WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SCM/N/203/MEX 
29 March 2010 
 (10-1689) 
Committee on Subsidies 
and Countervailing Measures Original:   Spanish 
 
 
 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT UNDER ARTICLE 25.11  
OF THE AGREEMENT  
 
MEXICO 
 
  Reproduced herewith is the semi-annual report for the period 1 July to 31 December 2009 
from Mexico
. 
  
  G/SCM/N/203/MEX 
Page 2 Reporting Member:  MEXICO1 
 
 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF COUNTERVAILING DUTY ACTIONS2 
For the period 1 July to 31 December 2009  
 
Original Investigations  
 
Final measures 
Product Initiation Provisional 
measures and 
preliminary 
determinations Definitive duty Undertaking No final 
measures/ 
termination Other Trade data 
(from published report(s) Countervailed 
programme(s)  
Country or 
customs 
territory Description;   
HS 6-digit category 
covering 
investigated 
product3; 
ID number; 
(*) if investigation 
of >1 country  Date; 
period of 
investigation  
(S-subsidization;  
I-injury) Date of measures; 
range of 
individual 
amounts of 
subsidy; "other" 
rates; [range of 
applied rates if 
different, reason]  Date of duties; 
range of 
individual 
amounts of 
subsidy; "other" 
rates; [range of 
applied rates if 
different, reason]  Date of 
application; range 
of individual 
amounts of 
subsidy 
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 Name(s) of the 
subsidy 
programme(s) 
countervailed 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 
None 
 
                                                      
1 Website address where published reports on investiga tions are available:  http://www.pymes.gob.mx/upci/ . 
2 All terms and column headings used in this format have the meanings assigned to them in the instructions. 
3 For reference purposes only.  
   G/SCM/N/203/MEX
 Page 3Reviews / Other subsequent proceedings  
 
Final results 
Product Initiation Preliminary 
results/ 
determination Definitive duty Undertaking Revocation of 
measures Other (e.g.,  
procedures 
not affecting 
the duty 
level) Trade data 
(if available from published 
report(s) on proceeding) Countervailed 
programme(s)  
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  
amounts of 
subsidy; "other" 
rates; [range of 
applied rates if 
different, reason] Effective date, 
range of 
individual  
amounts of 
subsidy; "other" 
rates; [range of 
applied rates if 
different, reason]  Effective date; 
range of 
individual 
amounts of 
subsidy 
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 Name(s) of the 
subsidy 
programme(s) 
countervailed 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
European 
Communities4 Meat of bovine 
animals, frozen 
(0202.10.01, 
0202.20.99 and 
0202.30.01) 
31/92-EEC 4.6.09 (RQ) 
(D:  1.4.08 -
31.3.09 
I:  n/a)      n/a n/a n/a 
 
CF – Information not provided for reasons of confidentiality 
n/a  –  Not available LDR –  Lesser duty 
SNR –  Sunset review 
EXP –  Measure expired without review P  –  Publication date 
C  –  Date of commencement of duty collection 
RQ  – Five-year review 
 
                                                      
4 On 1 December 2009, the Treaty of Lisbon am ending the Treaty on Europ ean Union and the Treaty establishing the European Commun ity (done at Lisbon, 
13 December 2007) entered into force. On 29 November 2009, the WTO receive d a Verbal Note (WT/L/779) from the Council of the Eu ropean Union and the Commission of the 
European Communities stating that, by virtue  of the Treaty of Lisbon, as of 1 Decembe r 2009, the European Union replaces and su cceeds the European Community. G/SCM/N/203/MEX 
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  ANNEXES 
 
 
DEFINITIVE COUNTERVAILING MEASURES IN FORCE 
AS OF 31 DECEMBER 2009 
 
 
Country/Custom
s Territory Product, 
investigation 
ID number Measure(s) Date of original 
imposition;  publication 
reference Date(s) of 
extension; 
publication 
reference(s) 
European 
Communities Meat of bovine 
animals 
31/92-EEC Duties 4.6.94 
(Official Journal 
of 3.6.94) 3.6.99 
(OJ of 20.9.00) 
3.6.04 
(OJ of 28.6.05) 
 
  
TERMINATION OF MEASURES DURING THE PERIOD  
1 JULY TO 31 DECEMBER 2009 
 
 
Country/Customs 
Territory Product, 
investigation ID number Date of termination Reason for 
termination 
None 
 
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