WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SCM/N/195/CAN 
18 September 2009 
 (09-4415) 
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 repor t for the period 1 January-30 June 2009 from 
Canada
.   
 
  
  G/SCM/N/195/CAN 
Page 2 Reporting Member:   CANADA 
 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF COUNTERVAILING DUTY ACTIONS 
 
For the period 1 January-30 June 2009  
 
Final measures No final measures Trade 
volume Subsidized 
imports as % 
of domestic 
consumption Initiation Provisional 
measures /  
determinations
Definitive 
duty Price 
undertakingNo 
subsidyNo 
injury Case 
withdrawnOther Country or 
Customs 
territory Product 
Date Date, amount 
of subsidy Date, 
amount of 
subsidy Date, 
amount of 
subsidy Date Date Date Date   
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 
Certain 
aluminum 
extrusions 18.08.08 17.11.08 
(0-17%) 
(Note 1) 17.03.09 
(2.59 – 15.84 
RMB/kg)      43% of all 
imports of 
like goods 
(Note 2) N/A 
Steel fasteners 15.09.08 
R(1)  23.02.09 
(0-1.25 
RMB/kg)       
 
Laminate 
flooring 23.10.08 
R(1)  29.05.09 
(0 – 3.54 
RMB/sq. m)       
 China, P.R. 
Steel fasteners 22.04.09 
R(2)          
India Stainless steel 
wire 12.11.08 
R(2)          
 
 CODES AND NOTATIONS 
 
 Provisional Measures  (Column 4): Provisional measures apply from the date of a preliminary determination of subsidizing to the date on which the Ca nadian 
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 the 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.  
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 Total Trade Volume  (Column 11): The total trade volume is based on statistical data for the latest available 12 month period prior to the initiat ion, unless otherwise 
indicated. 
 
 Interim Review :  An interim review is a review that is initiated where there is a reasonable indication that sufficient new facts have arisen  or that there has been a 
sufficient change in the circumstances that  led to the measure, or where there are su fficient facts that, although in existence , were not put into evidence during the 
previous review or investigation and were not discoverable  by the exercise of reasonable diligence at that time. 
 
 CF : denotes Confidential.  The information provided to the auth orities is given on a confidential basis or the results of a calcu lation 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 
At the preliminary determination of subsidy on Certain aluminium extrusion from the People’s Republic of China, provisional dut ies (for subsidy) on subject 
goods were assessed on an exporter basis, from 0% to 17%.  
Note 2   
This volume covers the period of investigation for the subsidy investigation, from January 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008.  
 
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  DEFINITIVE COUNTERVAILING DUTY MEASURES IN FORCE 
(as at 30 June 2009) 
  
Country/Customs 
territory  Commodity  Date of Finding  
Steel fasteners 07.01.05 
Laminate flooring 16.06.05 
Copper pipe fittings 19.02.07 
Seamless carbon or alloy steel oil and gas well 
casings 10.03.08 
Certain carbon steel welded pipe  20.08.08 
Thermoelectric coolers and warmers 11.12.08 China, P.R. 
Certain aluminum extrusions  17.03.09 
European 
Communities Refined sugar 06.11.95 
(03.11.00) (02.11.05) 
Hot-rolled steel sheet (previously Hot-rolled carbon steel sheet) 17.08.01 
(16.08.06) 
India 
Stainless steel wire 30.07.04 
 
 
Note :  A subsequent date is shown in brackets if the measure was continued further to an expiry 
review.     
 
REVOCATION OF COUNTERVAILING MEASURES 
For the period 1 January-30 June 2009
 
  
Country/Customs 
territory  Commodity  Date of Finding  
Nil 
 
  
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