WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/ADP/N/41/ZAF
16 October 1998
(98-3993)
Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices Original:  English
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT UNDER
ARTICLE 16.4 OF THE AGREEMENT
SOUTH AFRICA
Reproduced herewith is the semi-annual report for the period 1 January-30 June 1998 from
South Africa.G/ADP/N/41/ZAF
Page 2Reporting Country:  SOUTH AFRICA
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF ANTI-DUMPING ACTIONS
For the period 1 January-30 June 1998
FINAL MEASURES NO FINAL MEASURES
Country/
Customs
territoryProduct Initiation* Provisional
measures/
determinationsDefinitive duty Price
undertakingNo
dumpingNo injury Case
withdrawnOther Trade
volume**Dumped
imports as %
of domestic
consumption% of trade
volume
investigated (of
the exporting
country)Basis for
determination
123 4 5 6 7 8 91 0 1 1 1 21 3 1 4
Date Date,
dumping marginDate, dumping
marginDate, dumping
marginDate Date Date Date
Australia Domestic
ClothingDryers18/10/96 (R) 07/03/97
No duty05/06/98 N/A 0 0 HM
Austria Glass
Microspheres23/05/97 29/08/97
33.2%27/02/98
33.2%1,539,258
/kg47.56% 92.82% HM
Paperboard 27/03/97 31/10/97
No duty
Belgium Glass
Microspheres23/05/97 29/08/97
No duty27/02/98
No duty1,539,258
/kg47.56% 92.82% HM
Syringes 24/12/97
Needles 16/01/98
Uncoated
Woodfree
Paper12/07/96 18/07/97
6.14% - 26.4%13/02/98
9.9% - 26%16,089
tonnes10% N/A HM Brazil
Uncoated
Woodfree A4paper24/04/98
China Stainless Steel
Hollowware21/11/97 22/04/98
3,330c/kg to
3,376c/kgG/ADP/N/41/ZAF
Page 312 3 4 56 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4
Float and
Drawn Glass 05/06/98
Underwear 18/10/96 (R) 21/02/97
67%08/05/98
67%N/A 0 0 HM
Tyres 24/01/97 16/01/98China
(Cont'd)
Blankets 08/04/98
Tyres 24/01/97 20/03/98
52.5% Chinese
TaipeiStainless Steel
Hollowware21/11/97 22/04/98
2 136c/kg to
3 416c/kg
France Circuit
Breakers24/12/97 (C)
Paperboard 27/03/97 31/10/97
No duty
Syringes 24/12/97Germany
Needles 16/01/98
Stainless Steel
Hollowware21/11/97 22/04/98
2 906c/kg to3 491c/kgHong Kong,China
(exported
from) Blankets 08/04/98
Blankets 08/04/98 India
Float and
Drawn Glass05/06/98
Uncoated
WoodfreePaper12/07/96 18/07/97
20.59%13/02/98
20.5%16,089
tonnesN/A N/A
Uncoated
Woodfree A4Paper24/04/98Indonesia
Tyres 24/01/97 16/01/98
Syringes 24/12/97 Ireland
Needles 16/01/98
Israel Float and
Drawn Glass05/06/98
Italy Ceramic Tiles 25/10/96 03/12/97
7.37% to 13.6%26/06/98 N/A N/A N/A
Tyres 24/01/97 20/03/98
58.4%
Stainless Steel
Hollowware21/11/97 22/04/98
2 394c/kg to2 728c/kgKorea
Blankets 08/04/98G/ADP/N/41/ZAF
Page 412 3 4 56 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4
Malaysia Tyres 24/01/97 16/01/98
Mozambique Tyres 24/01/97 20/03/98
1 160c each
Paperboard 27/03/97 31/10/97
No dutyNetherlands
Rockwool 15/05/98
Poland Uncoated
WoodfreePaper12/07/96 18/07/97
8.92% - 15.5%13/02/98
8.92%-15.5%16,089
tonnes10% N/A
Tyres 24/01/97 16/01/98 Singapore
Float Glass 12/06/98(R)
Slovak
RepublicTyres 24/01/97 16/01/98
Paperboard 27/03/97 31/10/97
No duty
Syringes 24/12/97Spain
Needles 16/01/98
Sweden
(exported
fromUncoated
WoodfreePaper12/07/96 18/07/97
13.2%13/02/98
13.2%16,089
tonnes10% N/A
Thailand Float Glass 12/06/98(R)
Turkey Blankets 08/04/98
United
KingdomGlass
Microspheres23/05/97 29/08/97
12.1%27/02/98
No duty1,539,258
/kg47.56% 92.82% HM
United States Pol yethylene
Batter y
Separatin g
Material08/11/96 23/05/97
13.8%20/02/98 N/A 21% 100%
*The symbol (R) is used if an investigation is opened in the context of an existing anti-dumping measure, or after an allegatio n of a breach of an undertaking.
**Trade volume based on statistical data for the latest available calendar year prior to initiation.
The data on trade volume is provided for the total trade volume of the subject product from the country/customs territory under  investigation.
Percentage or amount per unit if appropriate.
CL -  Information not provided for reasons of confidentiality.
AC - Anti-circumventionn/a - Not available.
Basis for determination codes:
HM  -  Home market price OPT   -   Prices charged by other producer in third country
TM  -  Third country market price (specify country) OCT   -  Cost of other producer in third country
CV  -  Constructed value O        -  Other (Specify)
SP   -   Prices charged by same producer LDC   -  Treatment having regard to Article 13 of the Agreement and the Decisions of th e Committee.
OP   -  Prices charged by other producerG/ADP/N/41/ZAF
Page 5
DEFINITIVE DUTIES IN FORCE ON 30 JUNE 1998
COUNTRIES PRODUCT DATE OF
FINAL
FINDING
Austria Glass Microspheres 27/02/98
Australia Laundry Drying Machines 04/03/94
Belgium 6PPD 13/09/96
Brazil Suspension PVC 27/03/97
Uncoated Woodfree Paper 13/02/98
Canada Calcium Propionate 28/05/93
6PPD 13/09/96
China Hoes 12/11/92
Unbleached or bleached woven fabrics of polyester
staple fibres, plain weave, containing less than 85%
by mass of such fibres, mainly mixed or solely with
cotton, of a mass exceeding 90g/m2 but not exceeding
130g/m2 (excluding fabrics commonly known as
haircloth and fabrics stiffened with size or the like,commonly used as interlinings, and crêpe fabrics and
seersucker fabrics)28/02/92
Underwear 11/10/91
T-shirts, singlets and other vests, knitted or crocheted,
of cotton11/10/91
Acetaminophenol 20/08/93
Spades, Shovels, Rakes, Forks and Picks 02/12/93
Indigo Blue 16/05/97
PVC Pilchers 24/01/97
PTFE Tape 18/10/96
Towels and face cloths 28/02/92
PVC Film & Sheet 13/09/96
Aluminium Hollowware 07/02/97
Chinese Taipei Hydrogen Peroxide 05/07/96
Egypt Aluminium Hollowware 05/02/97G/ADP/N/41/ZAF
Page 6
COUNTRIES PRODUCTDATE OF
FINAL
FINDING
France PVC Film & Sheet 13/09/96
Suspension PVC 27/03/97
Automatic Circuit Breakers 08/08/97
Germany Self Copy Paper 22/07/94
Hong Kong, China PTFE Tape 18/10/96
Spades, Shovels, Rakes, Forks and Picks 02/12/93
PVC Pilches 24/01/97
Aluminium Hollowware 07/02/97
Indigo Blue 16/05/97
Hungary Aluminium Garden Furniture 15/04/89
India Acetaminophenol 20/08/93
Garden Picks 11/10/96
Hydrogen Peroxide 10/01/97
Amoxcillin & Ampicillin 26/09/97
Indonesia Uncoated Woodfree Paper 13/02/98
Italy Hydrogen Peroxide 05/07/96
Automatic Circuit Breakers 08/08/97
Netherlands Calcium Propionate (Review) 21/11/97
 Calcium Acetate (Review) 10/10/97
Poland Uncoated Woodfree Paper 13/02/98
Portugal Acrylic Fibre 24/12/97
Singapore Acetaminophenol 20/08/93
Flat Glass 12/11/93
Sweden Uncoated Woodfree Paper 13/02/98
Thailand Flat Glass 12/11/93
UK Carbonless Copy Paper 22/07/94
Suspension PVC 27/03/97
Glass Microspheres 27/02/98G/ADP/N/41/ZAF
Page 7
COUNTRIES PRODUCT DATE OF
FINAL
FINDING
United States Aldicarb 05/09/97
Suspension PVC 27/03/97
Roller Bearings 03/12/93
Calcium Propionate 28/05/93
Zimbabwe Aluminium Hollowware 07/02/97
2. PRICE UNDERTAKINGS
Nil.
__________