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THIRTEENTH REPORT 

OVERVIEW OF THIRD COUNTRY TRADE DEFENCE ACTIONS 
AGAINST THE EUROPEAN UNION FOR THE YEAR 2015 

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Annex I – Trends and main cases by country 

(By numbers of measures in force per country, then by alphabetical order) 

1.  INDIA 

1.1. OVERALL TRENDS 

India  remains  an  important  user  of  the  trade  defence  instruments  ('TDI')  with  19  measures, 
respectively  15  anti-dumping  ('AD')  and  4  safeguards  ('SFG'),  in  force  at  the  end  of  2015. 
Compared to 20141 India has considerably reduced its activity in 2015. In 2015 India initiated 2 
new  SFG  investigations  and  imposed  2  new  SFG  measures  (one  being  only  provisional)  and  1 
new AD measure.  

1.2. MAIN CASES 

The  SFG  case  on  hot  rolled  flat  sheets  and  plates,  with  economic  interest  for  the  European 
Union ('EU') producers of around € 160 million, was initiated in December 2015. The European 
Commission  ('Commission’)  has  intervened  at  initiation  and  in  the  public  hearing  in  February 
2016.  The  main  issue  of  concern  is  a  doubtful  causal  link  between  any  injury  suffered  and 
increased imports. The hot rolled flat steel SFG case, involving an economic interest for the EU 
producers  of  around  €  20  million  was  initiated  in  September  2015  with  provisional  measures 
imposed  upon  initiation.  The  Commission  has  intervened  both  at  the  beginning  of  the 
investigation  and  also  at  a  hearing  in  November  2015.  The  main  issues  appear  to  concern  the 
injury picture, the lack of causal link, as well as the performance of the domestic industry. The 
Commission will continue to closely follow both cases.  

The Commission continued in 2015 to intervene in the two AD cases initiated in 2014: 2-ethyl-
hexanol and normal butanol (both chemicals). In both these cases there is no clarity as to the 
causal link between allegedly dumped imports and any injury suffered by the Indian industry. In 
particular,  the  reason  for  the  industry’s  difficulties  is  clearly  due  to  the  unavailability  of 
propylene, the main raw-material for both products, which forced a shut-down of production of 
more than 200 days during the period analysed. Despite the efforts, measures were imposed for 
both  cases  in  February  2016.  These  cases  are  a  typical  example  of  what  the  Commission 
considers an abuse of the instrument. 

2.  CHINA 

2.1. OVERALL TRENDS 

After the high and politically sensitive TDI activity by China in 2013, in 2015 China's use of TDI 
against  products  originating  in  the  EU  was  comparable  to  that  in  2014.  Two  new  AD 
investigations were initiated. In addition China initiated 2 reviews of existing AD measures. 

1  In  2014  India  had  initiated  7  SFG  and  3  AD  investigations  and  had  imposed  respectively  4  AD  and  4  SFG 
measures. 

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China did not impose definitive AD or anti-subsidy ('AS') measures in 2015, as the investigations 
initiated are still ongoing. Provisional measures ranging between 23.4% and 29% were imposed 
against EU exports of unbleached sack kraft paper. 

The total number of Chinese measures in force increased by one and is at 19. Thus China is the 
second country in terms of the number of measures in force against the EU, followed closely by 
the United States and Brazil. 

2.2. MAIN CASES 

The Commission actively monitored and adequately intervened in the polysilicon case. This case 
was initiated by China following the EU's solar panels case and it was concluded in March 2014 
with  a  price  undertaking  agreement  between  the  exporting  European  producer  and  the  Chinese 
Ministry  of  Commerce.  Since  the  establishment  of  the  agreement  the  Commission  constantly 
addressed  the  Chinese  authorities  in  order  to  ensure  respect  of  the  terms  of  the  agreement, 
notably  the  detrimental  systematic  delays  in  the  approval  of  the  authorisation  of  the  minimum 
import price adjustments. 

In  2015,  China  initiated  2  new  AD  proceedings.  The  first  case  was  opened  in  April  regarding 
imports  of  unbleached  sack  kraft  paper.  The  Commission  was  closely  involved  in  the 
investigation  and  submitted  comments  to  the  investigating  authority,  notably  regarding  the 
product definition. Likewise, the Commission followed closely and intervened in the case against 
imports of grain oriented electrical sheet, which was initiated in July 2015. It is noteworthy that 
this case was initiated following the EU’s investigation on the same product. Both investigations 
are still ongoing.  

China  also  initiated  2  AD  reviews.  An  interim  review  was  initiated  against  imports  of 
photographic paper, while an expiry review was started against fasteners originating in the EU. 
Note  that  the  Commission  recently  repealed  its  AD  measures  against  Chinese  fasteners  which 
were originally imposed in January 2009, i.e. a few months before the introduction of the Chinese 
measures. Both reviews are still ongoing.  

Finally, AD duties in force against adipic acid were extended for a period of 5 years. 

The Commission will continue monitoring all these measures and will intervene as appropriate. 

3.  BRAZIL  

3.1.  OVERALL TRENDS  

Following a peak of initiations in 2014 (7 new cases), Brazil has gone back to previous years' levels 
with the initiation in 2015 of 4 new investigations against the EU.2 Brazil however remains one of the 
major users of TDI against the EU in terms of new initiations. 

2 In the course of 2015 the AD investigation on dental x-ray was open, closed and reopened again.  

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Also the number of measures imposed in 2015 was extremely high due to the large number of new 
initiations in the previous year. Brazil imposed 8 new AD measures as opposed to none last year and 
became the country having imposed the highest number of measures against the EU in 2015. Brazil 
currently has 16 measures in force against 10 EU Member States as opposed to 9 measures last year. 

3.2.  MAIN CASES 

The  Commission  closely  monitored  the  new  and  ongoing  cases  and  intervened  on  a  number  of 
occasions, through written submissions, letters and via participation in public hearings. In particular, 
the Commission was deeply involved in the defence of the Emulsion Styrene Butadiene Rubber 
(E-SBR) case. Five EU Member States were concerned by this AD investigation and an economic 
interest  for  the  EU  producers  of  around  €  80  million  was  potentially  at  stake.  Following  the 
Commission's  actions,  in  joint  efforts  with  the  industry,  measures  were  imposed  (the  duty  rate 
imposed to cooperating companies ranges from 0% to 9%) but suspended for 1 year for reasons of 
public interest. If suspended for a second year, measures would automatically be terminated. 

There were also other cases that required the Commission's attention, such as galvanized steel wire 
from Sweden and plastic tubes for blood collection from the United Kingdom and Germany.  In the 
end measures were imposed in both cases. 

Other  measures  imposed  in  2015  concerned  butyl  acrylate  from  Germany,  elastomeric  rubber 
pipes from Germany and Italy, offset printing plates from Belgium, Germany and the UK,  adipic 
acid from Germany, France and Italy and monobutyl ethers of ethylene glycol from Germany. 

Finally, a new Anti-circumvention (‘AC’) case was initiated against graphite electrodes produced in 
the United  Kingdom. Measures claimed  to be circumvented  were originally imposed  to China. The 
investigation was concluded in February 2016 without the imposition of measures. 

3.3.  BILATERAL TRADE DEFENCE DIALOGUE 

During 2015 the Commission had a first bi-lateral meeting with Brazil in order to exchange views and 
information on respective Trade Defence policy and practices. The discussion covered topics such as 
Lesser  Duty  Rule,  subsidies,  injury  and  causality.  Both  Brazil  and  the  EU  agreed  that  this  type  of 
dialogue should be continued in the future given the mutual interest. 

4.  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

4.1. OVERALL TRENDS 

In 2015 there were 18 United States’ trade defence measures in force affecting EU exports. 

The United States imposed 2 provisional measures against imports of  corrosion-resistant steel 
from Italy (AS) and certain uncoated paper from Portugal (AD). It also initiated 4 (3 AD and 1 
AS) investigations against imports of steel (hot rolled steel, cold rolled steel flat products and 

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corrosion-resistant  steel)  and  1  AD  investigation  against  import  of  uncoated  paper  of  EU 
origin. 

It should be recalled that in 2012 the United States signed a Roadmap, with the aim to remove the 
use of zeroing in United States administrative reviews. However, as in 2013 and 2014, in 2015 
the  United  States  continued  to  apply  this  methodology,  but  this  time  in  the  context  of  targeted 
dumping3  findings.  Although  in  2015  targeted  dumping  was  applied  only  in  two  out  of  11  AD 
administrative  reviews  (as  compared  to  4  out  of  12  in  2014)  its  continued  application  by  the 
United States merits further monitoring by the Commission.  

4.2. MAIN CASES 

As  it  was  mentioned,  the  vast  majority  of  the  new  investigations  initiated  in  2015  against  EU 
manufacturers  targeted  exports  of  steel  (i.e.  cold-rolled  steel,  hot-rolled  steel  and  corrosion-
resistant steel). According to US data EU exports for these products originating from (the United 
Kingdom, the Netherlands and Italy) amount to about € 600 million. The Commission has been 
monitoring  very  closely  both  cases  from  their  initiation  and  provided  legal  and  administrative 
support to both the Member States concerned and the affected companies. In November 2015 AS 
provisional  measures  were  imposed  against  Italian  exporters  in  the  investigation  concerning 
corrosion-resistant  steel.  The  final  measures  in  all  above  mentioned  steel  cases  have  not  yet 
been adopted. 

The Commission is also closely cooperating with the affected company in the AD investigation 
initiated in  2015 against  imports of  uncoated  paper  from Portugal. Provisional measures were 
imposed in August 2015 and the final determination is expected in March 2016. 

It is worth to mention that both South Korea and China challenged at the WTO the United States 
methodology  used  in  targeted  dumping  findings    (WTO  dispute  DS464:  US  –  AD  and  AS 
measures  on  large  washers  from  Korea,  and  dispute  DS471:  US  –  certain  methodologies  and 
their  application to  AD  proceeding  involving  China).  The EU  intervened  as  third party  in  both 
cases in 2015. The Commission will continue to closely monitor these disputes as they involve a 
systemic issue in relation to the United States practice in AD investigations. 

5.  TURKEY 

5.1. OVERALL TRENDS  

Turkey is still an active user of trade remedies. Whilst in previous years the main instrument affecting 
EU  exports  to  Turkey  was  SFG,  this  practice  seems  to  have  slightly  changed  in  2015.  Indeed,  this 
year  3  AD  measures  were  imposed  or  prolonged  while  only  1  new  SFG  measure  was  imposed. 
Furthermore, 1 AD and 3 SFG measures lapsed this year.  

3  Targeted  dumping  applies  if  a  pattern  exists  of  export  prices  differing  significantly  among  different  purchasers, 
regions  or  time  periods.  In  this  situation,  if  the  investigating  authorities  provide  an  explanation  as  to  why  such 
differences  cannot  be  taken  into  account  in  weighted  average-to-weighted  average  or  transaction-to-transaction 
comparisons, the weighted average normal value can be compared to the export prices on individual transactions.   

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In 2015 Turkey also initiated an AC investigation on imports of plywood consigned from Bulgaria. 
Furthermore, it concluded 2 AC investigations initiated in 2014 on  certain woven fabrics with the 
imposition of measures against Bulgaria and Poland.  

It  also  has  to  be  mentioned,  even  if  not  strictly  forming  part  of  this  report,  that  Turkey  introduced 
several value-based surveillance measures (on paper and polyvinyl chloride floors).  

5.2. MAIN CASES 

5.2.1.  ANTI - DUMPING 

Turkey initiated 1 AD investigation with a high economic interest, € 500 million of EU exports, on 
hot  rolled  flat  steel  from  France,  Romania  and  Slovakia  (as  well  as  China,  Japan,  Russia  and 
Ukraine).  Despite  its  weak  basis,  Turkey  decided  to  impose  provisional  measures  in  August  2015 
only  against  Slovakia  (and  non-EU  countries  as  China,  Japan  and  Russia).  The  imposition  of 
definitive measures was proposed in January 2016, confirming the provisional findings as far as EU 
MS are concerned. However, at the time of drafting this report, no final decision was taken yet. The 
Commission  intervened  on  various  occasions  including  in  hearings,  at  technical  as  well  as  at  high 
political level, in close coordination with the representatives of the industry.  Given the finding of no 
dumping  on  exports  from  France  and  Romania  the  EU  interest  value  at  provisional  stage  has 
diminished significantly. 

Turkey  also  imposed  definitive  AD  duties  on  laminate  flooring  from  Germany.    Furthermore,  the 
AD  measures  on  imports  of  Polyvinyl  chloride  (PVC)  from  Germany  were  extended  following  a 
review. The AD measures on mono ethylene glycol from Bulgaria lapsed in 2015 after being in force 
for 5 years.  

5.2.2.  SAFEGUARDS AND SURVEILLANCE 

In  2015  Turkey  initiated  1  new  SFG  investigation,  which  is  still  ongoing,  on  imports  of  porcelain 
and ceramic tableware and kitchenware. The SFG investigation on wall paper was concluded with 
the imposition of definitive measures in the form of a fixed duty, at a prohibitive level corresponding 
to  around  70%  of  the  product's  price.  On  the  request  of  the  Commission,  WTO  consultations  were 
held in order to find a solution in relation to EU exports which are not causing problems to domestic 
producers. This process was still on-going at the time of writing this report. 

The  EU  welcomed  the  fact  that  the  Turkish  SFG  investigation  on  paper  was  concluded  without 
imposition  of  SFG  measures  as  EU  exports  of  €175  million  were  involved.  However,  at  the  same 
time,  Turkey  imposed  a  value  based  surveillance  measure  on  the  same  products  covered  by  the 
investigation.  

This  is  not  the  only  case  where  Turkey  imposed  value  based  surveillance  measures  (also  on  PVC 
floors, for example). Unfortunately, contrary to the EU system, the granting of the import licences in 
Turkey  is  not  automatic.  Therefore,  this  type  of  measures  constitutes  an  additional  administrative 
burden for EU exporters. The issue is being addressed bilaterally with the Turkish authorities in the 
framework of discussions on market access issues.  

This year 3 SFG measures lapsed (electrical appliances, matches and motorcycles). Two of these 
measures (electrical appliances and motorcycles) were extended twice and were in force almost for 10 
years, the full maximum period allowed by the WTO rules. This is a practice of  Turkey which was 
contested  on  several  occasions  at  WTO  level,  especially  because  in  most  of  the  cases  the  evidence 

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available  did  not  justify  the  extension.  The  measures  on  matches  were  extended  once  before  the 
measures lapsed.  

5.2.3.  ANTI-CIRCUMVENTION 

In 2015 Turkey initiated an AC investigation on imports of plywood from Bulgaria. Furthermore, the 
AC  investigation  on  woven  fabrics  of  synthetic  and  artificial  staple  fibres  from  Bulgaria  and 
Poland as well as the AC investigation on woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn from Bulgaria 
were concluded with the extension of measures to these Member States. Two Bulgarian cooperating 
exporters were excluded from both measures. The measures imposed on woven fabrics of synthetic 
and artificial staple fibres, other imports from Bulgaria and imports from Poland are subject to 87% 
of duties.  

5.2.4.  BILATERAL TRADE DEFENCE DIALOGUE 

The  Commission  and  Turkey  have  both  expressed  their  willingness  to  set  up  a  regular  bilateral 
dialogue  on  trade  defence  issues  within  the  context  of  the  Customs  Union.  Several  exchanges  took 
place in 2015 to establish the practical framework of such a dialogue. The objective of the dialogue 
would  be  to  discuss  issues  related  to  Turkey’s  and  EU’s  trade  defence  practices,  policies  and 
legislation,  to  discuss  other  WTO  Members’  activities  and  to  exchange  views  on  trade  defence 
matters at technical/expert level. Both parties aim at having the first meeting in the first semester of 
2016. 

6.  INDONESIA 

The trade defence activity of Indonesia slightly decreased in 2015 as compared to 2014. Two years 
ago, Indonesia initiated 3 new SFG investigations and also imposed SFG measures in 2 other cases. 
In  2015,  it  initiated  1  SFG  investigation  against  imports  of  dextrose  monohydrate  and  imposed  3 
SFG measures against imports of: (i) bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularity wound coils, of iron 
or  non-alloy  steel  or  of  other  alloy  steel,  (ii)  coated  paper and  paperboard,  not  including  cast 
coated  paper  and  banknote  paper,  and  (iii)  H  and  I  sections  of  other  alloy  steel.  It  should  be 
noted that EU exporters do not necessarily have a significant economic interest in all these cases.  

7.  ARGENTINA 

This  year  there  were  no  new  investigations  in  Argentina.  There  were  just  2  investigations  ongoing 
from  2014:  an  AD  investigation  on  veterinary  vaccines  from  France  and  the  review  of  an  AD 
measure on electric connection terminals from Germany. No new measures were imposed in 2015 
and at the end of the year Argentina had 5 AD measures in force against the EU. 

8.  AUSTRALIA 

8.1. OVERALL TRENDS 

Australia  continued  its  increased  TDI  activity  against  EU  exports  in  2015.  It  initiated  2  new  AD 
investigations  (processed  tomatoes  from  Italy  and  chrome  bars  from  Italy  and  Romania).  The 
number  of  measures  in  force  against  EU  exports  increased  from  3  to  5,  due  to  the  imposition  of 
provisional  duties  in  2015  and  definitive  ones  early  in  2016  on  processed  tomatoes  from  Italy  and 
definitive  duties  to  steel  reinforcing  bar  from  Spain.  There  were  also  measures  imposed  to 

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newsprint from France but the case was reviewed by the Australian Anti-Dumping Review Panel and 
the measures were revoked. A new anti-circumvention case was initiated against Sweden on measures 
imposed by Australia on quenched and tempered steel plate. 

8.2. MAIN CASES 

Early  in  2015  and  just  10  months  after  the  imposition  of  AD  measures  on  exports  of  processed 
tomatoes from Italy, the Australian authorities initiated a new AD investigation against the 2 Italian 
exporters  with  0%  dumping  margin  in  the  previous  investigation.  The  EU  economic  interest  is  of 
about € 28 million  

This initiation appears not to be based on any new evidence and thus somewhat discriminatory and 
unduly burdensome for the EU exporters concerned. It also appears that a methodology not used in 
the  previous  investigation  was  introduced.  The  Commission  has  intervened  both  at  technical  and 
political  level  to  rebut this  methodology.  Despite the  above,  provisional  measures  were  imposed  in 
September 2015 and definitive measures were imposed ranging from 4.5% to 8.4% on 10 February 
2016.  

In  essence,  Australia  artificially  increased  the  AD  duties  by  considering  that  the  EU  de-coupled 
agricultural  aids  to  tomato  growers  are  trade  distorting.    The  Commission  will  continue  to  actively 
monitor this issue very carefully. 

9.  MEXICO 

9.1. OVERALL TRENDS 

Mexico initiated one new AD investigation against the EU in 2015. In total, this year there were 3 
ongoing  investigations  (2  cases  initiated  in  2014).  The  measures  in  force  at  the  end  of  the  year  all 
concern steel products, and increased from 2 to 5 as compared to 2014. This activity is likely related 
to the global steel crisis, caused by an overcapacity mostly in Asia. 

9.2. MAIN CASES 

The 3 main AD investigations concerned the following products: hot rolled steel coils from Germany 
and France, carbon steel tubes from Spain and stranded wire ropes from Spain and Portugal. These 
3 cases concerned steel products and represented an economic interest for EU exports of around € 40 
million.  The  Commission  intervened  within  the  framework  of  these  3  investigations  since  their 
initiation. Submissions were prepared at initiation, provisional stage and at the time of publication of 
the essential facts. The EU also participated in the public hearings for each investigation. However, 
definitive measures were imposed on hot rolled steel coils and provisional measures on carbon steel 
tubes and stranded wire ropes. 

Both  the  AD  measure  on  carbon  steel  tubes  from  the  United  Kingdom  and  the  measure  on  steel 
plate from Romania underwent an expiry review which resulted in the continuation of measures for 
the first one. The review of the measure on steel plate form Romania is still on-going.  

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In 2014 an AC case was initiated against graphite electrodes produced in the United Kingdom. The 
original  AD  measures  covered  exports  from  China.  The  investigation  was  concluded  in  September 
2015 with the imposition of measures also to UK exporters. 

10. MOROCCO  

10.1. 

OVERALL TRENDS 

Morocco  continues  to  use  TDI  regularly  and  initiated  1  AD  and  1  SFG  investigation  in  2015.    It 
imposed 1 new AD and 1 new SFG measure and extended 1 other SFG   measure. At the end of 2015, 
Morocco had 3 AD (Paper A4, hot rolled steel sheets, insulin) and 2 SFG measures (bars and rods, 
cold rolled steel sheets and plated or coated sheets) in force.  

10.2. 

MAIN CASES 

The SFG investigation regarding paper in rolls and in reams was initiated in June 2015 (economic 
interest for EU exports of around € 20 million). The main issue at stake relates to a doubtful causal 
link  as  an  undercutting  calculation  is  missing  and  other  factors  need  to  be  analysed  in  more  depth. 
The Commission made a submission at initiation and will continue to closely monitor the case. 

The  AD  investigation  regarding  exports  of  Polyvinyl  chloride  (PVC)  was  initiated  in  June  2015 
(economic interest for EU exports of approximately € 30 million). The injury picture is not conclusive 
and  other  factors  such  as  imports  from  Mexico  need  to  be  taken  appropriately  into  account  in  the 
analysis. The Commission made  a submission at initiation and will continue to closely  monitor the 
case. 

With regard to the SFG case on cold rolled sheets and plated or coated sheets (economic interest 
for  EU  exports  of  approximately  €  130  million)  the  Commission  intervened  strongly  as  from 
initiation  with  written  submissions  and  participation  in  the  public  hearing.  Following  these 
interventions,  in  coordination  with  EU  industry,  the  exports  into  the  free  zone  of  Tangier  were 
excluded from the measure (around 60% of EU export volumes)  and during consultations under the 
association  agreement,  the  Commission  obtained  an  increase  of  the  quota  for  EU  exports  by 
approximately 20%.  

Despite  the  Commission’s  concerns  regarding  the  original  SFG  measures  on  imports  of  steel  wire 
rods  and  reinforcing  bars  (economic  interest  for  EU  exports  of  around  €  15  million)  Morocco 
initiated an expiry review and decided to prolong the measures for 3 years. During the consultations 
under the association agreement  the Commission was  able to obtain a guaranteed quota for the EU 
based on historic import data.      

11. CANADA 

11.1. 

OVERALL TRENDS 

Canada is a moderate user of TDI. It has 3 AD and 1 AS measures in force. It has not initiated any 
new investigations in 2015, but it has concluded an expiry review regarding refined sugar.  

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11.2. 

MAIN CASES 

Canada has initiated the 4th expiry review regarding the AS measures on EU exports of refined sugar 
(measures  in  place  since  1995).  As  in  all  previous  reviews  the  Commission  provided  information 
showing  that  AS  measures  against  imports  from  the  EU  are  not  warranted  any  longer.  The 
Commission  intervened  at  all  stages  of  the  investigation,  filed  a  questionnaire  response,  made 
submissions and rejoinder submissions, and participated in the public hearing. The EU sugar regime 
will only be modified as from 2017, which was an important argument used for the continuation of 
the duties. The Commission, in coordination with the industry will closely monitor the situation, and, 
if requirements are met, request an interim review in due time.  

12. THAILAND 

As in recent years, Thailand's trade defence activity affecting EU exports was also relatively low in 
2015. Thailand extended the AD measures applicable to imports of flat hot-rolled steel in coils and 
not in coils originating in Slovakia and Romania following an expiry review. Thailand also initiated a 
review  on  the  extension  of  the  SFG  measure  on  imports  of  hot  rolled  steel  flat  products  with 
certain amounts of alloying elements.  

13. EGYPT 

13.1. 

OVERALL TRENDS 

In 2015 Egypt initiated 2 new SFG investigations and imposed 1 new SFG measure. At the end of 
2015,  Egypt  had  2  SFG  measures  (steel  rebar  and  white  sugar)  and  1  AD  measure  (PET 
containers) in force.  

13.2. 

 MAIN CASES 

The SFG investigation regarding white sugar entails an economic interest for EU exports of around € 
35  million.  It  was  initiated  in  April  2015  with  provisional  measures  imposed  at  the  same  time. 
Following strong interventions by the Commission in coordination with the industry concerned, the 
Egyptian authorities concluded in their report of October 2015 that indeed the domestic industry was 
not suffering serious injury, which led to the formal decision of February 2016 to terminate the case 
without measures. 

At the end of 2015, Egypt initiated a safeguard investigation concerning Polyethylene terephthalate 
(economic  interest  for  the  EU  producers  of  around  €  1.5  million).  This  case  was  also  initiated  on 
weak grounds and the Commission highlighted this in its submissions. In particular, the difficulties 
experienced  by  the  domestic  industry  seem  to  be  related  to  the  start-up  phase  and  the  significant 
overcapacity  of  the  local  plant,  which  covers  nearly  twice  the  domestic  demand.  The  Commission 
will continue to closely monitor the case.  

A safeguard investigation regarding automotive batteries was initiated in December 2014 (economic 
interest  for  EU  exports  of  around  €  40  million).  The  main  issue  was  a  clear  lack  of  a  causal  link 
showing  that  any  serious  injury  to  the  domestic  industry  was  due  to  the  increase  in  imports. 
Following  the  Commission’s  interventions  (written  submission,  public  hearing  and  consultations 

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under  the  Euromed  agreement)  the  investigation  was  terminated  in  December  2015.  This  is  to  be 
regarded as a concrete achievement. 

14. EURASIAN  ECONOMIC  UNION  (BELARUS,  KAZAKHSTAN,  RUSSIA,  ARMENIA  AND 

KYRGYZ REPUBLIC)4  

14.1. 

OVERALL TRENDS 

The activity in 2015 was as modest as in 2014. There are 3 measures in force (1 AD and 2 SFG) and 
no  new  investigation  was  initiated  nor  measure  imposed.  The  number  of  measures  in  force  has 
therefore been stable, with 3 measures in 2014 and 3 in 2015. Armenia joined the Customs Union as 
from 2 January 2015 and notified the WTO that the Eurasian measures would also apply to Armenia 
as  from  that  date.  As  a  consequence  of  the  accession  to  the  Eurasian  Economic  Union  (‘EAEU’) 
Armenia  and  the  Kyrgyz  Republic  terminated  their  own  trade  defence  measures  to  apply  the  ones 
adopted by the EAEU.   

14.2. 

MAIN CASES  

The Commission  has  decided  to  request  a  WTO panel  against  Russia  concerning  the  AD  measures 
imposed on imports of light commercial vehicles. The official request was made in September 2014 
and  mainly  concerns  the  lack  of  an  objective  injury  analysis  and  procedural flaws.  The substantive 
part of the Panel proceeding started in 2015. The Panel is expected to deliver its conclusions in the 
second half 2016.  

As  regards  the  SFG  measures  on  combine  harvesters  and  modules  the  Commission  has  strong 
doubts regarding the WTO compatibility of these measures and the quota introduced is particularly 
restrictive. The measure is due to expire on 21 August 2016. 

15. THE REPUBLIC OF THE  PHILIPPINES 

15.1. 

OVERALL TRENDS 

Last  year,  the  trade  defence  activity  by  the  Philippines  was  very  modest.  Its  authorities  terminated 
without imposition of measures one SFG investigation against imports of galvanised iron and pre-
painted  galvanised  iron  sheets  and  coils  and  imposed  1  new  SFG  measure  against  imports  of 
newsprint. 

4 The Eurasian Customs Union (‘EACU’) consists of the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union ('EAEU'). 
It came into existence on 1 January 2010. Its founding states were the Republic of Belarus ('Belarus'), Republic of 
Kazakhstan  ('Kazakhstan')  and  the  Russian  Federation  ('Russia').  On  2  January  2015  it  was  enlarged  to  include 
Republic of Armenia ('Armenia') and the Kyrgyz Republic ('Kyrgyzstan') acceded to the Eurasian Economic Union 
on 6 August 2015. 

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15.2. 

MAIN CASES 

The  Commission  was  particularly  active  in  supporting  the  interests  of  EU  exporters  of  newsprint. 
Between 2013 and 2015, the Commission services intervened several times in this investigation, both 
orally  and  in  writing,  in  order  to  address  certain  flaws  identified  in  the  petition  as  well  as  in  the 
preliminary and final determinations. Those efforts proved effective since, although the investigation 
was not terminated, the level of measures imposed in 2015 was significantly reduced. 

16. SOUTH AFRICA  

16.1. 

OVERALL TRENDS 

South Africa was less active in 2015 compared to the previous 2 years. No new investigations were 
initiated  but  AD  measures  were  imposed  on  frozen  chicken.  Furthermore,  on  the  same  product, 
South Africa initiated a bilateral SFG investigation against the EU during February 2016, based on 
the  bilateral  agricultural  safeguard  clause  of  the  Agreement  on  Trade,  Development  and 
Cooperation between the European Community and its Member States and the Republic of South 
Africa  (TDCA).  At  the  time  of  writing  this  report  the  Commission  was  already  preparing  its 
intervention  in  coordination  with  industry.  The economic  interest  in  terms  of  annual  EU  exports  to 
South Africa is around €190 million.  

16.2. 

MAIN CASES 

Following the imposition of provisional AD duties in July 2014 concerning frozen bone in portions of 
fowls  (‘frozen  chicken’)  imported  from  Germany,  the  Netherlands  and  the  United  Kingdom,  the 
imposition  of  definitive  duties  was  proposed  in  an  essential  facts  letter.  The  Commission  made  a 
technical  submission  commenting  on  the  disclosed  findings,  following  which  the  residual  duty  rate 
for the United Kingdom as well as the individual duty for one United Kingdom exporter was reduced. 
The definitive duties imposed in February 2015 are thus lower and range from 0 to 73.33%.  

17. UKRAINE 

17.1. 

OVERALL TRENDS 

Trade defence activity in Ukraine has continued being very modest in 2015. 

At the end of 2015 there were 3 measures in force, 1 AD measure on float glass and 2 SFG measures 
on steel seamless casing and lifting pipes, and porcelain tableware and kitchenware.  

17.2. 

MAIN CASES 

The SFG investigation on flexible porous plates, blocks and sheets of polyurethane foam started in 
July 2015 and should normally be concluded in spring 2016. 

As  regards  to  the  SFG  measures  on  cars,  Japan  requested  WTO  consultations  with  Ukraine  (case 
number  DS  468)  and  the  EU  joined  Japan  as  a  third  party  in  these  consultations.  The  Dispute 

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Settlement  Body  adopted  the  Panel  report  on  20  July  2015  and  found  that  Ukraine  acted  in 
contravention  of  several  substantive  and  procedural  WTO  rules.  On  10  September  2015  Ukraine 
decided to cease the measure, originally due to expire on 14 April 2016, as from 30 September 2015.  

18. NEW ZEALAND 

New  Zealand  has  not  initiated  any  new  investigations  in  the  last  3  years.  There  is  1  AD  measure 
against preserved peaches from Spain (since 2011) and 1 AD against canned peaches from Greece 
(since  1997),  currently  in  force.  The  duties  against  Greece  were  reviewed  in  July  2015  and 
maintained for 5 more years.  

19. CHILE  

19.1. 

 OVERALL TRENDS 

Whilst  in  the  past  years  there  was  hardly  any  trade  defence  activity  in  Chile,  in  2015  4  SFG 
investigations  were initiated against steel products and imposed provisional measures on steel wire 
rod. At the end of 2015, the latter was the only measure in force affecting the EU. It is likely that the 
global steel situation has led the Chilean authorities to take these SFG actions. 

19.2. 

MAIN CASES 

The  SFG  investigations  initiated  concerned  steel  wire,  steel  nails,  steel  mesh  and  steel  wire  rod 
(products having different tariff codes). 

Although  the  economic  interest  for  the  EU  is  not  so  relevant,  the  EU  opposed  to  this  series  of 
initiations  and  raised  its  concerns  to  the  Chilean  authorities.  Indeed,  imposing  SFG  measures  can 
potentially  penalize  fairly  traded  imports  since  they  are  applied  equally  to  all  countries  of  origin. 
China seems to be by far the major exporter to Chile. More targeted trade remedies would have been 
more appropriate. Additionally, the cases seem to show some weaknesses regarding the existence of 
causality and a sharp and recent increase of imports. 

20. MALAYSIA 

In  2015  Malaysia  initiated  3  investigations,  i.e.  2  AD  investigations  against  imports  of  cold  rolled 
stainless steel and cold rolled steel coils and 1 SFG investigation against imports of hot-rolled coils. 
These  investigations  were  terminated  without  the  adoption  of  the  measures.  In  another  SFG 
investigation against imports of  hot-rolled steel plate, which was initiated in 2014,  measures were 
imposed in 2015. 

21. THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA  

South  Korea  does  not  use  AD  proceedings  frequently.  In  December  2015  it  initiated  1  AD 
investigation  against  butyl  glycol  ether  of  European  origin  (France).  The  investigation  is  still 
ongoing. The Commission monitors it and will intervene as appropriate.  

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22. ZAMBIA 

Zambia  initiated  its  first  SFG  investigation  case  ever  on  10  July  2015  on  flat-rolled  products  of 
iron,  non-alloy  steel,  trailers  and  semi-trailers.  On  the  same  day  provisional  measures  were 
imposed. The notification to the WTO was belated and lacked many essential elements. Zambia was 
reminded to comply with the WTO requirements during the investigation. Zambia did not take any 
further action and the provisional measures lapsed in January 2016. 

23. JORDAN 

23.1. 

OVERALL TRENDS 

Jordan has used TDI occasionally in the past and it has currently no measures in force.  

23.2. 

MAIN CASES 

The  safeguard  investigation  initiated  in  August  2014  regarding  imports  of  Paper  A4  (economic 
interest  for  the  EU  producers  of  around  €  4  million)  was  terminated  in  November  2015,  following 
strong interventions by the Commission (written submission, participation in the public hearing and 
consultations under the association agreement) in coordination with the industry.  

24. TUNISIA 

24.1. 

OVERALL TRENDS 

Tunisia – historically not a frequent user of TDI – initiated 1 new SFG investigation (ceramic tiles) 
in 2015. Also, the 2 SFG investigations initiated in 2014 (medium-density fibreboard ‘MDF’ and 
glass bottles) are still ongoing.  

24.2. 

MAIN CASES 

The ceramic tiles case involves an economic interest for EU exports of around € 30 million and was 
initiated  in  July  2015.  At  this  stage  the  main  requirements  in  a  SFG  investigation  seem  not  to  be 
fulfilled: there appears to be no recent increase of imports, an incomplete injury analysis and a clear 
lack of a causal link between those two elements. Indeed, other factors such as an increase of cost of 
energy and labour, an increase of capacity and the producers’ own imports seem to be the cause of 
any injury. The EU industry is very concerned with this case and the Commission, following a first 
submission, will continue to closely monitor this investigation.  

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Measures in force at the end of 2013, 2014 and 2015 

country 

AD 

CVD 

SG 

TOTAL 

2013  2014  2015  2013  2014  2015  2013  2014  2015  2013  2014  2015 

Argentina 

Australia 

Belarus 

Brazil 

Canada 

Chile 

China 

Colombia 

Costa Rica 

Dominican Republic 

Ecuador 

Egypt 

Eurasian Customs Union 

India 

Indonesia 

Japan 

Jordan 

Kazakhstan 

Korea 

Malaysia 

Mexico 

Morocco 

New Zealand 

Pakistan 

Peru 

Philippines 

Russia 

South Africa 

Thailand 

Turkey 

Ukraine 

USA 

Vietnam 

Zambia 

TOTAL 

4 

3 

1 

11 

2 

0 

5 

3 

0 

9 

4 

0 

5 

5 

0 

16 

4 

0 

18 

16 

17 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1 

0 

0 

0 

1 

0 

1 

1 

0 

0 

1 

0 

1 

1 

20 

22 

15 

0 

1 

0 

1 

1 

0 

4 

0 

2 

5 

0 

0 

1 

3 

3 

5 

2 

0 

1 

0 

0 

1 

0 

2 

3 

2 

4 

0 

0 

0 

4 

1 

6 

1 

0 

1 

0 

0 

1 

0 

5 

3 

2 

4 

0 

0 

0 

2 

1 

7 

1 

16 

17 

16 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

104 

104 

108 

0 

0 

0 

0 

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 

1 

0 

0 

3 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1 

0 

2 

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 

4 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1 

0 

2 

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 

5 

0 

0 

3 

0 

0 

0 

0 

2 

0 

0 

0 

2 

2 

1 

10 

0 

1 

5 

0 

0 

0 

1 

0 

0 

0 

0 

5 

1 

2 

7 

2 

0 

1 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1 

0 

0 

0 

1 

2 

4 

6 

0 

1 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1 

0 

0 

0 

1 

0 

1 

3 

7 

3 

0 

1 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1 

0 

0 

1 

0 

1 

2 

2 

4 

8 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1 

0 

2 

0 

0 

0 

3 

0 

1 

3 

5 

2 

0 

1 

1 

4 

3 

4 

11 

3 

0 

5 

3 

0 

9 

5 

0 

5 

5 

0 

16 

4 

1 

19 

18 

19 

2 

0 

0 

0 

3 

2 

21 

10 

1 

1 

6 

1 

0 

4 

1 

2 

5 

0 

0 

6 

4 

5 

12 

4 

17 

1 

0 

1 

0 

1 

0 

2 

3 

0 

1 

1 

1 

3 

3 

26 

19 

6 

1 

1 

0 

1 

0 

2 

4 

2 

4 

0 

1 

0 

5 

4 

13 

4 

18 

1 

0 

8 

1 

0 

0 

1 

1 

5 

5 

2 

4 

0 

3 

0 

3 

4 

12 

3 

18 

1 

1 

45 

32 

38 

152 

140 

151 

1 As a consequence of the accession to the EAEU, its members committed to terminate their own trade defence measures to apply 
the ones adopted by the EAEU.   
2 To the effect of the present statistics, the number of cases is counted by product and not by exporting country against which 
measures were imposed. The EU is counted as one, irrespective if the measures are imposed against the whole EU or some EU 
Member States.   

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Measures in Force 

At 2015-Dec-31 

Product 

Instrument 

Ceramic borders 

Coated paper 

Electrical terminals 

PVC profiles 

straight handsaw blades 
Prepared or preserved tomato 
products 
Processed dried currants 

Processed tomatoes 

Q&T Steel Plate 

Steel Reinforcing Bar 

Adipic Acid 

Butyl Acrylate 

Elastomeric rubber pipes 

Ethanolamines and triethanolamines 

Galvanized steel wire 

Glazed papers 

Indigo Blue 

Laminated steel 

Lightweight paper 

Milk powder 

Monobutyl ethers of ethylene glycol 

Offset printing plates 

Phenol 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

country 

Argentina 

Argentina 

Argentina 

Argentina 

Argentina 

Australia 

Australia 

Australia 

Australia 

Australia 

Brazil 

Brazil 

Brazil 

Brazil 

Brazil 

Brazil 

Brazil 

Brazil 

Brazil 

Brazil 

Brazil 

Brazil 

Brazil 

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

Type Of 
Measure 

Date Of 
Imposition 

Exporting 
MS 

Definitive 

2014-Jul-02 

Definitive 

2012-Jun-14 

Definitive 

2009-Apr-02 

Spain 
Austria, 
Finland 
Germany 

Definitive 

2014-Jun-03 

Germany 

Definitive 

2008-Feb-21 

Sweden 

Definitive 

2014-Apr-16 

Italy 

Definitive 

2009-Jan-14 

Greece 

Provisional 

2015-Sep-11 

Definitive 

2014-Nov-05 

Definitive 

2015-Nov-19 

Definitive 

2015-Apr-01 

Definitive 

2015-Sep-25 

Definitive 

2015-Jun-22 

Definitive 

2013-Nov-04 

Italy 
Finland, 
Sweden 
Spain 
Germany, 
France, Italy 
Germany 
Germany, 
Italy 
Germany 

Definitive 

2015-Jan-30 

Sweden 

Definitive 

2008-Oct-22 

Finland 

Definitive 

2008-Mar-24 

Definitive 

2013-Oct-04 

Definitive 

2012-Apr-23 

Definitive 

2001-Feb-23 

Provisional 

2015-Nov-25 

Definitive 

2015-Mar-05 

Definitive 

2002-Oct-16 

Germany 
Germany, 
Finland 
Belgium, 
Germany, 
Finland, 
Sweden 
Denmark, 
Ireland 
Germany 
Belgium, 
Germany, 
United 
Kingdom 
Belgium, 

1 As a consequence of the accession to the EAEU, its members committed to terminate their own trade defence measures to apply 
the ones adopted by the EAEU.   
2  SFG  measures  have  effects  erga  omnes.  References  made  to  particular  EU  exporting  countries,  for  the  effects  of  this  table, 
correspond to EU exporting countries at the moment of the initiation of the investigation. However, SFG measures apply to all the 
28 EU Member States. 

3  In  AD  proceedings  it  may  happen  that  the  proceeding  was  initiated  against  one  Member  State.  It  may  also  happen  that  the 
proceeding  was  initiated  against  all  the  28  EU  Member  States  but  some  are  not  indicated  as  they  were  not  exporting  Member 
States at the moment of the initiation of the investigation.  

4 To the effect of the present statistics, the number of cases is counted by product and not by exporting country against which 
measures were imposed. The EU is counted as one, irrespective if the measures are imposed against the whole EU or some EU 
Member States.   

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25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

32 

33 

34 

35 

36 

37 

38 

39 

40 

41 

42 

43 

44 

45 

Brazil 

Plastic Tubes for Blood Collection 

AD 

Definitive 

2015-Apr-30 

Brazil 

Rubber E-SBR 

AD 

Definitive 

2015-Nov-22 

Brazil 

Canada 

Canada 

Canada 

Canada 

Canada 

Chile 

China 

China 

Seamless steel pipes 

Copper tubes 

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

AD 

AD 

AD 

Definitive 

2005-Oct-07 

Definitive 

2014-Jan-02 

Definitive 

2004-Jan-09 

Refined sugar 

Refined sugar 

Steel plate 

Steel wire rod 

Adipic acid 

Alloy Seamless Tubes 

CVD 

Definitive 

1995-Nov-06 

AD 

AD 

SG 

AD 

AD 

Definitive 

1995-Nov-06 

Definitive 

2014-Jun-04 

Provisional 

2015-Oct-06 

Definitive 

2009-Nov-02 

Definitive 

2014-May-
10 

China 

Caprolactam 

AD 

Definitive 

2011-Sep-22 

China 

Certain high-performance stainless 
steel seamless tube used for 
supercritical and ultra-supercritical 
boiler technology 

AD 

Definitive 

2012-Nov-09 

China 

Certain iron or steel fasteners 

AD 

Definitive 

2010-Jun-29 

China 

Ethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether 

China 

China 

China 

China 

Hydrazine Hydrate 

Optical fiber 

Perchlorethylene 

Photographic paper 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

Definitive 

2013-Jan-25 

Definitive 

2005-Jun-17 

Definitive 

2011-Apr-22 

Definitive 

2014-May-
30 

Definitive 

2012-Mar-23 

China 

Polyamide-6 (PA6) 

AD 

Definitive 

2010-Apr-22 

China 

China 

Polyamide-6,6 

Polysilicone 

AD 

AD 

Definitive 

2009-Oct-12 

Definitive 

2014-Apr-30 

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Germany 

Germany, 
United 
Kingdom 
Czech 
Republic, 
Germany, 
Italy, Poland, 
United 
Kingdom 

Greece 
Czech 
Republic, 
Bulgaria, 
Romania 
European 
Union of 15 
United 
Kingdom 
Denmark, 
Italy 

Germany, 
France, Italy 
Germany, 
France, Italy 
Czech 
Republic, 
Germany, 
Spain, 
Netherlands, 
Poland 

Germany, 
Spain, Italy, 
Sweden 

Germany, 
Spain, 
France, Italy, 
Poland, 
Sweden, 
United 
Kingdom 
Germany, 
France, 
Sweden 
France 
Denmark, 
Germany, 
France, Italy, 
Netherlands 
Germany, 
France 
Netherlands, 
United 
Kingdom 
Belgium, 
Germany, 
Italy, 
Netherlands, 
Poland 
France, Italy, 
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Kingdom 

 
 
 
 
 
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47 

48 

49 

50 

51 

52 

53 

54 

55 

56 

57 

58 

59 

60 

61 

62 

63 

64 

65 

66 

67 

68 

69 

70 

71 

72 

China 

China 

China 

Polysilicone 

Potato Starch 

CVD 

CVD 

Definitive 

2014-Apr-30 

Definitive 

2011-Sep-17 

Potato Starch 

AD 

Definitive 

2007-Feb-06 

China 

Toluene Diisocyanate (TDI) 

Toluidine 

Unbleached sack paper 

Pounded Rice 

Steel bars 

Wood & bamboo flooring 

PET containers 

Steel Rebar 

White sugar 

Combine Harvesters 

Light commercial vehicles 

Porcelain tableware and kitchenware 

Acetone 

Definitive 

2014-Jul-30 

Spain 

AD 

AD 

AD 

SG 

AD 

SG 

AD 

SG 

SG 

SG 

AD 

SG 

AD 

Definitive 

2013-Mar-13 

Definitive 

2013-Mar-13 

Provisional 

2015-Dec-10 

Definitive 

2015-Feb-19 

Definitive 

Definitive 

Definitive 

Provisional 

2015-May-
29 
2011-Jun-14 
2015-May-
02 
2015-Apr-18 

Definitive 

2014-Jan-01 

Definitive 

2013-Jun-16 

Definitive 

2013-Sep-29 

Definitive 

2008-Mar-11 

Aniline 

AD 

Definitive 

2012-May-
29 

Cefadroxil Monohydrate 

Certain Rubber Chemicals 

AD 

AD 

Definitive 

2013-Oct-10 

Definitive 

2005-Nov-20 

China 

China 

Costa Rica 
Dominican 
Republic 

Ecuador 

Egypt 

Egypt 

Egypt 
Eurasian 
Economic 
Union 
Eurasian 
Economic 
Union 

Eurasian 
Economic 
Union 

India 

India 

India 

India 

Germany, 
France, 
Netherlands 
Germany, 
France, 
Netherlands 
Germany, 
Spain, 
France, 
Hungary, 
Poland 
Germany 
Austria, 
Sweden, 
Bulgaria 
Italy 

Spain 

Italy 
Spain, Italy, 
Bulgaria 

Belgium, 
Germany, 
Italy, Poland 

Germany, 
Italy, Poland 

Germany, 
Poland, 
United 
Kingdom 
Belgium, 
Spain, Italy 
Belgium, 
Czech 
Republic, 
Germany, 
United 
Kingdom 

Belgium, 
Germany, 
Italy 
Belgium, 
Spain, 
France, Italy, 
Netherlands, 
Finland, 
Sweden, 
United 
Kingdom 

India 

Cold-Rolled Flat Products of Stainless 
Steel 

AD 

Definitive 

2010-Feb-20 

India 

India 

India 

India 

India 

India 

India 

Flexible Slabstock Polyol 
Hot rolled flat products of non-alloy 
and alloy steel 
Melamine 

Methylene Chloride 

Morpholine 

Pentaerythritol 
Polyvinyl Chloride Suspension Grade 
Resin 

AD 

SG 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

Definitive 

2015-Apr-07 

Provisional 

2015-Sep-28 

Definitive 

Definitive 

Definitive 

2012-Jun-01 
2014-May-
21 
2012-Jan-24 

Definitive 

2012-Jun-20 

Definitive 

2014-Jun-13 

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India 

India 

India 

India 

India 

India 

India 

Indonesia 

Indonesia 

Indonesia 

Indonesia 

Indonesia 

Indonesia 

Indonesia 

Indonesia 

Saturated fatty Alcohols 

Seamless Pipes 

Soda Ash 

Sodium Citrate 

Sodium Nitrate 

Sodium nitrite 

Stainless Steel Cold Rolled Flat 
Products of 400 series having width 
below 600 mm 

Bars and Rods, Hot-Rolled, in 
Irregularity Wound Coils 
Casing and Tubing 
Coated Paper and Paperboard, not 
including Banknotes 
Cotton yarn other than sewing thread 

Flat rolled iron 

H and I sections of other alloy steel 

Iron or Steel Wire 

Wheat Flour 

Japan 

Electrolytic Manganese Dioxide 

Korea/South 

Malaysia 

Mexico 

Mexico 

Mexico 

Mexico 

Mexico 

Morocco 

Morocco 

Morocco 

Morocco 

Morocco 

New Zealand 

New Zealand 

Pakistan 

Pakistan 

Pakistan 

Stainless steel bar 
Hot-rolled steel plate of iron or non-
alloy steel and 
Carbon steel tubes 
carbon steel tubes with longitudinal 
straight seam 

Hot rolled steel coils 

Steel plate produced in Romania 

Stranded wire ropes & cables 

Bars and Rods 
Cold rolled steel sheets and plated or 
coated sheets 
Hot rolled steel sheets 

Insulin 

Paper A4 

Canned peaches 

Preserved peaches 

Formic acid 

Hydrogen Peroxide 

Phthalic Anhydride 

Pakistan 

Tinplate (secondary quality) 

Philippines 

Philippines 

Philippines 

Newsprint 

Steel angle bars 

Testliner board 

South Africa 

Frozen chicken 

73 

74 

75 

76 

77 

78 

79 

80 

81 

82 

83 

84 

85 

86 

87 

88 

89 

90 

91 

92 

93 

94 

95 

96 

97 

98 

99 

100 

101 

102 

103 

104 

105 

106 

107 

108 

109 

110 

21 

SG 

SG 

AD 

SG 

AD 

AD 

Definitive 

2015-Mar-13 

Definitive 

2014-Aug-13 

Definitive 

2012-Feb-17 

Definitive 

2014-Dec-31 

Definitive 

2014-Nov-13 

Definitive 

2002-Nov-29 

AD 

Definitive 

2012-Oct-04 

Bulgaria, 
Romania 

Bulgaria 
European 
Union of 15 
Belgium, 
Germany, 
Italy, 
Finland, 
Sweden 

SG 

SG 

SG 

SG 

SG 

SG 

SG 

SG 

AD 

AD 

SG 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

SG 

SG 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

SG 

SG 

SG 

AD 

Definitive 

2015-Aug-17 

Definitive 

2013-Aug-06 

Definitive 

2015-Sep-07 

Definitive 

2011-Jun-06 

Definitive 

2014-Jul-22 

Definitive 

2015-Jan-21 

Definitive 

Definitive 

Definitive 

2012-Nov-20 
2014-May-
04 
2008-Aug-29 

Definitive 

2004-Jul-30 

Definitive 

2015-Jul-02 

Provisional 

2015-Jul-14 

Definitive 

2010-Jan-06 

Definitive 

2015-Dec-23 

Definitive 

2005-Sep-22 

Provisional 

2015-Aug-07 

Definitive 

2014-Apr-01 

Definitive 

2015-Sep-07 

Definitive 

2014-Aug-12 

Definitive 

2015-Feb-03 

Definitive 

2014-Oct-20 

Spain 

Spain 

Spain 
United 
Kingdom 
Germany, 
France 
Romania 
Spain, 
Portugal 

Definitive 

1998-Mar-09 

Greece 

Definitive 

2011-Aug-04 

Definitive 

2006-Jul-07 

Definitive 

2011-Jul-15 

Provisional 

2013-Feb-07 

Definitive 

2009-Nov-16 

Definitive 

Definitive 

2015-May-
13 
2009-Aug-31 

Definitive 

2010-Sep-16 

Definitive 

2015-Feb-27 

Germany, 
Finland 
Belgium 

Italy 
Belgium, 
Germany, 
France, 
Netherlands 

Belgium, 
Germany 
Germany, 
Netherlands, 
United 
Kingdom 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
South Africa 

Frozen potato chips 

SG 

Definitive 

2014-Jul-25 

South Africa 

Ropes & cables of iron or steel 

Thailand 

Thailand 

Glass Block 

Hot rolled steel flat 

Thailand 

Hot-rolled flat in coils and not in coils 

Thailand 

Non Alloy Hot Rolled Steel Flat 
Products in (non) coils 

Turkey 

Turkey 

Turkey 

Dioctyl ftalat (dioctyl orthophtalats) 

Fittings 

Float glass colourless 

Turkey 

Frames and mountings for spectacles 

Turkey 

Turkey 

Turkey 

Hot rolled flat steel 

Laminated flooring 

Polyethylene terephthalate 

AD 

SG 

SG 

AD 

SG 

AD 

AD 

AD 

SG 

AD 

AD 

SG 

Definitive 

2002-Aug-28 

Definitive 

2011-Aug-18 

Definitive 

Definitive 

2013-Sep-15 
2003-May-
27 

Definitive 

2014-Dec-23 

Definitive 

2011-Nov-29 

Definitive 

2006-Sep-07 

Definitive 

2013-Nov-17 

Definitive 

2008-Mar-05 

Provisional 

2015-Aug-28 

Definitive 

2015-Jun-13 

Definitive 

2011-Nov-07 

Turkey 

Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) 

AD 

Definitive 

2003-Feb-06 

Turkey 

Travel goods, handbags and similar 
containers 

SG 

Definitive 

2008-Mar-07 

Turkey 

Trephtalic Acid 

SG 

Definitive 

2014-Aug-15 

111 

112 

113 

114 

115 

116 

117 

118 

119 

120 

121 

122 

123 

124 

125 

126 

127 

128 

129 

130 

Turkey 

Turkey 

Ukraine 

wall paper 

Water heaters 
Float glass with thickness up to 3.5 
mm, 3.5 - 4.5 mm, more than 4.5 mm 

Ukraine 

Porcelain tableware and kitchenware 

Ukraine 

Steel Seamless Casing and Lifting 
Pipes 

131 
132  United States 
132  United States 
132  United States 
133  United States 
134  United States  Granular polytetrafluoroethylene resin 

Chlorinated isocyanurates 

Brass sheet & strip 

Brass sheet & strip 

Brass sheet & strip 

22 

SG 

AD 

AD 

SG 

SG 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

Definitive 

2015-Aug-06 

Definitive 

2013-Sep-19 

Definitive 

2012-Apr-28 

Definitive 

2014-May-
23 

Definitive 

2011-Oct-01 

Definitive 

1987-Mar-06 

Definitive 

1987-Mar-06 

Germany 

Definitive 

1987-Mar-06 

France 

Definitive 

2005-Jun-24 

Definitive 

1988-Aug-30 

Spain 

Italy 

Belgium, 
Netherlands, 
United 
Kingdom 

Germany, 
United 
Kingdom 
Czech 
Republic 

Slovakia 

Belgium, 
Germany, 
Spain, 
Sweden 
Romania 

Romania 

Italy 
France, 
Slovakia, 
Romania 
Germany 
Greece, 
Spain, Italy 
Belgium, 
Germany, 
Greece, 
Italy, 
Hungary, 
Netherlands, 
Finland, 
Romania 
Belgium, 
Germany, 
Spain, 
France, Italy, 
Netherlands, 
United 
Kingdom 
Belgium, 
Spain, 
Poland 
Belgium, 
Germany, 
Italy, United 
Kingdom 
Italy 

Austria, 
Poland, 
Slovakia, 
Romania 
Italy 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AD 

AD 

AD 

CVD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AS 

AD 

SG 

SG 

Definitive 

2002-Feb-13 

France 

Definitive 

2014-Nov-18 

Definitive 

1996-Jul-24 

Definitive 

1996-Jul-24 

Definitive 

1977-Oct-21 

Definitive 

1997-Mar-04 

Definitive 

2011-Oct-11 

Italy 

Italy 

Italy 

Definitive 

2008-Aug-27 

Germany 

Definitive 

1995-Mar-02 

Definitive 

Definitive 

Definitive 

2001-Feb-23 
1999-May-
21 
1998-Sep-15 

Definitive 

1998-Sep-15 

Definitive 

2001-Sep-07 

Spain 

Italy 

Belgium 

Spain 

Italy 

Latvia 

Definitive 

2001-Sep-07 

Poland 

Provisional 

2015-Nov-6 

Italy 

Provisional 

2015-Aug-20 

Portugal 

Definitive 

2013-Sep-06 

Provisional 

2015-Jul-10 

United 
Kingdom 

135  United States 
136  United States 
137  United States 
138  United States 
139  United States 
140  United States 
141  United States 
142  United States 
143  United States 
144  United States 

United States 

145 
146  United States 
147  United States 
147  United States 
148  United States 
148  United States 
149  United States 
150 

Vietnam 

Low enriched uranium 

Non-oriented electrical steel 

Pasta 

Pasta 

Pressure sensitive plastic tape x673 

Seamless pipe 

Seamless pipe small diameter 

Sodium Nitrite 

Stainless steel bar x709 

Stainless steel butt-weld pipe fittings 

Stainless steel plates in coils 

Stainless steel wire rod x743 

Stainless steel wire rod x745 

Steel concrete reinforcing bars 

Steel concrete reinforcing bars x752 

Corrosion resistant steel 

Uncoated paper 

Vegetable oils 

Zambia 

Flat rolled products of iron, non-alloy 
steel, trailers and semi-trailers 

151 

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Annex IV – Investigation opened in 2013, 2014 and 201512 

Investigations opened in  2013, 2014 and 2015 

country 

AD 

CVD 

SG 

TOTAL 

2013  2014  2015  2013  2014  2015  2013  2014  2015  2013  2014  2015 

Argentina 
Australia 
Belarus 
Brazil 
Canada 
Chile 
China 
Colombia 
Costa Rica 
Dominican Republic 
Ecuador 
Egypt 
Eurasian Economic Union 
India 
Indonesia 
Israel 
Jordan 
Kazakhstan 
Korea 
Kyrgyzstan 
Lebanon 
Malaysia 
Mexico 
Morocco 
New Zealand 
Pakistan 
Philippines 
Russia 
South Africa 
Taiwan 
Thailand 
Tunisia 
Turkey 
Ukraine 
USA 
Vietnam 
Zambia 

0 
1 
0 
3 
3 
0 
3 
0 
0 
1 
0 
0 
0 
4 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
1 
0 
2 
0 
1 
0 
0 
2 
0 
0 
0 
1 
0 
2 
0 
0 

1 
3 
0 
7 
0 
0 
1 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
3 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
2 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 

0 
2 
0 
4 
0 
0 
2 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
1 
0 
0 
2 
1 
1 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
1 
0 
4 
0 
0 

TOTAL 

24 

17 

18 

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 

1 

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 

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 
1 
0 
0 

1 

0 
2 
0 
0 
0 
2 
0 
4 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
3 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
1 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
2 
0 
1 
1 
0 
0 
1 
1 
1 
0 
0 

0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
1 
0 
1 
2 
0 
7 
3 
0 
1 
0 
0 
0 
0 
1 
0 
1 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
1 
2 
3 
0 
0 
0 
0 

0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
4 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
2 
0 
2 
1 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
1 
1 
0 
1 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
1 
1 
1 
0 
2 
1 

0 
3 
0 
3 
3 
2 
4 
4 
0 
1 
0 
0 
0 
7 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
1 
0 
1 
0 
2 
0 
1 
2 
0 
3 
1 
0 
0 
2 
1 
3 
0 
0 

18 

23 

18 

44 

1 
3 
0 
7 
0 
0 
1 
0 
1 
0 
1 
3 
0 
10 
3 
0 
1 
0 
0 
0 
0 
1 
2 
1 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
1 
2 
3 
0 
0 
0 
0 

41 

0 
2 
0 
4 
0 
4 
2 
0 
0 
0 
0 
2 
0 
2 
1 
0 
0 
0 
1 
0 
1 
3 
1 
2 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
1 
2 
1 
5 
2 
1 

37 

1 As a consequence of the accession to the EAEU, its members committed to terminate their own trade defence measures to apply 
the ones adopted by the EAEU.   
2 To the effect of the present statistics, the number of cases is counted by product and not by exporting country against which 
measures were imposed. The EU is counted as one, irrespective if the measures are imposed against the whole EU or some EU 
Member States.   

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Annex V – Detail of Investigations opened in 2015 1 2 3 

Investigations initiated during a certain year 

In the year 2015 

Product 

Instrument 

Initiation Date 

Exporting MS 

country 

Australia 

Australia 

Brazil 

Brazil 

Brazil 

Brazil 

Chile 

Chile 

Chile 

Chile 

China 

China 

Egypt 

Egypt 

India 

India 

Processed tomatoes 

Chrome bars 

Monobutyl ethers of ethylene glycol 

Dental x-ray 

Dental x-ray 

Frozen fries 

Steel wire rod 

Steel wire 

Steel mesh 

Steel nails 
Grain oriented flat-rolled steel 
(GOES) 
Unbleached sack paper 

Polyethylene Terephthalate 

White sugar 

Hot rolled flat sheets and plates 

Hot rolled flat products of non-alloy 
and alloy steel 

Indonesia 

dextrose monohydrate OR glucose 

Lebanon 

Sunflower and Soya Oil 

Korea/South 

Malaysia 

Butyl Glycol Ether 

cold rolled steel coils 

Malaysia 

Malaysia 

Mexico 

Morocco 

Morocco 

Hot rolled coils 

Cold rolled stainless steel 

Stranded wire ropes & cables 

Paper reels and reams 

PVC 

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

SG 

SG 

SG 

SG 

AD 

AD 

SG 

SG 

SG 

SG 

SG 

SG 

AD 

AD 

SG 

AD 

AD 

SG 

AD 

2015-Jan-19 

2015-Nov-10 

2015-Jul-06 

2015-Oct-22 

2015-Mar-16 

2015-Dec-14 

2015-Oct-05 

2015-Dec-01 

2015-Dec-01 

Italy 

Italy, Romania 

Germany 

Germany 

Germany 

Belgium, Germany, France, 
Netherlands 

Spain 

Spain 

Spain 

2015-Dec-01 

Germany, Spain, Italy 

2015-Jul-23 

2015-Apr-10 

Austria, Sweden, Bulgaria 

2015-Dec-10 

2015-Apr-16 

2015-Dec-07 

2015-Sep-07 

2015-Jul-14 

2015-Apr-15 

2015-Dec-22 

2015-Apr-28 

2015-Sep-11 

2015-Apr-28 

2015-Feb-17 

2015-Jun-09 

2015-Jun-25 

Belgium, Germany, France, 
Italy, Austria, Sweden 

Germany, Spain, Italy, 
Hungary, Netherlands 

France 

France, Finland 

Belgium, Germany, Italy, 
United Kingdom 

Spain, Portugal 

1  SFG  measures  have  effects  erga  omnes.  References  made  to  particular  EU  exporting  countries,  to  the  effects  of  this  table, 
correspond to EU exporting countries at the moment of the initiation of the investigation. However, SFG measures apply to all the 
28 EU Member States. 

2  In  AD  proceedings  it  may  happen  that  the  proceeding  was  initiated  against  one  Member  State.  It  may  also  happen  that  the 
proceeding  was  initiated  against  all  the  28  EU  Member  States  but  some  are  not  indicated  as  they  were  not  exporting  Member 
States at the moment of the initiation of the investigation. 

3 To the effect of the present statistics, the number of cases is counted by product and not by exporting country against which 
investigations were initiated. 

25 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

32 

33 

34 

35 

36 

37 

Tunisia 

Turkey 

Turkey 

Ukraine 

Ceramic tiles 

Hot rolled flat steel 

Porcelain and ceramic tableware and 
kitchenware 

Flexible porous plates, blocks and 
sheets of polyurethane foam 

United States 

Hot rolled steel 

United States 

United States 

United States 

Corrosion-resistant steel 

Corrosion-resistant steel 

Uncoated paper 

United States 

cold rolled steel flat products 

Vietnam 

semi-finished and finished products 
of alloy & non-alloy steel 

Vietnam 

Monosodium glutamate- food flavour 

Zambia 

Flat rolled products of iron, non-alloy 
steel, trailers and semi-trailers 

SG 

AD 

SG 

SG 

AD 

CVD 

AD 

AD 

AD 

SG 

SG 

SG 

2015-Jul-14 

2015-Jan-28 

France, Slovakia, Romania 

2015-Apr-25 

Germany, France, Poland, 
United Kingdom 

2015-Jul-07 

Hungary, Poland, Romania 

2015-Sep-01 

2015-Jun-23 

2015-Jun-30 

2015-Feb-11 

2015-Aug-17 

2015-Dec-25 

Netherlands, United 
Kingdom 
Italy 

Italy 

Portugal 

United Kingdom 

2015-Sep-01 

Belgium, Germany, Spain 

2015-Jul-10 

United Kingdom 

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Annex VI - Measures imposed in 2013, 2014 and 201512 

Measures imposed in 2013, 2014 and 2015 

country 

AD 

CVD 

SG 

TOTAL 

2013 

2014 

2015 

2013 

2014 

2015 

2013 

2014 

2015 

2013 

2014 

2015 

Argentina 

Australia 

Belarus 

Brazil 

Canada 

China 

Chile 

Colombia 

Costa Rica 

Dominican republic 

Ecuador 

Egypt 

Eurasian Economic Union 

India 

Indonesia 

Israel 

Jordan 

Kazakhstan 

Malaysia 

Mexico 

Morocco 

Pakistan 

Philippines 

Russia 

South Africa 

Thailand 

Turkey 

Ukraine 

United States 

Vietnam 

Zambia 

TOTAL 

0 

1 

1 

2 

0 

4 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

2 

0 

0 

0 

1 

0 

0 

0 

1 

0 

1 

1 

0 

2 

0 

1 

0 

0 

2 

2 

0 

0 

2 

3 

0 

0 

0 

1 

0 

0 

0 

4 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

3 

0 

0 

0 

1 

0 

0 

0 

1 

0 

0 

0 

3 

0 

8 

0 

1 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

3 

1 

0 

0 

0 

1 

0 

2 

0 

1 

0 

0 

17 

19 

21 

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 

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 

1 

0 

0 

1 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

2 

0 

0 

0 

0 

2 

0 

0 

0 

1 

0 

0 

0 

1 

0 

0 

0 

1 

1 

0 

1 

0 

1 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1 

0 

0 

0 

1 

1 

4 

2 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1 

0 

0 

0 

1 

1 

1 

1 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1 

0 

1 

0 

1 

2 

0 

2 

3 

0 

0 

0 

1 

0 

1 

0 

1 

0 

0 

0 

1 

0 

0 

0 

1 

0 

1 

1 

2 

0 

4 

0 

2 

0 

0 

0 

0 

2 

2 

0 

0 

1 

1 

0 

0 

1 

1 

0 

1 

2 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

0 

2 

2 

0 

0 

2 

4 

0 

1 

0 

1 

0 

1 

1 

8 

2 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

4 

0 

0 

0 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

0 

0 

0 

3 

0 

8 

0 

1 

1 

0 

1 

0 

1 

2 

0 

3 

3 

0 

0 

0 

1 

3 

2 

0 

1 

0 

1 

0 

3 

0 

2 

0 

1 

10 

14 

15 

27 

34 

37 

1 As a consequence of the accession to the EAEU, its members committed to terminate their own trade defence measures to apply 
the ones adopted by the EAEU.   
2 To the effect of the present statistics, the number of cases is  counted by product and not by exporting country against which 
measures were imposed. The EU is counted as one, irrespective if the measures are imposed against the whole EU or some EU 
Member States.   

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Annex VII – Detail of Measures imposed in 201512 

Measures imposed during a certain year 

In the year 2015 

Product 

Instrument 

Processed tomatoes 
Newsprint 
Steel Reinforcing Bar 
Butyl Acrylate 
Elastomeric rubber pipes 

Plastic Tubes for Blood 
Collection 

Galvanized steel wire 

AD 
AD 
AD 
AD 
AD 

AD 

AD 

Type Of 
Measure 

Date Of 
Imposition 

Provisional 
Definitive 
Definitive 
Definitive 
Definitive 

2015-Sep-11 
2015-Apr-30 
2015-Nov-19 
2015-Sep-25 
2015-Jun-22 

Definitive 

2015-Apr-30 

Definitive 

2015-Jan-30 

Rubber E-SBR 

AD 

Definitive 

2015-Nov-22 

Offset printing plates 

AD 

Definitive 

2015-Mar-05 

Exporting MS 

Italy 
France 
Spain 
Germany 
Germany, Italy 

Germany, United 
Kingdom 

Sweden 
Czech Republic, 
Germany, Italy, 
Poland, United 
Kingdom 
Belgium, 
Germany, United 
Kingdom 
Germany, France, 
Italy 

Adipic Acid 

Monobutyl ethers of ethylene 
glycol 
Steel wire rod 

Unbleached sack paper 

Pounded Rice 
Wood & bamboo flooring 

Steel Rebar 

White sugar 
Flexible Slabstock Polyol 

Hot rolled flat products of 
non-alloy and alloy steel 

Saturated fatty Alcohols 
H and I sections of other 
alloy steel 
Bars and Rods, Hot-Rolled, 
in Irregularity Wound Coils 
Coated Paper and 
Paperboard, not including 
Banknotes 

AD 

AD 

SG 

AD 

SG 
SG 

SG 

SG 
AD 

SG 

SG 

SG 

SG 

Definitive 

2015-Apr-01 

Provisional 

2015-Nov-25 

Germany 

Austria, Sweden, 
Bulgaria 
Italy 
Spain 
Spain, Italy, 
Bulgaria 

Provisional 

2015-Oct-06 

Provisional 

2015-Dec-10 

Definitive 
Definitive 

2015-Feb-19 
2015-May-29 

Definitive 

2015-May-02 

Provisional 
Definitive 

2015-Apr-18 
2015-Apr-07 

Provisional 

2015-Sep-28 

Definitive 

2015-Mar-13 

Definitive 

2015-Jan-21 

Definitive 

2015-Aug-17 

SG 

Definitive 

2015-Sep-07 

country 

Australia 
Australia 
Australia 
Brazil 
Brazil 

Brazil 

Brazil 

Brazil 

Brazil 

Brazil 

Brazil 

Chile 

China 

Costa Rica 
Ecuador 

Egypt 

Egypt 
India 

India 

India 

Indonesia 

Indonesia 

Indonesia 

1 
2 
3 
4 
5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 
15 

16 

17 
18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

1 SFG measures have effects erga omnes. References made to particular EU exporting countries, to the effects of this 
table,  correspond  to  EU  exporting  countries  at  the  moment  of  the  initiation  of  the  investigation.  However,  SFG 
measures apply to all the 28 EU Member States. 
2  In  AD  proceedings  it  may  happen  that  the  proceeding  was  initiated  against  one  EU  Member  State.  It  may  also 
happen  that  the  proceeding  was  initiated  against  all  the  28  EU  Member  States  but  some  are  not  indicated  as  they 
were not exporting Member States at the moment of the initiation of the investigation. 

28 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
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25 
26 
27 

28 

29 
30 

31 

32 

33 

34 

35 
36 

37 

Malaysia 

Mexico 
Mexico 
Mexico 

Morocco 

Morocco 
Philippines 

Hot-rolled steel plate of iron 
or non-alloy steel and 

Hot rolled steel coils 
Carbon steel tubes 
Stranded wire ropes & cables 

Cold rolled steel sheets and 
plated or coated sheets 

Insulin 
Newsprint 

South Africa 

Frozen chicken 

Turkey 

Turkey 

Turkey 

United States 
United States 

Zambia 

Hot rolled flat steel 

Laminated flooring 

wall paper 

Corrosion resistant steel 
Uncoated paper 
Flat rolled products of iron, 
non-alloy steel, trailers and 
semi-trailers 

SG 

AD 
AD 
AD 

SG 

AD 
SG 

AD 

AD 

AD 

SG 

AS 
AD 

SG 

Definitive 

2015-Jul-02 

Definitive 
Provisional 
Provisional 

2015-Dec-23  Germany, France 
2015-Jul-14 
2015-Aug-07 

Spain 
Spain, Portugal 

Definitive 

2015-Sep-07 

Definitive 
Definitive 

2015-Feb-03 
2015-May-13 

Definitive 

2015-Feb-27 

Provisional 

2015-Aug-28 

Definitive 

2015-Jun-13 

Definitive 

2015-Aug-06 

Provisional 
Provisional 

2015-Nov-6 
2015-Aug-20 

Germany, 
Netherlands, 
United Kingdom 
France, Slovakia, 
Romania 

Germany 
Belgium, 
Germany, Italy, 
United Kingdom 
Italy 
Portugal 

Provisional 

2015-Jul-10 

United Kingdom 

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