WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SCM/N/212/CHN 
6 September 2010 
 (10-4570) 
Committee on Subsidies and 
Countervailing Measures Original:   English 
 
 
 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT UNDER ARTICLE 25.11 
OF THE AGREEMENT 
 
CHINA 
 
  Reproduced herewith is the semi-annual repor t for the period from 1 January-30 June 2010 
from China
.  
  G/SCM/N/212/CHN 
Page 2 Reporting Member:  CHINA1 
 
 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF COUNTERVAILING DUTY ACTIONS2 
For the period 1 January-30 June 2010  
 
 
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 
Grain Oriented Flat-rolled Electrical Steel; 
722511 and 722611 
ID:09-0001 01.06.2009 
S:3/2008-2/2009 
I:1/2006-3/2009 10.12.2009 
11.7％－ 12％ 
All others:12% 10.04.2010 
11.7%-12% 
All others 12%    59400 tons 
(2008)
 16.8% of total imports Government purchases 
goods; Ohio Steel 
Development 
Initiative; Indiana Incentives Package 
Program 
United 
States  Broiler Products; 
020711,020712,  
020713,020714,050400 ID:09-0002 27.09.2009 
S:7/2008-6/2009 
I:1/2006-6/2009 28.04.2010 
3.8%-11.2% 
All others 31.4% 
    
584332 tons 
(1/2008-12/2008) 73% of total 
imports Direct Payment 
Program, Crop 
Insurance and Disaster Assistance program, 
Investment and Job 
Creation Incentives of Arkansas State, Revenue Income Tax 
Capital Credit 
Incentive of Alabama 
 
                                                      
1 Website address where published reports on investig ations are available:  http://gpj.mofcom.gov.cn  
2 All terms and column headings used in this format have the meanings assigned to them in the instructions.   
3 For reference purposes only.    
   G/SCM/N/212/CHN
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 
United 
States 
(Cont'd) Saloon cars and Cross-
country cars(of a cylinder 
capacity ≥ 2000cc) ; 
8703.23,8703.24,8703.32
,8703.33,8703.90 
ID:09-0003 06.11.2009 
S:9/2008-8/2009 
I:1/2006-9/2009      43240 sets 
(1/2008-12/2008) 14% of total 
imports   
  G/SCM/N/212/CHN 
Page 4 Reviews / 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  
 
Nil 
 
 
CF – Information not provided for reasons of confidentiality 
n/a – not available 
LDR – Lesser duty SNR – Sunset review 
EXP – Measure expired without review 
P – Publication date C – Date of commencement of duty collection 
  G/SCM/N/212/CHN 
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  ANNEXES 
 
 
DEFINITIVE COUNTERVAILING MEASURES IN FORCE 
AS OF 30 JUNE 2010 
 
Country/Customs 
Territory Product, 
investigation ID 
number Measure(s) Date of original 
imposition;  
publication reference Date(s) of extension; 
publication 
reference(s) 
United States Grain oriented flat-
rolled electrical 
steel;  ID:09-0001 Duties 10.04.2010 
Gazette, 2010 No.21  
 
 
TERMINATION OF MEASURES DURING THE PERIOD 
1 JANUARY THROUGH 30 JUNE 2010 
 
Country/Customs 
Territory Product, investigation ID 
number Date of termination Reason for 
termination 
Nil 
 
 
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