WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/ADP/N/126/VEN 
18 February 2005 
 (05-0709) 
Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices Original:   Spanish 
  
 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT UNDER ARTICLE 16.4  
OF THE AGREEMENT 
 
VENEZUELA 
 
 
 Reproduced herewith is the semi-annual report for the period 1 July to 31 December 2004 
from Venezuela
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Page 2 Reporting party: VENEZUELA    SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF ANTI-DUMPING ACTIONS  
 
For the Period 1 July to 31 December 2004  
 
FINAL MEASURES NO FINAL MEASURES 
Country/ 
Customs 
territory Product Initiation Provisional 
measures/ 
determinations Definitive 
duty Price 
undertaking No 
dumping No     
injury Case 
withdrawnOther Trade   
volume* Dumped 
imports as % 
of domestic 
consumption % of trade 
volume 
investigated 
(of the 
exporting 
country) Basis for 
determination 
  Date Date, dumping 
margin, 
provisional duty Date, dumping 
margin, 
definitive dutyDate, 
dumping 
margin Date Date Date Date 
    
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 
Russian 
Federation Cold-rolled 
products (R) 30/08/04 --- --- --- --- --- ---  --- --- --- --- --- 
Ukraine Cold-rolled 
products (R) 30/08/04 --- --- --- ---  --- --- --- ---  --- --- --- 
Kazakhstan Cold-rolled 
products (R) 30/08//04 --- ---  --- ---  --- --- --- ---  --- --- --- 
 
 *  The trade volume relates to import data on the product under investigation. 
 
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 ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES IN FORCE 
CURRENT DEFINITIVE DUTIES 
As at 31 December 2004  
 
Country/Customs territory  Product Date imposed 
China, People's Republic of Padlocks Date imposed: 
28/08/97 
Effective date: 
26/09/97 
Date of five-year review: 
25/09/02 
Effective date: 
26/09/02 
Russian Federation Hot-rolled flat produc ts of iron or steel Date imposed: 
07/05/99 
Effective date: 
30/06/991 
Ukraine Hot-rolled flat products of iron or steel Date imposed: 
07/05/99 
Effective date: 
30/06/99 
Kazakhstan Hot-rolled flat products of iron or steel Date imposed: 
07/05/99 
Effective date: 
30/06/99 
Russian Federation Cold-rolled flat produc ts of iron or steel Date imposed: 
12/08/99 
Effective date: 
23/09/992 
Ukraine Cold-rolled flat products of iron or steel Date imposed: 
12/08/99 
Effective date: 
23/09/99 
                                                      
 1 The anti-dumping duties currently imposed on imports of hot-rolled products are charged on a 
provisional basis on account of the five-year review conducted by the Anti-Dumping and Subsidies Commission (CASS), pursuant to Decision No. CASS-ADP-002/04 of 4 June 2004, to determine whether the expiry of the 
definitive anti-dumping duties imposed on such imports w ould result in the continuation or repetition of unfair 
practices and injury to the domestic production of like goods. 
2 The anti-dumping duties currently imposed on imports of cold-rolled products are charged on a 
provisional basis on account of the five-year review conducted by the Anti-Dumping and Subsidies Commission 
(CASS), pursuant to Decision No. CASS-ADP-003/04 of 30 August 2004, to determine whether the expiry of the definitive anti-dumping duties imposed on such imports would result in the continuation or repetition of 
unfair practices and injury to the domestic production of like goods. 
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 Country/Customs territory  Product Date imposed 
Kazakhstan Cold-rolled flat products of iron or steel Date imposed: 
12/08/99 
Effective date: 
23/09/99 
United States Polyvinyl chloride (in emulsion)  Date imposed: 
07/04/00 
Effective date: 
28/04/00 
United States Polyvinyl chloride (in suspension) Date imposed: 
07/04/00 
Effective date: 
28/04/00 
China, People's Republic of Other footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or 
plastics Date imposed: 
24/04/00 
Effective date: 
29/05/00 
China, People's Republic of Footwear with out er soles of rubber, plastics, leather or 
composition leather and uppers of leather Date imposed: 
24/04/00 
Effective date: 
29/05/00 
China, People's Republic of Footwear with out er soles of rubber, plastics, leather or 
composition leather and uppers of textile materials  Date imposed: 
24/04/00 
Effective date: 
29/05/00 
China, People's Republic of Other footwear Date imposed: 
24/04/00 
Effective date: 
29/05/00 
Japan Bars and rods Date imposed: 
18/05/00 
Effective date: 
09/06/00 
Japan Seamed tubes for the tr ansportation of fluids under 
pressure Date imposed: 
19/06/00 
Effective date: 
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 Country/Customs territory  Product Date imposed 
Japan Seamless tubes for the tr ansportation of fluids under 
pressure Date imposed: 
19/06/00 
Effective date: 
13/07/00 
 
 
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