WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/L/408
10 November 2000
(00-4763)
REPORT (2000) OF THE COMMITTEE ON
SUBSIDIES AND COUNTERVAILING MEASURES
I. ORGANIZATION OF THE WORK OF THE COMMITTEE
1. This Report focuses on the period since the Committee's last annual report (G/L/341), that is,
3 November 1999 – 7 November 2000 (hereinafter "the review period").  During the review period,
the Committee held two regular meetings and one special meeting.  Regular meetings of theCommittee were held on 9-10 May 2000 (G/SCM/M/25) and 7 November 2000 (G/SCM/M/26).  The
special meeting was held on 20 December 1999 (G/SCM/M/22).  Pursuant to the Committee’s
decisions at its regular meeting in October 1998, the OECD and the ACP Group were invited on an ad
hoc basis to attend these meetings.
2. As of the beginning of the review period, Mr. Jan Söderberg (Sweden) was Chairperson, and
Mr. Piotr Derwich (Poland) was Vice Chairperson, of the Committee.  At its regular meeting in
May 2000, the Committee elected Ms. Usha Dwarka-Canabady (Mauritius) as Chairperson, andMr. Hiromi Yano (Japan) as Vice Chairperson, of the Committee.  Pursuant to the Committee's Rules
of Procedure, they took office at the end of that meeting.
II. OBSERVERSHIP – INTERNATIONAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL
ORGANIZATIONS
3. During the period of review, the Committee considered the requests for observership in the
Committee of Comesa and the Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting.  The Committee decided
to ask the Chairperson to conduct consultations in respect of these requests and to report back at an
appropriate time.
III. PERMANENT GROUP OF EXPERTS
4. The Committee is required by Article 24.3 of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing
Measures ("SCM Agreement") to establish a Permanent Group of Experts ("PGE").  The tasks
assigned to the PGE by the Agreement are to provide assistance to a Panel, on request, with regard to
whether a measure is a prohibited subsidy; to provide Members with confidential advisory opinions
on the nature of any subsidy proposed to be introduced or currently maintained by that Member; and
to provide the Committee with advisory opinions on the existence and nature of any subsidy.   As ofthe beginning of the period under review, the members of the Permanent Group of Experts were:
Mr. A.V. Ganesan; Mr. Gary Horlick; Professor R.G. Flores Junior; Dr. Marco Bronckers; and
Mr. Robert Martin.
5. At its regular meeting in May 2000, the Committee elected Mr. Hyung-Jin Kim to replace
Mr. Martin, whose term of office had expired in  Spring 2000.  As indicated in document G/SCM/28,
Mr. A. V. Ganesan resigned his membership in the PGE effective 18 May 2000, in view of his
appointment to the Appellate Body as of 1 June 2000.  At the Committee's 7 November 2000 regularmeeting, the Chairperson reported that, based on the results of the consultations that she and the Vice
Chairperson had held in respect of the replacement of Mr. Ganesan, whose term of office expires inG/L/408
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Spring 2002, she was not in a position to make a recommendation for Mr. Ganesan's replacement.
Accordingly, the Committee decided that the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson should continue their
consultations and convene a special meeting of the Committee to decide this matter at an appropriate
time.
IV. NOTIFICATION OF SUBSIDIES
6. 1998 new and full notifications.  Pursuant to Article 25.1 of the Agreement and Article XVI:1
of GATT 1994, all Members of the Committee were required to submit a new and full notification of
subsidies to the Committee by 30 June 1998.  As of 7 November 2000, only 28 WTO Members1 had
notified subsidies pursuant to Article 25 of the Agreement and Article XVI of GATT 1994.  In
addition, 18 Members had notified that they maintain no subsidies notifiable pursuant to these
provisions.  These notifications may be found in document series G/SCM/ N/38/... .  Seventy-four
Members had submitted no notification as of the close of the period covered by this Report.  A table
indicating the status of 1998 subsidy notifications is reproduced in Annex A to this Report.
7. Pursuant to the procedures agreed at its November 1999 special meeting, the Committee at its
regular meeting in May 2000 reviewed the 1998 new and full notifications of notifications of
Hong Kong, China and Macau, China.  At its November 2000 meeting, the Committee reviewed the
1998 new and full notifications of Bolivia, Cyprus, Norway (Suppl.1) and United Arab Emirates.
8. 1997, 1999, and 2000 updating notifications.  Article 25.1 of the Agreement requires that
updating notifications be submitted by 30 June 1997, 30 June 1999, and 30 June 2000.  As of
7 November 2000, 41 updating notifications for 1997, 33 updating notifications for 1999, and
21 updating notifications for 2000 had been received2.  These notifications may be found in document
series G/SCM/N/25/... , G/SCM/N/ 48/… , and G/SCM/N/60/… .  See Annexes B and C to this Report
for the status of the 1999 and 2000 updating notifications.  At its regular meetings in May and
November 2000, the Committee continued its review of 1997 and 1999 updating notifications andbegan its review of 2000 updating notifications.
9. Status report on subsidy notifications.  The Se cretariat circulated an updated status report on
subsidy notifications in document G/SCM/26, which was discussed at the Committee's May 2000
regular meeting.  A further updated version of this document (G/SCM/29) was considered at the
meeting of the Working Party on Subsidy Notifications (see below).
10. Committee decisions concerning subsidy notifications.  At its May 2000 regular meeting, the
Committee decided, in view of the poor and declining compliance with the subsidy notification
obligations, (1) that each Member with any subsidy notifications outstanding undertook to bring itself
fully up to date with its notification obligations, including for the 2000 update, before the end of the
summer break, and it was suggested that Members with more than one notification outstanding couldmake a single "best efforts" notification covering all of the time periods for which a notification was
due, putting most emphasis on the most recent periods; and (2) that the Working Party on Subsidy
Notifications be reconvened to seek a longer-term solution to the problem of compliance with the
subsidy notification obligations, with a meeting of the Working Party to be held back-to-back with the
Committee's regular meeting in November 2000 (G/SCM/27).
V. WORKING PARTY ON SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS
11. Pursuant to the Committee's decision, the Working Party on Subsidy Notifications met on
6 November 2000.  At that meeting, two topics were discussed:  (1) ways to reduce the burden of
                                                     
1The EC is counted as one Member.
2The EC is counted as one Member.G/L/408
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subsidy notification while maintaining transparency; and (2) procedures for the review of the 2001
new and full notifications which will be due on 30 June 2001.  It was decided that the Secretariat
should circulate a questionnaire to Members concerning the specific problems that they face in
making notifications.  The Chairperson also would send reminders to the Members that have never
notified, and would as well take the opportunity of the presence of capital-based delegations inGeneva at the time of such countries' Trade Policy Reviews in 2001 to informally raise this issue with
them.  The two topics will be pursued further in informal consultations and/or additional meetings of
the Working Party, as appropriate, and the Work ing Party will again meet back-to-back with the
Committee's May 2001 regular meeting.
VI. REVIEW OF THE OPERATION OF ARTICLES 6.1, 8 AND 9
12. Article 31 of the Agreement provides that the provisions of paragraph 1 of Article 6 and the
provisions of Article 8 and Article 9 shall apply for a period of five years, beginning with the date ofentry into force of the WTO Agreement.  Article 31 further provides that, not later than 180 days
before the end of this period, the Committee shall review the operation of those provisions, with a
view to determining whether to extend their applicat ion, either as presently drafted or in a modified
form, for a further period.  The Committee held a special meeting on 20 December 1999 to conclude
the review under Article 31 which had commenced earlier in 1999.  At that meeting, no consensuswas reached by the Committee to extend those provisions, either as drafted or in modified form.
VII. REVIEW OF THE OPERATION OF ARTICLE 27.6
13. Article 27.6 of the Agreement contains a provision for determining whether a developing
country Member has reached export competitiveness in a product.  Article 27.6 also requires the
Committee to review the operation of this provision five years from the date of entry into force of theWTO Agreement.  At its May 2000 regular meeting, the Committee concluded its review of this
provision which had commenced at its November 1999 regular meeting, without prejudice to the
possibility of reconsideration of this issue in the future should any Member so request.
VIII.  NOTIFICATION AND EXAMINATION OF COUNTERVAILING DUTY LAWS
AND/OR REGULATIONS
14. As of 7 November 2000, pursuant to Article 32.6 and in accordance with a decision by the
Committee, 84 Members
3 had notified the Committee of their domestic countervailing duty
legislation or made communications in this respect to the Committee (G/SCM/N/1 and addenda).
Thirty-nine Members had not, as yet, made notifications under Article 32.6 of the Agreement.  A table
indicating the status of these notifications is reproduced in Annex D  to this Report.
15. During the review period, the Committee reviewed the notifications regarding countervailing
duty legislation of the following Members: Argent ina; Australia; Chile; Estonia; India; Kyrgyz
Republic; Malaysia; Thailand; and Turkey.  Written questions and answers regarding these reviews
may be found in documents of the G/SCM/Q1/… series.
16. During the review period, the Committee also had before it for further review the previously-
reviewed legislative notifications of the European Communities and the United States, pursuant to
procedures adopted by the Committee at its joint special meeting with the Committee on Anti-
Dumping Practices in April 1996.
                                                     
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IX. SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS ON COUNTERVAILING ACTIONS
17. Notifications for 1 July-31 December 1999.  As of 7 November 2000, seven Members had
notified countervailing actions taken during the period 1 July-31 December 1999.  Fifty-seven
Members had notified the Committee that they had not taken any countervailing duty action during
this period.  The remaining Members had not submitted a notification.  These semi-annual reportswere circulated in document series G/SCM/N/56.  The status of semi-annual reports is set out in
Annex  E to this Report.
18. Notifications for 1 January-30 June 2000.   As of 7 November 2000, seven Members had
notified countervailing actions taken during the period 1 January-30 June 2000.  Forty-nine Members
had notified the Committee that they had not taken any countervailing action during this period.  The
remaining Members had not submitted a notification.  These semi-annual reports were circulated in
document series G/SCM/N/62.  The status of semi-annual reports is set out in Annex  E to this Report.
19. A table summarising notifications of new countervailing duty actions taken by Members
during the period 1 July 1999 - 30 June 2000 and measures in force as of 30 June 2000 is reproduced
in Annex F to this Report.
X. REPORTS ON ALL PRELIMINARY OR FINAL COUNTERVAILING DUTY
ACTIONS
20. Pursuant to Article 25.11 of the Agreement, Members are to report to the Committee without
delay all preliminary and final countervailing actions taken.  Guidelines for the information to be
contained in these reports are set forth in G/SCM/3.  As of 7 November 2000, reports of preliminary
and final countervailing actions had been received during the review period from Australia; Canada;
Chile; the European Communities; Mexico; South Africa, and the United States (G/SCM/N/55, 57,58, 59, 61,  63, 64, 65, and 66). The Committee reviewed the notifications of preliminary and final
actions at its regular meetings in May and November 2000.
XI. OTHER MATTERS DISCUSSED BY THE COMMITTEE
21. Other issues.  During the period of review, the Committee also considered the following
issue:
- Questions posed by Iceland regarding the 1999 updating notification of the
European Communities.
22. Other business.  During the period of review, the following items were raised under "Other
Business":
- Brazil – Expiry of the countervailing measure on imports of desiccated
coconut from the Philippines – Request by the Philippines;
- United States – Byrd Amendment – Request by Japan.G/L/408
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ANNEX A
1998 NEW AND FULL SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS
(G/SCM/N/38/...)
Member Member Member Member
Angola None Denmark X Kenya None Romania None
Antigua & Barbuda None Finland X Korea X Rwanda None
Argentina X France X Kyrgyz Republic2None St. Kitts & Nevis N
Australia X Germany X Kuwait None St. Lucia None
Bahrain X Greece X Latvia X St. Vincent &
GrenadinesNone
Bangladesh None Ireland X Lesotho None Senegal None
Barbados None Italy X Liechtenstein N Sierra Leone None
Belize None Luxembourg X Macau, China N Singapore X
Benin N Netherlands X Madagascar None Slovak Republic N
Bolivia N Portugal X Malawi None Slovenia X
Botswana None Spain X Malaysia None Solomon Islands None
Brazil None Sweden X Maldives None South Africa None
Brunei Darussalam None United Kingdom X Mali None Sri Lanka None
Bulgaria None Ecuador N Malta None Suriname None
Burkina Faso None Egypt X Mauritania None Swaziland None
Burundi None El Salvador None Mauritius None Switzerland X
Cameroon None Fiji None Mexico X Tanzania None
Canada X Gabon None Mongolia None Thailand X
Central African Rep. None Gambia X Morocco None Togo None
Chad None Ghana N Mozambique None Trinidad & Tobago None
Chile X Grenada None Myanmar None Tunisia None
Colombia None Guatemala N Namibia X Turkey X
Congo None Guinea Bissau None New Zealand N Uganda None
Congo, Democratic
Republic of theNone Guinea, Rep. of None Nicaragua None United Arab Emirates N
Costa Rica X Guyana None Niger None United States X
Côte d'Ivoire None Haiti None Nigeria None Uruguay X
Cuba None Honduras None Norway X Venezuela None
Cyprus X Hong Kong, China N Pakistan None Zambia N
Czech Republic None Hungary None Panama X Zimbabwe N
Djibouti None Iceland X Papua New Guinea None
Dominica N India X Paraguay N
Dominican Rep. None Indonesia None Peru None
EC X Israel X Philippines None
Austria X Jamaica None Poland X
Belgium X Japan X Qatar N
Jordan1N
"N" means that the Member has indicated that it maintains no notifiable subsidies.
"X" means that the Member notified subsidies."None" means that no notification was submitted.
1Became a Member on 11 April 2000.
2Became a Member on 20 December 1998.G/L/408
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ANNEX B
1999 UPDATING SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS
(G/SCM/N/48/...)
Member Member Member Member
Angola None Finland X Jordan2N Qatar None
Antigua & Barbuda None France X Kenya None Romania None
Argentina X Germany X Korea X Rwanda None
Australia X Greece X Kyrgyz Republic None St. Kitts & Nevis None
Bahrain X Ireland X Kuwait None St. Lucia None
Bangladesh None Italy X Latvia3X St. Vincent &
GrenadinesNone
Barbados None Luxembourg Lesotho None Senegal None
Belize None Netherlands X Liechtenstein N Sierra Leone None
Benin N Portugal X Macau, China N Singapore N
Bolivia N Spain X Madagascar None Slovak Republic None
Botswana None Sweden X Malawi None Slovenia X
Brazil None United Kingdom X Malaysia None Solomon Islands None
Brunei Darussalam None Ecuador X Maldives None South Africa None
Bulgaria None Egypt None Mali None Sri Lanka None
Burkina Faso None El Salvador None Malta None Suriname None
Burundi None Estonia1None Mauritania None Swaziland None
Cameroon None Fiji None Mauritius None Switzerland X
Canada X Gabon None Mexico X Tanzania None
Central African Rep. None Gambia None Mongolia None Thailand None
Chad None Ghana X Morocco None Togo None
Chile X Grenada N Mozambique None Trinidad & Tobago None
Colombia None Guatemala None Myanmar None Tunisia None
Congo None Guinea Bissau N Namibia X Turkey X
Congo, Democratic
Republic of theNone Guinea, Rep. of None New Zealand N Uganda None
Costa Rica X Guyana None Nicaragua None United Arab Emirates N
Côte d'Ivoire None Haiti None Niger None United States None
Cuba None Honduras None Nigeria None Uruguay X
Cyprus None Hong Kong, China None Norway X Venezuela None
Czech Republic None Hungary N Pakistan None Zambia N
Djibouti None Iceland None Panama None Zimbabwe None
Dominica None India X Papua New Guinea None
Dominican Rep. None Indonesia None Paraguay None
EC X Israel None Peru None
Austria X Jamaica X Philippines None
Belgium X Japan X Poland X
Denmark
"N" means that the Member has indicated that it maintains no notifiable subsidies.
"X" means that the Member notified subsidies."None" means that no notification was submitted.
1Became a Member on 13 November 1999.
2Became a Member on 11 April 2000.
3Became a Member on 10 February 1999.G/L/408
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ANNEX C
2000 UPDATING SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS
(G/SCM/N/60/...)
Member Member Member Member
Albania1None Denmark X Japan X Poland None
Angola None Finland X Jordan3X Qatar None
Antigua & Barbuda None France X Kenya None Romania None
Argentina None Germany X Korea X Rwanda None
Australia None Greece None Kyrgyz Republic None St. Kitts & Nevis None
Bahrain X Ireland X Kuwait None St. Lucia None
Bangladesh None Italy None Latvia None St. Vincent &
GrenadinesNone
Barbados None Luxembourg X Lesotho None Senegal None
Belize None Netherlands X Liechtenstein N Sierra Leone None
Benin None Portugal X Macau, China N Singapore N
Bolivia None Spain X Madagascar None Slovak Republic None
Botswana None Sweden X Malawi None Slovenia X
Brazil None United Kingdom None Malaysia None Solomon Islands None
Brunei Darussalam None Ecuador None Maldives None South Africa None
Bulgaria None Egypt None Mali None Sri Lanka None
Burkina Faso None El Salvador None Malta None Suriname None
Burundi None Estonia None Mauritania None Swaziland None
Cameroon None Fiji None Mauritius None Switzerland X
Canada None Gabon None Mexico X Tanzania None
Central African Rep. None Gambia None Mongolia None Thailand None
Chad None Georgia2None Morocco None Togo None
Chile X Ghana N Mozambique None Trinidad & Tobago None
Colombia None Grenada None Myanmar None Tunisia None
Congo None Guatemala None Namibia None Turkey None
Congo, Democratic
Republic of theNone Guinea Bissau None New Zealand N Uganda None
Costa Rica X Guinea, Rep. of None Nicaragua None United Arab Emirates N
Côte d'Ivoire None Guyana None Niger None United States None
Cuba None Haiti None Nigeria None Uruguay X
Cyprus None Honduras None Norway X Venezuela None
Czech Republic None Hong Kong, China N Oman4None Zambia N
Djibouti None Hungary None Pakistan None Zimbabwe None
Dominica None Iceland None Panama None
Dominican Rep. None India None Papua New Guinea None
EC X Indonesia None Paraguay None
Austria X Israel X Peru None
Belgium X Jamaica None Philippines None
"N" means that the Member has indicated that it maintains no notifiable subsidies.
"X" means that the Member notified subsidies."None" means that no notification was submitted.
1Became a Member on 8 September 2000.
2Became a Member on 14 June 2000.
3Became a Member on 11 April 2000.
4Due to become a Member on 9 November 2000.G/L/408
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ANNEX D
COUNTERVAILING DUTY LEGISLATION NOTIFICATIONS
MEMBER/OBSERVER NOTIFICATION PROVIDED
Albania None
Angola None
Antigua and Barbuda None
Argentina G/SCM/N/1/ ARG/1 + Suppl.1, 2, 3 &
Suppl.3/Corr.1 + Suppl.4
Australia G/SCM/N/ 1/AUS/2 + Suppl.1
Bahrain None
Bangladesh None
Barbados G/SCM/N/1/BRB/1
Belize None
Benin G/SCM/N/1/BEN/1
Bolivia G/SCM/N/1/ BOL/1 + Suppl.1
Botswana None
Brazil G/SCM/N/1/BRA/2
Brunei Darussalam G/SCM/N/1/BRN/1
Bulgaria G/SCM/N/1/BGR/1
Burkina Faso None
Burundi None
Cameroon None
Canada G/SCM/N/ 1/CAN/3 + Add.1
Central African Republic None
Chad G/SCM/N/1/TCD/1
Chile G/SCM/N/1/CHL/2
Colombia G/SCM/N/1/COL/1
Congo None
Congo, Democratic Republic of the None
Costa Rica G/SCM/N/ 1/CRI/1 + Suppl.1
Côte d'Ivoire None
Cuba G/SCM/N/1/ CUB/1 + Suppl.1G/L/408
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MEMBER/OBSERVER NOTIFICATION PROVIDED
Cyprus G/SCM/ N/1/CYP/2
Czech Republic G/ SCM/N/1/CZE/1
Djibouti None
Dominica G/SCM/N/1/DMA/1
Dominican Republic G/SCM/N/1/DOM/1
Ecuador G/SCM/ N/1/ECU/2
European Communities G/SCM/N/1/EEC/2 + Suppl . 1 + Suppl. 1/Corr.1
& Suppl. 2
Egypt G/SCM/N/1/EGY/2/Rev.1
El Salvador G/ SCM/N/1/SLV/1
Estonia G/SCM/N/1/EST/1
Fiji G/SCM/N/1/FJI/2
Gabon None
Gambia None
Georgia None
Ghana G/SCM/N/1/GHA/1
Grenada None
Guatemala G/SCM/N/1/GTM/2
Guinea Bissau None
Guinea, Rep.of G/ SCM/N/1/ GIN/1
Guyana None
Haiti G/SCM/N/1/HTI/1
Honduras G/SCM/N/1/HND/2
Hong Kong, China G/SCM/N/1/HKG/1
Hungary G/SCM/N/1/HUN/1
Iceland G/SCM/N/1/ISL/1
India G/SCM/N/1/IND/2 + Corr.1 + Suppl.1 & 2
Indonesia G/SCM/N/1/IDN/2 + Suppl.1
Israel G/SCM/N/1/ISR/2
Jamaica G/SCM/N/1/JAM/2
Japan G/SCM/N/1/JPN/2 + Corr.1 & 2 + Suppl.1 & 2
Jordan G/SCM/N/1/JOR/1G/L/408
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MEMBER/OBSERVER NOTIFICATION PROVIDED
Kenya G/SCM/N/1/KEN/1
Korea G/SCM/N/1/KOR/3
Kuwait None
Kyrgyz Rep. G/ SCM/N/1/KGZ/1
Latvia G/SCM/N/1/LVA/1 + Corr. 1
Lesotho None
Liechtenstein G/SCM/N/1/LIE/1
Macau, China G/SCM/N/1/MAC/1
Madagascar None
Malawi G/SCM/N/1/MWI/1
Malaysia G/SCM/N/ 1/MYS/1 + Add.1
Maldives G/SCM/N/1/MDV/2
Mali None
Malta G/SCM/N/1/MLT/1
Mauritania None
Mauritius G/SCM/N/1MUS/2
Mexico G/SCM/N/1/MEX/1 + Corr.1
Mongolia G/SCM/N/ 1/MNG/1 + Corr.1
Morocco G/SCM/N/1/MAR/2 + Rev.1 (French only)
Mozambique None
Myanmar None
Namibia G/SCM/N/1/NAM/1
New Zealand G/SCM/N/1/NZL/2
Nicaragua G/SCM/N/1/NIC/1
Niger None
Nigeria None
Norway G/SCM/N/1/NOR/3
Pakistan G/SCM/N/1/PAK/1
Panama G/SCM/N/1/PAN/1
Papua New Guinea None
Paraguay G/SCM/N/1/PRY/2 + Corr.1G/L/408
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MEMBER/OBSERVER NOTIFICATION PROVIDED
Peru G/SCM/N/1/PE R/1 + Suppl. 1 + Suppl.1/Corr.1,
+ Suppl. 2 + Suppl.2/Corr.1
Philippines G/SCM/N/1/PHL/1
Poland G/SCM/N/1/POL/2
Qatar G/SCM/N/1/QAT/1
Romania G/SCM/N/1/ROM/1
Rwanda None
Saint Kitts & Nevis None
Saint Lucia G/SCM/N/1/LCA/1
Saint Vincent & Grenadines None
Senegal G/SCM/N/1/SEN/1
Sierra Leone None
Singapore G/SCM/N/1/SGP/2 + Suppl. 1
Slovak Republic G/ SCM/N/1/SVK/1
Slovenia G/SCM/N/1/SVN/1
Solomon Islands None
South Africa G/ SCM/N/1/ZAF/1
Sri Lanka G/SCM/N/1/LKA/1
Suriname G/SCM/N/1/SUR/1
Swaziland None
Switzerland G/SCM/N/1/CHE/1
Tanzania None
Thailand G/SCM/N/1/THA/4 + Corr.1
Togo None
Trinidad and Tobago G/SC M/N/1/TTO/1 + Suppl. 1
Tunisia G/SCM/N/1/TUN/1
Turkey G/SCM/N/1/TUR/3
Uganda G/SCM/N/1/UGA/2
United Arab Emirates G/SCM/N/1/ARE/1
United States G/SC M/N/1/USA/1 + Co rr.1 + Suppl.1,2,3,4+5
Uruguay G/SCM/N/1/URY/1
Venezuela G/SCM/N/1/VEN/1 + Suppl.1 & 2G/L/408
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Zambia G/SCM/N/1/ZMB/1
Zimbabwe G/SCM/N/1/ZWE/2
"None" means that no notification was submitted.G/L/408
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ANNEX E
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS
Key:  X = Semi-annual report of actions taken submitted
N = Report of no actions taken submitted
not applicable = Obligation did not apply to Member for that period
None = No report submitted
MEMBER 1 July-31 December 1999 1 January-30 June 2000
Albania n.a. n.a.
Angola None None
Antigua and Barbuda None None
Argentina N1N1
Australia X X
Bahrain N N
Bangladesh None None
Barbados None None
Belize None None
Benin None None
Bolivia N N
Botswana None None
Brazil N1N1
Brunei Darussalam N None
Bulgaria N N
Burkina Faso None None
Burundi None None
Cameroon None None
Canada X X
Central African Republic None None
Chad None None
Chile X X
Colombia N N
Congo None NoneG/L/408
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MEMBER 1 July-31 December 1999 1 January-30 June 2000
Congo, Democratic
Republic of theNone None
Costa Rica N N
Côte d'Ivoire None None
Cuba N N
Cyprus N None
Czech Republic N N
Djibouti None None
Dominica None None
Dominican Republic None None
European Communities2XX
Ecuador None None
Egypt X N
El Salvador N N
Estonia N N
Fiji None None
Gabon None None
Gambia None None
Georgia n.a. None
Ghana N N
Grenada None None
Guatemala N N
Guinea Bissau None None
Guinea, Republic of None None
Guyana None None
Haiti N None
Honduras N N
Hong Kong, China N N
Hungary N N
Iceland N N
India N N
Indonesia N NoneG/L/408
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MEMBER 1 July-31 December 1999 1 January-30 June 2000
Israel N N
Jamaica N None
Japan N N
Jordan n.a. None
Kenya None None
Korea N N
Kuwait None None
Kyrgyz Republic N N
Latvia N N
Lesotho None None
Liechtenstein N N
Macau, China N N
Madagascar None None
Malawi None None
Malaysia N N
Maldives None None
Mali None None
Malta N N
Mauritania None None
Mauritius N None
Mexico N1N1
Mongolia None None
Morocco N N
Mozambique None None
Myanmar None None
Namibia None None
New Zealand N1N1
Nicaragua None None
Niger None None
Nigeria None None
Norway N N
Pakistan None NoneG/L/408
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MEMBER 1 July-31 December 1999 1 January-30 June 2000
Panama N N
Papua New Guinea None None
Paraguay N None
Peru N N
Philippines N N
Poland N N
Qatar N N
Romania N N
Rwanda None None
Saint Kitts & Nevis None None
Saint Lucia None None
Saint Vincent &
GrenadinesNone None
Senegal None None
Sierra Leone None None
Singapore N N
Slovak Republic N N
Slovenia N N
Solomon Islands None None
South Africa X X
Sri Lanka N None
Suriname None None
Swaziland None None
Switzerland N N
Tanzania None None
Thailand N N
Togo None None
Trinidad and Tobago N N
Tunisia N None
Turkey N N
Uganda None None
United Arab Emirates None NoneG/L/408
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MEMBER 1 July-31 December 1999 1 January-30 June 2000
United States X X
Uruguay N N
Venezuela N1N1
Zambia N N
Zimbabwe N N
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1Notified measures in force as at the end of the reporting period.
2The EC is counted as one Member.G/L/408
Page 18ANNEX F
Summary of New Countervailing Duty Actions and Measures in Force
(1 July 1999 - 30 June 2000)
Initiation Provisional
Measures
(negative preliminary determinations not
included)Definitive
DutiesPrice
UndertakingsMeasures
in force on
30 June 2000
(definitive
duties and
price
undertakings)
No. Countries involved No. Countries involved No. Countries involved No. Countries involved
ARGENTINA
0000 3
AUSTRALIA
0000 5
BRAZIL
0000 6
CANADA
5 BRA (1) IND (2) IDN (1) 5 BRA (1) IND (2) IDN (1) 3 IND (1) IDN (1) THA (1) 0 7
THA (1) THA (1)
CHILE
4 CZE (1) EEC (1) POL (1) 4 CZE (1) EEC (1) POL (1) 0 0 0
USA (1) USA (1)G/L/408
Page 19Initiation Provisional
Measures
(negative preliminary determinations not
included)Definitive
DutiesPrice
UndertakingsMeasures
in force on
30 June 2000
(definitive
duties and
price
undertakings)
No. Countries involved No. Countries involved No. Countries involved No. Countries involved
EEC
7 CHT (2) IND (1) IDN (1) 4 AUS (1) IND (1) MYS (1) 9 AUS (1) CHT (3) IND (4) 1 IND (1) 131
KOR (1) MYS (1) THA (1) PHL (1) IDN (1)
MEXICO
0000 1 0
NEW ZEALAND
0000 2
SOUTH AFRICA
2I N D  ( 1 )P A K  ( 1 ) 0 0 0 0
UNITED STATES
2I T A  ( 1 )2KOR (1) 7 BRA (1) FRA (1) IND (1) 13 BRA (1) FRA (3) IND (2) 0 46
IDN (1) ITA (1) KOR (2) IDN (2) ITA (2) KOR (3)
                                                     
1 A price undertaking entered into on 1 Oc tober 1997 and a definitive duty imposed on 17 April 1999 with respect to farmed Atlan tic salmon from Norway have been
counted as two measures.
2 Circumvention enquiry.G/L/408
Page 20Initiation Provisional
Measures
(negative preliminary determinations not
included)Definitive
DutiesPrice
UndertakingsMeasures
in force on
30 June 2000
(definitive
duties and
price
undertakings)
No. Countries involved No. Countries involved No. Countries involved No. Countries involved
VENEZUELA
00 0 0 3G/L/408
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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS USED IN ANNEX F TO THIS REPORT
AFG AFGHANISTAN
ALB ALBANIA
DZA ALGERIA
ATG ANTIGUA AND      BARBUDA
ARG ARGENTINA
ARM ARMENIAAUS AUSTRALIA
AUT AUSTRIA
AZE AZERBAIJANBHS BAHAMAS
BHR BAHRAIN
BGD BANGLADESHBRB BARBADOS
BLR BELARUS
BEL BELGIUMBLZ BELIZE
BEN BENIN
BMU BERMUDABOL BOLIVIA
BIH BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
BWA BOTSWANABRA BRAZIL
BRN BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
BGR BULGARIABFA BURKINA FASO
BUR BURUNDI
CMR CAMEROONCAN CANADA
CAF CENTRAL AFRICAN
      REPUBLICTCD CHAD
CHL CHILE
CHN CHINACHT CHINESE TAIPEI
COG CONGO, REPUBLIC
COL COLOMBIA
CRI COSTA RICA
CIV COTE D'IVOIREHRV CROATIA
CUB CUBA
CYP CYPRUSCZE CZECH REPUBLIC
DNK DENMARK
DJI DJIBOUTIDMA DOMINICA
DOM DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
DRC DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
  OF THE CONGO
EEC EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
ECU ECUADOREGY EGYPT
SLV EL SALVADOR
EST ESTONIAFJI FIJI
FIN FINLAND
FRA FRANCEFYR FORMER YUGOSLAV
REPUBLIC OF
MACEDONIA
GAB GABONGMB GAMBIA
GEO GEORGIA
DEU GERMANYGHA GHANA
GRC GREECE
GRD GRENADAGTM GUATEMALA
GNB GUINEA-BISSAU
GIN GUINEA, REP. OFGUY GUYANA
HTI HAITI
HND HONDURASHKG HONG KONG, CHINA
HUN HUNGARY
ISL ICELANDIND INDIA
IDN INDONESIA
IRN IRANIRQ IRAQ
IRL IRELAND
ISR ISRAELITA ITALY
JAM JAMAICA
JPN JAPANJOR JORDAN
KAZ KAZAKSTAN
KEN KENYAKOR KOREA
KWT KUWAIT
KGZ KYRGYZ REPUBLICLVA LATVIA
LBN LEBANON
LSO LESOTHO
LIE LIECHTENSTEIN
LTU LITHUANIALUX LUXEMBOURG
MAC MACAU
MDG MADAGASCARMWI MALAWI
MYS MALAYSIA
MDV MALDIVESMLI MALI
MLT MALTA
MRT MAURITANIAMUS MAURITIUS
MEX MEXICO
MDA MOLDOVA, REP. OFMNG MONGOLIA
MAR MOROCCO
MOZ MOZAMBIQUENAM NAMIBIA
NLD NETHERLANDS
NZL NEW ZEALANDNIC NICARAGUANER NIGER
NGA NIGERIA
NOR NORWAY
OMN OMANPAK PAKISTAN
PAN PANAMA
PNG PAPUA NEW GUINEAPRY PARAGUAY
PER PERU
PHL PHILIPPINESPOL POLAND
PRT PORTUGAL
PRI PUERTO RICOQUT QATAR
ROM ROMANIA
RUS RUSSIAN FEDERATIONRWA RWANDA
KNA SAINT KITTS & NEVIS
LCA SAINT LUCIASAU SAUDI ARABIA
SEN SENEGAL
SYC SEYCHELLESSLE SIERRA LEONE
SGP SINGAPORE
SVK SLOVAK REPUBLICSVN SLOVENIA
ZAF SOUTH AFRICA
ESP SPAIN
LKA SRI LANKA
VCT SAINT VINCENT & 
     GRENADINES
SDN SUDAN
SUR SURINAME
SWE SWEDENCHE SWITZERLAND
TJK TAJIKISTAN
TZA TANZANIA
THA THAILAND
TGO TOGOTTO TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
TUN TUNISIA
TUR TURKEYTKM TURKMENISTAN
UGA UGANDA
UKR UKRAINEARE UNITED ARAB
EMIRATES
GBR UNITED KINGDOMUSA UNITED STATES
URY URUGUAY
UZB UZBEKISTANVUT VANUATU
VEN VENEZUELA
VNM VIET NAMZMB ZAMBIA
ZWE ZIMBABWE
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