WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SCM/N/138/CAN 
10 March 2006 
 (06-1057) 
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 report for the period 1 July to 31 December 2005 
from Canada
.  
  
  
  G/SCM/N/138/CAN 
Page 2 Reporting Member:  CANADA 
 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF COUNTERVAILING DUTY MEASURES 
 
For the period 1 July - 31 December 2005  
 
    FINAL MEASURES NO FINAL MEASURES   
Country 
or 
Customs 
territory Product Initiation Provisional 
measures/ 
Determinations Definitive Duty Price 
undertaking No 
subsidizationNo injury Case 
withdrawn Other Trade volume Subsidized 
imports as %  
of domestic 
consumption
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 
  Date Date Date Date Date Date Date Date   
People’s 
Republic of  
China Laminate 
flooring 14.11.05 
R(1)          
European 
Communities Refined sugar 17.02.05 
R(2)  02.11.05 
Continued with 
Amendment        
India Hot-rolled 
carbon steel 
sheet 30.11.05 
R(2)          
United States Grain corn 16.09.05 15.12.05 
US$1.07  
per bushel       92.1 (bushels 
in millions)  
(Note 1) 20% 
 Codes and Notations  
 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 (maximum 120 days from the noti ce of the preliminary determination).  
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 subsidy in cases where there is an existing Canadian International Trade Tribuna l finding of injury. 
 Total Trade Volume  (Column 11): The total trade volume is based on statistical data for the latest available 12 month period prior to the initiat ion, unless otherwise 
indicated. 
 CF : denotes Confidential.  The information provided to the auth orities is given on a confidential basis or the results of a calcu lation would disclose information provided 
on a confidential basis. 
 N/A  denotes that the information is not available. 
 R : This symbol has been used in the context of a review of an existing countervailing measure. 
The symbol R(1)  refers to an administrative review of the amount of subsidy of an existin g countervailing measure. 
 The symbol R(2)  refers to a sunset review of an existing countervailing m easure to determine whether the measure should be continued. 
 
 Note 1 
 The trade volume figures are for the 2004 crop year.  G/SCM/N/138/CAN 
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  COUNTERVAILING DUTY MEASURES IN FORCE ON 31.12.05 
 
 
COUNTRY/CUSTOMS 
TERRITORY  COMMODITY  DATE OF FINDING  
European Communities Refined Sugar 06.11.95 (03.11.00) (02.11.05) 
Hot-rolled Carbon Steel Sheet 17.08.01 India 
Stainless Steel Wire 30.07.04 
Steel Fasteners 07.01.05 People’s Republic of China 
Laminate Flooring 16.06.05 
 
 Note: A subsequent date is shown in brackets if  the injury finding was reviewed and re-affirmed. 
 
 
REVOCATION OF COUNTERVAILING MEASURES 
 
1 July - 31 December 2005  
 
COUNTRY/CUSTOMS 
TERRITORY COMMODITY DATE OF 
REVOCATION  
NIL   
 
  
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