WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/ADP/N/166/ZAF 
21 February 2008 
 (08-0780) 
Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices Original:   English 
  
 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT UNDER ARTICLE 16.4 
OF THE AGREEMENT  
 
SOUTH AFRICA 
 
 
 Reproduced herewith is the semi-annual re port for the period 1 July-31 December 2007 
from South Africa
.   
  
  G/ADP/N/166/ZAF 
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SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF ANTI-DUMPING ACTIONS 
 
For the period 1 July-31 December 2007  
 
 
FINAL MEASURES NO FINAL MEASURES 
Initiation Provisional 
measures/ 
determinations Definitive 
duty Price 
undertaking No 
dumping No injury Case 
withdrawn Other Country/ 
customs 
territory Product 
Date Date (dumping 
margin) Date  
(dumping 
margin) Date 
(dumping 
margin) Date Date Date Date Trade 
volume Dumped 
imports as % 
of domestic 
consumption % of trade 
volume 
investigated 
(of the 
exporting 
country) Basis of 
determina-
tion 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 
Belgium Self copy paper (SR)*      13/07/07  NA NA NA NA 
Uncoated 
woodfree A4 
paper 02/04/04 
(SR) -       NA NA NA NA Brazil 
Suspension PVC (SR)*        NA NA NA NA 
Door locks and 
door handles 12/01/07 
(SR) -       NA NA NA NA 
Citric Acid 19/01/07 
23/02/07        NA NA NA NA 
Extruded 
Aluminium 
Profiles 10/08/07            
Welded link steel 
chain 26/01/07 21/09/07 
2.4% - 52.9%       NA NA NA NA 
Wire ropes (SR) 
17/08/07 -       NA NA NA NA 
Garden Picks 07/03/07 
(SR)  02/11/07 
Duties 
maintained      NA NA NA NA 
Spades, shovels, 
rakes and forks 07/03/07 
(SR)  02/11/07 
Duties 
maintained      NA NA NA NA 
Woven fabrics of 
polyester staple fibres 19/01/07 
(SR)       21/12/07 NA NA NA NA 
Aluminum 
Hollowware (SR)*        NA NA NA NA China 
PVC Rigid 15/06/07 26/10/07 
32.7%       NA NA NA NA 
Carbon black 23/07/04 
(SR) -       NA NA NA NA 
Egypt Aluminum 
Hollowware (SR)*        NA NA NA NA 
  
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Suspension PVC (SR)*        NA NA NA NA 
France Automatic circuit 
breakers (SR)*        NA NA NA NA 
Self copy paper (SR)*      13/07/07  NA NA NA NA 
Germany Wire ropes (SR) 
17/08/07 -       NA NA NA NA 
Garden Picks (SR)*        NA NA NA NA 
Acetaminophenol 12/05/06 
(SR) -      21/12/07 NA NA NA NA 
Carbon black 23/07/04 
(SR) -       NA NA NA NA India 
Welded 
galvanized steel pipe 13/06/07 
(SR) -       NA NA NA NA 
Indonesia Uncoated 
woodfree A4 
paper 02/04/04 
(SR) -       NA NA NA NA 
Italy Automatic circuit 
breakers (SR)*            
Korea, 
Republic of Wire ropes (SR) 
17/08/07 -       NA NA NA NA 
Chinese 
Taipei PVC Rigid 15/06/07 26/10/07 
22.6%       NA NA NA NA 
Self copy paper (SR)*      13/07/07  NA NA NA NA 
Suspension PVC (SR)*        NA NA NA NA 
Wire ropes (SR) 
17/08/07 -       NA NA NA NA United 
Kingdom 
Wire ropes 04/08/06 
(R) -       NA NA NA NA 
Suspension PVC (SR)*        NA NA NA NA 
Roller bearings (SR)*       26/07/07 NA NA NA NA United States 
L-Lysine HCI 12/01/07 
(SR) -       NA NA NA NA 
 
 
* The symbol (R) is used if an investiga tion is opened in the context of an existing anti-dumping measure, or after an allegati on of a breach of an undertaking.   
** Trade volume based on statistical da ta for the latest available calendar year prior to initiation.   
 
The data on trade volume is provided for the total trade volume  of the subject product from the country/customs territory under  investigation.   
Percentage or amount per unit if appropriate.   
CL = Information not provided for reasons of confidentiality 
AC = Anti-circumvention 
SR = Sunset Review (Expiry Review) 
(SR)* = Notice given of Sunset  Review, but not yet initiated 
 
(SR) #= No review to take place.  Duty to be terminated on 5-year expiry date.   
n/a = Not available 
 
  
  G/ADP/N/166/ZAF 
Page 4 Basis for determination codes:   
 
HM Home market price     OPT Prices charged by other producer in third country 
TM Third country market price (specify country)  OCT Cost of other producer in third country 
CV Constructed value     O Other (specify) 
SP Prices charged by same producer   LDC Treatment having regard to Article 15 of the Agreement and the Decisions of the Commit tee 
OP Prices charged by other producers 
 
 
  G/ADP/N/166/ZAF 
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  DEFINITIVE DUTIES IN FORCE 
(As of 31 December 2007) 
 
Country/Custom Territory Product Date of 
Imposition 
(Review) 
Australia Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy 
steel 02/04/04 
Suspension PVC 27/03/97 
(18/10/02) 
Uncoated woodfree paper 13/02/98 
(20/02/04) 
BOPP Film 13/04/07 Brazil 
Uncoated woodfree A4 paper 28/05/99 
Aluminium hollowware 07/02/97 
(31/01/03) 
Acrylic fabrics 12/11/04 
Acetaminophenol 20/08/93 
(18/06/99) (15/07/05) 
Blankets 18/06/99 
(15/06/05) 
Bolts and nuts of iron or steel 06/08/99 
(03/06/05) 
Float glass 28/05/99 
(05/11/04) 
Flat glass 28/05/99 
(05/11/04) 
Garlic 20/10/00 
(10/03/06) 
Garden picks 03/12/93 
(08/03/02) 
(02/11/07) 
Spades, shovels, rakes, forks  03/12/93 
(08/03/02) 
(02/11/07) 
Door locks and door handles 25/01/02 China 
Wire ropes 28/08/02 
Aluminium hollowware 07/02/97 
(31/01/03) Egypt 
Carbon black 10/09/99 
Acetaminophenol 18/06/99 
(15/07/05) 
Automatic circuit breakers 08/08/97 
(17/10/03) France  
Suspension PVC 27/03/97 
(18/10/02) 
Germany Wire ropes 28/08/02 
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Country/Custom Territory Product Date of 
Imposition 
(Review) 
Carbon black 10/09/99 
Float glass 28/05/99 
(05/11/04) 
Flat glass 28/05/99 
(05/11/04) 
Garden picks 11/10/96 
(14/02/03) 
Paper insulated lead covered electric cable 31/03/00 
(11/11/05) 
Welded Galvanised Steel Pipe 14/06/02 
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) 30/05/06 India 
Unframed glass mirrors 25/10/06 
Gypsum Plasterboard 02/07/04 
Drawn and float glass 03/10/06 
Unframed glass mirrors 25/10/06 Indonesia 
Uncoated woodfree A4 paper 28/05/99 
Italy Automatic circuit breakers 08/08/97 
(17/10/03) 
Welded stainless steel tubes and pipes 18/06/98 
(16/07/04) 
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) 30/05/06 
Paperboard 22/12/06 Korea, Republic of 
Wire ropes 28/08/02 
Malaysia Welded stainless steel tubes and pipes 18/06/98 
(16/07/04) 
Poland Uncoated woodfree paper 13/02/98 
(20/02/04) 
Nuts of iron or steel 06/08/99 
(03/06/05) 
Welded stainless steel tubes and pipes 18/06/98 
(16/07/04) Chinese Taipei 
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) 30/05/06 
Carbon black 13/10/00 
(25/10/06) Thailand 
Gypsum Plasterboard 13/02/04 
Acrylic fabrics 10/11/04 
Turkey Blankets 18/06/99 
(15/07/05) 
Wire ropes 28/08/02 
United Kingdom  Suspension PVC 27/03/97 
(18/10/02) 
Acetaminophenol 18/06/99 
(15/07/05) 
Chicken meat portions 27/12/00 
(27/10/06) 
Lysine 25/01/02 United States 
Suspension PVC 27/03/97 
(18/10/02)  G/ADP/N/166/ZAF 
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  UNDERTAKINGS IN FORCE 
(As of 31 December 2007) 
 
Country/Custom Territory Product Date of undertaking 
Nil 
 
 
REVOCATION OF ANTI DUMPING MEASURES 
For the Period 1 July – 31 December 2007 
 
 
 
 
__________ Country/Custom Territory Pr oduct Date of Revocation 
Belgium Self copy paper 13/07/07 
China Woven fabrics of polyester 
staple fibres  21/12/07 
Germany Self copy paper 13/07/07 
India Acetaminophenol 21/12/07 
United Kingdom Self copy paper 13/07/07 
United States Roller bearings 26/07/07