WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SCM/N/170/EEC 
16 April 2008 
 (08-1784) 
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 July-31 December 2007 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 July – 31 December 2007; 
 Annex II: a list of definitive countervailing duti es in force on 31 December 2007 (ranked by 
country); 
 
Annex III: a list of undertakings in for ce on 31 December 2007 (ranked by country); 
 Annex IV: a list of countervailing duties revoked du ring the period 1 July – 31 December 2007; 
 Annex V:  a list of cases pending on 31 December 2007. 
 
 The Official Journals containing details of all countervailing actions taken during the period 
(i.e. initiations, provisional, definitive measures, etc.) have already been  sent to the WTO/GATT 
Secretariat via your office on a monthly basis.  
  
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ANNEX I 
 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF COUNTERVAILING DUTY ACTIONS 
(for the period 1 July-31 December 2007) 
 
FINAL MEASURES NO FINAL MEASURES Initiation Provisional 
measures / 
determinations* Definitive 
duty * Price 
undertaking* No 
subsidisation No injury Case withdrawn Other Trade 
volume** Subsidised imports 
as % of domestic 
consumption Country 
or 
customs 
territory Product 
Date Date 
(duties) Date 
(duties) Date 
 Date Date Date Date   
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 
Sulphanilic acid 24.7.2007 (R  18)          
Dihydro-myrcenol 11.11.2006      28.7.2007 
(terminating 
proceeding – 
complaint 
withdrawn)    
Polyester textured 
filament yarn 8.9.2007 (PR)          
Broad spectrum 
antibiotics 11.9.2007 (PR)          
PET 27.9.2007 (PR)          
Sulphanilic acid 29.9.2007 (PR)          
Graphite electrode 
systems 2.10.2007 (PR)          
Cotton-type bed 
linen 2.10.2007 (PR)          
PET film 12.10.2007 
(PR)          
Polyester textured 
filament yarn   28.11.2002     23.11.2007 
(EXP)   
Polyester textured 
filament yarn 8.9.2007       23.11.2007 
(termination of 
review following 
expiry of 
measures)   
PET film 2.8.2006 (R 19)  29.9.2007 
(amendment)        
Graphite electrode 
systems 1.3.2007 (R 23)       20.10.2007 
(termination of 
review – 
maintaining 
measures)   India 
Recordable 
compact disks 22.3.2007 (PR)       6.11.2007 (repeal 
of measures)    
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 Page 3Codes  
(SM) - Subsidy margin       (CF) - Confidential 
(ROD) - Rate of countervailing duty      (a.c.a.) - All c ountries aggregated 
(R 18) - Review pursuant to Art 18 of Reg. (EC) 2026/97 (= expi ry review)  (*)  - Unless otherwise specified, dates given refer  to date of publication in Official Journal of EC.  
(R 19) - Review pursuant to Art 19 of Reg. (EC) 2026/97 (= interi m review)     Measures normally take effect on day following t heir publication 
(R 20) - Review pursuant to Art 20 of Reg. (EC) 2026/97 (= ne wcomer review) (**) - volume of  imports from country concerned 
(R 23) - Review pursuant to Art 23 of Reg. (EC) 2026/97 (=circum vention)  (EXP) - Expiry (autom atic after time-period of usuall y 5 years) 
(R 19.3) - Review pursuant to Art 19(3) of Reg. (EC)  2026/97 (absorption)  (PR)  - Partial interim review  
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  ANNEX II 
 
COUNTERVAILING DUTY MEASURES IN FORCE ON 30 JUNE 2007 
 
Ranked by country  
 
Origin Product Measure Regulation N° Publicati
on 
Brazil PET film (polyethylene terephthalate) 
(AS) (ext.) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 367/2006 
27.02.2005 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1124/2007 
28.09.2007 
and 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 
08.03.20
06 
p. 15 
 
L 255 
29.09.20
07 
p. 1 
 
  
L 342 
18.11.20
04 
p. 8 
 
L 17 
21.01.20
06 
p. 1 
Antibiotics (broad spectrum) (AS) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 713/2005 
10.05.2005 L 121 
13.05.20
05 
p. 1 
Bedlinen (cotton-type) (AS) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 74/2004 
13.01.2004 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1840/2006 
11.12.2006 L 12 
17.01.20
04 
p. 1 
 
L 355 
15.12.20
06 
p. 4 
Graphite electrode systems (AS) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1628/2004 
13.09.2004 L 295 
18.09.20
04 
p. 4 India 
 
PET (polyethylene terephthalate) (AS) Duties 
 
 
Undertakings Council Reg. 
(EC) No 193/2007 
22.02.2007 L 59 
27.02.20
07 
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  Origin Product Measure Regulation N° Publicati
on 
 PET film (polyethylene terephthalate) 
(AS) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 367/2006 
27.02.2005 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1124/2007 
28.09.2007 
and 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 
08.03.20
06 
p. 15 
 
L 255 
29.09.20
07 
p. 1 
 
 
 
L 342 
18.11.20
04 
p. 8 
 
L 17 
21.01.20
06 
p. 1 
India (Cont') 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 
25.07.20
02 
p. 11 
 
L 22 
26.01.20
06 
p. 5 
 
L 22 
26.01.20
06 
p. 52 
Israel PET film (polyethylene terephthalate) 
(AS) (ext.) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 367/2006 
27.02.2005 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1124/2007 
28.09.2007 
and 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 
08.03.20
06 
p. 15 
 
L 255 
29.09.20
07 
p. 1 
 
 
 
L 342 
18.11.20
04 
p. 8 
 
L 17 
21.01.20
06 
p. 1 G/SCM/N/170/EEC 
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  Origin Product Measure Regulation N° Publicati
on 
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 
22.08.20
03 
p. 1 
 
L 103 
12.04.20
06 
p. 1  G/SCM/N/170/EEC 
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  ANNEX III 
 
UNDERTAKINGS IN FORCE ON 31 DECEMBER 2007 
 
Ranked by country  
 
Origin Product Measure Regulation N° Publication 
PET (polyethylene terephthalate) 
(AS) Undertakings Council Reg. 
(EC) No 193/2007 
22.02.2007 L 59 
27.02.2007 
p. 34 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 DUR ING THE PERIOD 1 JULY-31 DECEMBER 2007 
 
A. A
UTOMATIC EXPIRY AFTER 5-YEAR IMPOSITION OF MEASURES  
Product Country of origin Original measure 
&  
OJ Reference Publication 
Polyester textured filament 
yarn (PTY) India Council Reg. 
(EC) 2094/2002 
(OJ L 323, 28.11.2002, p. 21) C 280 
23.11.2007 
p. 18 
 
 
B. MEASURES REPEALED FOLLOWING REVIEW  
Product Country of origin Regulation/ Decision No OJ Reference 
Compact disk recordables 
(AS) India Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1293/2007 
30.10.2007 L 288 
06.11.2007 
p. 17 
Polyester textured filament yarn (PTY) (AS) India Termination of review 
together with the expiry of 
the measures C 280 
23.11.2007 
p. 18 
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  ANNEX V 
 
LIST OF CASES PENDING ON 31 DECEMBER 2007 
 
 
Origin Product Type Publication 
Antibiotics (AS) Partial interim review C 212 
11.09.2007, p. 10 
Bed linen (AS) Partial interim review C 230 
02.10.2007, p. 5 
Graphite electrode systems (AS) Partial interim review C 230 
02.10.2007, p. 9 
Polyethylene terephtalate (PET) (AS) Partial interim review C 227 
27.09.2007, p. 16 
Polyethylene terephtalate (PET) film (AS) Partial interim review C 240 
12.10.2007, p. 6 
Sulphanilic acid (AS) Expiry review C 171 
24.07.2007, p. 14 India 
Sulphanilic acid (AS) Partial interim review C 229 
29.09.2007, p. 9 
Korea (Rep. of) DRAMs (AS) Partial interim review C 67 
18.03.2006, p. 16 
  
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