WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/ADP/N/105/MEX
25 August 2003
(03-4398)
Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices Original:  Spanish
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT UNDER ARTICLE 16.4
OF THE AGREEMENT
MEXICO
Reproduced herewith is the semi-annual report for the period 1 January to 30 June 2003 from
Mexico.G/ADP/N/105/MEX
Page 2Reporting country:  MEXICO
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES
For the Period 1 January to 30 June 2003
FINAL MEASURES NO FINAL MEASURES
Country ProductDate of
initiation*Provisional
measures/
determinations Definitive dutyPrice
undertakingNo dumping No injuryCase
withdrawnOtherTrade
volume**Dumped
imports as %
of domestic
consumption% of trade
volume
investigat
ed (of the
exporting
country)Basis for
determi-
nation
Date Date, dumping
margin1Date, dumping
margin1Date,
dumping
margin1Date Date Date Date
12 34 56 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4
Colombia Ceramic and
porcelain
dishware and
loose articles21/01/02 17/09/02
Locería
Colombiana, S.A.
6.73%
Others 44.97%2,657,741 kg. 8.6% 0% HM and FA
Ecuador Ceramic and
porcelain
dishware and
loose articles21/01/02 17/09/02•2,226,868 kg. 4.6% 100% HM
Spain Glazed ceramic
floor and wall
tiles, square or
rectangular16/05/02 26/03/03•134,664,399
kg.4.5% 82.4%  HM and FA
Triple pressed
stearic acid11/06/03 4,867,719 kg. 39% 100% HM
Partially
hydrogenated
fatty acids06/06/03 900,992 kg. 52% 100% HM
Swine for
slaughter
(R)10/10/00 06/07/01
0.351 dl. x kg.23/05/
03189,799
head0.9% 91.9% Not
applicable
Ethylene glycol
monobutyl
ether (EGBE)14/12/01 19/07/02
50.42%10/06/03
32.56%4,498
tons34% 100%United States
Pork products 07/01/03 196,645 tons n/a 84%
Russian
FederationSeamless
carbon steel
tubing18/10/02 1,782 tons 7.9% 100%
                                                     
• No anti-dumping measures were imposed.G/ADP/N/105/MEX
Page 312 34 56 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4
Guatemala Standard tubing 24/08/01 13/03/02 13/01/03
25.87%10,489
tons5.4% 64%
Indonesia Ceramic and
porcelain
dishware and
loose articles21/01/02 17/09/02
182.05%1,374,231 kg. 4.4% 100%
China,
People's
Republic ofSteel chain with
welded links10/05/02 04/12/02
138.79%1,092 tons 33% 100% TM (Brazil)
China,
People's
Republic ofCarbon steel
connections for
butt welding,
measuring 0.5-
16 inches in
diameter14/04/03 294 tons 25% 100% TM (Italy)
China,
People's
Republic ofHigh carbon
ferro-
manganese08/05/02 14/02/03
41.76%12,985 tons 34% 100% TM (India)
China,
People's
Republic ofSodium
hexameta-
phosphate12/05/03 489,133 kg. 24% 100% TM (USA)
Romania Seamless
carbon steel
tubing18/10/02 159 tons 5.7% 100% TM (Italy)
Chinese
TaipeiStainless steel
seamed tubes14/05/02 15/01/03▪ 986 tons 15% 94.5% HM
Ukraine Ferro-silico-
manganese15/05/02 24/02/03
17.84%14,748 tons 21% 100% TM (India)G/ADP/N/105/MEX
Page 412 34 56 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4
Venezuela Collapsible
tubular
containers02/01/03 2.1 million
pieces23% 100% HM
* The symbol (R) is used if an investigation is opened in the context of a review of an existing anti-dumping measure, or in th e event of an allegation of a breach of an undertaking.
** Trade volume is based on statistical data for the latest available calendar year prior to initiation  Data on trade volume a re for the total trade volume of the products subject to the measure and from the
country or customs territory under investigation.  Expressed as a percentage or am ount per unit as appropriate.
*** Imports during the period under investigation as a percentage of domestic consumption during the same period.
CI = Confidential information.
n/a = Not available.
Basis for determination codes:
HM - Home market price
TM - Third country market price (specify country)
FA - Facts AvailableCV - Constructed value
SP - Prices charged by same producer
OP - Prices charged by other producerOPT - Prices charged by other producer in third country
OCT - Costs of other producer in third country
O - Other basis (specify)LDC - Treatment having regard to Article 15 of the Agreement.G/ADP/N/105/MEX
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Reporting Country:  Mexico
ANNEX 1
ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES IN FORCE
For the Period 1 January to 30 June 2003
Country Product Date imposed
Synthetic rubber 27.05.96
Corrugated rods 11.08.00Brazil
Type 1 steel beams 02.10.02
Bulgaria Cold-rolled sheet 29.06.99
Footwear 27.05.97
Baby carriages 08.09.97
Furazolidone 23.10.97
Ceramic and porcelain dishware and loose
articles31.10.97
Malleable iron connections 28.07.98
Candles 20.08.98
Tools 14.11.98
Organic chemicals 14.11.98
Fluorite 11.05.99
Non-refillable pocket lighters, gas-fuelled 14.05.99
Bicycles 23.09.99
Bicycle inner tubes 23.09.99
Brass padlocks 23.09.99
Bicycle tyres 23.09.99
Made-up articles 18.10.99
Pencils 18.10.99
Textiles 19.10.99
Toys 25.11.99
Door knob locks 15.08.00
Electrical machines, appliances and
equipment and parts thereof15.12.00
Iron and steel valves 21.02.01
Galvanized hexagonal steel wire mesh 24.07.02China, People's Republic of
Trichloroisocyanuric acid 20.12.02
Baby carriages 08.09.97 Chinese Taipei
Textile polyester filament, textured 22.06.01
Denmark Parathion-methyl 31.05.00
European Community Crystal polystyrene 23.09.99
France USP-grade sorbitol 28.07.98
Guatemala Standard tubing 13.01.03
Hong-Kong Denim 11.08.00
India Bicycle tyres 07.12.00
Japan Seamless steel tubing 10.11.00
Kazakhstan Cold-rolled sheet 29.06.99
Short-fibre polyester 20.08.98 Korea
Textile polyester filament, textured 22.06.01G/ADP/N/105/MEX
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Country Product Date imposed
Netherlands Modified starch, cationic 29.07.98
Steel plate in coils 08.06.01
Cold-rolled sheet 29.06.99Russian Federation
Hot-rolled sheet 28.03.00
Hot-rolled sheet 28.03.00 Ukraine
Bars and rods of iron or non-alloy steel 18.09.00
Caustic soda 13.07.00
Ammonium sulphate 26.05.97
Corrugated rods 28.07.98
Bond paper, cut 28.10.98
Live bovine animals, bovine meat and edible
offals28.04.00
Long grain milled rice 05.06.02
Apples 12.08.02United States
Ethylene glycol  monobutyl ether 10.06.03
Venezuela Corrugated rods 28.07.98
ANNEX 2
REVOCATION OF ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES
For the Period 1 January to 30 June 2003
Country Product Date of revocation
Brazil Malleable iron connections with
and without metal covering21.02.03
United States Swine for slaughter 23.05.03
ANNEX 3
UNDERTAKINGS IN FORCE
For the Period 1 January to 30 June 2003
Country Product Date of undertaking
None None NoneG/ADP/N/105/MEX
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ANNEX 4
REVIEWS TO DETERMINE THE CONSEQUENCES OF ELIMINATING THE
COUNTERVAILING DUTY
For the Period 1 January to 30 June 2003
Country Product Initiation Final
Brazil Synthetic polybutadiene-styrene
rubber (SBR)04.03.02
Brazil Malleable iron connections with
and without metal covering23.04.02 21.02.03
China, People's
Republic ofBaby carriages 16.04.03
China, People's
Republic ofFurazolidone 05.06.03
China, People's
Republic ofCeramic and porcelain dishware
and loose articles03.01.03
Chinese Taipei Baby carriages 16.04.03
Russian Federation Steel plate in coils 25.10.01 11.06.03
United States Caustic soda 19.12.00 06.06.03
United States Ammonium sulphate 16.01.03
Ukraine Urea 04.04.03
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