WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SCM/N/138/USA 
20 February 2006 
 (06-0720) 
Committee on Subsidies 
and Countervailing Measures Original:   English 
 
 
 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT UNDER ARTICLE 25.11 
OF THE AGREEMENT 
 
UNITED STATES 
 
  Reproduced herewith is the semi-annual repor t for the period 1 July to 31 December 2005 
from the United States
. 
 
  
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Reporting Member:  UNITED STATES 
 
COUNTERVAILING ACTIVITY  
 
FOR THE PERIOD 1 JULY TO 31 DECEMBER 2005 
  
Country 
or 
Customs 
Territory Product Initiation Provisional  
Measures Final Measures  
 
    Definitive                    Duty  
         Price                 Undertaking No Final Measures  
 
       No                No                 Case                 Subsidization    Injury          Withdrawn         Other     Trade 
Volume Subsidized 
Imports as 
% of  
Domestic 
Consumption Volume of 
Trade 
Investigated 
(of Exporting 
Country) 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1 12 1 13 
 Date Date; 
Amount of 
Subsidization 
(ad valorem)  Date;  
Amount of 
Subsidization 
(ad valorem)  Date; 
Amount of 
Benchmark Date Date Date Date; 
Result  
Brazil Certain Hot-Rolled 
Flat-Rolled Carbon 
Quality Steel Products  (R 1/04-12/04) 25.10.05        NA NA 4 Firms 
Pure & Alloy 
Magnesium 
(R 1/03-12/03) 22.09.04 10.05.05 
1.21-5.40% 14.09.05 
1.21-5.40%      NA NA 2 Firms 
Pure & Alloy 
Magnesium 
(R 1/04-12/04) 28.09.05        NA NA 2 Firms 
Softwood Lumber 
(certain) (R 4/03-3/04) 30.06.04 07.06.05 
8.18% 12.12.05 
8.70%      NA NA 1 Firm 
Softwood Lumber 
NR (1/03-12/03) 08.07.04 03.05.05 
2.22% 28.09.05 
2.22%      NA NA 1 Firm Canada 
Softwood Lumber 
(certain) 
(R 4/04-3/05) 30.06.05        NA NA All Firms 
Low Enriched Uranium 
(R 1/03-12/03) 26.03.04 07.03.05 
1.23% 12.07.05 
1.23%      NA NA 1 Firm 
Low Enriched Uranium 
(R 1/04-12/04) 23.03.05        NA NA 1 Firm France 
Corrosion-Resistant 
Carbon Steel Flat 
Products (R 1/04-12/04) 28.09.05        NA NA 2 Firms  
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1 12 1 13 
Low Enriched Uranium 
(R 1/03-12/03) 26.03.04 07.03.05 
0.00% 12.07.05 
0.00%      NA NA 1 Firm 
Germany Low Enriched Uranium 
(R 01/04-12/04) 23.03.05        NA NA 1 Firm 
Certain Hot-Rolled 
Carbon Steel Flat 
Products 
(R 01/04-12/04) 31.01.05        NA NA 1 Firm 
Certain Iron Metal 
Castings (R 01/97-12-97) 30.11.98 12.11.99 
0.0-27.65% 18.05.00 
0.0-27.65% 
19.09.05 
9.25% 
(3)      NA NA 22 Firms 
Certain Lined Paper 
Products 07.10.05           
Polyethylene 
Terephthalate (PET) Film 
(R 01/03-12/03) 30.08.04 10.08.05 
7.67-17.69%      10.08.05 
Rescission in Part NA NA 7 Firms India 
Polyethylene 
Terephthalate (PET) 
Film (R 01/04-12/04) 29.08.05        NA NA 3 Firms 
Indonesia Certain Lined Paper 
Products 07.10.05           
In-Shell Raw Pistachios 
(R 01/03-12/03) 28.04.04 07.04.05 
0.00% 13.09.05 
0.00%      NA NA 1 Firm 
In-Shell Raw Pistachios 
(R 1/04-12/04) 22.04.05        NA NA 1 Firm 
Certain In-Shell 
Roasted Pistachios (R 1/03-12/03) 19.11.04 07.11.05 
0.00%       NA NA 1 Firm Iran 
Certain In-Shell 
Roasted Pistachios 
(R 1/04-12/04) 01.12.05        NA NA 1 Firm  
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1 12 1 13 
Certain Cut-to-Length 
Carbon Quality Steel Plate 
   29.08.05 
2.45-3.44% 
(3)      NA NA 1 Firm 
Italy 
Certain Pasta 
(R 1/04-12/04) 29.08.05       13.10.05 
Partial 
Rescission of 
Review (1) 
26.10.05 
Partial 
Rescission of 
Review (1) 
16.11.05 
Partial 
Rescission of 
Review (1) NA NA 6 Firms 
Certain Cut-to-Length 
Carbon Quality Steel Plate (R 1/04-12/04) 23.03.05        NA NA 1 Firm 
Corrosion-Resistant 
Carbon Steel Flat 
Products (R 1/04-12/04) 28.09.05        NA NA 2 Firms 
Dynamic Random 
Access Memory  
Semiconductors (R 4/03-12/03) 22.09.04 15.09.05 
60.74%       NA NA 1 Firm 
Dynamic Random 
Access Memory  
Semiconductors 
(R 1/04-12/04) 28.09.05        NA NA 1 Firm 
Stainless Steel Sheet 
and Strip in Coils (CR)  28.09.01 03.06.02       NA NA 1 Firm 
Stainless Steel Sheet 
and Strip in Coils 
(R 1/04-12/04)) 28.09.05        NA NA 1 Firm Korea, 
Republic of 
Structural Steel Beams 
(CR) 28.09.01 03.06.02       NA NA 1 Firm  
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1 12 1 13 
Low Enriched Uranium 
(R 1/03-12/03) 26.03.04 07.03.05 
0.00% 12.07.05 
0.00%      NA NA 1 Firm 
Netherlands Low Enriched Uranium 
(R 1/04-12/04) 23.03.05        NA NA 1 Firm 
Certain Welded Carbon 
Steel Standard Pipe 
(R 1/04- 12/04)   22.04.05        NA NA 1 Firm 
Turkey 
Pasta (R 1/04-12/04) 29.08.05        NA NA 1 Firm 
Low Enriched Uranium 
(R 1/03-12/03) 26.03.04 07.03.05 
0.00% 12.07.05 
0.00%      NA NA 1 Firm 
United 
Kingdom 
Low Enriched Uranium 
(R 1/04-12/04) 23.03.05        NA NA 1 Firm 
 
Table Notes  
 
1  Figures in columns 11 and 12 refer to the 12-month period pr ior to and including the initiatio n month, unless otherwise spec ified. 
2 Denotes date and amount of Amended  Preliminary Determination due to clerical or ministerial error. 
3 Denotes date and amount of Amended  Final Determination due to court remand. 
4 Denotes date and amount of Amended  Final Determination due to clerical or ministerial error. 
5 Denotes cumulation  of imports with other countri es investigated simultaneously 
6 Denotes date and amount of Amended  Final Determination due to settlement. 
 
Abbreviations/Symbols  
 
(R- y) Denotes review - review period  
(C- y) Denotes circumvention inquiry - review period  
(CR) Denotes changed circumstances review (NR- y) Denotes new shipper review - review period  
(SR) Denotes review of suspension agreement 
(ER) Denotes expedited review 
CL Information not provided fo r reasons of confidentiality 
NS Denotes No Shipments during period 
n/a Statistic not available or not collected 
 *  Indicates existence of conc urrent antidumping investigation 
 
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  COUNTERVAILING ORDERS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT 
as of 31 December 2005 
 
Country/Customs 
Territory Product Effective Date 
Honey 10.12.01 Argentina 
Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products 11.09.01 
Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate 17.08.93 
Belgium 
 Stainless Steel Plate In Coils 11.05.99 
Amended: 
11.03.03 
Brass Sheet & Strip 08.01.87 
Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod 22.10.02 
Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate 17.08.93 
Hot-Rolled, Flat-Rolled Carbon Quality Steel Products 26.09.04 Brazil   
Iron Construction Castings 15.05.86 
Certain Hard Red Spring Wheat 23.10.03 
Pure and Alloy Magnesium 31.08.92 Canada 
Softwood Lumber 22.05.02 
Brass Sheet & Strip 06.03.87 
Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Products 17.08.93 France 
 
Low Enriched Uranium 13.02.02 
Germany Low Enriched Uranium 13.02.02 
Hungary Sulfanilic Acid 08.11.02 
Carbazole Violet Pigment 23 29.12.04 
Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Quality Steel Plate 10.02.00 
Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products 03.12.01 
Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip (PET 
Film) 01.07.02 
Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand 04.02.04 India 
Sulfanilic Acid 02.03.93 
Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Quality Steel 10.02.00 Indonesia 
Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products 03.12.01 
In-Shell Pistachio Nuts 11.03.86 Iran 
 Roasted In-Shell Pistachios 07.10.86 
Certain Pasta 24.07.96 
Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Quality Steel Plate 10.02.00 
Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel 07.06.94 
Oil Country Tubular Goods 10.08.95 
Stainless Steel Bar 08.03.02 Italy 
 
Stainless Steel Plate In Coils 11.05.99 
Amended: 
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  Country/Customs 
Territory Product Effective Date 
Italy (cont'd) Stainless Steel Sheet & Strip in Coils 06.08.99 
Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Quality Steel Plate 10.02.00 
Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel  17.08.93 
Stainless Steel Sheet & Strip in Coils 06.08.99 
Dynamic Random Access Memory Semiconductors 11.08.03 
Structural Steel Beams  14.08.00 Korea, Republic of 
 
Top-of-the-Stove Stainless Steel Cooking Ware 20.01.87 
Mexico Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate 17.08.93 
Netherlands Low Enriched Uranium 13.02.02 
Norway Fresh & Chilled Atlantic Salmon 12.04.91 
Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products 03.12.01 
South Africa Stainless Steel Plate In Coils 11.05.99 
Amended: 
11.03.03 
Spain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate 17.08.93 
Sweden Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate 17.08.93 
Thailand Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products 03.12.01 
Certain Pasta 24.07.96 Turkey  Welded Carbon Steel Pipe & Tube 07.03.86 
Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate 17.08.93 United Kingdom 
Low Enriched Uranium 13.02.02 
 
 
SUSPENSION AGREEMENTS  
as of 31 December 2005  
 
Country/Customs 
Territory Product Effective Date 
None None None 
 
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SUNSET REVIEWS OF COUNTERVAILING DUTY ORDERS  
For the Period of 1 July - 31 December 2005  
 
Country/Customs 
Territory Product Order 
Date Result of 
Review Effective Date
 
European 
Community Sugar ( FR Publication Date is 
15 September  2005 ) 31.07.78 Revocation 28.10.04 
Chinese Taipei Top-of-the-Stove 
Stainless Steel Cookware 
(FR Publication Date is 
22 November 2005 ) 20.01.87 Revocation 18.04.05 
Belgium Certain Stainless Steel Plate in 
Coils 11.05.99 Continuation  18.07.05 
Italy Certain Stainless Steel Plate in 
Coils 11.05.99 Continuation 18.07.05 
South Africa Certain Stainless Steel Plate in 
Coils 11.05.99 Continuation 18.07.05 
Italy Certain Stainless Steel Sheet 
and Strip in Coils 27.7.99 Continuation 25.07.05 
Korea, Republic of Certain Stainless Steel Sheet 
and Strip in Coils 06.08.99 Continuation 25.07.05 
India Certain Cut-To-Length Carbon-
Quality Steel Plate 10.02.00 Continuation 06.12.05 
Indonesia Certain Cut-To-Length Carbon-
Quality Steel Plate 10.02.00 Continuation 06.12.05 
Italy Certain Cut-To-Length Carbon-
Quality Steel Plate 10.02.00 Continuation 06.12.05 
Korea, Republic of Certain Cut-To-Length Carbon-
Quality Steel Plate 10.02.00 Continuation 06.12.05 
Korea, Republic of Top-of-the-Stove Stainless 
Cookware 20.01.87 Continuation 22.11.05 
 
 
COUNTERVAILING DUTY ORDERS REVOKED 
For the Period of 1 July - 31 December 2005  
 
Country/Customs 
Territory Product Order Date Effective Date 
Chinese Taipei Top-of-the-Stove Stainless Steel 
Cookware 20.01.87 18.04.05 
European 
Community Sugar 31.07.78 28.10.04 
 
 
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