WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SCM/N/144/EEC 
18 September 2006 
 (06-4452) 
Committee on Subsidies  
and Countervailing Measures Original:   English 
 
 
 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT UNDER ARTICLE 25.11 
OF THE AGREEMENT 
 
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
 
  Reproduced herewith is the semi-annual repor t for the period 1 January-30 June 2006 from 
the European Communities
. 
 
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  With regard to the Community's requirement  to report its countervailing duty actions under 
the WTO/GATT Agreements, please find enclosed  the following Annexes to this note: 
 
Annex I: the Semi-annual Report of the c ountervailing duty actions of the European 
Community for the period 1 January – 30 June 2006; 
 Annex II: a list of definitive countervailing duties in force on 30 June 2006 (ranked by country); 
 
Annex III  a list of undertakings in fo rce on 30 June 2006 (ranked by country); 
 Annex IV: a list of countervailing duties revoked during the period 1 January – 30 June 2006; 
 Annex V   a list of cases pending on 30 June 2006.  
  
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ANNEX I  
 
Semi-annual Report of Countervailing Duty Actions  
for the period 1 January-30 June 2006 
 
FINAL MEASURES NO FINAL MEASURES Country or 
customs territory Product Initiation Provisional 
measures / 
determinations* Definitive duty * Price 
undertaking* No 
subsidisation No injury Case with-
drawn Other Trade 
volume** Subsidised 
imports as % 
of domestic 
consumption 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 
  Date Date 
(duties) Date 
(duties) Date Date Date Date Date   
Cotton-type 
bedlinen n.a.  26.01.2006 
(amendment 
following new 
exporters/producers” 
requests)        
Sulphanilic acid 27.04.2005 
(PR)  26.01.2006 
(amendment)        India 
Sulphanilic acid 27.04.2005 
(PR)   26.01.2006 
(acceptance of 
undertaking)       
 PET film 10.12.2004 
(R 18)  08.03.2006 
(SM : 11,7-15,2%; 
ROD: 3,8-19,1% net 
free-at-Cty frontier 
price before duty)        
 PET film 28.06.2002 
(PR)       08.03.2006 
(termination 
of review : 
undertaking 
could not be 
accepted)   
Israel PET film 23.08.2005 
(R 11.4)  21.01.2006 
(amendment of the 
extending regulation)        
Korea, Rep. of DRAMs 18.03.2006 
(PR)          
 DRAMs n.a.  12.04.2006 
(amendment 
following report 
adopted by the 
Dispute Settlement 
Body of the WTO)        
Malaysia Plastic sacks and 
bags 30.06.2005      20.05.2006 
(termination 
of 
proceeding)     
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Thailand Plastic sacks and 
bags 30.06.2005      20.05.2006 
(termination 
of 
proceeding)    
 
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  ANNEX II
 
 
COUNTERVAILING DUTY MEASURES IN FORCE ON 30 JUNE 2006 
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ANKED BY COUNTRY  
 
Origin Product Measure Regulation N° Publication 
Brazil PET film 
(polyethylene terephthalate) (AS) (ext.) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 367/2006 
27.02.2006 
extended to imports 
consigned from Brazil 
and from Israel by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1976/2004 
15.11.2004 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 101/2006 
20.01.2006 L 68 
08.03.2006 
p. 15 
  
 
L 342 
18.11.2004 
p. 8 
 
L 17 
21.01.2006 
p. 1 
India Antibiotics (broad 
spectrum) (AS) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 713/2005 
10.05.2005 L 121 
13.05.2005 
p. 1 
 Bedlinen (cotton-
type) (AS) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 74/2004 
13.01.2004 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 122/2006 
23.01.2006 L 12 
17.01.2004 
p. 1 
 
L 22 
26.01.2006 
p. 3 
 Compact disk 
reordables (CD-Rs) (AS) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 960/2003 
02.06.2003 L 138 
05.06.2003 
p. 1 
 Graphite electrode 
systems (AS) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1628/2004 
13.09.2004 L 295 
18.09.2004 
p. 4 
 PET (polyethylene 
terephthalate) (AS) Duties 
 
     
 
Undertakings Council Reg. 
(EC) No 2603/2000 
27.11.2000 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1645/2005 
06.10.2005 
 
Commission Dec. 
No 2000/745/EC 
29.11.2000 
as last amended by 
Commission Dec. 
No 2005/697/EC 
12.09.2005 L 301 
30.11.2000 
p. 1 
 
L 266 
11.10.2005 
p. 1 
 
L 301 
30.11.2000 
p. 88 
 
L 266 
11.10.2005 
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  Origin Product Measure Regulation N° Publication 
PET film 
(polyethylene terephthalate) (AS) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 367/2006 
27.02.2006 
extended to imports 
consigned from Brazil 
and from Israel by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1976/2004 
15.11.2004 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 101/2006 
20.01.2006 L 68 
08.03.2006 
p. 15 
  
 
L 342 
18.11.2004 
p. 8 
 
L 17 
21.01.2006 
p. 1 
Polyester textured filament yarn (PTY) (AS) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 2094/2002 
26.11.2002 L 323 
28.11.2002 
p. 21 India (Cont'd) 
Sulphanilic acid (AS) Duties 
   
 
   
Undertakings Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1339/2002 
22.07.2002 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 123/2006 
23.01.2006 
 
Commission Dec. 
No 2006/37/EC 
05.12.2005 L 196 
25.07.2002 
p. 11 
 
L 22 
26.01.2006 
p. 5 
 
L 22 
26.01.2006 
p. 52 
Indonesia Ring binder 
mechanisms (AS) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 977/2002 
04.06.2002 L 150 
08.06.2002 
p. 17 
Israel PET film 
(polyethylene terephthalate) (AS) (ext.) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 367/2006 
27.02.2006 
extended to imports 
consigned from Brazil 
and from Israel by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1976/2004 
15.11.2004 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 101/2006 
20.01.2006 L 68 
08.03.2006 
p. 15 
 
 
 
L 342 
18.11.2004 
p. 8 
 
L 17 
21.01.2006 
p. 1 
Korea (Rep. of) DRAMs (AS) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1480/2003 
11.08.2003 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 584/2006 
10.04.2006 L 212 
22.08.2003 
p. 1 
 
L 103 
12.04.2006 
p. 1 
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  ANNEX III
 
 
UNDERTAKINGS IN FORCE ON 30 JUNE 2006 
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ANKED BY COUNTRY  
 
Origin Product Measure Regulation N° Publication 
PET (polyethylene terephthalate) (AS) Undertakings Commission Dec. 
No 2000/745/EC 
29.11.2000  
as last amended by 
Commission Dec. 
No 2005/697/EC 
12.09.2005 L 301 
30.11.2000 
p. 88 
 
L 266 
11.10.2005 
p. 62 India 
Sulphanilic acid (AS) Undertakings Commission Dec. 
No 2006/37/EC 
05.12.2006 L 22 
26.01.2006 
p. 52 
 
 
 
ANNEX IV  
 
MEASURES REVOKED DURING THE PER IOD 1 JANUARY-30 JUNE 2006 
 
(A)  Automatic expiry after 5-year imposition of measures 
 
Product Country of origin Original measure 
&  
OJ Reference Publication 
NONE 
 
(B)  Measures repealed following review 
 
Product Country of origin Regulation/ Decision 
No OJ Reference 
NONE 
 
 
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  ANNEX V  
 
LIST OF CASES PENDING ON 30 JUNE 2006 
 
Origin Product Type Publication 
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) (AS) Expiry review C 304 
01.12.2005, p. 4 India 
Polyethylene terephtalate (PET) film 
(AS) Partial interm review C 172 
12.07.2005, p. 5 
Korea 
(Rep. of) DRAMs (AS) Partial interim 
review C 67 
18.03.2006, p. 16 
 
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