  Trade 
volume 
investigated 
(of the 
exporting 
country)  
 
Basis 
for 
determina-
tion 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 
Milk (R) 20.02.04            
Polyethylene 
terephthalate 
resins 03.03.04            
Calcium 
phosphate 
monobasic 
monohydrate 12.04.04            Argentina 
 
Particle/similar 
board of wood, 
surface-covered 
with melamine-
impregnated of 
paper 04.11.04            
Bangladesh Sacks and bags 
of jute (R) 11.09.03  10.09.04 
(US$ 
0.22/kg)          
Magnesium 
granules 29.04.03  11.10.04 
(US$ 
0.99/kg)     19.04.04
1     
Magnesium 
ingot  29.04.03  11.10.04 
(US$ 
1.18/kg)     19.04.04
1     
Barium 
carbonate (R) 01.07.03  01.07.04 
(US$ 
105.17/t)          
High speed steel 
helicoidal drill 
(diameter till 
1inch or 25,4 
mm) (R) 15.12.03    14.12.04        China 
 
Ball point pens 07.07.04            
China 
(Cont'd) Vacuum flasks 
(R) 20.07.04            
Chinese Polyethylene 03.03.04     07.07.04         G/ADP/N/126/BRA
 Page 3Country/ 
Customs 
Territory  
 
Product  
Date 
of 
Initiation  
Provisional 
Measures Final 
 
Definitive 
Duty Measures 
 
Price 
Undertaking No 
 
No 
Dumping Final 
 
No 
Injury Measures 
 
Case 
Withdrawn  
 
Other  
 
Trade 
volume Dumped 
Imports as 
% of 
domestic 
consumption 
 % of  Trade 
volume 
investigated 
(of the 
exporting 
country)  
 
Basis 
for 
determina-
tion 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 
Taipei terephthalate 
resins 
European 
Communities
2 Polycarbonate 
resins 11.09.03      30.07.04      
Germany  Polycarbonate 
resins (R) 11.09.03      30.07.04      
India Sacks and bags 
of jute (R) 11.09.03  10.09.04 4          
Kazakhstan Ferro-chrome 
more than 4% 
of carbon (R) 14.10.03  11.10.04 
( US$¢ 
1.99/lbCr)     15.12.04
3     
Korea Polyethylene 
terephthalate 
resins 03.03.04     07.07.04       
Mexico Polyvinyl 
chloride (R) 15.12.03     14.12.04       
Pumping unit 
(R) 15.12.03     14.12.04       Romania 
Line pipe up to 
5 inches (R) 20.10.04            
Ferro-chrome 
more than 4% 
of carbon (R) 14.10.03  11.10.04 
(US$¢ 
1.99/lbCr)     15.12.04
3     Russian 
Federation 
Ammonium 
nitrate (R) 07.07.04            
South Africa Ferro-chrome 
more than 4% 
of carbon (R) 14.10.03  11.10.04 
(US$¢ 
1.99/lbCr)     15.12.04
3     
Polycarbonate 
resins (R) 11.09.03      30.07.04      United States 
Ethylene Glycol 10.11.03  11.10.04 
(US$ 
69.00/t)           G/ADP/N/126/BRA 
Page 4 Country/ 
Customs 
Territory  
 
Product  
Date 
of 
Initiation  
Provisional 
Measures Final 
 
Definitive 
Duty Measures 
 
Price 
Undertaking No 
 
No 
Dumping Final 
 
No 
Injury Measures 
 
Case 
Withdrawn  
 
Other  
 
Trade 
volume Dumped 
Imports as 
% of 
domestic 
consumption 
 % of  Trade 
volume 
investigated 
(of the 
exporting 
country)  
 
Basis 
for 
determina-
tion 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 
Polyvinyl 
chloride (R) 15.12.03     14.12.04       
Polyethylene 
terephthalate 
resins 03.03.04            United States 
(Contd') 
Methyl 
methacrylate 23.04.04            
Uruguay Milk (R) 05.04.04            
 1The investigation was extended for 180 days. 
 2 Except Germany. 
 3 The definitive anti-dumping duty was suspended. 
 4Gloster Jute Mills Limited, Cheviot Company Limited, Howrah M ills Company Limited, Birla Corporation Limited, The Ganges Manufa cturing Co. Ltd.,:  No duty;  Others:  
US$0.22/kg. 
 
 (R) Review 
 
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 1.  ANTI-DUMPING ACTIONS IN FORCE  AS OF 31 DECEMBER 2004 
 
  
COUNTRY/ CUSTOMS 
TERRITORY PRODUCT DATE OF 
IMPOSITION
Bangladesh Sacks and bags of jute  10.09.2004 
China, P.R. Vacuum flasks1 21.07.1999 
 Table electric fans  07.08.2001 
 Padlocks  04.12.2001 
 Garlic, fresh or refrigerated  21.12.2001 
 Colour pencils and black pencils 12.02.2003 
 Dry glyfosate acid, glyphosate wet cake, 
glyphosate salt and formulated glyphosate 12.02.2003 
 Mushrooms provisionally preserved and prepared 
or preserved 19.12.2003 
 Permanent magnets ferrite rings and discs 03.06.2004 
 Barium carbonate 01.07.2004 
 Magnesium granules 11.10.04 
 Magnesium ingot 11.10.04 
Denmark Insulin products 12.02.2001 
European Communities Milk2 23.02.2001 
 Phenol 16.10.2002 
Finland Horse nail or horseshoe nail 03.06.2004 
France Cold-rolled flat stainless steel 26.05.2000 
 Methyl methacrylate 14.03.2001 
Germany Methyl methacrylate 14.03.2001 
India Horse nail or horseshoe nail 03.06.2004 
 Sacks and bags of jute 10.09.2004 
Italy Steel blade (for stone cutting) 13.10.2003 
Japan Cold-rolled flat stainless steel 26.05.2000 
Korea Nylon 6 yarn 28.06.2001 
Mexico Cold-rolled flat stainless steel 26.05.2000 
 Cement Portland 27.07.2000 
Netherlands Hidroxyethilcelllolose 19.04.2000 
New Zealand Milk 23.02.2001 
Romania Line pipe up to 5 inches1 20.10.1999 
Russian Federation Ammonium nitrate1 21.11.2002 
South Africa Cold-rolled flat stainless steel 26.05.2000 
Spain Cold-rolled flat stainless steel 26.05.2000 
 Methyl methacrylate 14.03.2001 
Thailand Bicycle tyres 19.12.2003 
Ukraine Ammonium nitrate 21.11.2002 
United Kingdom Methyl methacrylate 14.03.2001 
 Sodium tripolyphosphate 29.07.2003 
United States Hydroxyethylcellulose 19.04.2000 
 Phenol 16.10.2002 
Venezuela Cement Portland 27.07.2000 
 
 1 The anti-dumping duty remains in force pending the outcome of the review.   
 2 Excluding Arla Foods Ingredients amba from Denmark G/ADP/N/126/BRA 
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2.  PRICE UNDERTAKINGS IN FORCE 
  
COUNTRY/ CUSTOMS 
TERRITORY PRODUCT EFFECTIVE 
DATE  
Argentina Milk 23.02.20011 
Chile Board 31.10.2001 
Denmark* Milk 23.02.2001 
France Insulin Products 12.02.2001 
United States Insulin Products 12.02.2001 
Uruguay Milk 04.04.20011 
* Only related to Arla Foods Ingredients amba 
1  The price undertakings remain in force pending the outcome of the review.   
  
 
3.  SUSPENSION OF ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES 
 
COUNTRY/ CUSTOMS 
TERRITORY PRODUCT EFFECTIVE 
DATE 
China, P.R. Bicycle tyres 19.01.2004 
India Bicycle tyres 19.01.2004 
Kazakhstan Ferro-chrome more than 4% of carbon 15.12.2004 
Russian Federation Ferro-chrome mo re than 4% of carbon 15.12.2004 
South Africa Ferro-chrome more than 4% of carbon  15.12.2004 
 
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