WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/ADP/N/166/KOR 
16 April 2008 
 (08-1763) 
Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices Original:   English 
  
 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT UNDER ARTICLE 16.4 
OF THE AGREEMENT 
 
REPUBLIC OF KOREA 
 
 
 Reproduced herewith is the semi-annual repor t for the period 1 July to 31 December 2007 
from the Republic of Korea
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  G/ADP/N/166/KOR 
Page 2 Reporting country:  REPUBLIC OF KOREA  
 
 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF ANTI-DUMPING ACTIONS 
(For the Period 1 July to 31 December 2007) 
 
FINAL MEASURES NO FINAL MEASURES 
Initiation Provisional 
measures Definitive 
duty Price 
undertaking No 
dumping No 
injury Case 
withdrawn Other Country/
Customs 
territory Product 
Date Date, 
dumping 
margin Date, 
dumping 
margin Date, 
dumping 
margin Date Date Date Date Trade 
volume Dumped 
imports as 
% of 
domestic 
consumption % of trade 
volume 
investigated 
(of the 
exporting 
country) Basis for 
determi-
nation 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 
Argentina Soybean Oil       17.8.2007      
Brazil Soybean Oil       17.8.2007      
Canada Kraft Paper 24.10.2007            
Kraft Paper 24.10.2007            
PET Film 5.9.2007            
Ethyl Acetate 17.9.2007            
Benzoyl Peroxide  11.27.2007 
(No 
Measure)           
Titanium Dioxide 1.11.2007 
®            China 
Float Glass  29.10.2007 
11.42~39.05           
India PET Film 5.9.2007            
Indonesia Kraft Paper 24.10.2007            
Japan Ethyl Acetate 17.9.2007            
Russia Kraft Paper 24.10.2007            
Singapore Ethyl Acetate 17.9.2007            
Kraft Paper 24.10.2007            United 
States Soybean Oil       17.8.2007      
 
The symbol (R) is used if an investigation is opened in the context of a review of an existing anti-dumping measure or after an  allegation of a breach of an undertaking.   
 
Basis for determination codes  
 
HM – Home market price 
FA –  Facts Available 
CV – Constructed Value   G/ADP/N/166/KOR 
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  DEFINITIVE ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES 
(As at 31 December 2007) 
 
Country/Customs territory Pr oduct Date of imposition 
Canada Choline Chloride  Oct 20, 2004  
Ferro-Silico Manganese* Dec 3, 2003 
Uncoated Woodfree Paper* Jun 1, 2007 
Sodium Dithionite Jun 23, 2004 
Choline Chloride Oct 20, 2004 
Titanium Dioxides Mar 2, 2005 
Ceramic Tile Dec 30, 2005 
Polyester Filament Draw 
Textured Yarn Oct 20, 2006 China 
Polyvinyl Alcohol Dec 12, 2006 
Choline Chloride  Oct 20, 2004  India Stainless Steel Bar  Jul 30, 2004  
Indonesia Uncoated Woodfree Paper* Jun 1, 2007 
Aluminum Hydroxide* Jul 18, 2003 
Stainless Steel Bar* Jul 30, 2004 
PVC Plate* Dec 20, 2004 
Industrial robot with 6-axis 
vertical multi-articulation 
structure  Apr 18, 2005 Japan 
Guide Hole Puncher Nov 23, 2006 
Malaysia Polyester Filament Draw 
Textured Yarn Oct 20, 2006 
Singapore Polyvinyl Alcohol Dec 12, 2006 
Spain Stainless Steel Bar Jul 30, 2004 
Chinese Taipei Polyester Filament Draw 
Textured Yarn Oct 20, 2006 
Choline Chloride  Oct 20, 2004  United States Polyvinyl Alcohol Dec 12, 2006 
 
* For products with this mark, Price undertakings are applied as well.    
 
UNDERTAKINGS IN FORCE 
(As at 31 December 2007) 
 
Country/Customs territory Product Date of undertaking 
Ferro-Silico Manganese* Dec 3, 2003 China Uncoated Woodfree Paper* Jun 1, 2007 
Aluminum Hydroxide* Jul 18, 2003 
Stainless Steel Bar* Jul 30, 2004 Japan 
PVC Plate* Apr 20, 2005 
Indonesia Uncoated Woodfree Paper* Jun 1, 2007 
 
* For products with this mark, Anti-dumping measures are applied as well.   
 
 
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