WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/ADP/N/216/DOM 
15 September 2011 
 (11-4449) 
Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices Original:   Spanish 
  
 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT UNDER ARTICLE 16.4 
OF THE AGREEMENT 
 
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 
 
 
 Reproduced herewith is the semi-annual repor t from the Dominican Republic for the period 
1 January to 30 June 2011. 
 
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  G/ADP/N/216/DOM 
Page 2 Reporting Member:  DOMINICAN REPUBLIC1 
 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF ANTI-DUMPING ACTIONS2 
 
For the period 1 January to 30 June 2011 
 
Original investigations 
 
Country or 
Customs 
territory Product Initiation Provisional 
measures and 
preliminary 
determinations Final measures No final 
measures/ 
termination Other Trade data (from published report(s)) Basis for normal 
value determination Definitive duty  Price 
undertaking
Description; 
HS 6-digit category 
covering investigated 
product3; 
ID number; 
(*) if investigation 
of >1 country Date;  period of 
investigation 
(D-dumping; 
I-injury) Date of duties; 
range of individual 
dumping margins;
"other" rates; 
[range of applied 
rates if different, 
reason] Date of duties;
range of 
individual 
dumping 
margins;  "other" 
rates;  [range of 
applied rates if 
different, reason]Date of 
application;
range of 
individual 
dumping 
margins or 
minimum 
prices Date; 
reason Date; 
explanationImport volume or value 
(units/currency); 
product coverage; 
period, if different from 
cols. 2/3 Import volume as 
% of apparent 
domestic 
consumption or as 
% of total imports Codes for all bases 
used in proceeding 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 
Turkey Steel rods and bars 
for concrete 
reinforcement 7214.20.00; 
7214.10.00; 
7213.20.90 ID:  CDC-RD/AD/ 
2010-008 23.7.2010 
D:  6-12/2009; 
I:  1/2007-12/2009; 
I PR:  1-6/2010- 
I PC:  1-6/2009 P:17.11.2010 
C:17.11.2010 
F:17.3.2011 
18% P:6.6.2011 
C:13.6.2011 
F:13.6.2016 
14% N/A   111 tonnes (2008) 
15,104.27 tonnes (2009)
7,108.11 tonnes 
(PR:  1-6/2010)  MB* 
ANV/WP 
 
                                                      
1 Comisión Reguladora de Prácticas Desleales en el Comercio y sobre Medidas de Salvaguardias  (Commission for the Regulation of Unfair Trade Practices and 
Safeguard Measures of the Dominican Republic).  Website address where published reports on investigations are available:  http://www.cdc.gob.do/sobredumping.html . 
2 All terms and column headings used in this format have the meanings assigned to them in the instructions. 
3 For reference purposes only.   
   G/ADP/N/216/DOM
 Page 3Reviews/Other subsequent proceedings 
 
Country or 
Customs 
territory Product Initiation Preliminary 
results/ 
determination  Final results 
Revocation 
of measures Other 
(e.g. procedures 
not affecting the 
duty level) Trade data (if available from 
published report(s) 
on proceeding) Basis for normal 
value 
determination Definitive 
duty  Price 
undertaking 
Description; 
HS 6-digit category 
covering investigated 
product3; 
ID number; 
(*) if investigation 
of >1 country Date;  type of 
review or 
procedure (code); 
period covered Effective date;  range 
of individual 
dumping margins; 
"other" rates; 
[range of applied 
rates if different, 
reason] Effective date;  
range of 
individual 
dumping 
margins; 
"other" rates;
[range of 
applied rates if 
different, 
reason] Effective date;  
range of 
individual 
dumping margins 
or minimum 
prices;  or other 
outcome (code) Date; 
reason Date; 
explanation Import volume or 
value (units/ 
currency); 
product coverage;  
period, if 
different from 
cols. 2/3 Import volume as 
% of apparent 
domestic 
consumption or 
as % of total 
imports Codes for all 
bases used in 
proceeding 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 
 
CF - Information not provided for reasons of confidentiality 
n.a. - Not available 
N/A - Not applicable 
PR - Most recent period PC - Comparable period 
LDR - Lesser duty 
SNR - Sunset review 
EXP - Measure expire d without review 
HMP - Home market price 
TMP - Third country price 
CV - Constructed value 
MB - Weighted average price calculated on the basis of the domes tic market price of the product under investigation in Turkey a t ex-factory level published weekly by the 
Metal Bulletin magazine 
P - Publication date 
C - Date of commencement of duty collection 
F - End of preliminary measures 
ANV/WP - Average normal value/Weighted price 
 G/ADP/N/216/DOM 
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  ANNEXES 
 
DEFINITIVE ANTI-DUMPING  MEASURES IN FORCE 
AS AT 30 JUNE 2011 
 
Country/ 
Customs territory  Product; 
investigation 
ID number  Measure(s) Date of original 
imposition; publication 
reference(s) Date(s) of 
extension;  
publication 
reference(s) 
Turkey Steel rods and bars for 
concrete reinforcement 7214.20.00; 
7214.10.00; 
7213.20.90 ID:  CDC-RD/AD/ 
2010-008 Definitive 
anti-dumping duties 
of fourteen per cent 
(14%) ad valorem  at 
ex-factory level Start:  13.6.2011 
Publication:  
6.6.2011 N/A 
 
 
REFUND REQUESTS UNDER ARTI CLE 9.3 DURING THE PERIOD 
1 JANUARY TO 30 JUNE 2011 
 
Country/ 
Customs 
territory  Product;  investigation 
ID number  Original effective 
date;  date of most 
recent extension Number of refund 
requests received Number of refund 
reviews 
commenced, 
completed 
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 
 
 
TERMINATION OF MEASURES DURING THE PERIOD 
1 JANUARY TO 30 JUNE 2011 
 
Country/ 
Customs 
territory  Product; 
investigation 
ID number  Date of 
termination Reason for 
termination 
N/A N/A N/A N/A 
 
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