Commission working document - Annex I : Trends and Main cases by country {COM(2009) 356)
Date: 2009-07-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: United States, anti-dumping duty, anti-dumping legislation, application of EU law, dangerous substance, dumping, financial institution, import policy, intergovernmental legal instrument

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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 10.7.2009 
SEC(2009) 958 final 

COMMISSION WORKING DOCUMENT 

Annex I – Trends and Main cases by country  

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COMMISSION WORKING DOCUMENT 

Annex I – Trends and Main cases by country  

1. 

UNITES 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 terminated, 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 led 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 margins, 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 WTO 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 administrative 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 and lowered the rate of duty in other cases. However, in the 
case  of  the  16  challenged  administrative  reviews,  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  report  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, will 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  applied  by  the  US,  but 
which  were  not  included  in  the  first  claim.  Consultations  were  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 established at the DSB meeting of 4 June 2007. 
The Panel report circulated in October 2008 and both the EC and the US decided to appeal the 

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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 the US and upheld the Panel's findings that the 
US  was  in  breach  of  its  WTO  obligations  by  applying  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 individual investigations and 
reviews.  In  this  respect  the  Appellate  Body  reversed  the  Panel's  findings  and  endorsed  the 
argument  advanced  by  the  EC  that  the  original  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 against the "continued use" of the zeroing methodology 
against the "duty" as a whole in the specified cases. In this dispute, the EC challenged 18 such 
"duties", comprising of 52 individual 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 investigations initiated by the US Department 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  sodium  nitrite  from  Germany  ended  with  a 
determination of non-cooperation for the main exporter 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 highest economic interest at stake with annual EU exports close 
to US$ 150 million in 2006 and 2007. The US authorities 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" methodology, which would have allowed for the use 
of  zeroing  and  created  a  much  higher  dumping  margin.  The  weakness  of  the  injury  picture 
anticipated  by  us  upon  initiation  of  the  investigation  was  indeed  confirmed  in  the  final 
decision, as the imposition of duties was based not on the existence of actual material injury 
but simply of a 'threat of injury' 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 International Trade Commission). Given 
the  existence  of  some  flaws  in  the  injury  determination,  the  main  German  exporter  has 
decided to appeal the decision 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  decision  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.  This  decision  followed 
prolonged  and  intense  negotiations  on  a  'suspension  agreement'  (i.e.  a  price  undertaking) 
between  the  US  authorities  and  the  French  exporter,  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  countervailing  duties  on  imports  of  low-enriched 
uranium  ('LEU')  from  France  in  2002,  the  French  exporter  Eurodif  successfully  challenged 

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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  Supreme  Court  accepted  the  US  DOC  appeal 
(which was very unusual for a TDI matter) and decided to rule on this case. The ruling was 
issued  in  January  2009  and  reversed  the  rulings  of  the  lower  US  Courts  by  unanimous 
decision.  

The  Supreme  Court  concluded  that  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 for a substantially transformed version of the 
same commodity. More specifically, the Court noted that uranium 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  process  LEU  to  another  utility.  In  such 
circumstances, because all the uranium effectively goes into one  big pot and can be  used at 
random, ownership of the uranium effectively passes to Eurodif, thus undercutting Eurodif's 
argument  that  it  never  takes  title  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-dumping duties. To sum up, the Supreme Court 
seems to have attached great importance to the "legal fiction" that the actual consignment of 
uranium originally supplied to Eurodif by US utilities is the product used for processing into 
the LEU delivered back to that utility. 

The Supreme Court also seems to have focused 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 constructed. It argued that any enriched uranium 
product  contract  for  LEU  (i.e.  where  the  enrichment  company  i.e.  Eurodif,  buys  the 
uranium for processing itself and invoices the total 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  the  utility  only  the  cost  of  the  processing). 
Therefore, however Eurodif constructs the SWU transaction, it is effectively selling a good.  

This  outcome  was  of  course  very  disappointing  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 have required all enrichment contracts to be considered as 
services  (the  so-called  "Whitfield  amendment").  However,  a  key  issue  still  outstanding 
concerns the possible transfer of Eurodif's anti-dumping duties deposited with the US customs 
authorities to the US petitioner, USEC, under the Byrd Amendment. 

2. 

INDIA  

2.1. 

Overall trends 

Even  though  the  number  of  measures  in  force  decreased  from  19  to  16,  the  Indian  TDI 
activity  has  been  quite  important  in  2008:  three  new  AD  investigations  (against  just  one  in 
2007),  three  expiry  reviews  of  AD  duties  (Caustic  Soda,  Potassium  Carbonate,  Sodium 
Hydrosulphite)  and  two  safeguard  investigations  against  chemical  products  (Phthalic 
Anhydride, Linear Alkyl Benzene). The latter are however not of EC concern since the EC is 
not  exporting  the  product  concerned  to  India.  India  is  the  biggest  AD  user  in  the  world 
although the bulk of their activity is  not directed against EU. 

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2.2.  Main cases 

Two of the new antidumping investigations 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  countries  (respectively  7  and  14  third  countries), 
which is an unusually high number, covering virtually all imports with only few exceptions. 
The Commission has assisted the exporting companies 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  order  to  highlight  the  weaknesses  identified  at 
initiation  stage.  Indeed,  the  evidence  contained  in  the  application  submitted  by  the  Indian 
local industries was far from being convincing in particular regarding 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  investigating  authorities 
disclosed  their  preliminary  findings  (in  2009)  by  which  they  recommend  imposition  of 
provisional  measures.  The  Commission  will  continue  to  intervene  and  assist  the  companies 
concerned.  

3. 

CHINA 

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,  with  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  proceeding  is  also  very  large,  with  €  140  million  of 
exports  in  2007  and  approximately  the  same  amount  in  2008.  Interestingly,  this  proceeding 
has been opened by China while an AD investigation 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 the 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. Furthermore, 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 are 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.  

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4. 

LATIN 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-dumping  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 investigation. The Commission 
provided support to the company concerned. Unfortunately the results are quite disappointing 
and  a  lack  of  objectivity  on  the  part  of  the  investigating  authorities  has  been  observed,  in 
particular  with  regard  to  the  injury  and  causality  analysis.  There  were  also  some  concerns 
regarding the rights of defence of the interested parties. 

As  in  2007,  Argentina  initiated  one  new  AD  investigation  in  2008,  petrol  extraction  pumps 
against  Romania,  and  concluded  an  expiry  review  concerning  hot  rolled  steel  plates  also 
against Romania, with the continuation of measures. 

Mexico initiated one AD investigation concerning carbon steel tubes against the UK in July 
2008.  Furthermore,  concerning  olive  oil,  following  the  WTO  panel  on  CVD  measures 
requested by the EC Mexico had 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: Electrical connection terminals 

This AD investigation against Germany was initiated in October 2007, and so far no measures 
have  been  imposed.  The  deadline  to  finalise  the  investigation  has  been  extended  to  April 
2009.  The  exporters  concerned  are  trying  to  negotiate  a  price  undertaking  which  seems  a 
difficult task given that the product concerned covers literally thousands of types.  

c) Brazil: Viscose fibres and viscose yarn against Austria 

The  first  AD  investigation  has  been  initiated  in  March  2008  and  provisional  measures 
imposed in October 2008. The industry is actively 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,  the  provisional  measures 
have been imposed on the basis of best facts available, although the exporter concerned has 
been  fully  cooperating  and  the  Commission  strongly  objected  to  this  clearly  WTO-
incompatible approach. This intervention was successful and it seems that the exporter's data 
have  now  been  taken  into  consideration  which  would  significantly  decrease  the  dumping 
margin.  

The second investigation has been 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 and 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  industry  and  the  Commission,  the  review  has  been 
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unfortunately minimized by the fact that in May 2008 canned peaches were yet again included 
in the Mercosur exception list which resulted in an import duty of 55%.  

e) Mexico: Carbon steel tubes 

Mexico  initiated  an  AD  investigation  concerning  carbon  steel  tubes  against  the  UK  in  July 
2008. The main issue in this case is that the initiation is based 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  measures  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. The 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. 

RUSSIA AND UKRAINE 

5.1. 

Overall trends 

The number of measures in force has slightly 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  investigations  (Grain-harvesting  combines  and 
Flatware  from  corrosion-proof  steel)  and  1  antidumping  investigation  (Flat-rolled  polymer 
coated  steel).  One  safeguard  measure  (Polyvinylchloride  profiles)  was  terminated  without 
measures due to the lack of evidence for serious 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  ministries  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  against  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 investigation on the Stainless steel pipes 

This investigation was initiated by Russia already in 2007 and was extended by 3 months in 
line  with  the  provisions  of  the  Russian  relevant  law.  The  Commission  closely  follows  this 
case in coordination with the EU industry concerned and has contested a number of important 
weaknesses,  mainly  concerning  the  inconclusive  injury  analysis  and  the  product  scope 
definition.  The  Commission expressed its strong disagreement with  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 special duty of around 28% on a range of stainless 
pipes  (welded  and  seamless).  Bi-lateral  consultations  were  held  with  Russia,  but  the  final 
decision has not yet be taken. 

b) Russia: Safeguard investigation on Grain harvesting combines 

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This  safeguard  investigation  was  initiated  by  Russia  in  early  2008  and  the  Commission 
closely  monitored  this  case  in  coordination  with  the  industry.  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  consultation  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 investigation given its high economic 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 injury and missing causal relationship between the 
imports  and  any  alleged  problems  of  the  domestic  industry.  Those  interventions  were 
successful  since  the  case  was  terminated  without  measures  due  to  lack  of  evidence  of  a 
serious injury. 

6. 

TURKEY 

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 countries having measures in force 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 handbags and electrical appliances). Turkey remains to be the 
biggest user of the safeguard instrument in the world. 

Turkey launched one new safeguard investigation (cotton yarn) in 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 investigations in the second half of 2008, and 
the Commission hopes that this trend will continue in order to avoid situations where Turkish 
safeguard measures also hit the EU exports which did not cause any problems to the domestic 
industry. 

6.2.  Main cases 

a) Antidumping investigation on Various textiles 

This  investigation  was  initiated  in  August  2008  against  inter  alia  imports  from  Italy.  The 
Commission  monitors  this  case  closely  in  coordination  with  the  industry  in  order  to  ensure 
that  the  relevant  WTO  rules  are  strictly  applied  and  that  the  rights  of  defence  co-operating 
Italian  companies  are  respected.  The  main  issues  in  this  case  concern  the  unclear  product 
scope  definition  and  the  questionable  methodology  used  for  calculating  dumping  in  the 
complaint. The Commission intervened already various times in this case. 

b) Antidumping investigation 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 for Bulgaria, and has assisted the companies 
concerned.  The  investigation  is  still  at  an  early  stage  and  Commission  will  not  hesitate  to 
intervene when and where necessary to ensure a full compliance with the WTO rules.  

c) Safeguard measures on Frames for spectacles and on Travel handbags  

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The Commission intervened intensively in both of these cases  because it was clear that and 
EU exports were not causing any injury to the Turkish industry. Indeed the EU exports were 
found to be made at much higher prices than those of the domestic industry and than imports 
from  other  sources.  On  this  basis,  the  Commission  requested  Turkey  to  seek  the  form  of 
measure least disturbing the bilateral trade relations like e.g. imposing measures only bellow a 
minimum import price. Unfortunately, such solution was not applied by Turkey and instead a 
specific duty per piece was finally imposed on all imported products regardless of their origin.  

d) Safeguard measures on Certain electrical appliances 

The Commission actively intervened already at an early stage of this case given the lack of 
transparency, in particular with regard to the (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 characteristics and end-uses. On this basis 
the Commission requested and obtained the exclusion of around half of products included in 
the original product scope, and the remaining products 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  Pakistan)  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  imposed  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-valorem duty on the EU exports. 

7. 

MOROCCO 

Safeguard investigation on ceramic tiles 

This expiry review was initiated in November 2008. The Commission intervened in this case 
because it is considered that several procedural aspects did not comply with the relevant WTO 
standards.  Indeed,  Morocco  extended  the  application  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. 

INDONESIA 

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 interventions in order to exclude the product types 
imported from the EU which were not causing injury 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.  

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9. 

NEW 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  countervailing  duties  against  canned  peaches  from  the 
EU,  which  have  been  in  place  now  for  more  than  ten  years.  The  Commission  has  been 
cooperating  with  the  investigating  authorities  in  the  countervailing  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  initiation  of  this  case:  the  EU  subsidies  under 
investigation are either abolished 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 right of defence of interested parties.  

10. 

JORDAN 

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 agreement" 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.  Such  agreement  was  however  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 investigation since it seems that EC imports are 
not the cause of alleged injury, if any, to the local industry and EC tiles producers would be 
unduly affected by the high measures requested.  

11. 

BELARUS 

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  diverted  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  compliance  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 account the non-injurious character of the EU exports, should any 
measures be finally proposed. 

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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 

Argentina 

Australia 

Belarus 

Brazil 

Canada 

Chile 

China 

Egypt 

India 

Indonesia 

Japan 

Jordan 

Korea 

Malaysia 

Mexico 

Republic of Moldova 

Morocco 

New Zealand 

Pakistan 

Panama 

Peru 

Philippines 

Russia 

South Africa 

Thailand 

Turkey 

Ukraine 

USA 

Venezuela 

TOTAL 

1 

1 

3 

0 

8 

5 

0 

10 

4 

17 

1 

0 

0 

1 

2 

5 

0 

0 

2 

2 

0 

0 

0 

0 

7 

2 

1 

1 

1 

3 

3 

0 

0 

3 

2 

0 

11 

10 

5 

0 

10 

3 

18 

5 

0 

9 

2 

16 

1 

0 

0 

1 

0 

7 

0 

0 

2 

2 

0 

1 

0 

1 

4 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

0 

1 

0 

6 

0 

0 

2 

1 

0 

1 

0 

1 

4 

1 

2 

2 

24 

0 

97 

21 

0 

99 

21 

0 

91 

0 

0 

2 

0 

0 

1 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

2 

0 

0 

1 

0 

0 

1 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

5 

2 

0 

0 

1 

0 

0 

1 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

2 

0 

0 

1 

0 

0 

1 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

4 

2 

0 

0 

1 

0 

0 

1 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

2 

0 

0 

1 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

4 

1 

0 

0 

0 

2 

1 

0 

1 

0 

0 

1 

1 

0 

1 

0 

0 

0 

1 

1 

0 

0 

0 

0 

5 

3 

0 

0 

7 

7 

0 

1 

0 

1 

0 

2 

1 

0 

1 

0 

0 

1 

1 

0 

2 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1 

0 

0 

1 

0 

4 

4 

1 

0 

7 

9 

0 

0 

0 

1 

0 

1 

1 

0 

1 

0 

1 

0 

1 

0 

1 

0 

0 

0 

1 

1 

0 

0 

0 

0 

4 

3 

1 

0 

9 

6 

0 

0 

1 

1 

5 

2 

9 

6 

1 

10 

4 

18 

2 

0 

1 

1 

2 

7 

1 

1 

3 

2 

0 

1 

5 

3 

7 

2 

8 

8 

29 

3 

1 

4 

4 

2 

0 

4 

3 

1 

12 

11 

6 

1 

10 

3 

19 

2 

0 

2 

1 

0 

9 

0 

1 

3 

2 

1 

2 

4 

5 

5 

2 

9 

10 

25 

2 

6 

1 

9 

3 

16 

2 

1 

1 

1 

0 

8 

1 

1 

3 

1 

0 

1 

4 

4 

5 

1 

11 

8 

25 

1 

14 

12 

10 

32 

36 

32 

143 

147 

133 

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Annex III – Details of measures in force as of December 2008 

Country 

Product 

Instrument

Type Of 
Measure 

Date Of 
Imposition 

Countries investigated 

Argentina 

Disposable  electrodes 
electrocardiograms 

for 

Argentina 

Hot-rolled steel (HRS) 

Argentina 

Recordable CD 

Argentina 

straight handsaw blades 

AD 

AD 

SG 

AD 

Definitive 

2007-Dec-07 

Austria 

Definitive 

2002-Apr-30  Slovakia, Romania 

Definitive 

2007-May-29 

Italy 

Definitive 

2008-Feb-21  Sweden 

Australia 

Australia 

Brandy  packaged  in  bottles 
or bulk 

Polyvinyl 
homopolymer resin (PVC) 

chloride 

Australia 

Processed dried currants 

Belarus 

Polyester yarn 

Brazil 

Brazil 

Brazil 

Brazil 

Brazil 

Brazil 

Brazil 

Brazil 

Brazil 

Brazil 

Brazil 

Coconuts 

glassine/glazed papers  

Horse  nail  or  horse  shoe 
nail 

Indigo Blue 

Méthyl métacrylate 

Milk powder 

Phenol 

resins 
granulates 

in 
Polycarbonate 
powder, 
or 
pellets,  with  or  without 
pigments additives 

Pumping units 

Seamless steel pipes  

Viscose Fibres 

EN 

CVD 

Definitive 

2007-Mar-08 

France 

Hungary 

AD 

AD 

SG 

SG 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

Definitive 

2000-Mar-24 

Definitive 

2008-Nov-17  Greece 

Definitive 

2006-Apr-01  Germany, Poland 

Definitive 

2002-Sep-01  European Union 

Definitive 

2008-Oct-22  Finland 

Definitive 

2004-Jun-03 

Finland 

Definitive 

2008-Mar-24  Germany 

Definitive 

2001-Mar-14 

Germany, Spain, France, 
United Kingdom 

Definitive 

2001-Feb-23  Denmark, Ireland 

Definitive 

2002-Oct-16  Belgium, Germany 

AD 

Definitive 

2008-Apr-08 

Belgium, 
Spain 

Germany, 

Belgium, 
Denmark, 
Germany, Greece, Spain, 
Italy, 
Irelenad, 
Luxembourg, 
Netherlands, 
Austria, 
Protugal, Sweden, United 
Kingdom 

AD 

AD 

AD 

12 

Definitive 

2005-Jun-29 

Definitive 

2005-Oct-07  Romania 

Provision
al 

2008-Oct-09  Austria 

   EN 

 
Canada 

Filter tipped cigarette tubes 

AD 

Definitive 

1999-Apr-12  Germany, France 

Canada 

carbon 

Hot-rolled 
steel 
plate and high-strength low-
alloy steel plate 

Canada 

Laminate flooring 

Czech 
Bulgaria, Romania 

Republic, 

AD 

AD 

Definitive 

2004-Jan-09 

Definitive 

2005-May-17  France 

Canada 

Refined sugar 

CVD 

Definitive 

1995-Nov-06  European Union 

Canada 

Canada 

Chile 

China 

China 

China 

China 

China 

China 

China 

China 

China 

Egypt 

Egypt 

Refined sugar 

Stainless Steel round bar 

Milk in powder, milk, gouda 
cheese 

Benzofuranol; 
or Furan phenol) 

(7-Hydroxy 

Catechol 

Chloroform 
Trichloromethane 

- 

Chloroprene Rubber 

Dimethyl Cyclosiloxane 

Hydrazine Hydrate 

Methylene Chloride 

Potato Starch 

Wear resistant overlay 

Blankets 

Tyres for motor cars 

AD 

Definitive 

1995-Nov-06 

AD 

Definitive 

1998-Sep-04 

Denmark, 
Netherlands, 
Kingdom 

Germany, 
United 

Germany, Spain, France, 
Italy,  Sweden,  United 
Kingdom 

Germany, Netherlands 

SG 

Definitive 

2006-Dec-14 

AD 

AD 

Definitive 

2006-Feb-12 

Italy 

Definitive 

2003-Aug-27  France, Italy 

AD 

Definitive 

2004-Nov-30 

AD 

Definitive 

2005-May-10 

Germany, France, United 
Kingdom 

Germany, 
European Union 

France, 

AD 

AD 

Definitive 

2006-Jan-16 

Germany, 
Kingdom 

United 

Definitive 

2005-Jun-17  France 

AD 

Definitive 

2002-Jun-20 

AD 

Definitive 

2007-Feb-06 

Germany,  Netherlands, 
United Kingdom 

Germany, 
Netherlands 

France, 

AD 

SG 

AD 

13 

Definitive 

2006-Dec-13 

Germany, 
Union 

European 

Definitive 

2008-Feb-12  Spain 

Definitive 

1999-Oct-04  France 

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Tyres for motor cars 

Acetone 

Acrylonitrile 
rubber (NBR) 

butadiene 

Caprolactam 
Hexanelactum) 

(6-

Caustic soda 

Caustic soda 

Certain Rubber Chemicals 

Ethylene-Propylene-non-
Conjugated  Diene  Rubber 
(EPDM) 

Hydrogen Peroxyde 

Mica pearl pigment 

Pentaerythritol 

Phenol 

Potassium carbonate 

Propylene glycol 

PVC paste resin 

Sodium hydrosulphite 

Sodium nitrite 

Czech 
Belgium, 
Denmark, 
Republic, 
Germany, 
Estonia, 
Greece,  Spain,  Ireland, 
Italy,  Cyprus, 
Latvia, 
Lithuania,  Luxembourg, 
Hungary, 
Malta, 
Austria, 
Netherlands, 
Portugal, 
Poland, 
Slovakia, 
Slovenia, 
Finland,  Sweden,  United 
Kingdom 

Definitive 

1999-Oct-04 

Definitive 

2008-Mar-11  Belgium, Spain, Italy 

AD 

AD 

AD 

Definitive 

2005-Jun-07 

Belgium, France 

European Union 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

Definitive 

2004-Nov-17 

Definitive 

2001-Jun-26  France 

Definitive 

2003-Oct-01  Belgium, Italy 

Definitive 

2005-Nov-20  Belgium, Germany, Italy 

Definitive 

2006-Jul-19 

Belgium, 
Spain, 
United Kingdom 

Germany, 
Netherlands, 

Definitive 

2008-Sep-04  European Union 

Definitive 

2005-Mar-21  Germany 

Definitive 

2006-Apr-20  Sweden 

Definitive 

2003-Mar-24  European Union 

Definitive 

2004-Feb-20  European Union 

Definitive 

2004-Oct-08  Spain 

Definitive 

2004-Oct-07  Spain, Italy 

Definitive 

2003-Dec-03  Germany 

Definitive 

2002-Nov-29  European Union 

Egypt 

India 

India 

India 

India 

India 

India 

India 

India 

India 

India 

India 

India 

India 

India 

India 

India 

Indonesia 

Ceramic tableware 

SG 

Definitive 

2006-Jan-04  European Union 

Indonesia 

Uncoated 
printing paper 

writing 

and 

AD 

Definitive 

2004-Nov-11 

Finland 

Spain 

Japan 

Electrolytic 
Dioxide 

Manganese 

Jordan 

Footwear 

EN 

Definitive 

2008-Aug-29 

Definitive 

2007-Feb-19  Spain, Italy 

AD 

SG 

14 

   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

Mexico 

Carbon steel tubing 

Mexico 

Cold-rolled sheet 

AD 

AD 

AD 

Definitive 

2005-Sep-22  Romania 

Definitive 

2004-Apr-21  Romania 

Definitive 

2005-Dec-12  Bulgaria 

Mexico 

Olive oil 

CVD 

Definitive 

2005-Aug-02  Spain, Italy 

Mexico 

Organic pesticides 

Mexico 

Parathion Methyl 

Mexico 

Sorbitol UPS grade 

Republic 
Moldova 

of 

Sugar 

Morocco 

Ceramic tiles 

New Zealand  Canned peaches 

AD 

AD 

AD 

SG 

SG 

AD 

Definitive 

2007-Dec-21  Denmark 

Definitive 

2000-May-31  Denmark 

Definitive 

1990-Sep-27  France 

Definitive 

2004-Jan-01 

European Union 

Definitive 

2006-Jan-26  Spain, Italy 

Definitive 

1998-Mar-09  Greece 

New Zealand  Canned peaches 

CVD 

Definitive 

1998-Jan-09  European Union 

New Zealand  Oral Liquid Paracetomol 

Pakistan 

Formic acid 

Peru 

Hot-rolled steels and coils 

Philippines 

Ceramic floor and wall tiles 

Philippines 

Figured glass 

Philippines 

Float  glass  /  Tinted  Float 
glass 

Philippines 

Glass Mirors 

rolled 

Flat 
stainless  steel 
cold-rolled, 
nickel) 

austhenitic 
(hot  and 
containing 

Russia 

Russia 

Lamps 

Russia 

Steel  pipes  (for  oil  and  gas 
industry) 

Russia 

Woven Glass Fibres 

South Africa 

Acetaminophenol 

AD 

AD 

AD 

SG 

SG 

SG 

SG 

AD 

SG 

SG 

SG 

AD 

15 

Definitive 

2006-Jul-17 

Ireland 

Definitive 

2006-Jul-07  Germany, Finland 

Definitive 

2006-Jul-07  Romania 

Definitive 

2002-Apr-11  European Union 

Definitive 

2003-Oct-13  European Union 

Definitive 

2003-Oct-13 

European Union 

Definitive 

2003-Oct-13  European Union 

Belgium, 
Spain, 
France, 
Finland, Sweden 

Germany, 
Italy, 

Definitive 

2007-Mar-17 

Definitive 

2006-Mar-02  European Union 

Definitive 

2006-Dec-15 

Germany, Italy 

Definitive 

2007-Dec-10  European Union 

Definitive 

1999-Jun-18  France 

   EN 

EN 

 
Lysine  powder  and 
feed 
supplements  containing  by 
mass  40  per  cent  or  more 
lysine 

South Africa 

SG 

Definitive 

2007-Dec-14 

South Africa 

Ropes  &  cables  of  iron  or 
steel 

AD 

Definitive 

2002-Aug-28 

European Union 

United 

Germany, 
Kingdom 

Sweden 

South Africa 

Tall Oil Fatty Acid 

South Africa 

Uncoated woodfree paper 

AD 

AD 

Provision
al 

2008-Dec-12 

Definitive 

1998-Feb-13  Poland, Sweden 

Thailand 

Turkey 

Turkey 

Cold-rolled 
steel 

flat  stainless 

Certain 
appliances 

electrical 

Cotton  yarn  other 
sewing thread 

than 

Turkey 

Fittings 

Turkey 

Footwear 

Turkey 

Frames  and  mountings  for 
spectacles 

Turkey 

Motorcycles 

Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) 

Turkey 

Turkey 

Salt 

Turkey 

Steam Smoothing Irons 

Travel  goods,  handbags 
and similar containers 

Turkey 

Turkey 

Vacuum  cleaners 
voltage of 110 V or more 

for  a 

Ukraine 

Ball bearings 

Ukraine 

Carboxymethylcellulose 

Ukraine 

Cotton Fabrics 

AD 

Definitive 

2003-Mar-13 

SG 

Definitive 

2008-Nov-01 

Belgium, 
Spain, 
Sweden 

Denmark, 
Italy,  Finland, 

Belgium, France 

SG 

AD 

SG 

SG 

SG 

AD 

SG 

SG 

Definitive 

2008-Oct-21 

Belgium, Italy 

Definitive 

2006-Sep-07  Bulgaria 

Definitive 

2006-Aug-10  European Union 

Definitive 

2008-Mar-05 

Italy 

Definitive 

2007-Mar-02  Spain, Italy 

Definitive 

2003-Feb-06 

Belgium, 
Germany, 
Greece,  Italy,  Hungary, 
Finland, 
Netherlands, 
Romania 

Definitive 

2006-Aug-10  European Union 

Definitive 

2006-Aug-10  European Union 

SG 

Definitive 

2008-Mar-07 

Belgium, 
Spain, 
Netherlands, 
Kingdom 

France, 

Germany, 
Italy, 
United 

SG 

SG 

SG 

SG 

Definitive 

2006-Aug-10 

European Union 

Definitive 

2006-Nov-11  Germany, Poland 

Definitive 

2006-Jul-22  European Union 

Definitive 

2007-Jun-11  Germany, Italy, Poland 

Ukraine 

Gas-discharge 
incandescent lamps 

SG 

Definitive 

2007-Jul-13 

Hungary, 
Poland, Slovakia 

Austria, 

EN 

16 

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Ukraine 

Knitted fabrics 

Ukraine 

Laminated fibreboards 

SG 

AD 

Definitive 

2007-Mar-01  Germany, Poland 

Definitive 

2005-Mar-01  Poland, Slovakia 

Ukraine 

Ukraine 

Screw 
installations 

compressor 

Steel Seamless Casing and 
Lifting Pipes 

AD 

Definitive 

2005-Oct-17 

Belgium, Italy, Finland 

SG 

Definitive 

2008-Oct-01 

Austria, 
Slovakia, Romania 

Poland, 

United States  Antifriction bearings 

United States  Antifriction bearings 

United States  Ball bearings 

United States  Ball bearings 

United States  Brass sheet & strip 

United States  Brass sheet & strip 

United States  Brass sheet & strip 

United States 

Certain 
Thermal Paper  

Lightweight 

United States  Chlorinated isocyanurates 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

Definitive 

1989-May-15 

Italy 

Definitive 

1989-May-15  United Kingdom 

Definitive 

1999-May-15  France 

Definitive 

1989-May-15  Germany 

Definitive 

1987-Mar-06  France 

Definitive 

1987-Mar-06  Germany 

Definitive 

1987-Mar-06 

Italy 

Definitive 

2008-Nov-10 

Germany 

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 

United States 

Cut-to-length carbon-quality 
steel plate 

AD 

Definitive 

2000-Feb-10 

United States 

Granular 
polytetrafluoroethylene 
resin 

United States  Low enriched uranium 

AD 

AD 

Definitive 

1988-Aug-30 

Definitive 

2002-Feb-13  France 

Italy 

Italy 

Italy 

United States  Low enriched uranium 

CVD 

Definitive 

2002-Feb-13  France 

United States  Pasta 

AD 

Definitive 

1996-Jul-24 

Italy 

United States  Pasta 

CVD 

Definitive 

1996-Jul-24 

Italy 

United States 

Pressure  sensitive  plastic 
tape 

AD 

Definitive 

1977-Oct-21 

United States 

Purified 
Carboxymethylcellulose 
(CMC) 

AD 

Definitive 

2005-Jul-11 

Italy 

Finland 

EN 

17 

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United States 

United States 

Purified 
Carboxymethylcellulose 
(CMC) 

Purified 
Carboxymethylcellulose 
(CMC) 

United States 

Seamless line and pressure 
pipe 

United States  Sodium Nitrite 

United States  Sorbitol 

United States  Stainless steel bar 

AD 

Definitive 

2005-Jul-11 

AD 

Definitive 

2005-Jul-11 

Netherlands 

Sweden 

Germany 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

Definitive 

1995-Aug-03 

Definitive 

2008-Aug-27  Germany 

Definitive 

1982-Apr-09  France 

Definitive 

1995-Mar-02  Spain 

United States 

Stainless  steel  butt-weld 
pipe fittings 

AD 

Definitive 

2001-Feb-23 

United States 

Stainless  steel  plates 
coils 

in 

CVD 

Definitive 

1999-May-11 

United States 

Stainless  steel  plates 
coils 

in 

AD 

Definitive 

1999-May-21 

United States 

Stainless  steel  plates 
coils 

in 

AD 

Definitive 

1999-May-21 

United States 

Stainless  steel  sheet  and 
strip in coils 

AD 

Definitive 

1999-Jul-27 

Italy 

Belgium 

Belgium 

Italy 

Germany 

Italy 

United States 

Stainless  steel  sheet  and 
strip in coils 

United States  Stainless steel wire rod 

United States  Stainless steel wire rod 

AD 

AD 

AD 

Definitive 

1999-Jul-27 

Definitive 

1998-Sep-15 

Italy 

Definitive 

1998-Sep-15  Spain 

United States 

Steel  concrete  reinforcing 
bars 

AD 

Definitive 

2001-Sep-07 

United States 

Steel  concrete  reinforcing 
bars 

AD 

Definitive 

2001-Sep-07 

Latvia 

Poland 

Venezuela 

Potato starch 

CVD 

Definitive 

2004-Jul-09  European Union 

EN 

18 

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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 

Australia 

Belarus 

Brazil 

Canada 

Chile 

China 

Croatia 

Egypt 

India 

Indonesia 

Japan 

Jordan 

Kazakhstan 

Malaysia 

Mexico 

Morocco 

Pakistan 

Panama 

Philippines 

Russia 

South Africa 

Tunisia 

Turkey 

Ukraine 

3 

0 

0 

0 

1 

0 

1 

0 

0 

1 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1 

2 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1 

0 

0 

3 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1 

0 

1 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1 

1 

0 

2 

0 

0 

3 

0 

0 

3 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1 

1 

0 

2 

1 

0 

1 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1 

0 

1 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1 

1 

1 

0 

2 

5 

4 

0 

1 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1 

1 

0 

3 

2 

0 

0 

1 

1 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1 

2 

2 

0 

2 

3 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1 

2 

0 

0 

1 

1 

4 

1 

0 

0 

1 

1 

1 

0 

0 

1 

1 

0 

1 

0 

1 

2 

0 

0 

1 

1 

1 

0 

2 

5 

4 

1 

1 

0 

3 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1 

0 

1 

1 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1 

1 

0 

3 

2 

1 

1 

1 

3 

0 

0 

3 

0 

1 

5 

2 

0 

2 

3 

0 

1 

0 

0 

0 

1 

3 

1 

0 

3 

2 

EN 

19 

   EN 

 
 
USA 

TOTAL 

0 

9 

3 

9 

0 

16 

0 

1 

1 

1 

0 

0 

0 

18 

0 

9 

0 

0 

4 

0 

17 

28 

19 

33 

EN 

20 

   EN 

 
 
Annex V – Details of investigations initiated in 2008 

Country 

Product 

Instrument

Initiation Date 

Countries investigated 

Argentina 

petrol extraction pumps 

Australia 

Processed dried currants 

AD 

AD 

2008-May-22  Romania 

2008-Apr-28 

Greece 

Belarus 

Fibreglass 

SG 

2008-Oct-29 

Czech  Republic,  Germany, 
Latvia,  Poland,  Slovakia, 
Finland 

Brazil 

Brazil 

Brazil 

China 

Viscose Fibres 

CDR and DVDR 

Viscose Yarn 

Adipic acid 

AD 

SG 

AD 

AD 

2008-Mar-20 

Austria 

2008-Sep-05 

European Union 

2008-Aug-13 

Austria 

2008-Nov-10  Germany, France 

China 

Polyamide-6,6 

AD 

2008-Nov-14 

France, 
Kingdom 

Italy, 

United 

China 

Egypt 

India 

India 

India 

India 

India 

Certain iron or steel fasteners 

Blankets 

Phthalic Anhydride 

Hot Rolled Steel 

AD 

SG 

SG 

AD 

2008-Dec-29 

European Union 

2008-Feb-10 

Spain 

2008-Dec-11 

European Union 

2008-Nov-28 

Romania 

Cold-Rolled  Flat  Products  of 
Stainless Steel 

AD 

2008-Nov-25 

European Union 

Thyionyl Chloride 

Linear Alkyl Benzene 

AD 

SG 

2008-Jun-26  Germany 

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 

and 

Wadding 
of 
wadding,  Absorbents  cotton 
wadding and articles thereof 

articles 

SG 

2008-Dec-31  Germany, Italy 

Kazakhstan 

Confectionery 

SG 

2008-Dec-19 

Kazakhstan 

Asphalt 

SG 

2008-Nov-18 

Germany, 
Poland 

Netherlands, 

Belgium,  Poland,  Slovakia, 
Finland 

EN 

21 

   EN 

 
Mexico 

carbon 
steel 
longitudinal straight seam 

tubes  with 

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, 
Poland 

Italy, 

Russia 

Flatware  from  corrosion-proof 
steel 

SG 

2008-Apr-04 

Belgium, Germany, France, 
Italy 

Russia 

Flat rolled polymer coated steel 

South Africa 

Tall Oil Fatty Acid 

AD 

AD 

2008-Mar-13 

Belgium, Finland 

2008-Jun-20 

Sweden 

Turkey 

Cotton  yarn  other  than  sewing 
thread 

SG 

2008-May-23 

Belgium, Italy 

Turkey 

Miscellaneous textiles 

Turkey 

Mono-ethylene-glycol 

Ukraine 

Matches 

Ukraine 

Syringes 

AD 

AD 

SG 

AD 

2008-Aug-02 

Italy 

2008-Dec-26 

Bulgaria 

2008-Nov-29  Germany, Poland, Romania

2008-Jul-30 

Germany,  Spain,  United 
Kingdom 

EN 

22 

   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 

Australia 

Belarus 

Brazil 

Canada 

Chile 

China 

Egypt 

India 

Indonesia 

Japan 

Jordan 

Malaysia 

Mexico 

Republic 
Moldova 

of 

Morocco 

New Zealand 

Pakistan 

Panama 

Philippines 

Russia 

South Africa 

Turkey 

Ukraine 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

4 

0 

2 

0 

0 

0 

1 

2 

0 

0 

1 

1 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

2 

0 

0 

1 

1 

0 

1 

0 

1 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1 

0 

0 

0 

1 

1 

0 

4 

0 

0 

0 

0 

2 

0 

1 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1 

0 

0 

1 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

2 

0 

0 

1 

0 

0 

0 

1 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1 

0 

0 

0 

1 

2 

0 

5 

2 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1 

0 

1 

1 

1 

3 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

4 

1 

1 

0 

2 

0 

0 

1 

4 

0 

2 

1 

0 

0 

1 

2 

0 

1 

1 

1 

0 

1 

2 

0 

5 

2 

2 

1 

0 

1 

1 

0 

1 

0 

1 

0 

0 

1 

0 

1 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1 

0 

2 

1 

1 

3 

1 

1 

0 

4 

0 

0 

0 

1 

2 

0 

1 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1 

4 

1 

EN 

23 

   EN 

 
  
USA 

TOTAL 

0 

11 

0 

8 

2 

12 

0 

1 

0 

1 

0 

0 

0 

15 

0 

8 

0 

6 

0 

0 

2 

27 

18 

18 

EN 

24 

   EN 

 
 
Annex VII – Details of measures imposed in 2008 

Country 

Product 

Instrume
nt 

Type Of 
Measure 

Date Of 
Imposition 

Countries 
investigated 

Argentina 

straight handsaw blades 

Australia 

Processed dried currants 

AD 

AD 

Definitive 

2008-Feb-21 

Sweden 

Definitive 

2008-Nov-17  Greece 

Brazil 

Brazil 

Brazil 

resins 

in 
Polycarbonate 
powder,  granulates  or  pellets, 
with 
pigments 
additives 

or  without 

Indigo Blue 

glassine/glazed papers 

Brazil 

Viscose Fibres 

Egypt 

India 

Blankets 

Hydrogen Peroxyde 

AD 

Definitive 

2008-Apr-08 

Belgium, 
Germany, Spain 

AD 

AD 

AD 

SG 

AD 

Definitive 

2008-Mar-24  Germany 

Definitive 

2008-Oct-22 

Finland 

Provision
al 

2008-Oct-09 

Austria 

Definitive 

2008-Feb-12 

Spain 

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, 
Italy, 
France, 
Netherlands, 
United Kingdom 

Turkey 

Turkey 

Cotton  yarn  other  than  sewing 
thread 

Frames  and  mountings 
spectacles 

for 

SG 

Definitive 

2008-Oct-21 

Belgium, Italy 

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 

EN 

25 

   EN