WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SCM/N/178/CAN 
23 September 2008 
 (08-4465) 
Committee on Subsidies and 
Countervailing Measures Original:   English 
 
 
 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT UNDER ARTICLE 25.11 
OF THE AGREEMENT 
 
CANADA 
 
  Reproduced herewith is the semi-annual report for the period 1 January to 30 June 2008 from 
Canada
.   
 
  
  G/SCM/N/178/CAN 
Page 2 Reporting Member:   CANADA 
 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF COUNTERVAILING DUTY ACTIONS 
 
For the period 1 January-30 June 2008  
 
FINAL MEASURES  NO FINAL MEASURES  
Initiation Provisional 
measures/ 
determinationsDefinitive 
duty Price 
undertaking No subsidy No injury Case 
withdrawnOther Country/ 
Customs 
territory Product 
Date Date, amount of 
subsidy Date, amount 
of subsidy Date, amount 
of subsidy Date Date Date Date Trade 
volume Subsidized 
imports as % 
of domestic 
consumption 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 
Seamless carbon or alloy steel oil and 
gas well casings 13.08.07 09.11.07 
(6% - 10%) 10.03.08 
(2 - 38%)      240 000 
metric tonnes 
(Note 1) 22% 
Certain carbon steel 
welded pipe 23.01.08 22.04.08 
(0 - 12%) 
(Note 2)       135 000 
metric tonnes
(Note 3) 40% China, 
People's 
Republic of  
Thermoelectric 
coolers and warmers 15.05.08        84.8% of all 
imports of like goods  
India Stainless steel Wire 15.05.08 
R (1)          
 
 CODES AND NOTATIONS 
 
 Provisional Measures  (Column 4):  Provisional measures apply from the date of a prel iminary determination of subsidizing to the date on which the C anadian 
International Trade Tribunal makes its finding regarding injury caused to the Canadian industry (maximum 120 days from the noti ce of the preliminary determination).  
The estimated amount of the subsidy is normally expressed as an amount per unit.   
 
 Definitive Duties  (Column 5):  Either the date of a positive injury finding, in th e case of an investigation, or the date of the conclusion of a  review of injury;  or the date 
of the conclusion of a review of the amount of subsidy in cases where there is an existing Canadian International Trade Tribuna l finding of injury. 
 
 Total Trade Volume  (Column 11):  The total trade volume is based on statistical data for the latest available 12 month period prior to the initia tion, unless otherwise 
indicated.   
 
 Interim Review :  An interim review is a review that is initiated where there is a reasonable indication that sufficient new facts have arisen  or that there has been a 
sufficient change in the circumstances that  led to the measure, or where there are su fficient facts that, although in existence , were not put into evidence during the 
previous review or investigation and were not discoverable by the exercise of reasonable diligence at that time.   
  
   G/SCM/N/178/CAN
 Page 3 CF :  denotes Confidential.  The information provided to the authorities is given on a confidential basis or the results of a calc ulation would disclose information 
provided on a confidential basis.   
  N/A  denotes that the information is not available.   
 
 R :  This symbol has been used in the context of a review of an existing countervailing measure.   
 
The symbol R(1)  refers to an administrative review of the amount of  subsidy of an existing c ountervailing measure.   
 
 The symbol R(2)  refers to a sunset review of an exis ting countervailing measure to determine whether the measure should be continued.   
 
 Note 1 
This volume is based on an 18-month period of investigation (1 January 2007 to 30 June 2007).   
 
Note 2 
At the preliminary determination of subsidy on certain carbon steel welded pipe from the People's Republic of China, provisiona l duties (for subsidy) on subject goods 
were assessed on an exporter basis, from 0.35 per cent to 12 per cent.   
 
Note 3 
 This volume is based on an 18-month period of inve stigation (1 July  2006 to 31 December 2007).   
 
 
 
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COUNTERVAILING DUTY MEASURES IN FORCE 
(as at 30 June 2008) 
 
Country/Customs 
territory  Commodity  Date of Finding  
Steel Fasteners 07.01.05 
Laminate Flooring 16.06.05 
Copper pipe fittings 19.02.07 China, People's 
Republic of Seamless carbon or alloy steel oil and gas well 
casings 10.03.08 
European 
Communities Refined Sugar 06.11.95 
(03.11.00) 
(02.11.05) 
Hot-rolled Carbon Steel Sheet 17.08.01 
(16.08.06) India 
Stainless Steel Wire 30.07.04 
 
NOTE:  A subsequent date is shown in brackets if  the measure was continued further to an expiry 
review.    
 
 
REVOCATION OF COUNTERVAILING MEASURES 
For the period 1 January – 30 June 2008
 
 
 
Country/Customs 
territory  Commodity  Date of Finding  
Nil 
 
 
 
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