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COMMISSION WORKING DOCUMENT 
Annex I – Trends and Main cases by country  
 
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Annex I – Trends and Main cases by country  
1. U NITES STATES  
1.1. Overall trends 
The USA remains the biggest user of trade defence instruments against the EU or its Member 
States. After a couple of years in which the number of measures had decreased, over the last 
year two new anti-dumping measures have been  imposed by the US, while the AD and the 
CVD cases concerning sulphanilic acid were term inated, leaving the total number of measures 
in force unchanged compared to 2007. The overwhelming majority of these measures consist of anti-dumping measures (23), with only 4 measures being countervailing duties. This 
increase in the measures in force results from the initiation of 3 new anti-dumping investigations at the end of 2007, which le d to the imposition of duties in 2 cases. 
On a more positive note, the continuation of the efforts by the Commission activity towards 
US trade defence remedies in WTO dispute settlement proceedings yielded encouraging 
results with regard to the US  practice of 'zeroing', as the outcome in both the ongoing WTO 
disputes DS 294 (implementation proceeding) and DS 350 was a successful one for the EC. 
1.2. Main cases 
a) Zeroing 
Zeroing is a practice applied mainly by the US  that consists of disregarding non-dumped 
transactions in the calculation of the margins of dumping, which normally leads to inflation or 
even an artificial finding of dumping margin s, and therefore overstating antidumping duties. 
The EC challenged this approach in WTO in two different proceedings  (DS 294 and DS 350). 
In addition, Japan (DS 322) and many other WT O Members (e.g. Mexico, Thailand, Ecuador 
and Canada) challenged this practice. 
In the first dispute (DS 294) the EC successfully  challenged a total of 31 measures, comprised 
of 15 initial investigations and 16 administra tive reviews. The US had until 9 April 2007 to 
implement the DSB ruling. In the case of the 15 original investigations challenged, the US 
revoked a number of measures a nd lowered the rate of duty in other cases. However, in the 
case of the 16 challenged administrative review s, the US did nothing and continued to use 
zeroing. For that reason, due to this lack of  full compliance the EC requested a so-called 
compliance panel, which issued its repor t in December 2008. Although this report was 
broadly in favour of the EC , the Commission decided in February 2009 to appeal the 
unfavourable findings. The oral hearing of the Appellate Body with the parties and the third 
parties to the dispute took place in March 2009. Only once the appeal has concluded and the 
Appellate Body report is adopted, wi ll there be a final ruling in this  dispute. Then, if the US is 
still found not to be in compliance with its WTO obligations and it does not fulfil them, the 
EC will be in position to  request retaliation.  
In addition to the above dispute, the EC also  initiated a second proceeding (DS 350) in 2006 
covering 52 later cases in which the zeroing methodology was still ap plied by the US, but 
which were not included in the first claim. Consultations we re held in November 2006 and 
February 2007 where the parties failed to reach  any agreement. As a result the EC requested 
the establishment of a WTO Panel that was es tablished at the DSB meeting of 4 June 2007. 
The Panel report circulated in October 2008 and bo th the EC and the US decided to appeal the 
 
EN 3   EN findings. The WTO Appellate Body hearing took  place in December 2008 and the report was 
published in February 2009. The Appellate Body confirmed the main EU claims on appeal, 
rejected all grounds of appeal put forward by th e US and upheld the Panel's findings that the 
US was in breach of its WTO obligations by a pplying zeroing in annual reviews. The EC's 
main success was to receive clarification from  the Appellate Body that the "duty" on one 
product from a certain country can be the measure,  not just the individu al investigations and 
reviews. In this respect the Appellate Body reversed the Pa nel's findings and endorsed the 
argument advanced by the EC that the orig inal anti-dumping order for a product from a 
certain country and all the subsequent annual reviews are part of the same "duty", which 
should therefore be treated as a single measure and be subject to the same round of litigation. 
It ruled that the EC, rather than having to challenge each new investigation and review 
separately, is entitled to make a case agains t the "continued use" of  the zeroing methodology 
against the "duty" as a whole in the specified cas es. In this dispute, th e EC challenged 18 such 
"duties", comprising of 52 indivi dual proceedings. The US will now have to propose a period 
of time to implement the findings.  
b) Outcome of the three recent new AD investigations The 3 new anti-dumping investiga tions initiated by the US Depa rtment of Commerce ('DOC') 
at the end of 2007 resulted in the imposition of definitive duties in 2 cases in the termination 
without imposition of measures in another case. 
The AD proceeding concerning imports of sodi um nitrite from Germany ended with a 
determination of non-cooperation for the main e xporter concerned. As a result, a staggering 
AD duty of 237% was imposed on imports of the relevant product from this exporter on the 
basis of 'adverse facts available'  to the US DOC. The residual  AD duty for the other exporters 
has been set at 150.82%. 
The AD investigation concerning imports of lightweight thermal paper from Germany 
represented the case with the high est economic interest at stake with annual EU exports close 
to US$ 150 million in 2006 and 2007. The US aut horities imposed an AD duty of 6.50% for 
German exports of the product concerned. The US DOC rejected a request from the US 
industry to apply the "targeted dumping" met hodology, which would have allowed for the use 
of zeroing and created a much higher dumping ma rgin. The weakness of the injury picture 
anticipated by us upon in itiation of the investigation was indeed confirmed in the final 
decision, as the imposition of duties was based not  on the existence of act ual material injury 
but simply of a 'threat of inju ry' for the US industry, and with a 3-3 vote of the members of 
the US body in charge of  the injury analysis (i.e. the In ternational Trade Commission). Given 
the existence of some flaws in the injury determination, the main German exporter has 
decided to appeal the de cision at the US Court of  International Trade. 
The third AD proceeding concerning imports of  sodium metal from France was terminated 
without the imposition of AD duties. The deci sion was based on the absence of material 
injury and of threat of injury for the sole  domestic producer of sodium metal caused by 
imports of the sole French exporter of  the product concerned, again confirming the 
Commission's preliminary analysis of the weak  injury situation. Th is decision followed 
prolonged and intense negotiations on a 'suspens ion agreement' (i.e. a price undertaking) 
between the US authorities and the French ex porter, which however did not lead to the 
reaching of an agreement between them. 
c) Low-enriched Uranium – AD duties from France Following the imposition of AD and countervail ing duties on imports of low-enriched 
uranium ('LEU') from France in 2002, the Fren ch exporter Eurodif successfully challenged 
 
EN 4   EN the anti-dumping decision in US domestic courts  (the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit 
and the Court of International Trade), on the basis that its was providing services to US 
customers and not exporting goods. The US S upreme Court accepted the US DOC appeal 
(which was very unusual for a TDI matter) and d ecided to rule on this case. The ruling was 
issued in January 2009 and re versed the rulings of the lo wer US Courts by unanimous 
decision.  
The Supreme Court concluded th at the US DOC position to treat transactions concerning 
supply of LEU as provision of goods rather than of services was reasonable because cash plus 
an untracked fungible commodity are exchanged fo r a substantially  transformed version of the 
same commodity. More specifica lly, the Court noted that uran ium is a fungible product and 
that the uranium delivered to Eurodif by a US utility is not "tracked" in this way. In fact, uranium delivered by one utility could be used to pr ocess LEU to another utility. In such 
circumstances, because all the uranium effectiv ely goes into one big pot and can be used at 
random, ownership of the uraniu m effectively passes to Eurodi f, thus undercutting Eurodif's 
argument that it never takes ti tle to the uranium. Eurodif' s argument (supported by the two 
lower courts) was that because, in the case of  the separative work unit (SWU) contracts, 
Eurodif never owns the product, it is providing a service to the US utility rather than selling a 
good and therefore cannot be subject to anti-d umping duties. To sum up, the Supreme Court 
seems to have attached great im portance to the "legal fiction" that the actual consignment of 
uranium originally supplied to Eurodif by US u tilities is the product used for processing into 
the LEU delivered back to that utility. 
The Supreme Court also seems to have focuse d on the "form over substance" and "economic 
reality" aspects and emphasised what it saw as  the potential for circumvention of anti-
dumping duties depending on how a sale is constr ucted. It argued that any enriched uranium 
product contract for LEU (i.e. where the enri chment company i.e. Eurodif, buys the 
uranium for processing itself and invoices the tota l cost of the finished product back to the US 
utility) could be converted to an SWU contract  (where Eurodif does not  take title to the 
uranium supplied by the utility and invoices th e utility only the cost of the processing). 
Therefore, however Eurodif constructs the SW U transaction, it is e ffectively selling a good.  
This outcome was of course very disappointi ng for Eurodif and the French government, as 
well as for Urenco (a joint venture between  Germany, Netherlands, and the UK). At this 
stage, there seems to be no need  for the US Government to push through legislation tabled in 
Congress in late 2007 that would ha ve required all enrichment co ntracts to be considered as 
services (the so-called "Whitfield amendment"). However, a key issue still outstanding concerns the possible transfer of Eurodif's an ti-dumping duties deposited  with the US customs 
authorities to the US petitioner,  USEC, under the Byrd Amendment.  
2. I
NDIA  
2.1. Overall trends 
Even though the number of measures in forc e decreased from 19 to 16, the Indian TDI 
activity has been quite important  in 2008: three new AD investig ations (against just one in 
2007), three expiry reviews of AD duties (C austic Soda, Potassium Carbonate, Sodium 
Hydrosulphite) and two safeguard investiga tions against chemical products (Phthalic 
Anhydride, Linear Alkyl Benzene) . The latter are however  not of EC concern since the EC is 
not exporting the product concer ned to India. India is the biggest AD user in the world 
although the bulk of their activity is  not directed against EU. 
 
EN 5   EN 2.2. Main cases 
Two of the new antidumping inves tigations concern steel products: hot rolled steel  (against 
Romania) and cold rolled stainless steel  (against the EU). Those cases target also imports 
originating from a high number of third coun tries (respectively 7 an d 14 third countries), 
which is an unusually high number, covering virt ually all imports with only few exceptions. 
The Commission has assisted the exporting compan ies which have also decided to co-operate 
with the Indian authorities so far in both cases . The Commission also directly intervened in 
those cases and submissions were sent in or der to highlight the weaknesses identified at 
initiation stage. Indeed, the evidence containe d in the application submitted by the Indian 
local industries was far from be ing convincing in particular re garding the injury picture and 
the casual link, and inconsistencies were also noted between the two proceedings concerning 
the choice of the period of investigation. 
Unfortunately in one of the cases, cold rolled  steel, the Indian inve stigating authorities 
disclosed their preliminary findings (in 2009) by which they recommend imposition of 
provisional measures. The Commi ssion will continue to interv ene and assist the companies 
concerned.  
3. C HINA  
3.1. Overall trends 
After a moderate use of trade defence measures in the last few years, China opened 3 new AD 
investigations at the end of 2008. The number of measures in  force remained relatively stable 
but it may increase in the future if measures  are imposed in the above mentioned cases 
3.2. Main cases 
The 3 new AD investigations concern the chemical sector (2) and the steel sector (1). The first 
AD investigation concerned imports of adipic acid  from the EU and affects a rather limited 
economic interest (less than € 10 million of exports per year). The second AD investigation 
concerns imports of Polyamide 6,6  from France, Italy, and the UK.  The trade interest affected 
in this case is much more substantial, w ith EU exports to China amounting to over € 110 
million in 2007. A large EC exporter of the product concerned is co-operating with this investigation. 
The third AD investigation concerns  imports of certain iron or steel fasteners  from the EU. 
The economic interest at stake in this proceedi ng is also very large, with € 140 million of 
exports in 2007 and approximately the same amount in 2008. Interes tingly, this proceeding 
has been opened by China while an AD investig ation initiated by the EU in November 2007 
on the same product imported by China was approaching the stage of definitive measures. The disclosure problems raised in the past by th e Commission with China have been once again 
noted in this proceeding, despite the previous  assurances by the Chinese authorities to 
improve this aspect in their AD proceedings. Fu rthermore, a preliminary analysis on both the 
existence of dumping and of material injury  for the Chinese producers raises several doubts 
on the initiation of this proceeding due to the presence of a number of weaknesses. The EC 
exporting producers of fasteners ar e co-operating with the proceeding and are in close contact 
with the Commission services. The Commission will  closely follow this proceeding to ensure 
that China fully complies with its WTO obligations.  
 
EN 6   EN 4. L ATIN AMERICA  
4.1. Overall trends 
The trade defence activity in Latin America has again been relatively intense, especially in 
Brazil. This country indeed imposed 4 anti-du mping measures in 2008 and initiated 3 new 
investigations (2 AD and 1 SFG) . Provisional AD measures have been imposed in one of the 
cases so far. Both AD investigations are economically rather important for the Community producer which has been actively cooperating in  the Brazilian inves tigation. The Commission 
provided support to the company concerned. Unfortunately the re sults are quite disappointing 
and a lack of objectivit y on the part of the investigating authorities has been observed, in 
particular with regard to the injury and caus ality analysis. There were  also some concerns 
regarding the rights of defen ce of the interested parties. 
As in 2007, Argentina initiated one new AD in vestigation in 2008, petrol extraction pumps 
against Romania, and concluded an expiry revi ew concerning hot rolled steel plates also 
against Romania, with the continuation of measures. 
Mexico initiated one AD investigation concer ning carbon steel tubes ag ainst the UK in July 
2008. Furthermore, concerning olive oil, following the WTO panel on CVD measures 
requested by the EC Mexico ha d to withdraw the measures.  
4.2. Main cases 
a) Argentina: Petrol extraction pumps 
This investigation was initiated in May 2008, i.e.  just a few weeks before Argentina granted 
Market Economy Status to all new Member States . Romania was not able to benefit from this 
change in Argentina's policy. 
b) Argentina: Electri cal connection terminals 
This AD investigation against Germany was init iated in October 2007, an d so far no measures 
have been imposed. The deadline to finalise th e investigation has been extended to April 
2009. The exporters concerned ar e trying to negotiate a pric e undertaking which seems a 
difficult task given that the product concerne d covers literally thousands of types.  
c) Brazil: Viscose fibres and viscose yarn against Austria The first AD investigation has been initia ted in March 2008 and pr ovisional measures 
imposed in October 2008. The industry is activel y cooperating with the Brazilian authorities. 
The Commission has made several interventions in  particular in view of the lack of an 
objective injury and causality analysis in this  case. Furthermore, th e provisional measures 
have been imposed on the basis of best fact s available, although the exporter concerned has 
been fully cooperating and the Commission st rongly objected to this clearly WTO-
incompatible approach. This intervention was su ccessful and it seems that the exporter's data 
have now been taken into consideration whic h would significantly decrease the dumping 
margin.  
The second investigation has b een initiated in August 2008. The industry is cooperating and 
the Commission providing support. Again the main issues in this  case are the lack of an 
objective analysis of injury a nd causality. Provisional measures are expected for the month of 
February 2009. 
d) Brazil: Expiry review against Greece concerning canned peaches Following the continuous efforts of the indus try and the Commission, the review has been 
concluded in April 2008 without the contin uation of the measures. This success was 
 
EN 7   EN unfortunately minimized by the f act that in May 2008 canned p eaches were yet again included 
in the Mercosur exception list which re sulted in an import duty of 55%.  
e) Mexico: Carbon steel tubes Mexico initiated an AD investigation concerni ng carbon steel tubes against the UK in July 
2008. The main issue in this case is that the initiation is base d on an allegation of injurious 
dumping following a tender that the domestic industry had lost and that took place over one 
year before the investigation was initiated. Thus the information provided by the domestic 
industry was not representative and outdated, and the Commission opposed the initiation of 
the investigation since the relevant criteria were not met.  
f) Mexico: Olive oil As mentioned in the last reports, in December 2006 and 2007, the Commission challenged the 
definitive countervailing measur es which Mexico had imposed on imports of olive oil from 
the EC in August 2005. The European Communities  requested the establishment of a dispute 
settlement panel in the WTO in December 2006. Th e panel ruled in favour of the EC and in 
November 2008 Mexico withdrew the measures  following the decision of a local court 
endorsing in full EC arguments. 
5. R
USSIA AND UKRAINE  
5.1. Overall trends 
The number of measures in force has s lightly decreased for both countries. 
While Russia did not impose any new measures  in 2008, it was nevertheless very active and 
initiated 3 new cases, of which 2 safeguard in vestigations (Grain-harvesting combines and 
Flatware from corrosion-proof steel) and 1 antidumping investigati on (Flat-rolled polymer 
coated steel). One safeguard measure (Polyvinyl chloride profiles) wa s terminated without 
measures due to the lack of evidence for seri ous injury, following our intervention. It should 
be noted that all on-going investigations were extended following the changes in the 
responsibilities of the particular Russian minist ries in the middle of the year and therefore 
some of them could not be concluded by the end of 2008.  
Ukraine imposed 1 new safeguard measure ag ainst imports of Steel Seamless Casing and 
Lifting Pipes and remained the second biggest user of safeguard instrument, after Turkey, 
with 6 safeguard measures in force. Ukraine initiated 2 new investigations in 2008, safeguard 
against Matches and antidumping against Syringes, but neither of these proceedings have significant impact on the EU industry.  
5.2. Main cases 
a) Russia: Safeguard investigati on on the Stainless steel pipes 
This investigation was initiated by Russia al ready in 2007 and was extended by 3 months in 
line with the provisions of the Russian releva nt law. The Commission closely follows this 
case in coordination with the EU  industry concerned and has cont ested a number of important 
weaknesses, mainly concerning  the inconclusive injury analysis and the product scope 
definition. The Commission expre ssed its strong disagreement w ith Russia's conclusion that 
welded and seamless pipes are considered to be one single product . At the end of 2008, 
Russia nevertheless proposed to impose a speci al duty of around 28% on a range of stainless 
pipes (welded and seamless). Bi-lateral consulta tions were held with Russia, but the final 
decision has not yet be taken. 
b) Russia: Safeguard investigati on on Grain harvesting combines 
 
EN 8   EN This safeguard investigation was initiated  by Russia in early 2008 and the Commission 
closely monitored this case in  coordination with the indust ry. EU producers expressed a 
strong interest given the significant value of EU exports (around €100 million/year). The 
Commission made several interventions together  with the EU industry and is now expecting 
to receive the conclusions of this investigation in advance of any final decision. If necessary 
the Commission will hold bilateral consultati on with Russia with the aim to seek an 
acceptable solution for the EU and for Russia.  
c) Ukraine: Safeguard investigation into Polyvinylchloride profiles The Commission closely followed this investiga tion given its high econo mic interest (around 
€100 million/year). Germany and Poland were ma inly concerned. The Commission actively 
intervened in this case, in coordination with the EU industry, and outlined the main 
weaknesses related to the lack of serious inju ry and missing causal re lationship between the 
imports and any alleged problems of the do mestic industry. Those interventions were 
successful since the case was terminated withou t measures due to lack of evidence of a 
serious injury. 
6. T
URKEY  
6.1. Overall trends 
With 11 measures (an increase of 2 measures as compared to last year) Turkey has now 
reached the third position of c ountries having measures in for ce against the EU. It should be 
noted that 9 of those measures are safeguards,  of which 4 were imposed in 2008 (Frames for 
spectacles, cotton yarn, travel ha ndbags and electrical appliances ). Turkey remains to be the 
biggest user of the safeguard  instrument in the world. 
Turkey launched one new safeguard investigation (c otton yarn) i n the first half of 2008 and in 
the second term it opened 2 new anti-dumping cases ( textile products  and Mono-ethylene 
glycol) . Turkey did not open any new safeguard inve stigations in the s econd half of 2008, and 
the Commission hopes that this trend will continue in order to avoid situations where Turkish safeguard measures also hit th e EU exports which did not cause any problems to the domestic 
industry. 
6.2. Main cases 
a) Antidumping investiga tion on Various textiles 
This investigation was initiated in August 2008 against inter alia  imports from Italy. The 
Commission monitors this case cl osely in coordination with the industry in order to ensure 
that the relevant WTO rules are strictly app lied and that the rights of defence co-operating 
Italian companies are respected. The main issu es in this case conc ern the unclear product 
scope definition and the questionable met hodology used for calculating dumping in the 
complaint. The Commission intervened already various times in this case. 
b) Antidumping investigati on on Mono-ethylene glycol 
This investigation was opened at the end of 2008 against imports inter alia  originating from 
Bulgaria for which the alleged dumping margin is 8%. The Commission closely monitors this 
investigation given a high economic importance fo r Bulgaria, and has assisted the companies 
concerned. The investigation is still at an ea rly stage and Commission will not hesitate to 
intervene when and where necessary to ensu re a full compliance with the WTO rules.  
c) Safeguard measures on Frames fo r spectacles and on Travel handbags  
 
EN 9   EN The Commission intervened intens ively in both of these cases because it was clear that and 
EU exports were not causing any injury to the Turkish industr y. Indeed the EU exports were 
found to be made at much higher prices than those of the domes tic industry and than imports 
from other sources. On this basis, the Commis sion requested Turkey to seek the form of 
measure least disturbing the bi lateral trade relations  like e.g. imposing measures only bellow a 
minimum import price. Unfortunate ly, such solution was not app lied by Turkey and instead a 
specific duty per piece was finally imposed on all imported products regardless of their origin.  
d) Safeguard measures on Ce rtain electrical appliances 
The Commission actively intervened already at an  early stage of this case given the lack of 
transparency, in particular with regard to th e (very large) product scope and the corresponding 
unconvincing and unreliable injury  analysis. The Commission's intervention was successful, 
Turkey duly took into account those comments and disclosed additional information based on 
various sub-group of appliances according to their characteristic s and end-uses. On this basis 
the Commission requested and obtained the exclus ion of around half of products included in 
the original product scope, and the remaining pr oducts were subject to measures in the form 
of a duty applicable only below a minimum import price. 
e) Safeguard measures on Cotton yarn 
In this case as well EU exports were at much  higher prices than those from other sources 
(India, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Paki stan) and the Commission intervened, in 
coordination with the EC industry, in order to highlight the non-injurious character of those 
EU exports. Definitive measures were impos ed under the form of an ad-valorem duty 
(ranging from 13 to 20%) with minimum ( 0.35 USD/kg) and maximum (1 USD/kg) 
thresholds. From the EU, mainly Belgium and Italy are concerned and the negative impact on 
their exports is minimized by the presence of  the maximum thresholds, which in fact 
decreases the effective ad-val orem duty on the EU exports. 
7. M OROCCO  
Safeguard investigation on ceramic tiles 
This expiry review was initiated in Novemb er 2008. The Commission intervened in this case 
because it is considered that several procedural aspects did no t comply with the relevant WTO 
standards. Indeed, Morocco extended the appli cation of the measures for an additional 200 
days without conforming to the relevant provisions of the WTO and therefore the 
Commission considers that measures should have expired after the expiration of the original 
period of application. The Commission will continue to intervene as appropriate.  
8. I NDONESIA  
Safeguard investigation on dextrose 
Indonesia initiated two safeguard investigations in 2008. Wire nail in November which is of 
low economic interest and dextrose monohydrate in May. In the latter investigation the 
industry and the Commission made several interven tions in order to excl ude the product types 
imported from the EU which were not causing inju ry from the scope of the investigation. In 
the preliminary report account has been taken of  these arguments but definitive measures have 
not been imposed so far.  
  
 
EN 10   EN 9. N EW ZEALAND  
Expiry review on canned peaches 
In December 2008 New-Zealand has initiated the review  of both anti-dumping duties against 
canned peaches from Greece and of counterva iling duties against ca nned peaches from the 
EU, which have been in place now for more  than ten years. The Commission has been 
cooperating with the investigati ng authorities in the counterva iling investigation since EU 
subsidies are directly concerned and has filled- in a questionnaire in close coordination with 
the Governments of the EU Member States  concerned. The Commission has expressed its 
concern with regard to the poor basis for in itiation of this case: the EU subsidies under 
investigation are either abolishe d or suspended thus there is no clear evidence of likelihood of 
recurrence or continuation of subsidization to canned peaches in the EU that would justify the 
extension of measures. Moreover, the failure by New Zealand to provide meaningful non-
confidential data on injury impaired the ri ght of defence of interested parties.  
10. J ORDAN  
Safeguard investigation on ceramic tiles  
This investigation was initiated in November  2008. As mentioned in the last report, one 
proceeding on the same product had been initiated and terminated in 2007 upon request of 
petitioner, after a private "gentlemen's agreem ent" was reached between a number of ceramic 
tiles importers and domestic producers under  the auspices of the Amman Chamber of 
Commerce and the Chamber of Industry. Su ch agreement was how ever denounced by the 
local court and removed since January 2008. As a consequence a new safeguard investigation 
was initiated. The Commission in coordination with the Governments of the EU Member 
States concerned is following closely this new i nvestigation since it seems that EC imports are 
not the cause of alleged injury, if any, to th e local industry and EC tiles producers would be 
unduly affected by the high measures requested.  
11. B ELARUS  
Safeguard investigation on Fibreglass mesh  
This safeguard investigation was initiated in October 2008 and mainly Germany and Czech 
Republic are concerned. The Belarusian producer  lodged this complaint apparently from 
concern that exports from Russia will be di verted to Belarus following the imposition of 
safeguard measure on the same product by Russia at the end of 2007. The Commission 
closely monitors this case for its complia nce with the WTO rules and supports the EU 
industry interests. The Commission contested an  unclear product scope definition and urged 
Belarus to duly take into acc ount the non-injurious character of the EU exports, should any 
measures be finally proposed. 
 
EN 11   EN Annex II - Measures in force at the end of 2006, 2007 and 2008  
  
 Measures in force at the end of 2006, 2007 and 2008 
Country AD CVD SG TOTAL 
 2006 2007 2008 2006 2007 2008 2006 2007 2008 2006 2007 2008 
Andean Community 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 
Argentina 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 4 
Australia 3 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 5 4 3 
Belarus 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 2 1 
Brazil 8 11 10 0 0 0 1 1 1 9 12 11 
Canada 5 5 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 6 6 6 
Chile 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 
China 10 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 9 
Egypt 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 3 3 
India 17 18 16 0 0 0 1 1 0 18 19 16 
Indonesia 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 
Japan 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 
Jordan 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 1 
Korea 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 
Malaysia 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 
Mexico 5 7 6 2 2 2 0 0 0 7 9 8 
Republic of Moldova 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 
Morocco 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 
New Zealand 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 3 3 
Pakistan 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 
Panama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 
Peru 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 
Philippines 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 4 5 4 4 
Russia 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 4 3 3 5 4 
South Africa 7 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 5 5 
Thailand 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 
Turkey 1 2 2 0 0 0 7 7 9 8 9 11 
Ukraine 1 1 2 0 0 0 7 9 6 8 10 8 
USA 24 21 21 5 4 4 0 0 0 29 25 25 
Venezuela 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 
TOTAL 97 99 91 14 12 10 32 36 32 143 147 133 
 
EN 12   EN Annex III – Details of measures  in force as of December 2008  
Country Product InstrumentType Of 
Measure Date Of 
Imposition Countries investigated 
Argentina Disposable electrodes for 
electrocardiograms AD Definitive 2007-Dec-07 Austria 
Argentina Hot-rolled steel (HRS) AD Defi nitive 2002-Apr-30 Slovakia, Romania 
Argentina Recordable CD SG Definitive 2007-May-29 Italy 
Argentina straight handsaw blades AD Definitive 2008-Feb-21 Sweden 
Australia Brandy packaged in bottles 
or bulk CVD Definitive 2007-Mar-08 France 
Australia Polyvinyl chloride 
homopolymer resin (PVC) AD Definitive 2000-Mar-24 Hungary 
Australia Processed dried currants AD Definitive 2008-Nov-17 Greece 
Belarus Polyester yarn SG Definitive 2006-Apr-01 Germany, Poland 
Brazil Coconuts SG Definitive 2002-Sep-01 European Union 
Brazil glassine/glazed papers  AD Definitive 2008-Oct-22 Finland 
Brazil Horse nail or horse shoe 
nail AD Definitive 2004-Jun-03 Finland 
Brazil Indigo Blue AD Definitive 2008-Mar-24 Germany 
Brazil Méthyl métacrylate 
AD Definitive 2001-Mar-14 Germany, Spain, France, 
United Kingdom 
Brazil Milk powder AD Definitive 2001-Feb-23 Denmark, Ireland 
Brazil Phenol AD Definitive 2002-Oct-16 Belgium, Germany 
Brazil Polycarbonate resins in 
powder, granulates or pellets, with or without 
pigments additives AD Definitive 2008-Apr-08 Belgium, Germany, 
Spain 
Brazil Pumping units 
AD Definitive 2005-Jun-29 Belgium, Denmark, 
Germany, Greece, Spain, Irelenad, Italy, 
Luxembourg, 
Netherlands, Austria, Protugal, Sweden, United 
Kingdom 
Brazil Seamless steel pipes  AD Definitive 2005-Oct-07 Romania 
Brazil Viscose Fibres 
AD Provision
al 2008-Oct-09 Austria 
 
EN 13   EN Canada Filter tipped cigarette tubes AD Definitive 1999-Apr-12 Germany, France 
Canada Hot-rolled carbon steel 
plate and high-strength low-alloy steel plate AD Definitive 2004-Jan-09 Czech Republic, 
Bulgaria, Romania 
Canada Laminate flooring AD Definitive 2005-May-17 France 
Canada Refined sugar CVD Definitive 1995-Nov-06 European Union 
Canada Refined sugar 
AD Definitive 1995-Nov-06 Denmark, Germany, 
Netherlands, United 
Kingdom 
Canada Stainless Steel round bar 
AD Definitive 1998-Sep-04 Germany, Spain, France, 
Italy, Sweden, United 
Kingdom 
Chile Milk in powder, milk, gouda 
cheese SG Definitive 2006-Dec-14 Germany, Netherlands 
China Benzofuranol; (7-Hydroxy 
or Furan phenol) AD Definitive 2006-Feb-12 Italy 
China Catechol AD Definitive 2003-Aug-27 France, Italy 
China Chloroform - 
Trichloromethane AD Definitive 2004-Nov-30 Germany, France, United 
Kingdom 
China Chloroprene Rubber 
AD Definitive 2005-May-10 Germany, France, 
European Union 
China Dimethyl Cyclosiloxane 
AD Definitive 2006-Jan-16 Germany, United 
Kingdom 
China Hydrazine Hydrate AD Definitive 2005-Jun-17 France 
China Methylene Chloride 
AD Definitive 2002-Jun-20 Germany, Netherlands, 
United Kingdom 
China Potato Starch 
AD Definitive 2007-Feb-06 Germany, France, 
Netherlands 
China Wear resistant overlay 
AD Definitive 2006-Dec-13 Germany, European 
Union 
Egypt Blankets SG Definitive 2008-Feb-12 Spain 
Egypt Tyres for motor cars AD Definitive 1999-Oct-04 France 
 
EN 14   EN Egypt Tyres for motor cars 
AD Definitive 1999-Oct-04 Belgium, Czech 
Republic, Denmark, 
Germany, Estonia, Greece, Spain, Ireland, 
Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, 
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, 
Netherlands, Austria, 
Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia, 
Finland, Sweden, United 
Kingdom 
India Acetone AD Definitive 2008-Mar-11 Belgium, Spain, Italy 
India Acrylonitrile butadiene 
rubber (NBR) AD Definitive 2005-Jun-07 Belgium, France 
India Caprolactam (6-
Hexanelactum) AD Definitive 2004-Nov-17 European Union 
India Caustic soda AD Definitive 2001-Jun-26 France 
India Caustic soda AD Definitive 2003-Oct-01 Belgium, Italy 
India Certain Rubber Chemicals AD Defini tive 2005-Nov-20 Belgium, Germany, Italy 
India Ethylene-Propylene-non-
Conjugated Diene Rubber 
(EPDM) AD Definitive 2006-Jul-19 Belgium, Germany, 
Spain, Netherlands, 
United Kingdom 
India Hydrogen Peroxyde AD Definitive 2008-Sep-04 European Union 
India Mica pearl pigment AD Definitive 2005-Mar-21 Germany 
India Pentaerythritol AD Definitive 2006-Apr-20 Sweden 
India Phenol AD Definitive 2003-Mar-24 European Union 
India Potassium carbonate AD Definitive 2004-Feb-20 European Union 
India Propylene glycol AD Definitive 2004-Oct-08 Spain 
India PVC paste resin AD Definitive 2004-Oct-07 Spain, Italy 
India Sodium hydrosulphite AD Definitive 2003-Dec-03 Germany 
India Sodium nitrite AD Definitive 2002-Nov-29 European Union 
Indonesia Ceramic tableware SG Definitive 2006-Jan-04 European Union 
Indonesia Uncoated writing and 
printing paper AD Definitive 2004-Nov-11 Finland 
Japan Electrolytic Manganese 
Dioxide AD Definitive 2008-Aug-29 Spain 
Jordan Footwear SG Definitive 2007-Feb-19 Spain, Italy 
 
EN 15   EN Korea/South Stainless steel bar AD Definitive 2004-Jul-30 Spain 
Mexico Bovine Meat CVD Definitive 1994-Jun-03 Denmark 
Mexico Carbon steel plate in sheets AD Definitive 2005-Sep-22 Romania 
Mexico Carbon steel tubing AD Definitive 2004-Apr-21 Romania 
Mexico Cold-rolled sheet AD Definitive 2005-Dec-12 Bulgaria 
Mexico Olive oil CVD Definitive 2005-Aug-02 Spain, Italy 
Mexico Organic pesticides AD Definitive 2007-Dec-21 Denmark 
Mexico Parathion Methyl AD Definitive 2000-May-31 Denmark 
Mexico Sorbitol UPS grade AD Definitive 1990-Sep-27 France 
Republic of 
Moldova Sugar 
SG Definitive 2004-Jan-01 European Union 
Morocco Ceramic tiles SG Definitive 2006-Jan-26 Spain, Italy 
New Zealand Canned peaches AD Definitive 1998-Mar-09 Greece 
New Zealand Canned peaches CVD Definitive 1998-Jan-09 European Union 
New Zealand Oral Liquid Paracetomol AD Definitive 2006-Jul-17 Ireland 
Pakistan Formic acid AD Definitive 2006-Jul-07 Germany, Finland 
Peru Hot-rolled steels and coils AD Definitive 2006-Jul-07 Romania 
Philippines Ceramic floor and wall tiles SG Definitive 2002-Apr-11 European Union 
Philippines Figured glass SG Definitive 2003-Oct-13 European Union 
Philippines Float glass / Tinted Float 
glass SG Definitive 2003-Oct-13 European Union 
Philippines Glass Mirors SG Definitive 2003-Oct-13 European Union 
Russia Flat rolled austhenitic 
stainless steel (hot and cold-rolled, containing 
nickel) AD Definitive 2007-Mar-17 Belgium, Germany, 
Spain, France, Italy, Finland, Sweden 
Russia Lamps SG Definitive 2006-Mar-02 European Union 
Russia Steel pipes (for oil and gas 
industry) SG Definitive 2006-Dec-15 Germany, Italy 
Russia Woven Glass Fibres SG Definitive 2007-Dec-10 European Union 
South Africa Acetaminophenol AD Definitive 1999-Jun-18 France 
 
EN 16   EN South Africa Lysine powder and feed 
supplements containing by 
mass 40 per cent or more lysine SG Definitive 2007-Dec-14 European Union 
South Africa Ropes & cables of iron or 
steel AD Definitive 2002-Aug-28 Germany, United 
Kingdom 
South Africa Tall Oil Fatty Acid 
AD Provision
al 2008-Dec-12 Sweden 
South Africa Uncoated woodfree paper AD Definitive 1998-Feb-13 Poland, Sweden 
Thailand Cold-rolled flat stainless 
steel 
AD Definitive 2003-Mar-13 Belgium, Denmark, 
Spain, Italy, Finland, 
Sweden 
Turkey Certain electrical 
appliances SG Definitive 2008-Nov-01 Belgium, France 
Turkey Cotton yarn other than 
sewing thread SG Definitive 2008-Oct-21 Belgium, Italy 
Turkey Fittings AD Definitive 2006-Sep-07 Bulgaria 
Turkey Footwear SG Definitive 2006-Aug-10 European Union 
Turkey Frames and mountings for 
spectacles SG Definitive 2008-Mar-05 Italy 
Turkey Motorcycles SG Definitive 2007-Mar-02 Spain, Italy 
Turkey Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) 
AD Definitive 2003-Feb-06 Belgium, Germany, 
Greece, Italy, Hungary, 
Netherlands, Finland, Romania 
Turkey Salt SG Definitive 2006-Aug-10 European Union 
Turkey Steam Smoothing Irons SG Definitive 2006-Aug-10 European Union 
Turkey Travel goods, handbags 
and similar containers 
SG Definitive 2008-Mar-07 Belgium, Germany, 
Spain, France, Italy, 
Netherlands, United Kingdom 
Turkey Vacuum cleaners for a 
voltage of 110 V or more SG Definitive 2006-Aug-10 European Union 
Ukraine Ball bearings SG Definitive 2006-Nov-11 Germany, Poland 
Ukraine Carboxymethylcellulose SG Definitive 2006-Jul-22 European Union 
Ukraine Cotton Fabrics SG Definitive 2007-Jun-11 Germany, Italy, Poland 
Ukraine Gas-discharge 
incandescent lamps SG Definitive 2007-Jul-13 Hungary, Austria, 
Poland, Slovakia 
 
EN 17   EN Ukraine Knitted fabrics SG Definitive 2007-Mar-01 Germany, Poland 
Ukraine Laminated fibreboards AD Definitive 2005-Mar-01 Poland, Slovakia 
Ukraine Screw compressor 
installations AD Definitive 2005-Oct-17 Belgium, Italy, Finland 
Ukraine Steel Seamless Casing and 
Lifting Pipes SG Definitive 2008-Oct-01 Austria, Poland, 
Slovakia, Romania 
United States Antifriction bearings AD Definitive 1989-May-15 Italy 
United States Antifriction bearings AD Definitive 1989-May-15 United Kingdom 
United States Ball bearings AD Definitive 1999-May-15 France 
United States Ball bearings AD Definitive 1989-May-15 Germany 
United States Brass sheet & strip AD Definitive 1987-Mar-06 France 
United States Brass sheet & strip AD Definitive 1987-Mar-06 Germany 
United States Brass sheet & strip AD Definitive 1987-Mar-06 Italy 
United States Certain Lightweight 
Thermal Paper  AD Definitive 2008-Nov-10 Germany 
United States Chlorinated isocyanura tes AD Definitive 2005-Jun-24 Spain 
United States Corrosion-resistant carbon 
steel flat products AD Definitive 1993-Aug-19 Germany 
United States Cut-to-length carbon steel 
plate CVD Definitive 1999-Dec-29 Italy 
United States Cut-to-length carbon-quality 
steel plate AD Definitive 2000-Feb-10 Italy 
United States Granular 
polytetrafluoroethylene 
resin AD Definitive 1988-Aug-30 Italy 
United States Low enriched uranium AD Definitive 2002-Feb-13 France 
United States Low enriched uranium CVD Definitive 2002-Feb-13 France 
United States Pasta AD Definitive 1996-Jul-24 Italy 
United States Pasta CVD De finitive 1996-Jul-24 Italy 
United States Pressure sensitive plastic 
tape AD Definitive 1977-Oct-21 Italy 
United States Purified 
Carboxymethylcellulose 
(CMC) AD Definitive 2005-Jul-11 Finland 
 
EN 18   EN United States Purified 
Carboxymethylcellulose 
(CMC) AD Definitive 2005-Jul-11 Netherlands 
United States Purified 
Carboxymethylcellulose 
(CMC) AD Definitive 2005-Jul-11 Sweden 
United States Seamless line and pressure 
pipe AD Definitive 1995-Aug-03 Germany 
United States Sodium Nitrite AD  Definitive 2008-Aug-27 Germany 
United States Sorbitol AD De finitive 1982-Apr-09 France 
United States Stainless steel bar AD Definitive 1995-Mar-02 Spain 
United States Stainless steel butt-weld 
pipe fittings AD Definitive 2001-Feb-23 Italy 
United States Stainless steel plates in 
coils CVD Definitive 1999-May-11 Belgium 
United States Stainless steel plates in 
coils AD Definitive 1999-May-21 Belgium 
United States Stainless steel plates in 
coils AD Definitive 1999-May-21 Italy 
United States Stainless steel sheet and 
strip in coils AD Definitive 1999-Jul-27 Germany 
United States Stainless steel sheet and 
strip in coils AD Definitive 1999-Jul-27 Italy 
United States Stainless steel wire rod AD Definitive 1998-Sep-15 Italy 
United States Stainless steel wire rod AD Definitive 1998-Sep-15 Spain 
United States Steel concrete reinforcing 
bars AD Definitive 2001-Sep-07 Latvia 
United States Steel concrete reinforcing 
bars AD Definitive 2001-Sep-07 Poland 
Venezuela Potato starch CVD Defi nitive 2004-Jul-09 European Union 
 
 
EN 19   EN Annex IV – Investigations opened in 2006, 2007, 2008 
Investigation opened in 2006, 2007 and 2008 
Country AD CVD SG TOTAL 
 2006 2007 2008 2006 2007 2008 2006 2007 2008 2006 2007 2008
Argentina 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 1 
Australia 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 
Belarus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 
Brazil 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 
Canada 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 
Chile 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 
China 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 
Croatia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
Egypt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 
India 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 5 
Indonesia 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 
Japan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 
Jordan 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 2 
Kazakhstan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 
Malaysia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 
Mexico 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 
Morocco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
Pakistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
Panama 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 
Philippines 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 
Russia 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 3 
South Africa 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 
Tunisia 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 
Turkey 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 3 1 5 3 3 
Ukraine 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 2 1 4 2 2 
 
EN 20   EN USA 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 
TOTAL 9 9 16 1 1 0 18 9 17 28 19 33 
 
 
EN 21   EN Annex V – Details of investigations initiated in 2008 
Country Product Instrument Initiation Date Countries investigated 
Argentina petrol extraction pumps AD 2008-May-22 Romania 
Australia Processed dried cu rrants AD 2008-Apr-28 Greece 
Belarus Fibreglass SG 2008-Oct-29 Czech Republic, Germany, 
Latvia, Poland, Slovakia, 
Finland 
Brazil Viscose Fibres AD 2008-Mar-20 Austria 
Brazil CDR and DVDR SG 2008-Sep-05 European Union 
Brazil Viscose Yarn AD 2008-Aug-13 Austria 
China Adipic acid AD 2008-Nov-10 Germany, France 
China Polyamide-6,6 AD 2008-Nov-14 France, Italy, United 
Kingdom 
China Certain iron or steel fasteners AD 2008-Dec-29 European Union 
Egypt Blankets SG 2008-Feb-10 Spain 
India Phthalic Anhydride SG 2008-Dec-11 European Union 
India Hot Rolled Steel AD 2008-Nov-28 Romania 
India Cold-Rolled Flat Products of 
Stainless Steel AD 2008-Nov-25 European Union 
India Thyionyl Chloride AD 2008-Jun-26 Germany 
India Linear Alkyl Benzene SG  2008-Dec-19 European Union 
Indonesia Wire nail, wire of iron/non-alloy 
steel, not plated SG 2008-Nov-05 European Union 
Indonesia dextrose monohydrate SG 2008-May-14 France 
Jordan White cement, whether or not 
artificially coloured SG 2008-Nov-16 European Union 
Jordan Ceramic tiles SG 2008-Nov-25 Spain, Italy 
Kazakhstan Wadding and articles of 
wadding, Absorbents cotton wadding and articles thereof SG 2008-Dec-31 Germany, Italy 
Kazakhstan Confectionery SG 2008-Dec-19 Germany, Netherlands, 
Poland 
Kazakhstan Asphalt SG 2008-Nov-18 Belgium, Poland, Slovakia, 
Finland 
 
EN 22   EN Mexico carbon steel tubes with 
longitudinal straight seam AD 2008-Jul-19 United Kingdom 
Philippines Steel angle bars SG 2008-Aug-22 European Union 
Russia Grain-harvesting combines SG 2008-Feb-15 Belgium, Germany, Italy, 
Poland 
Russia Flatware from corrosion-proof 
steel SG 2008-Apr-04 Belgium, Germany, France, 
Italy 
Russia Flat rolled polymer coated steel AD 2008-Mar-13 Belgium, Finland 
South Africa Tall Oil Fatty Acid AD 2008-Jun-20 Sweden 
Turkey Cotton yarn other than sewing 
thread SG 2008-May-23 Belgium, Italy 
Turkey Miscellaneous textiles AD 2008-Aug-02 Italy 
Turkey Mono-ethylene-glycol AD 2008-Dec-26 Bulgaria 
Ukraine Matches SG 2008-Nov-29 Germany, Poland, Romania
Ukraine Syringes AD 2008-Jul-30 Germany, Spain, United 
Kingdom 
 
EN 23   EN Annex VI – Measures imposed in 2006, 2007, 2008 
Measures imposed in 2006, 2007, 2008 
Country AD CVD SG TOTAL 
  2006 2007 2008 2006 2007 2008 2006 2007 2008 2006 2007 2008 
Argentina 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 
Australia 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 
Belarus 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 
Brazil 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 
Canada 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 
Chile 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 
China 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 
Egypt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 
India 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 
Indonesia 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 
Japan 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 
Jordan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 
Malaysia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 
Mexico 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 
Republic of 
Moldova 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
Morocco 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 
New Zealand 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 
Pakistan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 
Panama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 
Philippines 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 
Russia 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 2 0 
South Africa 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 
Turkey 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 4 5 1 4 
Ukraine 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 2 3 1 
 
EN 24   EN USA 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 
TOTAL 11 8 12 1 1 0 15 8 6 27 18 18 
 
 
EN 25   EN Annex VII – Details of me asures imposed in 2008 
Country Product Instrume
nt Type Of 
Measure Date Of 
Imposition Countries 
investigated 
Argentina straight handsaw blades AD Definitive 2008-Feb-21 Sweden 
Australia Processed dried currants AD Definitive 2008-Nov-17 Greece 
Brazil Polycarbonate resins in 
powder, granulates or pellets, with or without pigments 
additives AD Definitive 2008-Apr-08 Belgium, 
Germany, Spain 
Brazil Indigo Blue AD Definitive 2008-Mar-24 Germany 
Brazil glassine/glazed papers AD Definitive 2008-Oct-22 Finland 
Brazil Viscose Fibres AD Provision
al 2008-Oct-09 Austria 
Egypt Blankets SG Definitive 2008-Feb-12 Spain 
India Hydrogen Peroxyde AD Definitive 2008-Sep-04  
India Acetone AD Definitive 2008-Mar-11 Belgium, Spain, 
Italy 
Japan Electrolytic Manganese Dioxide AD Definitive 2008-Aug-29 Spain 
South Africa Tall Oil Fatty Acid AD Provision
al 2008-Dec-12 Sweden 
Turkey Travel goods, handbags and 
similar containers SG Definitive 2008-Mar-07 Belgium, 
Germany, Spain, 
France, Italy, 
Netherlands, United Kingdom 
Turkey Cotton yarn other than sewing 
thread SG Definitive 2008-Oct-21 Belgium, Italy 
Turkey Frames and mountings for 
spectacles SG Definitive 2008-Mar-05 Italy 
Turkey Certain electrical appliances SG Definitive 2008-Nov-01 Belgium, France 
Ukraine Steel Seamless Casing and 
Lifting Pipes SG Definitive 2008-Oct-01 Austria, Poland, 
Slovakia, 
Romania 
United States Certain Lightweight Thermal 
Paper AD Definitive 2008-Nov-10 Germany 
United States Sodium Nitrite AD  Definitive 2008-Aug-27 Germany