WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/ADP/N/216/CRI 
6 October 2011 
 (11-4852) 
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 fo r the period 1 January to 30 June 2011 from 
Costa Rica. 
 
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  G/ADP/N/216/CRI 
Page 2 Reporting Member:  COSTA RICA1 
 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF ANTI-DUMPING ACTIONS2 
 
For the period 1 January-30 June 2011 
 
Original Investigations 
 
Country or 
customs 
territory  Product Initiation Provisional 
measures and 
preliminary 
determinations Final measures No final 
measures/ 
termination Other Trade data (from published report(s)) Basis for 
normal value 
determination Definitive 
duty Price 
undertaking 
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 
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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.  
   G/ADP/N/216/CRI
 Page 3Reviews/Other subsequent proceedings 
 
Country or 
customs 
territory  Product Initiation Preliminary 
results/ 
determination  Final results 
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 Definitive 
duty Price 
undertaking 
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 
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 23/11/10 
Initiation of the 
sunset review of 
anti-dumping duties         
 
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 
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DEFINITIVE ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES IN FORCE 
AS AT 30 JUNE 2011 
 
Country/Customs 
territory Product, 
investigation 
ID number  Measure(s) Date of original 
imposition;  
publication 
reference 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 the 
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 the Official Journal 
La Gaceta  No. 21 of 
30 January 2007 Resolution Initiating 
the Review of 23 November 2010, published in Official 
Journal La Gaceta  
No. 243 of 15 December 2010 
 
 
REFUND REQUESTS UNDER ARTICLE 9.3 DURING THE PERIOD 
1 JANUARY TO 30 JUNE 2011 
 
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 2011 
 
Country/Customs 
territory  Product, investigation 
ID number  Date of termination Re ason for termination 
- - - - 
 
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