WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SCM/N/144/CAN 
4 September 2006 
 (06-4213) 
Committee on Subsidies 
and Countervailing Measures Original:   English 
 
 
 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT UNDER ARTICLE 25.11 
 OF THE AGREEMENT 
 
CANADA 
 
  Reproduced herewith is the semi-annual report for the period 1 January to 30 June 2006 from 
Canada
.  
  G/SCM/N/144/CAN 
Page 2 Reporting Member:  CANADA 
 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF COUNTERVAILING DUTY MEASURES 
 
For the period 1 January – 30 June 2006  
 
FINAL MEASURES NO FINAL MEASURES  
Country 
or 
Customs 
territory  
Product  
Initiation  
Provisional 
measures/ 
Determinations Definitive Duty Price 
undertaking No 
subsidizationNo injury Case 
withdrawn Other  
Trade volume 
Subsidized 
imports as %  
of domestic 
consumption
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 
  Date Date Date Date Date Date Date Date   
Laminate 
flooring 14.11.05 
R(1)  05.05.06        China, P.R. 
Copper pipe 
fittings 08.06.06        1,805,712 
kg  
Hot-rolled 
carbon steel sheet 30.11.05 
R(2)          
India 
Stainless 
Steel wire 27.02.06 
R(1)  27.06.06        
United States Grain corn 16.09.05 15.12.05 
US$1.07  
per bushel    18.04.06   92.1 (bushels 
in millions)  
(Note 1) 20% 
 
 
 CODES AND NOTATIONS 
 
 Provisional Measures  (Column 4):  Provisional measures apply from the date of a prel iminary determination of subsidizing to the date on which the C anadian 
International Trade Tribunal makes its finding regarding injury caused to the Canadian industry (maximum 120 days from the noti ce of the preliminary determination).  
The estimated amount of the subsidy is normally expressed as an amount per unit. 
 Definitive Duties  (Column 5):  Either the date of a positive injury finding, in th e case of an investigation, or the date of the conclusion of a  review of injury; or the date 
of the conclusion of a review of the amount of subsidy in cases where there is an existing Canadian International Trade Tribuna l finding of injury. 
 Total Trade Volume  (Column 11):  The total trade volume is based on statistical data for the latest available 12 month period prior to the initia tion, unless otherwise 
indicated. 
 CF :  denotes Confidential.  The information provided to the authorities is given on a confidential basis or the results of a calc ulation would disclose information 
provided on a confidential basis. 
 N/A  denotes that the information is not available. 
 R :  This symbol has been used in the context of  a review of an existing countervailing measure. 
The symbol R(1)  refers to an administrative review of the amount of subsidy of an existin g countervailing measure. 
 The symbol R(2)  refers to a sunset review of an existing countervailing m easure to determine whether the measure should be continued. 
 
 Note 1 
  The trade volume figures are for the 2004 crop year . G/SCM/N/144/CAN 
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  COUNTERVAILING DUTY MEASURES IN FORCE ON 30. 06.2006 
 
Country/Customs 
Territory  Commodity  Date of Finding  
Steel Fasteners 07.01.05 China, P.R. 
Laminate Flooring 16.06.05 
European Communities Refined Sugar 06.11.95 (03.11.00) (02.11.05) 
Hot-rolled Carbon Steel Sheet 17.08.01 India 
Stainless Steel Wire 30.07.04 
 
Note: A subsequent date is shown in brackets if the injury finding was reviewed and re-affirmed. 
  
 
REVOCATION OF COUNTERVAILING MEASURES 
 
1 January - 30 June 2006 
 
Country/Customs 
Territory Commodity Date of Revocation 
Nil   
 
  
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