WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SCM/N/144/USA 
5 September 2006 
 (06-4268) 
Committee on Subsidies and 
Countervailing Measures Original:   English 
 
 
 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT UNDER ARTICLE 25.11 
OF THE AGREEMENT  
 
UNITED STATES 
 
  Reproduced herewith is the semi-annual report for the period 1 January-30 June 2006 from 
the United States
. 
  
  G/SCM/N/144/USA 
Page 2 Reporting Member:  UNITED STATES 
 
COUNTERVAILING ACTIVITIY 
 
For the Period 1 January-30 June 2006  
 
 
Country 
or 
Customs 
Territory Product Initiation Provisional  
Measures Final Measures  
 
     Definitive              Price 
        Duty             Undertaking No Final Measures  
 
       No                No             Case                 Subsidization    Injury     Withdrawn             Other     Trade 
Volume Subsidized 
Imports as 
% of  
Domestic 
Consumption Volume of 
Trade 
Investigated 
(of Exporting 
Country) 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 111 121 13 
  Date Date; 
Amount of 
Subsidization 
(ad valorem)  Date;  
Amount of 
Subsidization 
(ad valorem)  Date; 
Amount of 
Benchmark Date Date Date Date; 
Result  
Argentina Honey  
(R 01/05-12/05) 01.02.06       28.03.06 
Review 
Recsinded NA NA NA 
Brazil Certain Hot-Rolled Flat-
Rolled Carbon Quality Steel Products  
(R 01/04-12/04) 25.10.05       16.02.06 
Review 
Rescinded NA NA 4 Firms 
Pure & Alloy 
Magnesium 
(R 01/04-12/04) 28.09.05        NA NA 2 Firms 
Canada Softwood Lumber 
(certain) (R 04/04-03/05) 30.06.05 12.06.06 
11.23%       NA NA All Firms 
Low Enriched Uranium 
(R 01/04-12/04) 23.03.05 15.02.06 
5.06%       NA NA 1 Firm 
France Corrosion-Resistant 
Carbon Steel Flat Products  
(R 01/04-12/04) 28.09.05        NA NA 2 Firms 
Low Enriched Uranium 
(R 01/04-12/04) 23.03.05 28.02.06 
0.00%      28.02.06 
Intent to Revoke 
the Order NA NA 1 Firm 
Germany 
Low Enriched Uranium 
(R 01/05-12/05) 05.04.06        NA NA 1 Firm  
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 111 121 13 
Certain Hot-Rolled 
Carbon Steel Flat 
Products (R 01/04-12/04) 31.01.05 10.01.06 
3.52% 17.05.06 
4.56%      NA NA 1 Firm 
Certain Hot-Rolled 
Carbon Steel Flat 
Products 
(R 01/05-12/05) 01.02.06  
      28.03.06 
Intent to Rescind 
Review NA NA 1 Firm 
Certain Lined Paper 
Products (04/04-03/05) 07.10.05 15.02.06 
2.20-7.17%       NA NA 3 Firms 
Polyethylene 
Terephthalate (PET) 
Film (R 01/03-12/03) 30.08.04 10.08.05 
7.67-17.69% 13.02.06 
9.24-15.07%     10.08.05 
Rescission in Part NA NA 7 Firms India 
Polyethylene 
Terephthalate (PET) 
Film 
(R 01/04-12/04) 29.08.05        NA NA 3 Firms 
Indonesia Certain Lined Paper 
Products (01/04-12/04) 07.10.05 13.02.06 
33.31%       NA NA 1 Firm 
In-Shell Raw Pistachios 
(R 01/04-12/04) 22.04.05 22.02.06 
71.10% 29.06.06 
71.10%      NA NA 1 Firm 
Certain In-Shell 
Roasted Pistachios (R 01/03-12/03) 19.11.04 07.11.05 
0.00% 12.05.06 
0.00%      NA NA 1 Firm 
Iran 
Certain In-Shell 
Roasted Pistachios (R 01/04-12/04) 01.12.05        NA NA 1 Firm 
Italy Certain Pasta 
(R 1/04-12/04) 29.08.05 06.04.06 
0.00-0.20% 26.06.06 
0.00-0.20%     13.10.05 
Partial Rescission 
of Review (1) 
26.10.05 
Partial Rescission 
of Review (1) 
16.11.05 
Partial Rescission 
of Review (1) 
06.04.06 
Intent to Revoke 
in Part 
26.06.06 
Partial 
Revocation 
(1) NA NA 6 Firms  
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 111 121 13 
Stainless Steel Plate in 
Coils (CR) 04.01.06 14.02.06 28.03.06     28.03.06 
Order Revoked NA NA NA 
Italy (cont'd) Stainless Steel Sheet 
and Strip in Coils (CR) 04.01.06 14.02.06 28.03.06     28.03.06 
Order Revoked NA NA NA 
Certain Cut-to-Length 
Carbon Quality Steel Plate 
(R 01/04-12/04) 23.03.05 07.03.06 
0.05%       NA NA 1 Firm 
Certain Cut-to-Length 
Carbon Quality Steel 
Plate (R 01/05-12/05) 05.04.06        NA NA 1 Firm 
Corrosion-Resistant 
Carbon Steel Flat 
Products  
(R 01/04-12/04) 28.09.05        NA NA 2 Firms 
Dynamic Random 
Access Memory  Semiconductors (R 04/03-12/03) 22.09.04 15.09.05 
60.74% 21.03.06 
58.22% 
11.04.06 
58.11% 
(4)      NA NA 1 Firm 
Dynamic Random 
Access Memory  
Semiconductors (R 01/04-12/04) 28.09.05        NA NA 1 Firm 
Stainless Steel Sheet 
and Strip in Coils 
(R 01/04-12/04) 28.09.05        NA NA 1 Firm Korea, 
Republic of 
Stainless Steel Sheet 
and Strip in Coils 
(CR) 30.06.06           
Low Enriched Uranium 
(R 01/04-12/04) 23.03.05 28.02.06 
0.00%      28.02.06 
Intent to Revoke 
the Order NA NA 1 Firm 
Netherlands 
Low Enriched Uranium 
(R 01/05-12/05) 05.04.06        NA NA 1 Firm 
Turkey Certain Welded Carbon 
Steel Standard Pipe (R 01/04-12/04) 22.04.05 06.04.06 
0.27%       NA NA 1 Firm  
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 111 121 13 
Certain Welded Carbon 
Steel Standard Pipe (NS 01/05-12/05) 02.05.06        NA NA 1 Firm 
Certain Welded Carbon 
Steel Standard Pipe (R 01/05-12/05) 28.04.06        NA NA 1 Firms Turkey 
(cont'd) 
Pasta  
(R 01/04-12/04) 29.08.05 09.06.06 
0.00%       NA NA 1 Firm 
Low Enriched Uranium 
(R 01/04-12/04) 23.03.05 28.02.06 
0.00%      28.02.06 
Intent to Revoke 
the Order NA NA 1 Firm 
United 
Kingdom 
Low Enriched Uranium 
(R 01/05-12/05) 05.04.06        NA NA 1 Firm 
 
Table Notes  
1  Figures in columns 11 and 12 refer to the 12-month period pr ior to and including the initiatio n month, unless otherwise spec ified. 
2 Denotes date and amount of Amended  Preliminary Determination due to clerical or ministerial error. 
3 Denotes date and amount of Amended  Final Determination due to court remand. 
4 Denotes date and amount of Amended  Final Determination due to clerical or ministerial error. 
5 Denotes cumulation  of imports with other countri es investigated simultaneously 
6 Denotes date and amount of Amended  Final Determination due to settlement. 
 
Abbreviations/Symbols  
(R- y) Denotes review - review period  
(C- y) Denotes circumvention inquiry - review period  
(CR) Denotes changed circumstances review 
(NR- y) Denotes new shipper review - review period  
(SR) Denotes review of suspension agreement 
(ER) Denotes expedited review 
CL Information not provided fo r reasons of confidentiality 
NS Denotes No Shipments during period 
n/a Statistic not available or not collected 
 *  Indicates existence of conc urrent antidumping investigation 
 
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  COUNTERVAILING ORDERS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT 
As of 30 June 2006 
 
Country/Customs 
Territory Product Effective Date 
Honey 10.12.01 Argentina Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products 11.09.01 
Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate 17.08.93 
Belgium 
 Stainless Steel Plate In Coils 11.05.99 
Amended: 
11.03.03 
Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod 22.10.02 
Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate 17.08.93 
Hot-Rolled, Flat-Rolled Carbon Quality Steel Products 26.09.04 Brazil 
Iron Construction Castings 15.05.86 
Pure and Alloy Magnesium 31.08.92 Canada Softwood Lumber 22.05.02 
Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Products 17.08.93 France 
 Low Enriched Uranium 13.02.02 
Germany Low Enriched Uranium 13.02.02 
Hungary Sulfanilic Acid 08.11.02 
Carbazole Violet Pigment 23 29.12.04 
Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Quality Steel Plate 10.02.00 
Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products 03.12.01 
Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip (PET Film) 01.07.02 
Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand 04.02.04 India 
Sulfanilic Acid 02.03.93 
Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Quality Steel 10.02.00 Indonesia Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products 03.12.01 
In-Shell Pistachio Nuts 11.03.86 Iran 
 Roasted In-Shell Pistachios 07.10.86 
Certain Pasta 24.07.96 
Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Quality Steel Plate 10.02.00 
Oil Country Tubular Goods 10.08.95 Italy 
 
Stainless Steel Bar 08.03.02 
Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Quality Steel Plate 10.02.00 
Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products 17.08.93 
Stainless Steel Sheet & St rip in Coils 06.08.99 
Dynamic Random Access Memory Semiconductors 11.08.03 Korea, Republic of 
 
Top-of-the-Stove Stainless Steel Cooking Ware 20.01.87 
Mexico Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate 17.08.93 
Netherlands Low Enriched Uranium 13.02.02 
Norway Fresh & Chilled Atlantic Salmon 12.04.91 
Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products 03.12.01 
South Africa Stainless Steel Plate In Coils 11.05.99 
Amended: 
11.03.03   G/SCM/N/144/USA 
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  Country/Customs 
Territory Product Effective Date 
Spain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate 17.08.93 
Sweden Cut-to-Length Carb on Steel Plate 17.08.93 
Thailand Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products 03.12.01 
Certain Pasta 24.07.96 Turkey 
 Welded Carbon Steel Pipe & Tube 07.03.86 
Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate 17.08.93 United Kingdom Low Enriched Uranium 13.02.02 
 
 
SUSPENSION AGREEMENTS  
As of 30 June 2006  
 
Country/Customs 
Territory Product Effective Date 
None None Note 
 
 
SUNSET REVIEWS OF COUNTERVAILING DUTY ORDERS 
For the Period of 1 January-30 June 2006 
 
Country/Customs 
Territory Product Order Date Result of 
Review Effective 
Date 
Norway Fresh and Chilled Atlantic Salmon 12.04.91 Continuation 13.02.06 
Italy Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel (FR 
Publication Date is 28 March 2006)  12.08.94 Revocation 14.03.06 
France Brass Sheet and Strip (FR Publication 
Date is 2 March 2006)  06.03.87 Revocation 02.03.06 
Korea, Republic of Structural Steel Beams (FR 
Publication Date is 28 March 2006)  14.08.00 Revocation 14.08.05 
India Sulfanilic Acid 02.03.93 Continuation 11.05.06 
Brazil Brass Sheet and Strip (FR Publication 
Date is 30 March 2006)  08.01.87 Revocation 01.05.05 
 
 
COUNTERVAILING DUTY ORDERS REVOKED 
For the Period of 1 January-30 June 2006 
 
 
Country/Customs 
Territory Product Order Date Effective Date 
Canada Hard Red Spring Wheat 23.10.03 16.02.06 
France Brass Sheet and Strip (FR Publication 
Date is 2 March 2006)  06.03.87 02.03.06 
Italy Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel (FR 
Publication Date is 28 March 2006)  12.08.94 14.03.06 
Italy Stainless Steel Sheet and St rip in Coils 06.08.99 28.03.06 
Italy Stainless Steel Plate in Coils 11.05.99 
Amended: 
11.03.03 28.03.06 G/SCM/N/144/USA 
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  Country/Customs 
Territory Product Order Date Effective Date 
Korea, Republic of Structural Steel Beams (FR Publication 
Date is 28 March 2006)  14.08.00 14.08.05 
Brazil Brass Sheet and Strip (FR Publication 
Date is 30 March 2006)  08.01.87 01.05.05 
 
 
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