WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/ADP/N/202/CRI 
20 September 2010 
 (10-4714) 
Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices Original:   Spanish 
  
 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT UNDER ARTICLE 16.4 
OF THE AGREEMENT 
 
COSTA RICA 
 
 
 Reproduced herewith is the semi-annual report for the period 1 January to 30 June 2010 from 
Costa Rica
. 
 
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  G/ADP/N/202/CRI 
Page 2 Reporting Member:  COSTA RICA1 
 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF ANTI-DUMPING ACTIONS2 
  
For the period 1 January to 30 June 2010  
 
Original investigations  
 
Final measures 
Product Initiation Provisional 
measures and 
preliminary 
determinations Definitive 
duty  Price 
undertaking No final 
measures/ 
termination Other Trade data (from published 
report(s) Basis for 
normal value 
determination 
Country or 
Customs 
territory Description;  
HS 6-digit 
category covering 
investigated 
product3;  
ID number; (*) 
if investigation 
of >1 country Date;  period of 
investigation 
(D-dumping; 
I-injury) Date of duties;  
range of individual 
dumping margins;  
"other" rates; 
[range of applied 
rates if different, 
reason] Date of 
duties;  range 
of individual 
dumping 
margins;  
"other" rates;  
[range of 
applied rates 
if different, 
reason] Date of 
application;  
range of 
individual 
dumping 
margins 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 Codes for all 
bases used in 
proceeding 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 
El Salvador Canned tuna (*);  
1604.14.90.10; 
DD-01-09 SVL 12.6.2009 
I: 4/2006-4/2009; 
D: 4/2008-4/2009     Resolution 
No.030-2010 of 
20/5 
6-month 
extension of the 
investigation in 
accordance with 
Article 5.10 of 
the Anti-
Dumping 
Agreement Import volume in 
kilograms gross 
during the period 
under 
investigation, 
May 08-April 09:
El Salvador: 
972,512.00 Proportion of   
tuna import 
volume 
(kilograms 
gross) per 
country in 
relation to total 
imports for the 
period May 08-
April 09: 
El Salvador: 
47.82%  
                                                      
1 Website address where published reports on investigations are available:  http://www.meic.go.c r/esp2/practicas/resoluciones.as p. 
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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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 
Brazil Canned tuna (*);  
1604.14.90.10; DD-01-09 BRA 12.6.2009 
I:4/2006-4/2009; 
D:4/2008-4/2009     Resolution 
No.030-2010 of 
20/5 
6-month 
extension of the 
investigation in 
accordance with 
Article 5.10 of 
the Anti-
Dumping 
Agreement Import volume in 
kilograms gross 
during the period 
under 
investigation, 
May 08-April 09:
Brazil: 
187,471.00 Proportion of   
tuna import 
volume 
(kilograms 
gross) per 
country in 
relation to total 
imports for the 
period May 08- 
April 09: 
Brazil: 
9.22%  
  
  G/ADP/N/202/CRI 
Page 4 Reviews/Other subsequent proceedings  
 
Final results 
Product Initiation Preliminary 
results/ 
determination  Definitive 
duty  Price 
undertaking Revocation 
of measures Other 
(e.g. procedures 
not affecting the 
duty level) Trade data (if available from 
published report(s) on 
proceeding) Basis for 
normal value 
determination 
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 
dumping margins;  
"other" rates;  
[range of applied 
rates if different, 
reason] Effective 
date;  range of 
individual 
dumping 
margins;  
"other" rates;  
[range of 
applied rates 
if different, 
reason] Effective date;  
range of 
individual 
dumping 
margins 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 Codes for all 
bases used in 
proceeding 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
 
CF  -  Information not provided for reasons of confidentiality 
n/a  -  Not available 
LDR  -  Lesser duty 
SNR  -  Sunset review 
EXP  -  Measure expi red without review 
HMP  -  Home market price 
TMP  -  Third country price 
CV  -  Constructed value 
P  -  Publication date 
C  -  Date of commencement of duty collection 
 
 
 G/ADP/N/202/CRI 
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  ANNEXES 
 
DEFINITIVE ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES IN FORCE 
AS AT 30 JUNE 2010 
 
 
Country/ 
Customs 
Territory  Product, investigation 
ID number  Measure(s) Date of original 
imposition;  publication 
reference(s) Date(s) of 
extension;  
publication 
reference(s) 
Chile Flexible packaging made 
of printed metallized polypropylene entering Costa Rica under SAC 
(Central American Tariff 
System) tariff subheading 3920.20.2 
File 002-2005 Duties Final Resolution of 
2 July 2007, published in Official Journal La 
Gaceta  No. 140 of 20 
July 2007  
United States of 
America Water-based latex paint 
entering Costa Rica 
under SAC (Central 
American Tariff System) tariff subheading 
3209.90.10.00 
File 001-2005 Duties Final Resolution of 
18 January 2007, 
published in Official 
Journal La Gaceta 
No. 21 of 30 January 
2007  
 
 
REFUND REQUESTS UNDER ARTI CLE 9.3 DURING THE PERIOD 
1 JANUARY TO 30 JUNE 2010 
 
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 
-- -- -- -- -- 
  
TERMINATION OF MEASURES DURING THE PERIOD 
1 JANUARY TO 30 JUNE 2010 
 
Country/Customs 
Territory  Product, investigation ID 
number  Date of termination Reason for termination 
-- -- -- -- 
 
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