WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SCM/N/203/CAN 
17 March 2010 
 (10-1443) 
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 July-31 December 2009 from 
Canada
.   
 
  
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Reporting Member:  CANADA1 
 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF COUNTERVAILING DUTY ACTIONS2 
For the period 1 July-31 December 2009  
 
Original Investigations  
 
Final measures 
Product Initiation Provisional 
measures and 
preliminary 
determinations Definitive duty Undertaking No final 
measures / 
termination Other Trade data 
(from published report(s) Countervailed 
programme(s)  
Country or 
customs 
territory Description;  HS 6-
digit category 
covering 
investigated 
product3; ID 
number; 
(*) if investigation 
of >1 country  Date; 
period of 
investigation (S-
subsidization;  I-
injury) Date of measures; 
range of 
individual 
amounts of 
subsidy; "other" 
rates; [range of 
applied rates if 
different, reason]  Date of duties; 
range of 
individual 
amounts of 
subsidy; "other" 
rates; [range of 
applied rates if 
different, reason]  Date of 
application; range 
of individual 
amounts of 
subsidy 
or minimum 
prices  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 Name(s) of the 
subsidy 
programme(s) 
countervailed 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 
China, P.R. Oil country tubular 
goods; 
HS 7304.29; 
ex-7304.39; ex-7304.59; 
7306.29 
 CV/125/CN 24.08.2009 
S: 01.01.2008 -
30.06.2009 
 23.11.2009 
 
0.33%  - 2.47% 
 
"All others" rate: 
15%  
     CF   62% of total 
imports  See appendix 1 
 
 
                                                      
1 Website address where published reports on investigations are available: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/ sima-lmsi/i-e/menu-eng.html  or 
http://www.citt.gc.ca/dumping/index_e.asp .   
2 All terms and column headings used in this format have the meanings assigned to them in the instructions.   
3 For reference purposes only.    
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 Page 3Reviews / Other subsequent proceedings  
 
Final results 
Product Initiation Preliminary 
results / 
determination Definitive duty Undertaking Revocation 
of Measures Other (e.g., 
procedures not 
affecting the 
duty level) Trade Data 
(if available from published 
report(s) on proceeding) Countervailed 
programme(s)  
Country or 
customs 
territory 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  
amounts of 
subsidy; "other" 
rates; [range of 
applied rates if 
different, reason] Effective date, 
range of 
individual  
amounts of 
subsidy; "other" 
rates; [range of 
applied rates if 
different, reason]  Effective date; 
range of 
individual 
amounts of 
subsidy 
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 Name(s) of the 
subsidy 
programme(s) 
countervailed 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
Steel fasteners;  
HS 7318.11,   7318.12,  
7318.14,  
ex-7318.15;   CV/103/CN 22.04.09; 
(SNR); 
S: 01.01.06 
– 31.03.09 
I: 18 to 24 
months from 
the date the 
finding 
would have 
expired (Jan. 
6, 2010)       CF 0.8% of 
total 
imports 
(Note 1) See appendix 
2 
China, P.R.  
Steel fasteners;  
HS 7318.11,   
7318.12,  7318.14,  
ex-7318.15;  
 CV/103/CN Domestic 
Judicial 
Review 
(Note 2)     Appeals 
filed: 
25.03.09
4 - 
discontinued  
04.12.09 
    
European 
Union Refined sugar;  
HS ex-1701.91; 
ex-1701.99;  
ex-1702.90;  
CV/87/EU 27.07.2009; 
(ADR); 
 
        Export 
Refunds 
 
Compensation 
System for 
Storage Costs 
 
UK Refining 
Aid 
 
                                                      
4 Robertson Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General), Federal Court File No. T-449-09 & Robertson Inc. (Jiaxing) v. Canada (Attorney General), Federal Court File No. 
T-448-09. 
  
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
India Stainless steel wire; 
HS 7223.00;  
CV/98/IN 12.11.08 
(SNR) 
S: 01.01.06 – 
30.09.08 
I: 12 months 
from the date 
the finding 
would have 
expired 
(27 July 2009)    29.07.09 
Rescinded   
CF  
CF  
Duty Entitlement 
Pass Book 
Scheme 
 
Income Tax 
Exemption on 
Export Profits 
 
Export Promotion 
Capital Goods 
Scheme 
 
Pre- and Post-
Shipment Export 
Financial 
Assistance (EFA) 
 
 
 
 CODES AND NOTATIONS 
 
CF – Information not provided for reasons of confidentiality 
n/a – not available 
LDR – Lesser duty 
ADR – administrative review (see below) 
SNR – sunset review 
EXP – Measure expired without review 
P – Publication date 
C – Date of commencement of duty collection 
 
 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 (maxim um 120 days from the notice of the preliminary determi nation).  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 subsid y in cases where there is an ex isting Canadian International Trad e Tribunal finding of injury. 
 
 No injury (Column 7):  The Canadian International Trade Tribunal makes its finding regarding injury caused to the Canadian industry after  the President of the Canada Border Services 
Agency renders his final deter mination of subsidization (maxim um 120 days from the notice of th e preliminary determination). If  the Canadian International Trade Tribunal finds that the 
subsidized goods did not cause injury, definitive dutie s are not imposed and provisional duties are refunded. 
 
 Rescinded (Column 7, reviews/other proceedin gs): The Canadian International Trade Tribunal generally conducts the expiry review (sunset r eview) before the expiry of the finding or 
order imposing duties. If the Tribunal finds th at the injury caused by the dumping of the goods is not likely to resume or cont inue, they will rescind the origin al finding or order, usually on 
the date of that the order or finding would have expired. 
   
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 Page 5 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 sufficient facts that, alt hough in existence, were not put into evide nce during the previous review or investigation and were not 
discoverable by the exercise of reasonable diligence at that time. 
 
 The symbol ADR  refers to an administrative review of the amount of subsidy of an existi ng countervailing measure. 
 
 The symbol SNR  refers to a sunset review of an existing countervailing m easure to determine whether the measure should be continued. 
 
 Note 1 – Volume of imports for 2008 
  
 Note 2 - Under Canadian legislation, ques tions of law can be referred to the Federal Cour t and the Federal Court of Appeal for domestic judicial review.  
 
 
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  ANNEXES 
 
 
DEFINITIVE COUNTERVAILING MEASURES IN FORCE 
AS OF 31 DECEMBER 2009 (Note 3) 
 
 
Country/Customs 
Territory Product, 
investigation ID 
number Measure(s) Date of original 
imposition;  publication 
reference Date(s) of 
extension; 
publication 
reference(s) 
Steel fasteners, 
CV/103/CN Duties 07.01.05 
C.Gaz.2005.I.139.04  
Laminate flooring,  
CV/104/CN Duties 16.06.05 
C.Gaz.2005.I.139.26  
Copper pipe fittings,
CV/118/CN Duties 19.02.07  
C. Gaz.2007.I.141.09  
Seamless carbon or 
alloy steel oil and 
gas well casings,  
CV/122/CN Duties 10.03.08  
C. Gaz.2008.I.142.12  
Carbon steel welded 
pipe, 
CV/123/CN Duties 20.08.08  
C. Gaz.2008.I.142.35  
Thermoelectric 
coolers and warmers,  
CV/121/CN Duties 11.12.08  
C. Gaz.2008.I.142.51  China, P.R. 
Aluminium 
extrusions, CV/124/CN Duties 17.03.09  
C. Gaz.2009.I.143.13  
European Union Refined sugar, 
CV/87/EU Duties 06.11.95 
 03.11.00 
C.Gaz.2000.I.134.47;
02.11.05 
C.Gaz.2005.I.139.46
India Hot-rolled steel 
sheet (previously Hot-rolled carbon 
steel sheet), 
CV/94/IN Duties 17.08.01 
C.Gaz.2001.I.135.34 16.08.06 
C.Gaz.2006.I.140.34
 
Note 3 The Canada Gazette is available electronically since 1998. 
  
 
TERMINATION OF MEASURES DURING THE PERIOD  
1 JULY THROUGH 31 DECEMBER 2009 
 
 
Country/Customs 
Territory Product, 
investigation ID number Date of termination Reason for 
termination 
    
India Stainless steel wire, CV/98/IN 29.07.09 Finding rescinded after 
sunset review 
  
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  REFUND REQUESTS DURING THE PERIOD 
1 JULY THROUGH 31 DECEMBER 2009 (Note 4) 
 
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 
Steel fasteners, 
CV/103/CN 07.01.05 232 447 (commenced) 
162 (completed) 
Laminate flooring, 
CV/104/CN 16.06.05 20 18 (commenced) 
9 (completed) 
Copper pipe 
fittings,  
CV/118/CN 19.02.07 1 1 (commenced) 
0 (completed) 
Carbon steel 
welded pipe, 
CV/123/CN 20.08.08 0 1 (commenced) 
0 (completed) 
Thermoelectric 
coolers and 
warmers,  
CV/121/CN 11.12.08 2 3 (commenced) 
9 (completed) China, P.R. 
Aluminium 
extrusions, 
CV/124/CN 17.03.09 45 55 (commenced) 
0 (completed) 
European Union Refined sugar, 
CV/87/EU 06.11.95; 
02.11.05 1 1 (commenced) 
0 (completed) 
India Stainless steel wire, 
CV/98/IN 19.02.07 1 1 (commenced) 
0 (completed) 
 
Note 4 
In Canada, domestic legislation allows importers to re quest refunds of anti-dumping and countervailing duties 
through a process called re-determinations. Requests for re-determinations of countervailing duties can be made on two grounds:  
- The amount of subsidy on the goods; 
- Whether the imported goods are goods of the same description as goods to which the order or finding 
applies (note: when an order or finding imposes both anti-dumping and countervailing duties, a refund request made on this ground w ill appear on both reports).   
 In Canada, requests for re-determinations follow a two-level appeal system under which the re-determination at the first level can further be appealed at the second level.   Consequently, the table records the number of requests made under both levels of re-determination, for any of the three grounds listed previously with respect to imported goods subject to countervailing measures.  
 
Note that in the context of the Canadian system for processing refund requests, the following descriptions apply for the table headings: 
- "Number of refund requests received": the number of requests received during the period covered by 
the report 
- "Number of refund reviews commen ced": includes the number of requ ests received during the period 
covered by the report and the number of requests  received in a preceding period that were not 
completed within the period covered by the report. Under the Canadian system once a request is received, a decision under both levels of app eal must be rendered within one year.  
- "Number of refund reviews completed": the number of requests that were completed during the period 
covered by the report.  
-  
Further, under the Canadian duty refund system, a request  can cover multiple entries. It may thus be possible for 
one request to represent a series of en tries rather than an individual entry. G/SCM/N/203/CAN 
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  APPENDIX 1 - Name(s) of the subsidy progr amme(s) countervailed at the preliminary 
determination of subsidization of oil country t ubular goods from the People's Republic of China 
 
Program 1:  Accelerated depreciation on fixed assets in Binhai New Area of Tianjin 
Program 2:  Export Assistance Grant 
Program 3:  Research & Development (R&D) Assistance Grant 
Program 4:  Provincial Scien tific Development Plan Fund 
Program 5:  Five Points, One Line Strategy in Liaoning Province Program 6:  Reduced Tax Rate for Productive FI Es Scheduled to Operate for a Period not less 
than 10 Years 
Program 7:  Preferential tax policies for FIEs and Foreign Enterprises which have establishments 
or places in China and are engaged in production or business operations purchasing 
domestically produced equipment 
Program 8:  Preferential tax policies for domes tic enterprises purchasing domestically produced 
equipment for technology upgrading purpose 
Program 9:  Exemption of tariff and import VAT for the imported technologies and equipment 
Program 10:  Liaoning High-tech Products & Equipment Exports Interest Assistance Program 11:  Corporate Income Tax Reduc tion for High-New Technology Enterprises   
Program 12:  Changzhou Qishuyan District Environmental Protection Fund  Program 13:  2007 Technology Innovation Award  Program 14:  2007 & 2008 Energy-saving Fund  
Program 15:  Enterprise Innovation Award of Qishuyan District  
Program 16:  Energy-saving Technique Special Fund  Program 17:  Changzhou Technology Plan  Program 18:  2008 Water-saving Technique Assistance  Program 19:  2009 Energy-saving Fund  
Program 20:  Enterprise Technology Centers of Tianjin City & Jinnan Dsitrict 
Program 21:  Top ten privately-owned export enterprises of Tianjin for the year of 2008 Program 22:  Income Tax Exemption for enterp rises changed ownership from SOE to private 
limited company  
Program 23:  Grants for export increasing  Program 24:  Grants for International Certification  
Program 25:  Income Tax Refund for Enterprises lo cated in Tianjin Jinnan Economic Development 
Area 
Program 26:  Preferential Tax Policies for Enterpri ses with Foreign Investment (FIEs) Established 
in Special Economic Zones (excluding Shanghai Pudong Area) 
Program 27:  Preferential Tax Policies for FIEs Established in the Coastal Economic Open Areas 
and in the Economic and Technological Development Zones 
Program 28:  Preferential Tax Policies for FIEs  Established in the Pudong Area of Shanghai 
Program 29:   Preferential Tax Policies in the Western Regions Program 30:  Corporate Income Tax Exemption and/or Reduction in SEZs  and other Designated 
Areas  
Program 31:  Local Income Tax Exemption and/or  Reduction in SEZs and other Designated Areas  
Program 32:  Exemption/Reduction of Special Land Tax and Land Use Fees in SEZs and Other 
Designated Areas  
Program 33:   Tariff and Value-added Tax (VAT) Exemptions on Imported Materials 
  and Equipment in SEZs and other Designated Areas  
Program 34:  Income Tax Refund where Profits Re -invested in SEZs and other Designated Areas  
Program 35:  Preferential Costs of Services and/or Goods Provided by Government or 
State-owned Enterprises (SOEs) in SEZs and Other Designated Areas 
Program 36:    The State Key Technology Renovation Projects  Program 37:   Reimbursement of Anti-dumping and/or Countervailing Legal Expenses by the Local 
Governments  
Program 38:   Supportive Fund provided by the Government of Xuyi County, Jiangsu  Province  G/SCM/N/203/CAN 
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  Program 39:    Repaying Foreign Currency Loan by Returned VAT  
Program 40:    Government export subsidy and product innovation subsidy 
Program 41:    Innovative Experimental Enterprise Grant  Program 42:    Superstar Enterprise Grant  Program 43:   Awards to Enterprises whose Produc ts Qualify for "Well-Known Trademarks of 
China" or "Famous Brands of China" 
Program 44:    Export Brand Development Fund Program 45:   Technical Renovation Loan Interest Discount Fund Program 46:   Venture Investment Fund of Hi-Tech Industry Program 47:   National Innovati on Fund for Technology Based Firms 
Program 48:  Guangdong – Hong Kong T echnology Cooperation Funding Scheme 
Program 49:  Grants for Encouraging the Establishment of Headquarters and 
   Regional Headquarters with Foreign Investment 
Program 50:   Debt-to-Equity Swaps Program 51:  Exemptions for SOEs from Distributing Dividends to the State 
Program 52:   Loans and Interest Subsidies provi ded under the Northeast Revitalization Program  
Program 53:  Preferential Loans Program 54:   Preferential Tax Policies for Foreign Invested Export Enterprises Program 55:   Preferential tax policies for FIEs  which are technology intensive and knowledge 
intensive  
Program 56:  Preferential Tax Policies for the Research and Development of FIEs 
Program 57:   Income Tax Refund for Re-investment of FIE Profits by Foreign Investors 
Program 58:   VAT and Income Tax exemption /reduction for Enterprises adopting Debt-to-Equity  
Swaps  
Program 59:  Stamp Exemption on Share Transfers under Non-tradable Share Reform  Program 60:  Relief from Duties and Taxes on Imported Material and other Manufacturing Inputs 
Program 61:  Reduction in Land Use Fees 
Program 62:  Raw Materials Provided by Government at Less Than Fair Market Value 
 
 
APPENDIX 2 - Name(s) of the subsidy programme (s) countervailed at the final determination 
of subsidization of steel fasteners from the People's Republic of China 
 Special Economic Area Incentives 
 Grants Provided for Export Performance and Employing Common Workers  
Preferential Loans 
 Loan Guarantees by the Government of China  Income Tax Credits, Refunds and Exemptions  
Relief from Duties and Taxes on Inputs 
 Reductions in Land Use Fees  Purchase of Goods from State-owned Enterprises 
 
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