WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/L/267
5 November 1998
(98-4314)
REPORT (1998) OF THE COMMITTEE ON
SUBSIDIES AND COUNTERVAILING MEASURES
I. ORGANIZATION OF THE WORK OF THE COMMITTEE
1. The Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (hereinafter "the Agreement")
entered into force on 1 January 1995.  All Members of the WTO are ipso facto  members of the
Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures established under the Agreement.
2. Observer governments in the General Council have Observer status in the Committee.  With
respect to international intergovernmental organiza tions, the International Monetary Fund and the World
Bank have regular observer status pursuant to ag reements between the WTO and those organizations.
At its regular meeting in May 1997, the Committee granted regular observer status to UNCTAD and the
FAO on the basis that there would be reciprocity with respect to documents, proceedings and other
aspects of observership.  At its regular meeting in October 1998, the Committee decided to (a) invite the
OECD to attend meetings on an ad hoc basis, and (b) grant the OECD full access to documents, subject
to objection by a Member in a particular case.  Fi nally, the Committee decided at its regular meeting in
October 1997 to invite the ACP Group to attend its m eetings on an ad hoc basis pending the outcome of
horizontal consultations with respect to the ACP Group's requests for observership in various WTO
bodies.
3. This Report focuses on the period since the Comm ittee's last annual report (G/L/201), that is,
25 October 1997 – 2 November 1998 (herei nafter "the review period").  During the review period, the
Committee held four meetings.  Regular meetings of the Committee were held on 23-24 April 1998 and2 November 1998 (G/SCM/M/16 and G/SCM/M/18).  Sp ecial meetings of the Committee were held on
8 May 1998 to elect a new Member to the Perm anent Group of Experts (G/SCM/M/17) and on
2 November 1998 to review 1995 new and fu ll subsidy notifications (G/SCM/M/19).
4. As of the beginning of the review period, Mr . Gilles Gauthier (Canada) was Chairman, and
Mr. José Luis Pérez Gabilondo (Argentina) was Vice-Chairperson of the Committee.  The Committee at
its regular meeting in April 1998 elected Mr. Carl os Antonio da Rocha Paranhos (Brazil) as its
Chairman and Ms. Laurence Wiedmer (Switzerland) as its Vice-Chairman. Pursuant to the Committee's
Rules of Procedure, they took o ffice at the end of that meeting.
II. PERMANENT GROUP OF EXPERTS
5. The Committee is required by Article 24.3 of the Agreement to establish a Permanent Group of
Experts ("PGE").  The tasks assigned to the PGE by  the Agreement are to provide assistance to a Panel,
on request, with regard to whether a measure is  a prohibited subsidy; to provide Members with
confidential advisory opinions on the nature of any subsidy proposed to be introduced or currently
maintained by that Member; and to provide the Co mmittee with advisory opinions on the existence andG/L/267
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nature of any subsidy.   As of the beginning of  the period under review, the members of the Permanent
Group of Experts were: Mr. Seung-Wh a Chang, Mr. Gary Horlick, Mr. A.V. Ganesan, Mr. Akira Kotera
and Mr. Robert Martin.  At a special meeting in May 1998, the Committee elected
Professor Flores Junior of Brazil to replace Mr. Chang, whose term of office had expired.
III. INFORMAL GROUP OF EXPERTS
6. Annex IV of the Agreement provides guidance re garding the calculation of the total ad valorem
subsidization of a product for the purposes of determin ing whether there exists a presumption of serious
prejudice under Article 6.1(a) of the Agreement.  Note 62 to Annex IV of the Agreement provides that
"[a]n understanding among Members should be developed, as necessary, on matters which are not
specified in this Annex or which need further clarification for the purposes of paragraph 1(a) of
Article 6."  The Committee at its meeting of 13 June 1995 created an Informal Group of Experts to
examine such matters and to report to the Committee such recommendations as the Group considers
could assist the Committee in the development of  an understanding among Members, as necessary,
regarding such matters.
7. The Informal Group on 25 July 1997 circulated a report, including 21 recommendations, to the
Committee (G/SCM/W/415). The Committee gave the report preliminary consideration at its regular
meeting in October 1997. The Committee held inform al consultations in January 1998 at which the
Informal Group responded to questions from Members of the Committee (written questions from
Members and answers provided by the Informal  Group may be found in doc uments G/SCM/W/416 and
Suppls.1 & 2), and the Informal Group circulated a revised report in light of comments received
(G/SCM/W/415/Rev.1).  At its regular meeting in April 1998, the Committee took note of the report as
further revised (G/SCM/W/415/Rev.2), as well as of the statements of Members of the Committee
regarding the report.  The Committee further request ed the Informal Group to continue its work with
respect to issues it had identified as unresolved.
IV. NOTIFICATION OF SUBSIDIES
8. New and full notifications.  Pursuant to Artic le 25.1 of the Agreement and Article XVI:1 of
GATT 1994, all Members of the Committee were required to submit a new and full notification of
subsidies to the Committee by 30 June 1998.  As  of 2 November 1998, only ten of 117 WTO Members1
had notified subsidies pursuant to Article 25 of  the Agreement and Article XVI of GATT 1994.  In
addition, seven Members had notified that they maintain no subsidies notifiable pursuant to these
provisions.  These notifications may be found in document series G/ SCM/N/38/... .  One hundred
Members had submitted no notification as of the close of the period covered by this Report.  A table
indicating the status of subsidy notifications  is reproduced in Annex A to this Report.
9. At its April 1998 meeting, the Committee approved a procedure for the review of 1998 new and
full notifications (G/SCM/18).  Under this procedure.  the notifications are to be reviewed in three
special meetings to be held in conjunction with  the regular meetings of the Committee in fall 1998,
spring 1999 and fall 1999, on the basis of an exchange of written questions and answers prior to the
meeting in question, to be ci rculated in the G/SCM/Q2/ … series.
10. 1996 and 1997 updating notifications.  Article 25.1 of the Agreement requires that updating
notifications be submitted by 30 June 1996 and 30 June 1997.  As of 2 November 1998, 48 updating
notifications for 1996 and 34 updating notifications for 1997 had been received2.  These notifications
                                                     
1The EC is counted as one Member.
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may be found in document series  G/SCM/N/16/... and G/SCM/N/25... See Anne xes B and C.  The
Committee at its regular meetings in April and November 1998 continued its review of 1996 updating
notifications and began its review of 1997 updating notifications.
11. Requests Under Article 25.8 and 25.10.  At the regular meeting in April 1998, the Committee
considered requests for information by the EC to Japan (G/SCM/Q2/JPN/14) and the United States
(G/SCM/Q2/USA/11) pursuant to Article 25.10 of the Agreement.  The Committee also further
considered a request by the United States to the EC pursuant to Article 25.8 of the Agreement and the
EC's reply thereto (G /SCM/Q2/EEC/13 and 14).
V. NON-ACTIONABLE SUBSIDIES
12. Article 8.3 of the Agreement provides that a subsidy programme for which non-actionability is
invoked pursuant to Article 8.2 shall be notified to the Committee in advance of its implementation.  A
format for initial notifications may be found in document G/SCM/14, while a format for updating
notifications may be found in document G/SCM/13.  At its April 1998 meeting, the Committee adopted
Procedures for Arbitration Under Article 8.5 of the Agreement (G/SCM/19).  In addition, a requestpursuant to paragraph 13 of those Procedures, for nomin ations to the Indicative List of qualified persons
to serve as arbitrators, was circulated to Me mbers (G/SCM/20).  As of 2 November, eighteen
nominations had been received from five Members pur suant to this paragraph; these nominations may
be found in G/SCM/21 and Add.1 and 2.  The Committ ee approved the nominations found in document
G/SCM/21 and agreed to consider th e other nominations at its next regular meeting.  Also as of that
date, no notifications have been received pursuant to Article 8.3 of the Agreement.
VI. NOTIFICATION AND EXAMINATION OF COUNTERVAILING DUTY LAWS
AND/OR REGULATIONS
13. The Committee decided in its special meeting of 22 February 1995 that all Members which had
new or existing legislation and/or regulations whic h apply in whole or in part to countervailing duty
investigations or reviews covered by the Agreemen t would notify the full and integrated text of the
legislation and/or regulations to the Committee by 15 March 1995.  If such legislation and/or regulations
did not exist or were not yet available, the Memb er would inform the Committee of this fact.  The
Committee also decided that Observer governments should provide the Committee the text of their laws
and regulations regarding countervailing duties.
14. As of 2 November 1998, 78 Members3 had notified the Committee of their domestic
countervailing duty legislation or made communicati ons in this respect to the Committee (G/SCM/N/1
and addenda).  39 Members had not, as yet, made no tifications under Article 32.6 of the Agreement.  A
table indicating the status of these notifications is reproduced in Annex D to this Report.  No observer
has notified its domestic legislation the Committee pursuant to the Committee's decision of
22 February 1995 (G/SCM/M/1, p. 3).
15. During the review period, the Committee reviewed the notifications regarding countervailing
duty legislation by the following Members: Brazil,  Bulgaria, Canada, Chad, Costa Rica, Ecuador, EC,
Haiti, Israel, Japan, Korea, Macau, Mongolia, Panama , Poland, Qatar, Singapore, and the United States.
Written questions and answers regarding these revi ews may be found in documents of the G/SCM/Q1…
series.
                                                     
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16. During the review period, the Committee undertook fu rther review of notifications of legislation
previously reviewed, pursuant to procedures adopte d by the Committee at its joint special meeting with
the Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices in April 1996.  Written questions and answers concerning
the notifications of the following Members were cons idered by the Committee: Brazil, Peru, EC, Israel,
Singapore and Thailand.
VII. SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS ON COUNTERVAILING ACTIONS
17. Notifications for 1 July - 31 December 1997.  As of 2 November 1998, nine Members had
notified actions taken during the period 1 July-31 December 1997.  49 Members had notified the
Committee that they had not taken any countervailin g duty action during this period.  The remaining
Members had not submitted a notification.  The semi-annual reports were circulated in document seriesG/SCM/N/35.  The status of semi-annual reports is set out in Annex E.
18. Notifications for 1 January - 30 June 1998.   As of 2 November 1998, seven Members had
notified actions taken during the period 1 January-30 June 1998. 42 Members had notified the
Committee that they had not taken any countervailin g duty action during this period.  The remaining
Members had not submitted a notification.  The semi-annual reports were circulated in document series
G/SCM/N/40 The status of  semi-annual reports is set out in Annex E.
19. A table summarising notifications of new count ervailing duty actions taken by Members during
the period 1 July 1997-30 June 1998 is reproduced in Annex F to this Report.
VIII. REPORTS ON ALL PRELIMINARY OR FINAL COUNTERVAILING DUTY
ACTIONS
20. Pursuant to Article 25.11 of the Agreement, Members are to report without delay to the
Committee all preliminary and final countervailing acti ons taken.  Guidelines for the information to be
contained in these reports are set forth in G/SCM/3.  As of 2 November 1998, reports of preliminary and
final countervailing actions had been received durin g the review period from Argentina, Australia, the
EC, Mexico, New Zealand, and the United States (G/SCM/N/39, 41, 42, 43 and 44). The Committee
reviewed the notifications of preliminary and fina l actions at its regular meetings in April and
November 1998.
IX. OTHER MATTERS DISCUSSED BY THE COMMITTEE
21. Members in Annex VII.  At the Committee's regular meeting in November 1998, the Chairman
informed the Committee that, according to the most recent data from the World Bank, the 1997 GNP per
capita per annum of two additional Members identified  in Annex VII(b) of the Agreement (Egypt and
Indonesia) exceeded US$1,000.
22. Review of the operation of Articles 6.1, 8 and 9.  At its April 1998 meeting, the Committee
authorized the Chairman to begin informal consulta tions regarding procedures for the review of the
operation of Articles 6.1, 8 and 9 of the Agreement as en visioned in Article 31 of the Agreement.  At the
Committee's November 1998 meeting, the Chairman reported that he had held informal consultations
with some delegations and indicated that he would continue the consultation process.G/L/267
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23. Other issues.  During the period of review, th e Committee also considered the following issues:
- Recent international financial commitme nts by certain WTO Members – Aspects
relevant to the Agreement;
- Peru – Implementation of Article 14.
24. Other business. During the period of review, the following items were raised under the agenda
item "Other business":
- Graduation from Annex VII – Statement by the Philippines;- United States – Countervailing duty petition regarding live cattle from Canada:
Statement by Canada.G/L/267
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ANNEX A
1998 NEW AND FULL SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS
(G/SCM/N/38/...)
Member Member Member Member
Angola None Belgium X Jamaica None Qatar None
Antigua & Barbuda None Denmark X Japan X Romania None
Argentina X Finland X Kenya None Rwanda None
Australia None France X Korea X St. Kitts & Nevis N
Bahrain None Germany X Kuwait None St. Lucia None
Bangladesh None Greece X Lesotho None St. Vincent &
GrenadinesNone
Barbados None Ireland X Liechtenstein N Senegal None
Belize None Italy X Macau None Sierra Leone None
Benin N Luxembourg X Madagascar None Singapore None
Bolivia None Netherlands X Malawi None Slovak Republic None
Botswana None Portugal X Malaysia None Slovenia None
Brazil None Spain X Maldives None Solomon Islands None
Brunei Darussalam None Sweden X Mali None South Africa None
Bulgaria None United Kingdom X Malta None Sri Lanka None
Burkina Faso None Ecuador None Mauritania None Suriname None
Burundi None Egypt None Mauritius None Swaziland None
Cameroon None El Salvador None Mexico X Switzerland X
Canada None Fiji None Mongolia None Tanzania None
Central African Rep. None Gabon None Morocco None Thailand None
Chad None Gambia None Mozambique None Togo None
Chile X Ghana None Myanmar None Trinidad & Tobago None
Colombia None Grenada None Namibia None Tunisia None
Congo None Guatemala None New Zealand N Turkey X
Congo, Democratic
Republic of theNone Guinea Bissau None Nicaragua None Uganda None
Costa Rica None Guinea, Rep. of None Niger None United Arab Emirates None
Côte d'Ivoire None Guyana None Nigeria None United States X
Cuba None Haiti None Norway X Uruguay None
Cyprus None Honduras None Pakistan None Venezuela None
Czech Republic None Hong Kong, China N Panama None Zambia None
Djibouti None Hungary None Papua New Guinea None Zimbabwe N
Dominica None Iceland None Paraguay N
Dominican Rep. None India None Peru None
EC X Indonesia None Philippines None
Austria X Israel None Poland None
"N" means that the Member has indicated that it maintains no notifiable subsidies.
"X" means that the Member notified subsidies."None" means that no notification was submitted.G/L/267
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ANNEX B
1996 UPDATING SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS
(G/SCM/N/16/...)
Member Member Member Member
Angola None Belgium X Jamaica None Qatar None
Antigua & Barbuda X Denmark X Japan X Romania X
Argentina None Finland X Kenya None Rwanda None
Australia X France X Korea X St. Kitts & Nevis None
Bahrain X Germany X Kuwait None St. Lucia None
Bangladesh None  Greece X Lesotho None St. Vincent &
GrenadinesNone
Barbados None Ireland X Liechtenstein X Senegal X
Belize None Italy X Macau X Sierra Leone None
Benin None Luxembourg X Madagascar None Singapore X
Bolivia X Netherlands X Malawi None Slovak Republic None
Botswana None Portugal X Malaysia None Slovenia X
Brazil X Spain X Maldives None Solomon Islands None
Brunei Darussalam X Sweden X Mali None South Africa X
Bulgaria X United Kingdom X Malta None Sri Lanka None
Burkina Faso X Ecuador None Mauritania None Suriname None
Burundi None Egypt None Mauritius None Swaziland None
Cameroon X El Salvador None Mexico X Switzerland X
Canada X Fiji X Mongolia None Tanzania None
Central African R. None Gabon None Morocco None Thailand X
Chad None Gambia X Mozambique None Togo None
Chile X Ghana None Myanmar None Trinidad & Tobago None
Colombia X Grenada None Namibia None Tunisia X
Congo None Guatemala None New Zealand X Turkey X
Congo, Democratic
Republic of theNone Guinea Bissau None Nicaragua None Uganda None
Costa Rica X Guinea, Rep. of None Niger None United Arab
EmiratesX
Côte d'Ivoire X Guyana None Nigeria X United States X
Cuba X Haiti None Norway X Uruguay X
Cyprus X Honduras None Pakistan None Venezuela None
Czech Republic X Hong Kong, China X Panama None Zambia X
Djibouti None Hungary None Papua New Guinea None Zimbabwe X
Dominica None Iceland X Paraguay None
Dominican Rep. None India None Peru None
EC X Indonesia X Philippines X
Austria X Israel X Poland X
"X" means that the Member notified subsidies or that it maintains no notifiable subsidies.
"None" means that no notification was submitted.G/L/267
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ANNEX C
1997 UPDATING SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS
(G/SCM/N/25/...)
Member Member Member Member
Angola None Belgium X Jamaica None Qatar None
Antigua & Barbuda None Denmark X Japan X Romania None
Argentina None Finland X Kenya None Rwanda None
Australia X France X Korea X St. Kitts & Nevis None
Bahrain X Germany X Kuwait None St. Lucia None
Bangladesh None  Greece X Lesotho None St. Vincent &
GrenadinesNone
Barbados None Ireland X Liechtenstein X Senegal X
Belize None Italy X Macau X Sierra Leone None
Benin None Luxembourg X Madagascar None Singapore X
Bolivia X Netherlands X Malawi None Slovak Republic None
Botswana None Portugal X Malaysia None Slovenia X
Brazil None Spain X Maldives None Solomon Islands None
Brunei Darussalam None Sweden X Mali None South Africa X
Bulgaria None United Kingdom X Malta None Sri Lanka None
Burkina Faso X Ecuador None Mauritania None Suriname None
Burundi None Egypt None Mauritius None Swaziland None
Cameroon None El Salvador None Mexico X Switzerland X
Canada X Fiji None Mongolia None Tanzania None
Central African R. None Gabon None Morocco None Thailand X
Chad None Gambia X Mozambique None Togo None
Chile X Ghana None Myanmar None Trinidad & Tobago None
Colombia X Grenada None Namibia None Tunisia X
Congo None Guatemala None New Zealand X Turkey X
Congo, Democratic
Republic of theNone Guinea Bissau None Nicaragua None Uganda None
Costa Rica X Guinea, Rep. of None Niger None United Arab
EmiratesX
Côte d'Ivoire X Guyana None Nigeria None United States X
Cuba X Haiti None Norway X Uruguay X
Cyprus None Honduras None Pakistan None Venezuela None
Czech Republic None Hong Kong, China X Panama None Zambia None
Djibouti None Hungary None Papua New Guinea None Zimbabwe X
Dominica None Iceland None Paraguay None
Dominican Rep. None India None Peru None
EC X Indonesia None Philippines X
Austria X Israel None Poland X
"X" means that the Member notified subsidies or that it maintains no notifiable subsidies.
"None" means that no notification was submitted.G/L/267
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ANNEX D
COUNTERVAILING DUTY LEGISLATION NOTIFICATIONS
MEMBER/OBSERVER NOTIFICATION PROVIDED
Angola None
Antigua and Barbuda None
Argentina G/SCM/N/1 /ARG/1 + Suppl.1
Australia G/SCM/N/1/AUS/2
Bahrain None
Bangladesh None
Barbados G/SCM/N/1/BRB/1
Belize None
Benin G/SCM/N/1/BEN/1
Bolivia G/SCM/N/1/ BOL/1 + Suppl.1
Botswana None
Brazil G/SCM/N/1/BRA/2
Brunei Darussalam G/SCM/N/1/BRN/1
Bulgaria G/SCM/N/1/BGR/1
Burkina Faso None
Burundi None
Cameroon None
Canada G/SCM/N/1/CAN/3
Central African Republic None
Chad G/SCM/N/1/TCD/1
Chile G/SCM/N/1/CHL/1
Colombia G/SCM/N/1/COL/1
Congo None
Congo, Democratic Republic of the None
Costa Rica G/SCM/N/ 1/CRI/1 + Suppl.1
Côte d'Ivoire None
Cuba G/SCM/N/1/ CUB/1 + Suppl.1
Cyprus G/SCM/ N/1/CYP/2
Czech Republic G/ SCM/N/1/CZE/1G/L/267
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MEMBER/OBSERVER NOTIFICATION PROVIDED
Djibouti None
Dominica None
Dominican Republic G/SCM/N/1/DOM/1
Ecuador G/SCM/N/1/ ECU/1 + Suppl. 1
European Communities G/SCM/N/1/EEC/2
Egypt G/SCM/N/1/EGY/1
El Salvador G/ SCM/N/1/SLV/1
Fiji G/SCM/N/1/FJI/2
Gabon None
Gambia None
Ghana None
Grenada None
Guatemala G/SCM/N/1/GTM/2
Guinea Bissau None
Guinea, Rep.of G/ SCM/N/1/ GIN/1
Guyana None
Haiti G/SCM/N/1/HTI/1
Honduras G/SCM/N/1/HND/2
Hong Kong, China G/SCM/N/1/HKG/1
Hungary G/SCM/N/1/HUN/1
Iceland G/SCM/N/1/ISL/1
India G/SCM/N/1/IND/2 + Corr.1 + Suppl.1
Indonesia G/SCM/N/1/IDN/2
Israel G/SCM/N/1/ISR/2
Jamaica G/SCM/N/1/JAM/1
Japan G/SCM/N/1/JPN/2 + Corr.1 & 2 + Suppl.1 & 2
Kenya G/SCM/N/1/KEN/1
Korea G/SCM/N/1/KOR/3
Kuwait None
Lesotho None
Liechtenstein G/SCM/N/1/LIE/1
Macau G/SCM/N/1/MAC/1G/L/267
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MEMBER/OBSERVER NOTIFICATION PROVIDED
Madagascar None
Malawi G/SCM/N/1/MWI/1
Malaysia G/SCM/N/1/MYS/1
Maldives G/SCM/N/1/MDV/1
Mali None
Malta G/SCM/N/1/MLT/1
Mauritania None
Mauritius G/SCM/N/1MUS/2
Mexico G/SCM/N/1/MEX/1 + Corr.1
Mongolia G/SCM/N/ 1/MNG/1 + Corr.1
Morocco G/SCM/N/1/MAR/1
Mozambique None
Myanmar None
Namibia G/SCM/N/1/NAM/1
New Zealand G/SCM/N/1/NZL/2
Nicaragua G/SCM/N/1/NIC/1
Niger None
Nigeria None
Norway G/SCM/N/1/NOR/3
Pakistan G/SCM/N/1/PAK/1
Panama G/SCM/N/1/PAN/1
Papua New Guinea None
Paraguay G/SCM/N/1/PRY/2 + Corr.1
Peru G/SCM/N/1/ PER/1 + Corr.1 + Suppl.1 & 2
Philippines G/SCM/N/1/PHL/1
Poland G/SCM/N/1/POL/2
Qatar G/SCM/N/1/QAT/1
Romania G/SCM/N/1/ROM/1
Rwanda None
Saint Kitts & Nevis None
Saint Lucia G/SCM/N/1/LCA/1
Saint Vincent & Grenadines NoneG/L/267
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MEMBER/OBSERVER NOTIFICATION PROVIDED
Senegal G/SCM/N/1/SEN/1
Sierra Leone None
Singapore G/SCM/N/1/SGP/2 + Suppl. 1
Slovak Republic G/ SCM/N/1/SVK/1
Slovenia G/SCM/N/1/SVN/1
Solomon Islands None
South Africa G/ SCM/N/1/ZAF/1
Sri Lanka G/SCM/N/1/LKA/1
Suriname G/SCM/N/1/SUR/1
Swaziland None
Switzerland G/SCM/N/1/CHE/1
Tanzania None
Thailand G/SCM/N/1/THA/3
Togo None
Trinidad and Toba go G/SCM/N/1/TTO/1
Tunisia G/SCM/N/1/TUN/1
Turkey G/SCM/N/1/TUR/2
Uganda G/SCM/N/1/UGA/2
United Arab Emirates G/SCM/N/1/ARE/1
United States G/SCM/ N/1/USA/1 + Corr.1 + Suppls.1, 2 & 3
Uruguay G/SCM/N/1/URY/1
Venezuela G/SCM/N/1/VEN/1 + Suppl.1 & 2
Zambia G/SCM/N/1/ZMB/1
Zimbabwe G/SCM/N/1/ZWE/2
"None" means no notification provided.G/L/267
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ANNEX E
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS
Key:  X = Semi-annual report of actions taken submitted
N = Report of no actions taken submittednot applicable = obligation did not apply to Member for that period
None = No report submitted
MEMBER 1 July-31 December 1997 1 January-30 June 1998
Angola None None
Antigua and Barbuda None None
Argentina X X
Australia X X
Bahrain N N
Bangladesh None None
Barbados None X
Belize None None
Benin None None
Bolivia N None
Botswana None None
Brazil N N
Brunei Darussalam N None
Bulgaria N N
Burkina Faso None None
Burundi None None
Cameroon None None
Canada X N
Central African Republic None None
Chad None None
Chile N N
Colombia N N
Congo None None
Congo, Democratic
Republic of theNone None
Costa Rica N None
Côte d'Ivoire None NoneG/L/267
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MEMBER 1 July-31 December 1997 1 January-30 June 1998
Cuba N N
Cyprus N N
Czech Republic N N
Djibouti None None
Dominica None None
Dominican Republic N N
European Communities4XX
Ecuador N N
Egypt None N
El Salvador N N
Fiji N N
Gabon None None
Gambia None None
Ghana None None
Grenada None None
Guatemala N N
Guinea Bissau None None
Guinea, Republic of None None
Guyana None None
Haiti None None
Honduras N N
Hong Kong, China N N
Hungary N N
Iceland N N
India N N
Indonesia N N
Israel N N
Jamaica None None
Japan N N
Kenya None None
Korea N N
                                                     
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MEMBER 1 July-31 December 1997 1 January-30 June 1998
Kuwait None None
Lesotho None None
Liechtenstein N N
Macau N None
Madagascar None None
Malawi None None
Malaysia N N
Maldives None None
Mali None None
Malta N N
Mauritania None None
Mauritius None None
Mexico X X
Mongolia N None
Morocco None None
Mozambique None None
Myanmar None None
Namibia None None
New Zealand X X
Nicaragua None None
Niger None None
Nigeria None None
Norway N N
Pakistan N None
Panama N N
Papua New Guinea None None
Paraguay N None
Peru X X
Philippines N N
Poland N N
Qatar None None
Romania N NG/L/267
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MEMBER 1 July-31 December 1997 1 January-30 June 1998
Rwanda None N
Saint Kitts & Nevis None N
Saint Lucia None None
Saint Vincent &
GrenadinesNone None
Senegal None None
Sierra Leone None None
Singapore N N
Slovak Republic N None
Slovenia N N
Solomon Islands None None
South Africa X N
Sri Lanka N N
Suriname None None
Swaziland None None
Switzerland N N
Tanzania None None
Thailand N N
Togo None None
Trinidad and Tobago N None
Tunisia N None
Turkey N N
Uganda N None
United Arab Emirates None None
United States X X
Uruguay N None
Venezuela N N
Zambia N N
Zimbabwe N NoneG/L/267
Page 17ANNEX F
Summary of Countervailing Duty Actions
(1 July 1997-30 June 1998)
Initiation Provisional
Measures
(negative preliminary determinations not
included)Definitive
DutiesPrice
UndertakingsMeasures
in force on
30 June 1998
(definitive
duties and
price
undertakings)
No. Countries1 involved No. Countries involved No. Countries involved No. Countries involved
ARGENTINA
0 1 EEC (1) 0 0 1
AUSTRALIA
1Z A F  ( 1 ) 0 0 0 6
BRAZIL
0000 6
CANADA
0000 5
EEC
8 CHT (1) IND (4) PER (1) 1 IND (1) 1 NOR (1) 1 NOR (1) 2
KOR (2)G/L/267
Page 18Initiation Provisional
Measures
(negative preliminary determinations not
included)Definitive
DutiesPrice
UndertakingsMeasures
in force on
30 June 1998
(definitive
duties and
price
undertakings)
No. Countries1 involved No. Countries involved No. Countries involved No. Countries involved
MEXICO
01 G R C  ( 1 ) 00 1 1
NEW ZEALAND
1 EEC (1) 0 1 EEC (1) 0 3
PERU
1 BRA (1) 0 0 0 0
UNITED STATES
8 BEL (1) CHL (1) DNK (1) 5 CAN (1) DEU (1) ITA (1) 0 0 57
IDN (1) ITA (2) KOR (1) TTO (1) VEN (1)
ZAF (1)
VENEZUELA
0000 3G/L/267
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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS USED IN ANNEX F
AFG AFGHANISTAN
ALB ALBANIA
DZA ALGERIA
ATG ANTIGUA AND
      BARBUDAARG ARGENTINA
ARM ARMENIA
AUS AUSTRALIAAUT AUSTRIA
AZE AZERBAIJAN
BHS BAHAMASBHR BAHRAIN
BGD BANGLADESH
BRB BARBADOSBLR BELARUS
BEL BELGIUM
BLZ BELIZEBEN BENIN
BMU BERMUDA
BOL BOLIVIABIH BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
BWA BOTSWANA
BRA BRAZILBRN BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
BGR BULGARIA
BFA BURKINA FASOBUR BURUNDI
CMR CAMEROON
CAN CANADACAF CENTRAL AFRICAN
      REPUBLIC
TCD CHADCHL CHILE
CHN CHINA
CHT CHINESE TAIPEICOG CONGO, REPUBLIC
COL COLOMBIA
CRI COSTA RICACIV COTE D'IVOIRE
HRV CROATIA
CUB CUBACYP CYPRUS
CZE CZECH REPUBLIC
DNK DENMARKDJI DJIBOUTI
DMA DOMINICA
DOM DOMINICAN REPUBLICDRC DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
  OF THE CONGO
EEC EUROPEAN COMMUNITYECU ECUADOR
EGY EGYPT
SLV EL SALVADOREST ESTONIA
FJI FIJI
FIN FINLANDFRA FRANCE
GAB GABON
GMB GAMBIA
GEO GEORGIA
DEU GERMANYGHA GHANA
GRC GREECE
GRD GRENADAGTM GUATEMALA
GNB GUINEA-BISSAU
GIN GUINEA, REP. OFGUY GUYANA
HTI HAITI
HND HONDURASHKG HONG KONG, CHINA
HUN HUNGARY
ISL ICELANDIND INDIA
IDN INDONESIA
IRN IRANIRQ IRAQ
IRL IRELAND
ISR ISRAELITA ITALY
JAM JAMAICA
JPN JAPANJOR JORDAN
KAZ KAZAKHSTAN
KEN KENYAKOR KOREA
KWT KUWAIT
KGZ KYRGYZSTANLVA LATVIA
LBN LEBANON
LSO LESOTHOLIE LIECHTENSTEIN
LTU LITHUANIA
LUX LUXEMBOURGMAC MACAU
MDG MADAGASCAR
MWI MALAWIMYS MALAYSIA
MDV MALDIVES
MLI MALIMLT MALTA
MRT MAURITANIA
MUS MAURITIUSMEX MEXICO
MDA MOLDOVA, REP. OF
MNG MONGOLIAMAR MOROCCO
MOZ MOZAMBIQUE
NAM NAMIBIANLD NETHERLANDS
NZL NEW ZEALAND
NIC NICARAGUANER NIGER
NGA NIGERIA
NOR NORWAY
OMN OMAN
PAK PAKISTANPAN PANAMA
PNG PAPUA NEW GUINEA
PRY PARAGUAYPER PERU
PHL PHILIPPINES
POL POLANDPRT PORTUGAL
PRI PUERTO RICO
QUT QATARROM ROMANIA
RUS RUSSIAN FEDERATION
RWA RWANDAKNA SAINT KITTS & NEVIS
LCA SAINT LUCIA
SAU SAUDI ARABIASEN SENEGAL
SYC SEYCHELLES
SLE SIERRA LEONESGP SINGAPORE
SVK SLOVAK REPUBLIC
SVN SLOVENIAZAF SOUTH AFRICA
ESP SPAIN
LKA SRI LANKAVCT SAINT VINCENT & 
     GRENADINES
SDN SUDAN
SUR SURINAME
SWE SWEDEN
CHE SWITZERLANDTJK TAJIKISTAN
TZA TANZANIA
THA THAILANDTGO TOGO
TTO TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
TUN TUNISIATUR TURKEY
TKM TURKMENISTAN
UGA UGANDAUKR UKRAINE
ARE UNITED ARAB
EMIRATES
GBR UNITED KINGDOM
USA UNITED STATES
URY URUGUAYUZB UZBEKISTAN
VUT VANUATU
VEN VENEZUELAVNM VIET NAM
ZMB ZAMBIA
ZWE ZIMBABWE
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