WORLD TRADE G/SCM/N/23/CAN
10March 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-0950)
Original: English Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT UNDER
ARTICLE 25.11 OFTHE AGREEMENT
CANADA
Reproduced herewith isthesemi-annual report submitted byCanada fortheperiod 1July-
31December 1996.
Canada wishes toadvise Members that,forfurther improving thetransparency ofthemeasures
taken,thereviewsoftheinjuryfindingsbytheCanadianInternationalTradeTribunalhavebeenincluded
inthefirstchart ofthereport.G/SCM/N/23/CAN
Page2Reporting Signatory: CANADA
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OFCOUNTERVAILING DUTY ACTIONS
(Fortheperiod 1July1996 -31December 1996)
Country
or
customs
territoryProductDateof
Initiation Provisional
measures (3)Final measures Nofinalmeasures
Trade
volume (5)Subsidized
Imports
as%of
domestic
consumptionDefinitive
duty(4)Undertaking No
subsidyNo
injuryCase
withdrawn Other
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
European
UnionBoneless
beef09.02.96
R(2)22.07.96 0G/SCM/N/23/CAN
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NOTE TOTHE SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT SUBMITTED BYCANADA
UNDER ARTICLE 25.11 OFTHE AGREEMENT
1. Thesymbol Rinrelation tofootnote (1)isusedifaninvestigation isopened inthecontext
ofareview oftheamount ofsubsidy ofanexisting countervailing measure.
Where aninvestigation oftheamount ofthesubsidy isconducted inthecontext ofareview
ofanexisting countervailing dutymeasure, thedateofcompletion ofthereview isshown incolumn 5.
Where thereview procedure wasinitiated toallow Canadian authorities todetermine thecurrent amount
ofsubsidy ontheimported product, thatamount isexpressed inpercentage terms orasanabsolute
amount.
2. Thesymbol Rinrelation tofootnote (2)isusedifaninvestigation isopened inthecontext
ofareview ofinjury inthecontext ofanexisting countervailing measure todetermine whether the
measure should becontinued.
3. Provisional measures apply from thedateofthepreliminary determination ofsubsidizing to
thedateonwhich theCanadian International Trade Tribunal makes itsfinding regarding injury caused
totheCanadian industry (maximum 120daysfromthenotice ofthepreliminary determination). The
estimated amount ofsubsidy isnormally expressed asanamount perunit.
4. Either thedateofapositive injury finding, inacaseofaninvestigation, orthedateofthe
conclusion ofareview oftheamount ofsubsidy incaseswhere thereisanexisting Canadian International
Trade Tribunal finding ofinjury.
5. Thetrade volume isbased onstatistical dataforthelatest available 12-month period prior to
initiation, unless itisotherwise specified.
CL -denotes Confidential. Theinformation provided totheauthorities isonaconfidential
basis ortheresults ofacalculation would disclose information provided onaconfidential basis.G/SCM/N/23/CAN
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COUNTERVAILING DUTY MEASURES INFORCE ON31.12.96
COUNTRY COMMODITY DATE OFFINDING
Denmark Canned Ham 07.08.84 (16.03.90)
(21.03.95)
European Union Canned PorkBased Luncheon
Meat07.08.84 (16.03.90)
(21.03.95)
European Union Refined Sugar 06.11.95
India Memorials 20.07.94
Netherlands Canned Ham 07.08.84 (16.03.90)
(21.03.95)
NOTE: Asubsequent dateisshown inbrackets iftheinjury finding wasreviewed andre-affirmed.
REVOCATION OFCOUNTERVAILING MEASURES
1July1996 to31December 1996
COUNTRY COMMODITY DATE OFREVOCATION
European Union Boneless Beef 22.07.96