WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/L/906 
26 October 2009 
 (09-5347) 
 
 
REPORT (2009) 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/869), that is, 
29 October 2008 to 20 October 2009.  During this  period, the Committee held two regular and two 
special meetings, on 7 May and 20 October 2009.  Pu rsuant to the Committee'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 three informal meetings, on 23 March, 3 July and 
5 October 2009. 
2. As of the beginning of the review period, Mr. Jun Kazeki (Japan) was Chair.  At the regular 
meeting held on 7 May 2009, the Committee elected Mr. Raimondas Alisauskas (Lithuania) as Chair 
and Mr. Adrian Daniel Serra (Argentina) as Vice Chair.   
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 unde r review, the PGE had five members, 
Mr. Asger Petersen;  Dr. Chang-fa Lo;  Dr. Manzoor Ahmad;  Mr. Zhang Yuqing and 
Mr. Jeffrey A. May.  The term of Mr. Petersen e nded in Spring 2009 and the Committee, at its regular 
meeting on 7 May 2009, elected Mr. Gérard Depayre 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 20 October 2009, 261 Members had submitted such notifications.  
In addition, 5 Members had notified that they did not maintain any subsidies notifiable pursuant to 
                                                      
1 The European Communities is counted as one Member.   G/L/906 
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  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.   
7. The Committee decided at its special meeting of  7 May 2009 that the procedures adopted in 
April 2005 for the review of the 2005 new and full no tifications (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 
meeting held on 20 October 2009, reviewed the 2009 new and full subsidy notifications of Cuba;  
Macao, China;  Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago. 
8. 2007 new and full notifications:   As of 20 October 2009, 353 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, 7 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 meetings held on 7 May and 20 October 2009, the Committee reviewed the 
2007 full and subsidy notifi cations of Argentina;  Chile;  the European Communities;  Honduras;  
Jamaica;  Japan;  Korea;  Macao, China;  Paraguay;  Singapore and Trinidad and Tobago. 
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 20 October 2009, pursuant to Article 32. 6 of the Agreement and in accordance with a 
decision by the Committee, 90
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).  35 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 7 May and 20 October 2009, the Committee reviewed 
notifications regarding countervaili ng duty legislation of Albania;  Argentina;  Bahrain;  Brazil; 
Dominican Republic;  Egypt;  El Salvador;  H onduras;  Kenya;  Norway;  Panama;  Peru;  
Saudi Arabia;  Ukraine and the United States.  Written questions 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 Communities is counted as one Member.    
4 The European Communities is count ed as one Member.  These 90  notifications do not include 
notifications submitted by Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary , Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, 
Romania, the Slovak Republic and Slovenia before th ese Members acceded to the European Communities.    G/L/906 
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  VII. SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS ON COUNTERVAILING ACTIONS 
15. Notifications for 1 July-31 December 2008:   As of 20 October 2009, 9 Members had notified 
countervailing actions taken duri ng the period 1 July-31 December 2008.  42 Members had notified 
the Committee that they had not taken any counterv ailing action during this period.  75 Members had 
not submitted a notification.  These semi-annual reports were circulated in document series 
G/SCM/N/185.  The status of semi-annual reports is set out in Annex E to this Report.   
16. Notifications for 1 January-30 June 2009:   As of 20 October 2009, 11 Members had notified 
countervailing actions taken during the period 1 January-30 June 2009.   26 Members had notified the 
Committee that they had not taken any countervailin g action during this period.  90 Members had not 
submitted a notification.  These semi-annual re ports were circulated in document series 
G/SCM/N/195.  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 2008 to 30 June 2009 and measures in force as of 30 June 2009 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.  During the review period, the Committee received reports of preliminary and final count ervailing actions from Australia;  Canada;  the 
European Communities;  Japan;  Mexico;  Sout h Africa;  Turkey and the United States.  
(G/SCM/N/183-184, 187-191, 193-194,  196-197 and 199).  The Committee reviewed these reports of 
preliminary and final actions at its regul ar meetings in May and October 2009.   
IX. TRANSITIONAL REVIEW OF CHINA 
19. In accordance with Paragraph 18 of the Protoc ol of Accession of the People's Republic of 
China to the WTO (WT/L/432), the Committee reviewed  China's implementation of the Agreement at 
its regular meeting held on 20 October 2009.  The Co mmittee agreed that its report to the Council for 
Trade in Goods would be prepared by the Chair on his own responsibility, and would take the form of 
a brief factual report, with references to the docum ents concerned, and attaching the portion of the 
minutes of the meeting which relate to the transitional review. 
X. CONTINUATION OF EXTENSIONS UNDER ARTICLE 27.4 OF THE AGREEMENT 
OF THE TRANSITION PERIOD FOR THE ELIMINATION OF EXPORT 
SUBSIDIES 
20. A General Council Decision adopted on 27 Ju ly 2007 (WTL/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.  At its 
regular meeting of 20 October 2009, the Committee  conducted a review of the transparency and 
standstill requirements contained in this Decision and agreed to continue for calendar year 2010 
the extensions of the transition period that the Committee had previously granted for calendar 
years 2003-2009.
5 
                                                      
5 The Committee decisions continuing the extensions of the transition period for calendar year 2010 
may be found in the following documents:  Antigua & Barbuda (G/SCM/50/Add.7-51/Add.7);  Barbados (G/SCM/52/Add.7-56/Add.7);  Belize (G/SCM/57/Add.7-60/Add.7);  Costa Rica (G/SCM/61/Add.7-62/Add.7);  G/L/906 
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  XI. OTHER ISSUES DISCUSSED DURING THE PERIOD UNDER REVIEW 
21. At the informal meetings on 23 March, 3 July  and 5 October and the regular meetings on  
7 May and 20 October 2009, the Committee discussed  the proposed changes to the standard format
6 
for semi-annual reports and the minimum information to be provided in reports under Article 25.11 of 
the SCM Agreement on all preliminary or final countervailing actions7.  At the regular meeting on 
20 October, the Committee adopted these proposed new notification formats.8 
22. On 23 March 2009, the Committee held an inform al meeting, pursuant to a request of the 
Chairman of the Trade Policy Review Body ("TPR B"), to discuss "ways to improve the timeliness 
and completeness of notifications and other informat ion flows on trade measures" in the context of the 
SCM Agreement.  After the informal consultati ons held on 23 March 2009, the Chairperson sent a 
note to the Chairman of the TPRB on the progress made.  In this context, the Chairperson circulated 
document G/SCM/W/546 dated 28 April 2009, summar izing the notification obligations under the 
SCM Agreement and showing the level of compliance with such obligations.  On 31 March 2009, the 
Chairperson also sent reminder letters to the 87 Members that had not yet submitted their 2007 new 
and full subsidy notifications.  The Committee conti nued its discussions on this matter at the regular 
meetings on 7 May and 20 October and the informal  meetings on 3 July and 5 October 2009.  As a 
result of these discussions, the Chairperson made  some improvements to the format of the 
Committee's annual report. 
23. The Committee discussed South Africa's motor vehicle development scheme under "other 
business" at its special meeting on 7 May 2009 and ag ain at its special meeting on 20 October 2009.  
Under "other business" at the regular meeting on 20 October 2009, the delegations of the 
United States and Japan discussed alleged governme nt support by Japan and Chinese Taipei to a 
Japanese semi-conductor enterprise. 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Dominica (G/SCM/63/Add.7);  Dominican Republic (G/SCM/64/Add.7);  El Salvador (G/SCM/65/Add.7);  
Fiji (G/SCM/66/Add.7-68/Add.7);  Grenada (G/SCM/69/Add.7-71/Add.7); Guatemala (G/SCM/72/Add.7-74/Add.7);  Jamaica (G/SCM/75/Add.7-78/Add.7);  Jord an (G/SCM/79/Add.7);  Ma uritius (G/SCM/83/Add.7);  
Panama (G/SCM/84/Add.7-85/Add.7);  Papua New Guinea (G/SCM/86/Add.7);  St. Lucia (G/SCM/87/Add.7-
89/Add.7);  St. Kitts and Nevis (G/SCM/90/Add.7);  St . Vincent and the Grenadines (G/SCM/91/Add.7) and 
Uruguay (G/SCM/92/Add.7). 
6 G/SCM/2. 
7 G/SCM/3. 
8 The new notification formats were circulated in document G/SCM/W/549 dated 12 October 2009.  G/L/906 
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  ANNEX A 
2009 NEW AND FULL SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS (G/SCM/N/186/...) 
as at 20 October 2009 
Member  Member  Member  Member  
Albania None Cyprus X Hondur as X Papua New Guinea None 
Angola None Czech Republic X Hong Kong, China X Paraguay None 
Antigua & Barbuda X Denmark X Iceland None Peru None 
Argentina X Estonia X Indi a None Philippines None 
Armenia None Finland X I ndonesia None Qatar None 
Australia X France X Israel None Rwanda None 
Bahrain None Germany X Jamaic a X St. Kitts & Nevis None 
Bangladesh None Greece X Japan X St. Lucia X 
Barbados X Hungary X Jordan X St. Vincent & Grenadines None 
Belize None Ireland X Keny a None Saudi Arabia None 
Benin None Italy X Korea None Senegal None 
Bolivia None Latvia X Kuwa it None Sierra Leone None 
Botswana None Lithuania X Kyrgyz  Republic None Singapore None 
Brazil None Luxembourg X Lesotho None Solomon Islands None 
Brunei Darussalam None Malta X Liech tenstein N South Africa None 
Burkina Faso None Netherlands X Macao, China X Sri Lanka None 
Burundi None Poland X Madagascar None 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 None 
Chad None Sweden X Mauritius X Togo  None 
Chile X United Kingdom X Mexico None Tonga None 
China None Ecuador None Moldova None Trinidad & Tobago N 
Colombia None Egypt None M ongolia None Tunisia  None  
Congo None El Salvador X Mo rocco None Turkey  None 
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 Nepa l None United States None 
Cuba N Georgia None New Zealand X Uruguay None 
Djibouti None Ghana None Nica ragua None Venezuela None 
Dominica None Grenada X Niger None Viet Nam None 
Dominican Rep. X Guatemala X Nigeria None Zambia None 
European Communities X Guinea Bissa u 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. 
"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. G/L/906 
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  ANNEX B 
2007 NEW AND FULL SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS (G/SCM/N/155/...) 
as at 20 October 2009 
Member  Member  Member  Member  
Albania X Cyprus X Honduras X Papua New Guinea None 
Angola None Czech Republic X H ong Kong, China X Paraguay N 
Antigua & Barbuda X Denmark X Iceland None Peru None 
Argentina X Estonia X Indi a None Philippines None 
Armenia N Finland X I ndonesia 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 Saudi Arabia None. 
Benin None Italy X Korea X Senegal None 
Bolivia None Latvia X Kuwa it None Sierra Leone None 
Botswana None Lithuania X Kyrg yz Republic None Singapore N 
Brazil X Luxembourg X Lesotho None Solomon Islands None 
Brunei Darussalam None Malta X Liechte nstein 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 Ma laysia None Switzerland X 
Canada X Slovak Republic X Maldives None Chinese Taipei X 
Cap Verde n.a. Slovenia X Mali None Tanzania  None 
Central African Rep. None Spai n 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 None 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 Nica ragua None Venezuela None 
Dominica X Grenada X Niger None Viet Nam None 
Dominican Rep. X Guatemala X Nigeria N Zambia None 
European Communities  X Guinea Bissa u 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. 
"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. 
  G/L/906 
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  ANNEX C 
PERIODS COVERED BY THE MOST RECENT SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS BY MEMBERS  
Member  Member  Member  Member  
Albania 2007 Cyprus 2007-2008 Honduras 2008 Papua New Guinea 2001-2002 
Angola None Czech Re public 2007-2008 Hong Kong, 
China 04/08-03/09 Paraguay 2005-2006 
Antigua & Barbuda 2008 Denmark 2007-2008 Iceland 2004 Peru 1994 
Argentina 2007 Estonia 2007-2008 India 2000 Philippines 1996 
Armenia 2005-2006 Finland 2007-2008 Indonesia 1995 Qatar 2005-2006 
Australia 07/07-06/09 France 2007- 2008 Israel 2003-2004 Rwanda None 
Bahrain 1999 Germany 2007-2008 Jama ica 2008 St. Kitts & Nevis 2007 
Bangladesh None Greece 2007-2008 Japan 04/07-03/08 St. Lucia 2008 
Barbados 2008 Hungary 2007-2008 Jordan 2008 St. Vincent & 
Grenadines 07/06-06/07 
Belize 07/06-06/07 Ireland 2007-2008 Ke nya None Saudi Arabia None 
Benin 1997 Italy 2007-2008 Korea 2005-2006 Senegal 1995-1997 
Bolivia 2000-2002 Latvia 2007-2008 Kuwa it None Sierra Leone None 
Botswana 94 Lithuania 2007-2008 Kyrgyz  Republic None Singapore 2005-2006 
Brazil 2005-2006 Luxembourg 2007-2008 Lesotho None Solomon Islands None 
Brunei Darussalam 1995 Malta 2007-2008 Liechtenstein 2007-2008 South Africa 2001-2002 
Burkina Faso 1996 Netherlands 2007-2008 Macao, China 2008 Sri Lanka None 
Burundi  2000 Poland 2007-2008 Madagascar 2001-2002 Suriname 2007-2008 
Cambodia None Portugal 2007-2008 Malawi 2007-2008 Swaziland 2003-2004 
Cameroon 1995 Romania 2007-2008 Malaysia 01/07-31/09 Switzerland 2007-2008 
Canada 2006-2008 Slovak Republic 2007-2008 Mald ives None Chinese Taipei 2005-2007 
Cape Verde None Slovenia 2007-2008 Mali 2000 Tanzania None 
Central African Rep. None Spain 2007-2008 Mauritania None Thailand 2005-2006 
Chad None Sweden 2007-2008 Mauritius 2008 Togo  None 
Chile 2005-06/08 United Kingdom 2007-2008 Mexico 1996-1998 Tonga None 
China 2001-2004 Ecuador 1997 Mol dova None Trinidad & Tobago 2007-2008 
Colombia 2004 Egypt 1997 Mongolia 2001-2002 Tunisia  2001-2003 
Congo None El Salvador 2008 Morocco 2001-2002 Turkey  2006-2007 
Congo, Dem. Rep. None Fiji 2003- 2004 Mozambique None Uganda 2003-2004 
Costa Rica 2008 FYR of 
Macedonia None Myanmar 2001-2002 Ukraine 2008 
Côte d'Ivoire 1996 Gabon None Namibia 1999-2000 United Arab 
Emirates 1996 
Croatia 2001 Gambia 1998 Nepal None United States 2004-2006 
Cuba 2007-2008 Georgia 2003-2004 New Ze aland 2007-2008 Uruguay 07/04-06/05 
Djibouti None Ghana 2001-2002 Nicaragua 1994 Venezuela 1995-1996 
Dominica 2006-06/08 Grenada 2008 Ni ger None Viet Nam None 
Dominican Rep. 2008 Guatemala 2008 Nigeria 2005-2006 Zambia 2001-2002 
European 
Communities  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 None 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/906 
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  ANNEX D 
 
COUNTERVAILING DUTY LEGISLATION NOTIFICATIONS 
as at 20 October 2009 
 
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/SC M/N/1/ARM/1 
Australia G/SCM/N/1/AUS/2 + Suppl.1 
Bahrain G/SCM/N/1/BHR 
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 & Suppl.2 
Brunei Darussalam G/SCM/N/1/BRN/1 
Burkina Faso None 
Burundi G/SCM/N/1/BUR/1 
Cambodia None 
Cameroon None 
Canada G/SCM/N/1/CAN/4 
Cap 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/3 
Côte d'Ivoire None 
Croatia G/SCM/N/1/HRV/2 
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 Communities 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 None 
Gambia None 
                                                      
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 Repub lic, Estonia, Hungary, 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/906 
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  MEMBER/OBSERVER  NOTIFICATION PROVIDED  
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 None 
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 & 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+ Corr.1 & 
Suppl.2 & 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/SC M/N/1/NGA/1 
Norway G/SCM/N/1/NOR/4 
Oman  G/SCM/N/1/OMN/1 
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 
Rwanda None 
Saint Kitts & Nevis None 
Saint Lucia G/ SCM/N/1/LCA/1 G/L/906 
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  MEMBER/OBSERVER  NOTIFICATION PROVIDED  
Saint Vincent & Grenadines None 
Saudi Arabia 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/SC M/N/1/TUN/2 
Turkey G/SCM/N/1/TUR/3 + Suppl.1, 2 & 3 + Corr.1 
Uganda G/SC M/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 2008-30 JUNE 2009  
 
MEMBER 1 July-31 December 2008 
(G/SCM/N/185) 1 January-30 June 2009 
(G/SCM/N/195) 
Albania N N 
Angola None None 
Antigua and Barbuda None None 
Argentina N None 
Armenia None None 
Australia X X 
Bahrain None None 
Bangladesh None None 
Barbados N N 
Belize N None 
Benin None None 
Bolivia None None 
Botswana None None 
Brazil X N 
Brunei Darussalam None None 
Burkina Faso None None 
Burundi None None 
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 N 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 None 
Cuba N N 
Djibouti None None 
Dominica None None 
Dominican Republic N None 
European Communities X X 
Ecuador  N N 
Egypt N N 
El Salvador N None 
Fiji None None 
Former Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia None 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/906 
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  MEMBER 1 July-31 December 2008 
(G/SCM/N/185) 1 January-30 June 2009 
(G/SCM/N/195) 
Guyana None None 
Haiti None None 
Honduras N N 
Hong Kong, China N N 
Iceland None None 
India None None 
Indonesia N N 
Israel N None 
Jamaica N None 
Japan X X 
Jordan N N 
Kenya None None 
Korea N None 
Kuwait None None 
Kyrgyz Republic None None 
Lesotho None None 
Liechtenstein N N 
Macao, China N N 
Madagascar None None 
Malawi None None 
Malaysia N N 
Maldives None None 
Mali None None 
Mauritania None None 
Mauritius N None 
Mexico N X 
Moldova None None 
Mongolia None None 
Morocco N N 
Mozambique None None 
Myanmar None None 
Namibia None None 
Nepal None None 
New Zealand X X 
Nicaragua None None 
Niger None None 
Nigeria N N 
Norway N N 
Oman  N None 
Pakistan None None 
Panama None None 
Papua New Guinea None None 
Paraguay None None 
Peru N X 
Philippines N N 
Qatar None None 
Rwanda None None 
Saint Kitts & Nevis None None 
Saint Lucia None None 
Saint Vincent & Grenadines None None 
Saudi Arabia N None 
Senegal None None 
Sierra Leone None None 
Singapore N None 
Solomon Islands None None 
South Africa X X  G/L/906 
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  MEMBER 1 July-31 December 2008 
(G/SCM/N/185) 1 January-30 June 2009 
(G/SCM/N/195) 
Sri Lanka None None 
Suriname N None 
Swaziland None None 
Switzerland N N 
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 X X 
Uganda None None 
Ukraine N N 
United Arab Emirates None None 
United States X X 
Uruguay None None 
Venezuela N None 
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. 
  
  G/L/906 
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Summary of Countervailing Duty Action s and Measures as  reported in  
documents G/SCM/N/185/...  and G/SCM/N/195/... 
(1 July 2008-30 June 2009) 
as of 20 October 2009  
 
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 2009 
(definitive duties 
and price 
undertakings)2 
Total Countries3 involved Total Countries3 involved Total Countries3 involved Total Countries3 
involved   
 
 AUSTRALIA             
2 CHN (2)   0    0       1 
 
 BRAZIL              
        2 IND (2)      2 
 
 CANADA              
6 CHN (4) IND (2)  1 CHN (1)   7 CHN (6) IND (1)     9 
 
 CHINA              
1 USA (1)   0    0       0 
 
 COSTA RICA              
0    0    0       1 
 
 EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES              
1 USA (1)   0    5 IND (5)     1 10 
 
 JAPAN              
1 KOR (1)   0    1 KOR (1)     1 0 
 
 MEXICO              
1 EEC (1)   0    0       1 
 
 NEW ZEALAND             
1 EEC (1)   0    0       1 
 
 PERU              
    0    0      0 0 
                                                      
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 2009 
(definitive duties 
and price 
undertakings)2 
Total Countries3 involved Total Countries3 involved Total Countries3 involved Total Countries3 
involved   
 
 SOUTH AFRICA             
0    0    1 IND (1)      0 
 
 TURKEY             
0    1 IND (1)   1 IND (1)      1 
 
 UNITED STATES              
23 BEL (2) 
ITA (1) 
TUR (2) CHN (6) 
KOR (4) 
VNM (1) IND (5) 
ARG (2) 
 16 CHN (7) 
KOR (2) IND (4) 
BEL (1) ITA (2) 18  BEL (1) 
ITA (1) CHN (10) 
KOR (2) IND (4)    38  
 
   
 
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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 EEC EUROPEAN 
COMMUNITIES 
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 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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