WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SCM/N/178/EEC 
19 September 2008 
 (08-4395) 
Committee on Subsidies  
and Countervailing Measures Original:   English 
 
 
 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT UNDER ARTICLE 25.11 
OF THE AGREEMENT 
 
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
 
  Reproduced herewith is the semi-annual repor t for the period 1 January-30 June 2008 from 
the European Communities
. 
 
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  With regard to the European Community' s requirement to report its countervailing duty 
actions under the WTO/GATT Agreements, please find en closed the following Annexes to this note: 
 
Annex I: the Semi-annual Report of the c ountervailing duty actions of the European 
Community for the period 1 January-30 June 2008; 
 Annex II: a list of definitive countervailing duties in force on 30 June 2008 (ranked by country); 
 
Annex III: a list of undertakings in fo rce on 30 June 2008 (ranked by country); 
 Annex IV: a list of countervailing duties revoked during the period 1 Ja nuary-30 June 2008; 
 Annex V:  a list of cases pending on 30 June 2008.   
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ANNEX I 
 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF COUNTERVAILING DUTY ACTIONS 
(for the period 1 January-30 June 2008) 
 
FINAL MEASURES NO FINAL MEASURES Initiation Provisional 
measures / 
determinations* Definitive 
duty * Price 
undertaking* No 
subsidisation No injury Case withdrawn Other Trade 
volume** Subsidised imports 
as % of domestic 
consumption Country 
or 
customs 
territory Product 
Date Date 
(duties) Date 
(duties) Date 
 Date Date Date Date   
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 
Korea 
Rep. of DRAMs 18.03.2006  
(R 19)       09.04.2009 
(repeal of 
measures)   
USA Biodiesel 13.06.2008 
          
 
 
 
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  ANNEX II 
 
COUNTERVAILING DUTY MEASURES IN FORCE ON 30 JUNE 2008 
 
Ranked by country  
 
Origin Product Measure Regulation N° Publication 
Brazil PET film (polyethylene terephthalate) 
(AS) (ext.) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 367/2006 
27.02.2005 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1124/2007 
28.09.2007 
and extended to 
imports consigned 
from Brazil and from 
Israel by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1976/2004 
15.11.2004 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 101/2006 
20.01.2006 L 68 
08.03.2006 
p. 15 
 
L 255 
29.09.2007 
p. 1 
 
 
 
 
L 342 
18.11.2004 
p. 8 
 
L 17 
21.01.2006 
p. 1 
Antibiotics (broad spectrum) (AS) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 713/2005 
10.05.2005 L 121 
13.05.2005 
p. 1 
Bedlinen (cotton-type) (AS) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 74/2004 
13.01.2004 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1840/2006 
11.12.2006 L 12 
17.01.2004 
p. 1 
 
L 355 
15.12.2006 
p. 4 
Graphite electrode systems (AS) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1628/2004 
13.09.2004 L 295 
18.09.2004 
p. 4 
PET (polyethylene te rephthalate) (AS) Duties 
 
Undertakings Council Reg. 
(EC) No 193/2007 
22.02.2007 L 59 
27.02.2007 
p. 34 India 
 
PET film (polyethylene terephthalate) 
(AS) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 367/2006 
27.02.2005 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1124/2007 
28.09.2007 
and extended to 
imports consigned 
from Brazil and from 
Israel by Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1976/2004 
15.11.2004 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 101/2006 
20.01.2006 L 68 
08.03.2006 
p. 15 
 
L 255 
29.09.2007 
p. 1 
 
 
 
L 342 
18.11.2004 
p. 8 
 
L 17 
21.01.2006 
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  Origin Product Measure Regulation N° Publication 
India 
(Cont'd) Sulphanilic acid (AS) Duties 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Undertakings Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1339/2002 
22.07.2002 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 123/2006 
23.01.2006 
 
Commission Dec. 
No 2006/37/EC 
05.12.2005 L 196 
25.07.2002 
p. 11 
 
L 22 
26.01.2006 
p. 5 
 
L 22 
26.01.2006 
p. 52 
Israel PET film (polyethylene terephthalate) 
(AS) (ext.) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 367/2006 
27.02.2005 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1124/2007 
28.09.2007 
and extended to 
imports consigned 
from Brazil and from 
Israel by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1976/2004 
15.11.2004 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 101/2006 
20.01.2006 L 68 
08.03.2006 
p. 15 
 
L 255 
29.09.2007 
p. 1 
 
 
 
 
L 342 
18.11.2004 
p. 8 
 
L 17 
21.01.2006 
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  ANNEX III 
 
UNDERTAKINGS IN FORCE ON 30 JUNE 2008 
 
Ranked by country  
 
Origin Product Measure Regulation N° Publication 
PET (polyethylene terephthalate) 
(AS) Undertakings Council Reg. 
(EC) No 193/2007 
22.02.2007 L 59 
27.02.2007 
p. 34 India Sulphanilic acid (AS) Undertakings Commission Dec. 
No 2006/37/EC 
05.12.2006 L 22 
26.01.2006 
p. 52 
 
 
  
ANNEX IV 
 
MEASURES REVOKED DURING THE PERIOD 1 JANUARY-30 JUNE 2008 
 
A. A
UTOMATIC EXPIRY AFTER 5-YEAR IMPOSITION OF MEASURES  
NONE. 
 
B. MEASURES REPEALED FOLLOWING REVIEW  
Product Country of origin Regulation/ Decision No OJ Reference 
DRAMs (AS) Korea, Rep. of Council Reg. 
(EC) No 320/2008 
07.04.2008 L 96 
09.04.2008 
p. 1 
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  ANNEX V 
 
LIST OF CASES PENDING ON 30 JUNE 2008 
 
 
Origin Product Type Publication 
 
Antibiotics (AS) Partial interim review C 212 
11.09.2007, p. 10 
Bed linen (AS) Partial interim review C 230 
02.10.2007, p. 5 
Graphite electrode systems (AS) Partial interim review C 230 
02.10.2007, p. 9 
Polyethylene terephtalate (PET) (AS) Partial interim review C 227 
27.09.2007, p. 16 
Polyethylene terephtalate (PET) film (AS) Partial interim review C 240 
12.10.2007, p. 6 
Sulphanilic acid (AS) Expiry review C 171 
24.07.2007, p. 14 India 
Sulphanilic acid (AS) Partial interim review C 229 
29.09.2007, p. 9 
USA Biodiesel (AS) New investigation C 147 
13.06.2008, p. 10 
   
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