WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/L/937 
29 October 2010 
 (10-5729) 
 
  
REPORT (2010) 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/906), that is, 
20 October 2009 to 28 October 2010.  During this  period, the Committee held two regular and two 
special meetings, on 27 April and 28 October 2010.  Pursuant to the Comm ittee's decisions at its 
regular meeting in October 1998, the OECD  and the ACP Group were invited on an ad hoc  basis to 
attend these meetings.  The Committee also held an  informal meeting on 14 October 2010.   
2. As of the beginning of the review period, Mr. Raimondas Alisauskas (Lithuania) was 
Chairman.  At the regular meeting held on 27 Ap ril 2010, the Committee elected Mr. Robert Jui-song 
Fang (Chinese Taipei) as Chairperson and Ms Sylv ie Larose (Canada) as Vice Chairperson.   
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 a Member with confidential 
advisory opinions on the nature of any subsidy prop osed 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. 
5. As of the beginning of the period under review, th e PGE had five members, Mr. Chang-fa Lo;  
Dr. Manzoor Ahmad;  Mr. Zhang Yuqing; Mr. Jeffrey A.  May; and Mr. Gérard Depayre.  The term of 
Mr. Chang-fa Lo ended in Spring 2010 and the Comm ittee, at its regular meeting on 27 April 2010, 
elected Mr. Akio Shimizu to replace him.  
IV. NOTIFICATION OF SUBSIDIES 
6. 2009 new and full notifications
:  In accordance with Article 25.1 of the Agreement and 
Article XVI of the GATT 1994, all Members were re quired to submit new and full notifications of 
subsidies by 30 June 2009.  As of 28 October 2010, 371 Members had submitted such notifications.  
In addition, 13 Members had notified that they di d not maintain any subsidies notifiable pursuant to 
these provisions.  These notifications may be foun d in document series G/SCM/N/186/... .  A table 
indicating the status of 2009 notifications is reproduced in Annex A to this Report. 
                                                      
1 The European Union is counted as one Member.   G/L/937 
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  7. The Committee had decided at its  special meeting of 7 May 2009 that the procedures adopted 
in April 2005 for the review of the 2005 new and fu ll notifications (G/SCM/117) would also apply to 
the review of the 2009 new and full notifications.
2  Pursuant to this decision, the Committee, at its 
special meetings held on 27 April and 28 Oct ober 2010, reviewed the 2009 new and full subsidy 
notifications of Argentina; Australia; Burkina F aso; Canada; Switzerland, Chile; Ecuador; European 
Union; Hong Kong, China; Honduras; Japan; Liechte nstein; Malawi; Malaysia; Nigeria; Norway; 
New Zealand; Thailand; Chinese Taipei; Ukraine; Korea; Kyrgyz Republic; Macao, China; Namibia; 
Paraguay; Qatar and Turkey. 
8. 2007 new and full notifications:   As of 28 October 2010, 363 Members had submitted 2007 
new and full subsidy notifications pursuant to Artic le 25 of the Agreement and Article XVI of the 
GATT 1994.  In addition, 8 Members indicated that they did not maintain any subsidies notifiable 
under these provisions.  These notifications may be found in document series G/SCM/N/155.  A table 
indicating the status of these 2007 new and full notifica tions is contained in Annex B to this Report. 
9. At the special meeting held on 27 April 2010, the Committee reviewed the 2007 full and 
subsidy notifications of Ecuador; Guatemala and the United States. 
10. Annex C to this report demonstrates the periods  covered by the last subsidy notifications 
made by Members. 
11. Article 25.8 of the SCM Agreement stipulates that any Member may make a written request 
for information on the nature and extent of a subsi dy granted or maintained by another Member, or for 
explanation why a specific measure is not considered as subject to the requirement of notification.  These requests are circulated in document series G/SC M/Q2/... .  Some of the questions presented to 
date pursuant to this pr ovision remain unanswered. 
V. WORKING PARTY ON SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS 
12. The Working Party on Subsidy Notifications di d not meet during the review period.   
VI. NOTIFICATION AND EXAMINATION OF COUNTERVAILING DUTY LAWS 
AND/OR REGULATIONS 
13. As of 28 October 2010, pursuant to Article 32. 6 of the Agreement and in accordance with a 
decision by the Committee, 93
4 Members had notified the Committee of their domestic countervailing 
duty legislation or made communications in th is respect to the Committee (G/SCM/N/1 and 
Addenda).  32 Members had not, as yet, made notif ications under Article 32.6 of the Agreement.  A 
table indicating the status of these notifications is reproduced in Annex D  to this Report.   
14. At the regular meetings held on 27 April and 28 October 2010, the Committee reviewed 
notifications regarding countervailing duty legisl ation of Brazil; Cambodia, Costa Rica; Japan; 
Norway; Croatia; Guyana and Bahrain.  Written que stions and answers regarding these notifications 
may be found in documents of the G/SCM/Q1/… series. 
                                                      
2 The procedures provide that questions on a subsid y notification and answers to such questions should 
be submitted in writing in advance of the special meeting held to review the notification.  Such written questions 
and answers can be found in the G/SCM/Q2/... document series.   
3 The European Union is counted as one Member.    
4 The European Union is counted as one Member.  These 93  notifications do not include notifications 
submitted by Bulgaria, Cyprus, the C zech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, 
Romania, the Slovak Republic and Slovenia before th ese Members acceded to the European Communities.    G/L/937 
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  VII. SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS ON COUNTERVAILING ACTIONS 
15. Notifications for 1 July-31 December 2009:   As of 28 October 2010, 9 Members had notified 
countervailing actions taken duri ng the period 1 July-31 December 2009.  36 Members had notified 
the Committee that they had not taken any counterv ailing action during this period.  65 Members had 
not submitted a notification.  These semi-annual reports were circulated in document series 
G/SCM/N/203.  The status of semi-annual reports is set out in Annex E to this Report.   
16. Notifications for 1 January-30 June 2010:   As of 28 October 2010, 7 Members had notified 
countervailing actions taken during the period 1 January-30 June 2010.   33 Members had notified the 
Committee that they had not taken any countervailin g action during this period.  70 Members had not 
submitted a notification.  These semi-annual re ports were circulated in document series 
G/SCM/N/212.  The status of semi-annual reports is set out in Annex E to this Report.   
17. A table summarizing notifications of new c ountervailing duty actions taken by Members 
during the period 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010 and measures in force as of 30 June 2010 is reproduced in Annex F to this Report.   
VIII.  REPORTS ON ALL PRELIMINARY OR FINAL COUNTERVAILING DUTY 
ACTIONS 
18. 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/Rev.1.  During the review period, the Committee received reports of preliminary and final counterva iling actions from Australia; Canada; China; the 
European Union; New Zealand; Peru; South Africa and the United States.  (G/SCM/N/200, 201, 204-
206, 208-210, 213-216).  The Committee reviewed these reports of preliminary and final actions at its 
regular meetings in April and October 2010. 
IX. CONTINUATION OF EXTENSIONS UNDER ARTICLE 27.4 OF THE AGREEMENT 
OF THE TRANSITION PERIOD FOR THE ELIMINATION OF EXPORT SUBSIDIES 
19. A General Council Decision adopted on 27 July 2007 (WT/L/691) lays down procedures 
whereby during the period 2008-2012 the Committ ee will continue to grant extensions under 
Article 27.4 of the Agreement of the transition period  for the elimination of export subsidies.  Among 
other things, this Decision states, in paragraph 1 (f), that Members benefiting from such extensions 
shall submit an action plan as an integral part of  their annual updating notification in 2010.  At its 
regular meeting of 28 October 2010, the Committee  conducted a review of the transparency and 
standstill requirements contained in this Decision as well as the action plans submitted by the 
Members concerned and agreed to continue for ca lendar year 2011 the extensions of the transition 
period that the Committee had previously granted for calendar years 2003-2010.
5 
                                                      
5 The Committee decisions continuing the extensions of the transition period for calendar year 2011 
may be found in the following documents: Antigua & Barbuda (G/SCM/50/Add.8-51/Add.8);  Barbados (G/SCM/52/Add.8-56/Add.8);  Belize (G/SCM/57/Add.8-59/Add.8);  Costa Rica (G/SCM/61/Add.8-62/Add.8);  
Dominica (G/SCM/63/Add.8);  Dominican Republic (G/SCM/64/Add.8);  El Salvador (G/SCM/65/Add.8);  
Fiji (G/SCM/66/Add.8-67/Add.8);  Grenada (G/SCM/69/Add.8-71/Add.8); Guatemala (G/SCM/72/Add.8-74/Add.8);  Jamaica (G/SCM/75/Add.8-78/Add.8);  Jord an (G/SCM/79/Add.8);  Ma uritius (G/SCM/83/Add.8);  
Panama (G/SCM/84/Add.8-85/Add.8);  Papua New Guinea (G/SCM/86/Add.8);  St. Lucia (G/SCM/87/Add.8-
89/Add.8);  St. Kitts and Nevis (G/SCM/90/Add.8);  St . Vincent and the Grenadines (G/SCM/91/Add.8) and 
Uruguay (G/SCM/92/Add.8). G/L/937 
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  X. TIMELINESS AND  COMPLETENESS OF NOTIFICATIONS 
20. As part of the Committee's efforts on "ways to  improve the timeliness and completeness of 
notifications and other information flows on trade me asures" in the context of the SCM Agreement, as 
requested by the Chairperson of the Trade Policy Review Body ("TPRB"), on 12 April 2010, the Chairman sent reminder letters to 89 Members that had not yet made their 2009 new and full subsidy 
notifications as of that date.  He also circul ated document G/SCM/W/546/Rev.1 dated 16 April 2010, 
providing an updated list of the state of complianc e with various notifica tion obligations under the 
SCM Agreement.  The Committee continued its discu ssions on this matter at the regular meetings on 
27 April and 28 October 2010. 
XI. EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS 
21. At its regular meeting on 27 April 2010, the Committee considered the calculations made by 
the Secretariat, at the request of the United Stat es, with respect to India's export competitiveness on 
some textile and apparel products.
6  At the regular meeting on 28 October 2010, the Committee 
discussed the issue of India's export co mpetitiveness in textiles and apparel. 
XII. OTHER ISSUES DISCUSSED DURING THE PERIOD UNDER REVIEW 
22. At its regular meeting on 27 April 2010, the Committee discussed India's request for 
clarification from the United States on determinations made in the administrative review of countervailing duty on im ports of certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat products from India. 
23. At the informal meeting held on 14 Octobe r 2010, the Committee discussed issues pertaining 
to the 2010 annual updating notifications received fro m Members benefiting, pursuant to the General 
Council Decision  (WT/L/691), from extensions unde r Article 27.4 of the SCM Agreement of the 
transition period for the elimination of export subsidies. 
24. In response to a query from the Chairman of the Working Group on Trade and Transfer of 
Technology, the Chairman sent a memorandum indicating that there had been no discussions, submissions or other developments in the SCM Committee since 2002 on the issue of trade and transfer of technology. 
25. At the Committee's regular meeting on 27 Apr il 2010, the Committee discussed the issue 
raised by Japan with respect to the feed in ta riff programme of the province of Ontario, Canada.
7  At 
the Committee's regular meeting on 28 October 2010, Japan and Canada reporte d developments with 
respect to the ongoing consultations on this matter.  
26. At its regular meeting on 28 October 2010, the Committee considered the concern raised by 
the United States with respect to the continuing failure of many Members to provide any subsidy 
notification and the deficiencies with respect to  the timeliness and completeness of the subsidy 
notifications of other Members. 
                                                      
6 See, documents G/SCM/132 and Add.1 and Rev.1. 
7 See, documents G/SCM/136 and G/SCM/Q2/CAN/44.  G/L/937 
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  ANNEX A 
2009 NEW AND FULL SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS (G/SCM/N/186/...) 
as at 28 October 2010 
Member  Member  Member  Member  
Albania X  Cyprus X Honduras X  Papua New Guinea None 
Angola None  Czech Republic X Hong Kong, China X  Paraguay N 
Antigua & Barbuda X  Denmark X Iceland None  Peru None 
Argentina X  Estonia X India X  Philippines None 
Armenia None  Finland X Indonesia None  Qatar N 
Australia X  France X Israel None  Rwanda None 
Bahrain None  Germany X Jamaica X  St. Kitts & Nevis None 
Bangladesh None  Greece X Japan X  St. Lucia X 
Barbados X  Hungary X Jordan X  St. Vincent & Grenadines X 
Belize None  Ireland X Kenya None  Kingdom of Saudi Arabia None 
Benin None  Italy X Korea X  Senegal None 
Bolivia None  Latvia X Kuwait None  Sierra Leone None 
Botswana None  Lithuania X Kyrgyz Republic N  Singapore None 
Brazil X  Luxembourg X Lesotho None  Solomon Islands None 
Brunei Darussalam None  Malta X Liechtenstein N  South Africa None 
Burkina Faso N  Netherlands X Macao, China X  Sri Lanka None 
Burundi None  Poland X Madagascar N  Suriname N 
Cambodia None  Portugal X Malawi N  Swaziland None 
Cameroon None  Romania X Malaysia X  Switzerland X 
Canada X  Slovak Republic X Maldives None  Chinese Taipei X 
Cape Verde None  Slovenia X Mali None  Tanzania  None 
Central African Rep. None  Spain X Mauritania None  Thailand X 
Chad None  Sweden X Mauritius X  Togo  None 
Chile X  United Kingdom X Mexico None  Tonga None 
China None  Ecuador N  Moldova None  Trinidad & Tobago N 
Colombia None  Egypt None  Mongolia None  Tunisia  None 
Congo None  El Salvador X  Morocco None  Turkey  X 
Congo, Dem. Rep. None  Fiji None  Mozambique None  Uganda None 
Costa Rica X  FYR of Macedonia X  Myanmar None  Ukraine X 
Côte d'Ivoire None  Gabon N  Namibia X  United Arab Emirates None 
Croatia X  Gambia None  Nepal None  United States X 
Cuba N  Georgia None  New Zealand X  Uruguay None 
Djibouti None  Ghana None  Nicaragua None  Venezuela None 
Dominica None  Grenada X  Niger None  Viet Nam None 
Dominican Rep. X  Guatemala X  Nigeria N  Zambia None 
European Union X  Guinea Bissau None  Norway X  Zimbabwe None 
Austria X  Guinea, Rep. of None  Oman None    
Belgium X  Guyana None  Pakistan None    
Bulgaria X  Haiti None  Panama 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 
2007 NEW AND FULL SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS (G/SCM/N/155/...) 
as at 28 October 2010 
Member  Member  Member  Member  
Albania X Cyprus X Honduras X Papua New Guinea None 
Angola None Czech Republic X Hong Kong, China X Paraguay N 
Antigua & Barbuda X Denmark X Iceland None Peru None 
Argentina X Estonia X India X Philippines None 
Armenia N Finland X Indonesia None Qatar N 
Australia X France X Israel None Rwanda None 
Bahrain None Germany X Jamaica X St. Kitts & Nevis X 
Bangladesh None Greece X Japan X St. Lucia X 
Barbados X Hungary X Jordan X St. Vincent & Grenadines X 
Belize X Ireland X Kenya None Kingdom of Saudi Arabia None 
Benin None Italy X Korea X Senegal None 
Bolivia None Latvia X Kuwait None Sierra Leone None 
Botswana None Lithuania X Kyrgyz Republic None Singapore N 
Brazil X Luxembourg X Lesotho None Solomon Islands None 
Brunei Darussalam None Malta X Liech tenstein None South Africa None 
Burkina Faso None Netherlands X Macao, China X Sri Lanka None 
Burundi None Poland X Madaga scar None Suriname None 
Cambodia None Portugal X Ma lawi None Swaziland None 
Cameroon None Romania X Malaysia None Switzerland X 
Canada X Slovak Republic X Maldives None Chinese Taipei X 
Cape Verde n.a. Slovenia X Mali None Tanzania  None 
Central African Rep. None Spain X Mauritania None Thailand X 
Chad None Sweden X Mauritius X Togo  None 
Chile X United Kingdom X Mexico None Tonga n.a. 
China None Ecuador N Moldova None Trinidad & Tobago N 
Colombia None Egypt None M ongolia None Tunisia  None  
Congo None El Salvador X Morocco None Turkey  X 
Congo, Dem. Rep. None Fiji None Mozambique None Uganda None 
Costa Rica X FYR of Macedonia None Myanmar None Ukraine X 
Côte d'Ivoire None Gabon None Namibi a None United Arab Emirates None 
Croatia None Gambia None Nepal None United States X 
Cuba N Georgia None New Zealand X Uruguay None 
Djibouti None Ghana None Nicar agua None Venezuela None 
Dominica X Grenada X Niger None Viet Nam None 
Dominican Rep. X Guatemala X Nigeria N Zambia None 
European Union X Guinea Bissau N one Norway X Zimbabwe None 
Austria X Guinea, Rep. of None Oman None   
Belgium X Guyana None Pakistan None   
Bulgaria X Haiti None Panama 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 
yet been acquired. 
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  ANNEX C 
PERIODS COVERED BY THE MOST RECENT SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS BY MEMBERS 
as at 28 October 2010  
Member  Member  Member  Member  
Albania 2008-2009 Cyprus 2007-2008 H onduras 2008 Papua New Guinea 2001-2002 
Angola None Czech Republic 2007-2008 Hong Kong, 
China 04/08-03/09 Paraguay 2007-2008 
Antigua & Barbuda 2008 Denmar k 2007-2008 Iceland 2004 Peru 1998 
Argentina 2007 Estonia 2007-2 008 India 2009 Philippines 1996 
Armenia 2005-2006 Finland 2007- 2008 Indonesia 1995 Qatar 2009 
Australia 07/07-06/09 France 2007-2 008 Israel 2003-2004 Rwanda None 
Bahrain 1999 Germany 2007-2008 Jama ica 2008 St. Kitts & Nevis 2007 
Bangladesh None Greece 2007-2008 Ja pan 04/07-03/08 St. Lucia 06/09 
Barbados 2008 Hungary 2007-2008 Jordan 2008 St. Vincent & 
Grenadines 2008-2009 
Belize 07/06-06/07 Ireland 2007-2008 Kenya None Kingdom of Saudi 
Arabia None 
Benin 1997 Italy 2007-2008 Korea 2007-2008 Senegal 1995-1997 
Bolivia 2000-2002 Latvia 2007-2008 Ku wait None Sierra Leone None 
Botswana 94 Lithuania 2007-2008 Ky rgyz Republic 2009 Singapore 2005-2006 
Brazil 2007-2008 Luxembourg 2007-2008 Leso tho None Solomon Islands None 
Brunei Darussalam 1995 Malta 2007-2008 Liech tenstein 2007-2008 South Africa 2001-2002 
Burkina Faso 2007-2008 Netherlands 2007- 2008 Macao, China 2009 Sri Lanka None 
Burundi 2000 Poland 2007-2008 Madagascar 2010 Suriname 2007-2008 
Cambodia None Portugal 2007-2008 Malawi 2007-2008 Swaziland 2003-2004 
Cameroon 1995 Romania 2007-2008 Malaysia 01/07-12/09 Switzerland 2007-2008 
Canada 2006-2008 Slovak Republic 2007-2008 Ma ldives None Chinese Taipei 2005-2007 
Cape Verde None Slovenia 2007- 2008 Mali 2000 Tanzania None 
Central African 
Rep. None Spain 2007-2008 Maurita nia None Thailand 2007-2008 
Chad None Sweden 2007-2 008 Mauritius 2008 Togo  None 
Chile 07/08 United Kingdom 2007-2008 Mexico 1996-1998 Tonga None 
China 2001-2004 Ecuador 2009 Moldova None Trinidad & Tobago 2007-2008 
Colombia 2004 Egypt 1997 Mongolia 2001-2002 Tunisia  2001-2003 
Congo None El Salvador 2008 Morocco 2001-2002 Turkey  2009 
Congo, Dem. Rep. None Fiji 2003-2004 Mozambique None Uganda 2003-2004 
Costa Rica 2008 FYR of 
Macedonia 2009 Myanmar 2001-2002 Ukraine 2008 
Côte d'Ivoire 1996 Gabon 2010 Namibia 2002-2009 United Arab 
Emirates 1996 
Croatia 2005-2008 Gambia 1998 Nepa l None United States 2007-2008 
Cuba 2007-2008 Georgia 2003-2004 New Zealand 2007-2008 Uruguay 07/04-06/05 
Djibouti None Ghana 2001-2002 Nicaragua 1994 Venezuela 1995-1996 
Dominica 2006-06/08 Grenada 2008 Niger None Viet Nam None 
Dominican Rep. 2008 Guatemala 2008 Nigeria 2007-2008 Zambia 2001-2002 
European Union 2007-2008 Guinea Bissau None Norway 2007-2008 Zimbabwe 1996 
Austria 2007-2008 Guinea, Rep. of 2001-2002 Oman 2003-2004   
Belgium 2007-2008 Guyana None Pakistan None   
Bulgaria 2007-2008 Haiti N one Panama 2003-2004   
In principle, the table uses "yyyy" format to refer to the rele vant years.  Exceptionally, where reference is made to a specifi c month, 
this is indicated in "mm/yy" format. 
"None" is used for Members that have not made any subsidy notification. G/L/937 
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  ANNEX D 
 
COUNTERVAILING DUTY LEGISLATION NOTIFICATIONS 
as at 28 October 2010 
 
MEMBER/OBSERVER  NOTIFICATION PROVIDED  
Albania G/SCM/N/1/ALB/2 + Rev.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 & 8 
Armenia G/SCM/N/1/ARM/1 
Australia G/SCM/N/1/AUS/2 + Suppl.1 
Bahrain G/SCM/N/1/BHR/1 
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, 2, 3 & 4 
Brunei Darussalam  G/SCM/N/1/BRN/1 
Burkina Faso None 
Burundi G/SCM/N/1/BUR/1 
Cambodia G/SCM/N/1/KHM/1 
Cameroon None 
Canada G/SCM/N/1/CAN/4 
Cape Verde None 
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/4 
Côte d'Ivoire None 
Croatia G/SCM/N/1/HRV/2 + Corr.1 
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) + 
Suppl.1/Corr.1 
Ecuador  G/SCM/N/1/ECU/2 
European Union G/SCM/N/1/EEC/2 + Suppl.1, 2,3, 4, 5, 61 & 72 
Egypt G/SCM/N/1/EGY/2/Rev.1 + Rev.1/Suppl.1 
El Salvador G/SCM/N/1/SLV/3 
Fiji G/SCM/N/1/FJI/2 
Former Yugoslav Republic  of Macedonia G/SCM/N/1/ MKD/1 + Corr.1 + Suppl.1 
Gabon G/SCM/N/1/GAB/1 
                                                      
1 Document G/SCM/N/1/EEC/2/Suppl.6 provides information on the status of laws and regulations of 
the following WTO Members:  Cyprus;  the Czech Republic;  Estonia;  Hunga ry;  Latvia;  Lithuania;  Malta;  
Poland;  the Slovak Republic and Slovenia, all of which became Member States of the European Communities 
on 1 May 2004.   
2 Document G/SCM/N/1/EEC/2/Suppl.7 provides information on the status of laws and regulations of 
Bulgaria and Romania, which became Member States  of the European Commun ities on 1 January 2007.   G/L/937 
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  MEMBER/OBSERVER  NOTIFICATION PROVIDED  
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/3 
Guinea Bissau None 
Guinea, Rep. of G/SCM/N/1/GIN/1 
Guyana G/SCM/N/1/GUY/1 
Haiti G/SCM/N/1/HTI/1 
Honduras G/SCM/N/1/HND/3 
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 & 4 
Indonesia G/SCM/N/1/IDN/2 + Suppl.1 
Israel G/SCM/N/1/ISR/3 + Corr.1 
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, Suppl.5 & Suppl.6  
Jordan G/SCM/N/1/JOR/3 
Kenya G/SCM/N/1/KEN/2 
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 & Suppl.3 
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, 2 & 3 
Nicaragua G/SCM/N/1/NIC/2 
Niger None 
Nigeria G/SCM/N/1/NGA/1 
Norway G/SCM/N/1/NOR/4 + Corr.1 
Oman  G/SCM/N/1/OMN/2 
Pakistan G/SCM/N/1/PAK/2 + Suppl.1 & 2 
Panama G/SCM/N/1/PAN/2 + Suppl.1 
Papua New Guinea None 
Paraguay G/SCM/N/1/PRY/2 + Corr.1 
Peru G/SCM/N/1/PER/2 + Suppl.1 
Philippines G/SCM/N/1/PHL/2 
Qatar G/SCM/N/1/QAT/1 G/L/937 
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  MEMBER/OBSERVER  NOTIFICATION PROVIDED  
Rwanda None 
Saint Kitts & Nevis None 
Saint Lucia G/SCM/N/1/LCA/1 
Saint Vincent & Grenadines None 
Kingdom of Saudi Arab ia G/SCM/N/1/SAU/1 
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 
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 + Suppl.1 
Tanzania None 
Thailand G/SCM/N/1/THA/4 + Corr.1 
Togo None 
Tonga  None  
Trinidad and Tobago G/SCM/N/1/TTO/1 + Suppl.1 
Tunisia G/SCM/N/1/TUN/2 
Turkey G/SCM/N/1/TUR/3 + Suppl.1, 2 & 3 + Corr.1 
Uganda G/SCM/N/1/UGA/2 
Ukraine G/SCM/N/1/UKR 
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, 7 
& 8 
Uruguay G/SCM/N/1/URY/1 + Suppl.1 
Venezuela G/SCM/N/1/VEN/1 + Suppl.1 & 2 
Viet Nam None 
Zambia G/SCM/N/1/ZMB/1 
Zimbabwe G/SCM/N/1/ZWE/2 + Suppl.1 
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  ANNEX E 
 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS OF CO UNTERVAILING DUTY ACTIONS,  
1 JULY 2009-30 JUNE 2010  
 
MEMBER 1 July-31 December 2009 
(G/SCM/N/203) 1 January-30 June 2010 
(G/SCM/N/212) 
Albania N N 
Angola None None 
Antigua and Barbuda None None 
Argentina None None 
Armenia N N 
Australia X X 
Bahrain None None 
Bangladesh None None 
Barbados OTN 
Belize None None 
Benin None None 
Bolivia None None 
Botswana OTN 
Brazil N N 
Brunei Darussalam N N 
Burkina Faso OTN 
Burundi OTN 
Cambodia None None 
Cameroon None None 
Canada X X 
Cap Verde None None 
Central African Republic None None 
Chad None None 
Chile N N 
China X X 
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 None 
Djibouti None None 
Dominica None None 
Dominican Republic N N 
European Union X X 
Ecuador  N N 
Egypt N N 
El Salvador N N 
Fiji None None 
Former Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia N N 
Gabon None None 
Gambia None None 
Georgia None None 
Ghana None None 
Grenada None None 
Guatemala N None 
Guinea None None 
Guinea-Bissau None None G/L/937 
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  MEMBER 1 July-31 December 2009 
(G/SCM/N/203) 1 January-30 June 2010 
(G/SCM/N/212) 
Guyana OTN 
Haiti None None 
Honduras N N 
Hong Kong, China OTN 
Iceland None None 
India X X 
Indonesia None None 
Israel N N 
Jamaica N N 
Japan N N 
Jordan N N 
Kenya None None 
Korea N N 
Kuwait None None 
Kyrgyz Republic None None 
Lesotho None None 
Liechtenstein OTN 
Macao, China OTN 
Madagascar None None 
Malawi None None 
Malaysia N N 
Maldives None None 
Mali None None 
Mauritania None None 
Mauritius None None 
Mexico N N 
Moldova N None 
Mongolia OTN 
Morocco N N 
Mozambique OTN 
Myanmar None None 
Namibia N N 
Nepal None None 
New Zealand X N 
Nicaragua None None 
Niger None None 
Nigeria None None 
Norway N N 
Oman  N None 
Pakistan None None 
Panama None None 
Papua New Guinea None None 
Paraguay None None 
Peru X X 
Philippines N N 
Qatar N None 
Rwanda None None 
Saint Kitts & Nevis OTN 
Saint Lucia None None 
Saint Vincent & Grenadines None None 
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia None None 
Senegal OTN 
Sierra Leone OTN 
Singapore None None 
Solomon Islands None None 
South Africa X N  G/L/937 
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  MEMBER 1 July-31 December 2009 
(G/SCM/N/203) 1 January-30 June 2010 
(G/SCM/N/212) 
Sri Lanka OTN 
Suriname OTN 
Swaziland None None 
Switzerland OTN 
Chinese Taipei N N 
Tanzania None None 
Thailand N N 
Togo None None 
Tonga  None None 
Trinidad and Tobago N N 
Tunisia None None 
Turkey N N 
Uganda None None 
Ukraine N N 
United Arab Emirates None None 
United States X X 
Uruguay None None 
Venezuela N N 
Viet Nam None 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. 
OTN= One time notification. 
  
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Summary of Countervailing Duty Action s and Measures as  reported in  
documents G/SCM/N/203/...  and G/SCM/N/212/... 
(1 July 2009-30 June 2010) 
as of 28 October 2010  
 
Initiations Provisional Measures 
(negative preliminary determinations and 
affirmative preliminary determinations where no 
measures imposed are 
not included) Definitive Duties (negative determinations not 
included) Price Undertakings Revoca- 
tions 
notified1 Measures in force 
on 30 June 2010 
(definitive duties 
and price 
undertakings)2 
Total Countries3 involved Total Countries3 involved Total Countries3 involved Total Countries3 
involved   
 
 AUSTRALIA             
1 US (1)   1 CHN (1)   0    0  0 1 
 
 BRAZIL              
0    0    0    0  1 1 
 
 CANADA              
1 CHN (1)   1 CHN (1)   1 CHN (1)   0  2 9 
 
 CHINA              
2 US (2)   2 US (2)   1 US (1)   0  0 1 
 
 COSTA RICA              
0    0    0    0  1 0 
 
 EUROPEAN UNION          0    
8 CHN (1) 
IND (2) IRN (1) MYS (1) 
PAK (1) 
THA (1) ARE (1)   3 IRN (1) 
PAK (1) 
ARE (1)   1 US (1)     0 8 
 
 INDIA              
0    0    0    0    
 
 MEXICO              
0    0    0    0  0 1  
 
                                                      
1 Includes measures notified as ha ving been fully or partially revoked, and as having lapsed.   
2 Certain of the measures in force were notified as having been fully or partially suspended.   
3 "Countries" refers in all cases to countries or customs territo ries.  A list of the abbreviations used in this table can be fo und following the table.  
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(negative preliminary determinations and 
affirmative preliminary determinations where no 
measures imposed are 
not included) Definitive Duties (negative determinations not 
included) Price Undertakings Revoca- 
tions 
notified1 Measures in force 
on 30 June 2010 
(definitive duties 
and price 
undertakings)2 
Total Countries3 involved Total Countries3 involved Total Countries3 involved Total Countries3 
involved   
 NEW ZEALAND             
0    0    0    0  1 0 
 
 PERU              
2 EU (1) 
US (1)   1 US (1)   0    0  0 0 
 
 SOUTH AFRICA             
0    0    0    0  0 1 
 
 TURKEY             
0    0    0    0  0 1 
 
 UNITED STATES              
10 CHN (9) 
IDN (1)   14 ARG (1) 
CHN (10) 
IDN (1) 
KOR (1) 
VNM (1)   5 CHN (3) 
IND (1) 
VNM (1)   0  0 43 
 
 VENEZUELA              
0    0        0  1 0 
 
    
 
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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS USED IN ANNEX F  
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 BDI 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 EU EUROPEAN UNION 
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 
GIN GUINEA 
GNB 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 
ROU ROMANIA 
RUS RUSSIAN FEDERATION RWA RWANDA 
KNA SAINT KITTS AND      
NEVIS 
LCA SAINT LUCIA 
VCT SAINT VINCENT AND 
THE GRENADINES 
WSM SAMOA 
STP SAO TOME AND 
PRINCIPE 
SAU KINGDOM OF SAUDI 
ARABIA 
SEN SENEGAL SRB 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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