WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SCM/N/219/CHN 
29 April 2011 
 (11-2237) 
Committee on Subsidies and 
Countervailing Measures Original:   English 
 
 
 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT UNDER ARTICLE 25.11 
OF THE AGREEMENT 
 
CHINA 
 
  Reproduced herewith is the semi-annual repor t for the period from 1 July-31 December 2010 
from China
.  
  G/SCM/N/219/CHN 
Page 2 Reporting Member:  CHINA1 
 
 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF COUNTERVAILING DUTY ACTIONS2 
For the period 1 July-31 December 2010  
 
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 
European Union Potato Starch; 
HS: 110813 ID:10-0001 30.08.2010 
S:01.01.2009-31.12.2009 I:01.01.2007-
31.12.2009  
    31597 tons 
(2009) 90.27% of total 
imports  
Broiler Products; 
020711, 020712, 020713, 020714,
050400; 
ID:09-0002 27.09.2009 
S:7/2008-6/2009 I:1/2006-6/2009 28.04.2010 
3.8%-11.2% 
All others 31.4% 29.08.2010 
4%-12.5% 
All others 30.3% 
   584332 tons 
(1/2008-12/2008) 73% of total 
imports Direct Payment 
Program, Crop Insurance and Disaster 
Assistance program, 
Investment and Job Creation Incentives of 
Arkansas State, 
Revenue Income Tax Capital Credit 
Incentive of Alabama 
United 
States 
Saloon cars and Cross-
country cars(of a cylinder capacity ≥ 
2000cc) ; 
8703.23, 8703.24, 8703.32, 8703.33, 8703.90 
ID:09-0003 06.11.2009 
S:9/2008-8/2009 I:1/2006-9/2009  
    43240 sets 
(1/2008-12/2008) 14% of total 
imports  
                                                      
1 Website address where published reports on investig ations are available:  http://gpj.mofcom.gov.cn . 
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/219/CHN
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Reviews / 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  
 
Nil 
 
 
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 
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  ANNEXES 
 
 
DEFINITIVE COUNTERVAILING MEASURES IN FORCE 
AS OF 31 DECEMBER 2010 
 
Country/Customs 
Territory Product, 
investigation ID 
number Measure(s) Date of original 
imposition;  
publication reference Date(s) of extension; 
publication 
reference(s) 
Grain Oriented Flat-
rolled Electrical 
Steel; 
ID:09-0001 Duties 10.04.2010 
Gazette, 2010 No.21   
United States 
Broiler Products; 
ID:09-0002 Duties 29.08.2010 
Gazette2010 No.52  
 
 
TERMINATION OF MEASURES DURING THE PERIOD 
1 JULY THROUGH 31 DECEMBER 2010 
 
Country/Customs 
Territory Product, investigation ID 
number Date of termination Reason for 
termination 
Nil 
 
 
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