WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/L/970 
27 October 2011 
 (11-5399) 
 
  
REPORT (2011) 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/937), that is, 
29 October 2010 to 27 October 2011.  During this  period, the Committee held two regular and two 
special meetings, on 3 May and 26-27 October 2011.   Pursuant 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.  
2. As of the beginning of the review period, Mr. Robert Jui-song FANG (Chinese Taipei) was 
Chairman.  At the regular meeting held on 3 May 2011, the Committee elected Mr. Andreas 
Krallmann (Germany) as Chairperson and Ms Hilda Ali Rashid Al-Hinai (Oman) as Vice 
Chairperson.   
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 on-going 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 advi sory opinions on the existence and nature of any 
subsidy. 
5. As of the beginning of the period under revi ew, the PGE had five members, Dr. Manzoor 
Ahmad;  Mr. Zhang Yuqing; Mr. Jeffrey A. May; Mr . Gérard Depayre; and Mr. Akio Shimizu.  The 
term of Dr. Manzoor ended in Spring 2011.  On e candidate was proposed for this position.  The 
Chairman is continuing informal consultations initiated by the previous Chairman with a view to 
finding a candidate to replace Dr. Manzoor. 
IV. NOTIFICATION OF SUBSIDIES 
6. 2011 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 2011.  As of 27 October 2011, 301 Members had submitted such notifications.  
In addition, 7 Members had notified that they did not maintain any subsidies notifiable pursuant to 
                                                      
1 The European Union is counted as one Member.   G/L/970 
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  these provisions.  These notifications may be foun d in document series G/SCM/N/220/... .  A table 
indicating the status of 2011 notifications is reproduced in Annex A to this Report. 
7. The Committee had decided at its  special meeting of 3 May 2011 that the procedures adopted 
in April 2005 for the review of the 2005 new and fu ll notifications (G/SCM/117) would also apply to 
the review of the 2011 new and full notifications.
2  Pursuant to this decision, the Committee, at its 
special meeting held on 26 October 2011, review ed the 2011 new and full subsidy notifications of 
Armenia; Colombia; Croatia; Cuba; Ecuador ; Hong Kong, China; Mexico; and Qatar. 
8. 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  27 October 2011, 38 Members had submitted such notifications.  In 
addition, 15 Members had notified that they did no t maintain any subsidies notifiable pursuant to 
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 B to this Report. 
9. At the special meetings held on 3 May and 26 October 2011, the Committee reviewed the 
2009 new and full subsidy notifications of Albania;  Brazil; Croatia; the Eu ropean Union; Former 
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; Gabon; Honduras; India; Japan; Korea; Kyrgyz Republic; Lesotho; 
Madagascar; Namibia; Turkey; and the United States. 
10. At the special meeting held on 3 May 2011, the Committee reviewed the 2007 new and full 
subsidy notification of the United States.  At the speci al meeting held on 26 Oc tober 2011, it reviewed 
the 2005 new and full subsidy notification of India. 
11. Annex C to this report indicates the periods covere d by the last subsidy notifications made by 
Members. 
12. 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 
13. The Working Party on Subsidy Notifications did not meet during the review period. 
VI. NOTIFICATION AND REVIEW OF COUNTERVAILING DUTY LAWS AND/OR 
REGULATIONS 
14. As of 27 October 2011, pursuant to Article 32. 6 of the Agreement and in accordance with a 
decision by the Committee, 97
3 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).  29 Members had not yet made notificati ons under Article 32.6 of the Agreement.  A table 
indicating the status of these notifications is reproduced in Annex D  to this Report.   
                                                      
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 Union is counted as one Member.  These 97  notifications do not include notifications 
submitted by Bulgaria, Cyprus, the C zech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, 
Romania, the Slovak Republic and Slovenia before th ese Members acceded to the European Communities.    G/L/970 
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  15. At the regular meetings held on 3 May an d 26-27 October 2011, the Committee reviewed 
notifications regarding countervailing duty legisl ation of Brazil; Ecuador; Gabon; Japan; Kuwait; 
Oman and Togo.  Written questions and answers regarding these notifications may be found in 
documents of the G/SCM/Q1/… series. 
VII. SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS ON COUNTERVAILING ACTIONS 
16. Notifications for 1 July-31 December 2010:  As  of 27 October 2011, 6 Members had notified 
countervailing actions taken duri ng the period 1 July-31 December 2010.  38 Members had notified 
the Committee that they had not taken any counterv ailing action during this period.  64 Members had 
not submitted a notification.  These semi-annual reports were circulated in document series G/SCM/N/219.  The status of semi-annual reports is set out in Annex E to this Report.   
17. Notifications for 1 January-30 June 2011:  As of 27 October 2011, 6 Members had notified 
countervailing actions taken during the period 1 January-30 June 2011.   36 Members had notified the 
Committee that they had not taken any countervailin g action during this period.  66 Members had not 
submitted a notification.  These semi-annual re ports were circulated in document series 
G/SCM/N/228.  The status of semi-annual reports is set out in Annex E to this Report.   
18. A table summarizing notifications of new c ountervailing duty actions taken by Members 
during the period 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2011 and measures in force as of 30 June 2011 is reproduced in Annex F to this Report.   
VIII.  REPORTS ON ALL PRELIMINARY OR FINAL COUNTERVAILING DUTY 
ACTIONS 
19. 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/Rev.1.  During the review period, the Committee received reports of preliminary and final counterva iling actions from Canada; China; the European 
Union; Mexico; Peru; and the United States (G/SCM/N/217-218, 221-225, 227 and 229-231).  The Committee reviewed these reports of preliminary a nd final actions at its regular meetings held on 
3 May and 26-27 October 2011. 
IX. TRANSITIONAL REVIEW OF CHINA 
20. 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 26-27 October 2011.  The Committee agreed that its report to the Council 
for Trade in Goods would be prepared by the Ch air on his own responsibility, and would take the 
form of a brief factual report, with references to  the documents 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 
21. A General Council Decision adopted on 27 July 2007 (WT/L/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 held on 26-27 October 2011, the Committee conducted a review of the transparency 
and standstill requirements contained in this Decision and agreed to  continue for calendar year 2012 G/L/970 
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  the extensions of the transition period that the Committee had previously granted for calendar 
years 2003-2011.
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XI. TIMELINESS AND COMPLETENESS OF NOTIFICATIONS 
22. As part of the Committee's efforts on "ways to  improve the timeliness and completeness of 
notifications and other information flows on trade me asures" in the context of the SCM Agreement, as 
requested by the Chairperson of the Trade Policy Review Body ("TPRB") on 12 April 2010, the 
former Chairman circulated document G/SCM/ W/546/Rev.2 dated 26 April 2011, providing an 
updated list of the state of compliance with va rious notification obligations under the SCM 
Agreement.  The Committee continued its discussions on this matter at the regular meetings on 3 May 
and 26-27 October 2011.  The United States introduced  a proposal on the treatment of questions and 
answers under Articles 25.8 and 25.9 of the SCM Agreement.5 
XII. EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS 
23. At its regular meeting on 3 May 2011, the Committee discussed the issue of the elimination of 
export subsidies for textiles and apparel by India pursuant to Article 27.5 of the Agreement.  The 
United States raised the same  issue under other business at the regular meeting of 
26-27 October 2011. 
XIII.  REQUESTS FROM THE UNITED STATES TO CHINA AND INDIA PURSUANT TO 
ARTICLE 25.10 OF THE AGREEMENT 
24. Article 25.10 provides that where a Member fails to notify a subsidy the notification of which 
is allegedly required under the SCM Agreement, an y other Member may bring this matter to the 
attention of the Member failing to notify.  If the alleged subsidy is still not  notified, such Member 
may bring the matter to the notice of the Committ ee.  At its regular meeting of 26-27 October 2011, 
the Committee considered the request s from the United States to China6 and India7 under 
Article 25.10 of the Agreement. 
XIV.  OTHER ISSUES DISCUSSED DURING THE PERIOD UNDER REVIEW 
25. At its regular meeting held on 3 May 2011, th e Committee considered the concern raised by 
the European Union with respect to expo rt credit financing provided by China. 
26. At the regular meeting held on 26-27 October 2011, the Chair shared with the Committee his 
concerns with respect to the timing and te xtual quality of notifications by Members. 
                                                      
4 The Committee decisions continuing the extensions of the transition period for calendar year 2012 
may be found in the following documents: Antigua & Barbuda (G/SCM/50/Add.9-51/Add.9);  Barbados 
(G/SCM/52/Add.9-56/Add.9);  Belize (G/SCM/57/Add.9-59/Add.9);  Costa Rica (G/SCM/61/Add.9-62/Add.9);  
Dominica (G/SCM/63/Add.9);  Dominican Republic (G/SCM/64/Add.9);  El Salvador (G/SCM/65/Add.9);  
Fiji (G/SCM/66/Add.9-67/Add.9);  Grenada (G/SCM/69/Add.9-71/Add.9); Guatemala (G/SCM/72/Add.9-74/Add.9);  Jamaica (G/SCM/75/Add.9-78/Add.9);  Jord an (G/SCM/79/Add.9);  Ma uritius (G/SCM/83/Add.9);  
Panama (G/SCM/84/Add.9-85/Add.9);  Papua New Guinea (G/SCM/86/Add.9);  St. Lucia (G/SCM/87/Add.9-
89/Add.9);  St. Kitts and Nevis (G/SCM/90/Add.9);  St . Vincent and the Grenadines (G/SCM/91/Add.9) and 
Uruguay (G/SCM/92/Add.9). 
5 G/SCM/W/555. 
6 G/SCM/Q2/CHN/42. 
7 G/SCM/Q2/IND/20.  G/L/970 
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  ANNEX A 
2011 NEW AND FULL SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS (G/SCM/N/220/...) 
as at 27 October 2011 
Member  Member  Member  Member  
Albania None  Bulgaria X Haiti None Pakistan None
Angola None Cyprus X Honduras X Panama None
Antigua & Barbuda X Czech Republic X Hong Kong, China X Papua New Guinea None
Argentina None Denmark X Iceland None Paraguay None
Armenia N Estonia X India None Peru None
Australia X Finland X Indonesia None Philippines None
Bahrain None France X Israel None Qatar N
Bangladesh None Germany X Jamaica X Rwanda None
Barbados X Greece None Japan X St. Kitts & Nevis None
Belize X Hungary X Jordan X St. Lucia X
Benin None Ireland X Kenya None St. Vincent & Grenadines None
Bolivarian Republic 
of Venezuela None 
Italy X Kingdom of Saudi 
Arabia None 
Senegal None
Bolivia, Plurinational 
State of None 
Latvia X Korea X
Sierra Leone None
Botswana None Lithuania X Kuwait None Singapore None
Brazil None Luxembourg None Kyrgyz Republic None Solomon Islands None
Brunei Darussalam None Malta X Lesotho None South Africa None
Burkina Faso N Netherlands X Liechtenstein None Sri Lanka None
Burundi None Poland X Macao, China X Suriname None
Cambodia None Portugal X Madagascar None Swaziland None
Cameroon None Romania X Malawi None Switzerland X
Canada X Slovak Republic X Malaysia X Chinese Taipei X
Cape Verde None Slovenia X Maldives None Tanzania  None
Central African Rep. None Spain X Mali None Thailand None
Chad None Sweden X Mauritania None Togo  None
Chile X United Kingdom X Mauritius X Tonga N 
China None Ecuador N Mexico X Trinidad & Tobago None
Colombia N Egypt None Moldova None Tunisia  None
Congo None El Salvador X Mongolia None Turkey  None
Congo, Dem. Rep. None Fiji None Morocco None Uganda None
Costa Rica X FYR of Macedonia None Mozambique None Ukraine X
Côte d'Ivoire None Gabon None Myanmar None United Arab Emirates None
Croatia X Gambia None Namibia None United States X
Cuba N Georgia None Nepal None Uruguay None
Djibouti None Ghana None New Zealand X Viet Nam None
Dominica None Grenada X Nicaragua None Zambia None
Dominican Rep. X Guatemala X Niger None Zimbabwe None
European Union X Guinea Bissau None Nigeria None   
Austria None Guinea, Rep. of None Norway X   
Belgium X Guyana None Oman 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. 
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ANNEX B   
2009 NEW AND FULL SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS (G/SCM/N/186/...) 
as at 27 October 2011 
Member  Member  Member  Member  
Albania X  Bulgaria X Haiti None Pakistan None
Angola None  Cyprus X Honduras X Panama None
Antigua & Barbuda X Czech Republic X Hong Kong, China X Papua New Guinea None
Argentina X  Denmark X Iceland None Paraguay N
Armenia N  Estonia X India X Peru None
Australia X Finland X Indonesia None Philippines None
Bahrain None  France X Israel None Qatar N
Bangladesh None  Germany X Jamaica X Rwanda None
Barbados X Greece X Japan X St. Kitts & Nevis None
Belize None  Hungary X Jordan X St. Lucia X
Benin None  Ireland X Kenya None St. Vincent & Grenadines X
Bolivarian Republic 
of Venezuela None Italy X Kingdom of Saudi 
Arabia None Senegal None
Bolivia, Plurinational 
State of None Latvia X Korea X  Sierra Leone None
Botswana None Lithuania X Kuwait None Singapore None
Brazil X  Luxembourg X Kyrgyz Republic N Solomon Islands None
Brunei Darussalam None  Malta X Lesotho None South Africa None
Burkina Faso N Netherlands X Liechtenstein N Sri Lanka None
Burundi None  Poland X Macao, China X Suriname N
Cambodia None  Portugal X Madagascar N Swaziland None
Cameroon None Romania X Malawi N Switzerland X
Canada X  Slovak Republic X Malaysia X Chinese Taipei X
Cape Verde None  Slovenia X Maldives None Tanzania  None
Central African Rep. None Spain X Mali None Thailand X
Chad None  Sweden X Mauritania None Togo  None
Chile X  United Kingdom X Mauritius X Tonga None 
China X Ecuador N Mexico None Trinidad & Tobago N
Colombia N  Egypt None Moldova None Tunisia  None
Congo None  El Salvador X Mongolia None Turkey  X
Congo, Dem. Rep. None Fiji None Morocco None Uganda None
Costa Rica X  FYR of Macedonia X Mozambique None Ukraine X
Côte d'Ivoire None  Gabon N Myanmar None United Arab Emirates None
Croatia X Gambia None Namibia X United States X
Cuba N  Georgia None Nepal None Uruguay None
Djibouti None  Ghana None New Zealand X Viet Nam None
Dominica None Grenada X Nicaragua None Zambia None
Dominican Rep. X  Guatemala X Niger None Zimbabwe None
European Union X  Guinea Bissau None Nigeria N   
Austria X Guinea, Rep. of None Norway X   
Belgium X Guyana None Oman 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. 
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  ANNEX C 
PERIODS COVERED BY THE MOST RECENT SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS BY MEMBERS 
as at 27 October 2011 
Member  Member  Member  Member  
Albania 2008-2009 Bulgaria 2009-2010  Haiti None Pakistan None 
Angola None Cyprus 2009-2010 Honduras 2010 Panama 2003-2004 
Antigua & Barbuda 07/10-06/1 1 Czech Republic 2009-2010 Hong Kong, 
China 04/10-03/11 Papua New Guinea 2001-2002 
Argentina 2007 Denmark 2009-2010 Iceland 2004 Paraguay 2007-2008 
Armenia 2009-2010 Estonia 2009-2010 India 2009 Peru 1998 
Australia 2009-2010 Finland 2009-2 010 Indonesia 1995 Philippines 1996 
Bahrain 1999 France 2009-2010 Israel 2003-2004 Qatar 2009-2010 
Bangladesh None Germany 2009-2010  Jamaica 2010 Rwanda None 
Barbados 2009-2010 Greece 2007-2008 Japa n 04/09-03/10 St. Kitts & Nevis 2007 
Belize 07/10-06/11 Hungary 2009-2010 Jordan 2010 St. Lucia 07/10-06/11 
Benin 1997 Ireland 2009-2010 Kenya None St. Vincent & 
Grenadines 2008-2009 
Bolivarian Republic of 
Venezuela 1995-1996 Italy 2009-2010 Kingdom of 
Saudi Arabia None Senegal 1995-1997 
Bolivia, Plurinational 
State of 2000-2002 Latvia 2009-2010 Korea 2009-2010 Sierra Leone None 
Botswana 1994 Lithuania 2009-2010  Kuwait None Singapore 2005-2006 
Brazil 2007-2008 Luxembourg 2007-2008 Kyrgyz Republic 2009 Solomon Islands None 
Brunei Darussalam 1995 Malta 2009-2010 Lesotho None South Africa 2001-2002 
Burkina Faso 2009-2010 Netherlands 2009-2010  Liechtenstein 2007-2008 Sri Lanka None 
Burundi 2000 Poland 2009-2010 Macao , China 2010 Suriname 2007-2008 
Cambodia None Portugal 2009-2010 Ma dagascar 2010 Swaziland 2003-2004 
Cameroon 1995 Romania 2009-2010 Malawi 2007-2008 Switzerland 2009-2010 
Canada 2008-2010 Slovak Republic 2009-2010 Malaysia 2010 Chinese Taipei 2007-2010 
Cape Verde None Slovenia 2009-2010 Maldives None Tanzania None 
Central African Rep. None Spain 2009-2010 Mali 2000 Thailand 2007-2008 
Chad None Sweden 2009-2010 Mauritania None Togo  None 
Chile 07/11 United Kingdom 2009-2010 Mauritius 06/10-06/1 1 Tonga 2009-2010 
China 2005-2008 Ecuador 2009-2010 Mexico 2010-2011 Trinidad & Tobago 2007-2008 
Colombia 2009-2011 Egypt 1997 Moldova None Tunisia  2001-2003 
Congo None El Salvador 2010 Mongolia 2001-2002 Turkey  2009 
Congo, Dem. Rep. None Fiji 2003-2004  Morocco 2001-2002 Uganda 2003-2004 
Costa Rica 2011 FYR of 
Macedonia 2009 Mozambique None Ukraine 2009-2010 
Côte d'Ivoire 1996 Gabon 2010 Myanmar 2001-2002 United Arab 
Emirates 1996 
Croatia 2009 Gambia 1998 Namibia 2002-2009 United States 2009-2010 
Cuba 2008-2010 Georgia 2003-2004 Nepal None Uruguay 07/04-06/05 
Djibouti None Ghana 2001-2002 New Zealand 2009/2010 Viet Nam None 
Dominica 2006-06/08 Grenada 07/10-06/11 Nicaragua 1994 Zambia 2001-2002 
Dominican Rep. 2010 Guatemala 07/10- 06/11 Niger None Zimbabwe 1996 
European Union 2009-2010 Guinea Bissau None Nigeria 2007-2008   
Austria 2007-2008 Guinea, Rep. of 2001-2002 Norway 2009-2010   
Belgium 2009-2010 Guyana None Oman 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/970 
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  ANNEX D 
 
COUNTERVAILING DUTY LEGISLATION NOTIFICATIONS 
as at 27 October 2011 
 
 
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/SCM/N/1/ARM/1 
Australia G/SCM/N/1/AUS/2 + Suppl.1 
Bahrain G/SCM/N/1/BHR/1 
Bangladesh None 
Barbados G/SCM/N/1/BRB/1 
Belize None 
Benin G/SCM/N/1/BEN/1 
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela G/SCM/N/1/VEN/1 + Suppl.1 & 2 
Bolivia, Plurinational State of G/SCM/N/1/BOL/1 + Suppl.1 
Botswana None 
Brazil G/SCM/N/1/BRA/2 + Suppl.1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 
Brunei Darussalam G/SCM/N/1/BRN/1 
Burkina Faso G/SCM/N/1/BFA/1 
Burundi G/SCM/N/1/BUR/1 
Cambodia G/SCM/N/1/KHM/1 
Cameroon None 
Canada G/SCM/N/1/CAN/4 
Cape 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/4 
Côte d'Ivoire None 
Croatia G/SCM/N/1/HRV/2 + Corr.1 
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/3 
European Union 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 
                                                      
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 Republic;  Estonia;  Hunga ry;  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/970 
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  MEMBER/OBSERVER  NOTIFICATION PROVIDED  
Former Yugoslav Republic  of Macedonia G/SCM/N/1/ MKD/1 + Corr.1 + Suppl.1 
Gabon G/SCM/N/1/GAB/2 
Gambia None 
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 G/SCM/N/1/GUY/1 
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 & 7  
Jordan G/SCM/N/1/JOR/3 
Kenya G/SCM/N/1/KEN/2 
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia G/SCM/N/1/SAU/1 
Korea G/SCM/N/1/KOR/4 
Kuwait G/SCM/N/1/KWT/1 
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& Suppl.2 + 
Corr.1 & Suppl.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/SCM/N/1/NGA/1 
Norway G/SCM/N/1/NOR/4 + Corr.1 
Oman  G/SCM/N/1/OMN/2 
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 G/L/970 
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  MEMBER/OBSERVER  NOTIFICATION PROVIDED  
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 
Saint Vincent & Grenadines None 
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 G/SCM/N/1/TGO/1 
Tonga  G/SCM/N/1/TON/1 
Trinidad and Tobago G/SCM/N/1/TTO/1 + Suppl.1 
Tunisia G/SCM/N/1/TUN/2 
Turkey G/SCM/N/1/TUR/3 + Suppl.1, 2 & 3 + Corr.1 
Uganda G/SCM/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 
Viet Nam None 
Zambia G/SCM/N/1/ZMB/1 
Zimbabwe G/SCM/N/1/ZWE/2 + Suppl.1  G/L/970 
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  ANNEX E 
 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS OF CO UNTERVAILING DUTY ACTIONS,  
1 JULY 2010-30 JUNE 2011  
 
MEMBER 1 July-31 December 2010 
(G/SCM/N/219) 1 January-30 June 2011 
(G/SCM/N/228) 
Albania None None 
Angola None None 
Antigua and Barbuda None None 
Argentina None N 
Armenia None None 
Australia X X 
Bahrain None None 
Bangladesh None None 
Barbados OTN 
Belize None None 
Benin None None 
Bolivarian Republic of 
Venezuela None None 
Bolivia, Plurinational State of None None 
Botswana N N 
Brazil N N 
Brunei Darussalam None None 
Burkina Faso OTN 
Burundi OTN 
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 X 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 N 
Cuba OTN 
Djibouti None None 
Dominica OTN 
Dominican Republic N N 
European Union X X 
Ecuador  N N 
Egypt N N 
El Salvador N None 
Fiji None None 
Former Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia N None 
Gabon None None 
Gambia None None 
Georgia None None 
Ghana OTN 
Grenada None None 
Guatemala N N G/L/970 
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  MEMBER 1 July-31 December 2010 
(G/SCM/N/219) 1 January-30 June 2011 
(G/SCM/N/228) 
Guinea None None 
Guinea-Bissau None None 
Guyana OTN 
Haiti None None 
Honduras None None 
Hong Kong, China OTN 
Iceland None None 
India N N 
Indonesia None None 
Israel None None 
Jamaica N N 
Japan N N 
Jordan N N 
Kenya None None 
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia None None 
Korea N N 
Kuwait N N 
Kyrgyz Republic None None 
Lesotho N N 
Liechtenstein OTN 
Macao, China OTN 
Madagascar None None 
Malawi None None 
Malaysia N N 
Maldives None None 
Mali None None 
Mauritania None None 
Mauritius None None 
Mexico N X 
Moldova N None 
Mongolia OTN 
Morocco N N 
Mozambique OTN 
Myanmar None None 
Namibia N N 
Nepal None None 
New Zealand N N 
Nicaragua None None 
Niger None None 
Nigeria None None 
Norway N N 
Oman  None None 
Pakistan N N 
Panama None None 
Papua New Guinea None None 
Paraguay None None 
Peru X N 
Philippines N N 
Qatar N None 
Rwanda None None 
Saint Kitts & Nevis OTN 
Saint Lucia None None 
Saint Vincent & Grenadines None None 
Senegal OTN 
Sierra Leone OTN 
Singapore None None  G/L/970 
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  MEMBER 1 July-31 December 2010 
(G/SCM/N/219) 1 January-30 June 2011 
(G/SCM/N/228) 
Solomon Islands None None 
South Africa N N 
Sri Lanka OTN 
Suriname OTN 
Swaziland N N 
Switzerland OTN 
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 N N 
Uganda None None 
Ukraine N N 
United Arab Emirates N N 
United States X X 
Uruguay N N 
Viet Nam N N 
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. 
OTN= One time notification. 
  
  G/L/970 
Page 14 ANNEX F 
 
Summary of Countervailing Duty Action s and Measures as reported in  
documents G/SCM/N/219/...  and G/SCM/N/228/... 
(1 July 2010-30 June 2011) 
as of 27 October 2011  
 
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 2011 
(definitive duties 
and price 
undertakings)2 
Total Countries3 involved Total Countries3 involved Total Countries3 involved Total Countries3 
involved   
 
 AUSTRALIA             
0        2 CHN (1) 
USA (1)   0  0 3 
 
 BRAZIL             
0    0    0    0  0 1 
 
 CANADA             
1 CHN (1)   1 CHN (1)   1 CHN (1)   0  0 9 
 
 CHINA             
1 EU (1)   1 EU (1)   1 USA (1)   0  0 2 
 
 
 EUROPEAN UNION         0    
4 CHN (1) 
IND (1) 
OMN (1) 
SAU (1)   1 IND (1)   5 CHN (1) 
IND (1) 
IRN (1) 
PAK (1) ARE (1)     3 11 
 
 
 MEXICO             
1 IND (1)   0    0    0  1 0
 
 
 PERU             
0    0    2 EU (1) 
USA (1)   0  0 2 
 
                                                      
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.  
   G/L/970
 Page 15Initiations 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 2011 
(definitive duties 
and price 
undertakings)2 
Total Countries3 involved Total Countries3 involved Total Countries3 involved Total Countries3 
involved   
 SOUTH AFRICA             
0    0    0    0  0 1 
 
 TURKEY             
0    0    0    0  0 1 
 
 UNITED STATES             
5 CHN (4) 
KOR (1)   2 CHN (2)   10 CHN (9) 
IDN (1) 
   0  3 50 
 
 
 
    
 
 G/L/970 
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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, 
PLURINATIONAL STATE OF 
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 
EU EUROPEAN UNION 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 LIBYA 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 KINGDOM OF 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 BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC 
OF VENEZUELA 
VNM VIET NAM YEM YEMEN 
ZMB ZAMBIA 
ZWE ZIMBABWE
 
 
  
 
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