WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/ADP/N/47/VEN
11 May 1999
(99-1945)
Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices Original:  Spanish
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT UNDER
ARTICLE 16.4 OF THE AGREEMENT
VENEZUELA
Reproduced herewith is the semi-annual report for the period 1 July–31 December 1998 from
Venezuela.G/ADP/N/47/VEN
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Reporting Party:  Venezuela
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF ANTI-DUMPING ACTIONS
For the Period 1 July–31 December 1998
FINAL MEASURES NO FINAL MEASURES
Initiation*Provisional measures/
determinations Country/
customs
territoryProduct
Date Date, dumping margin1,
provisional dutyDate, dumping
margin1Date, dumping
margin1Date Date Date DateTrade
volume**Dumped
imports as %
of domestic
consumption% of trade
volume
investigated
(of the
exporting
country)Basis for
determi-
nation
1 2 3 4 5 6 789 1 0 1 11 2 1 31 4
United States Self-copy paper 02/12/97
Thailand Syringes with or
without needle04/12/97 Date 11/08/98
Dumping margin1 ml syringes, 33.78%3 ml syringes, 33.19%5 ml syringes, 12.93%10 ml syringes, 11.89%20 ml syringes, 12.37%Provisional duty 10.34%n.a. n.a. n.a.
Italy Syringes with or
without needle04/12/97 Date 11/08/98
Dumping margin1 ml syringes, 55.49%3 ml syringes, 33.33%5 ml syringes, 29.09%20 ml syringes, 21.83%Provisional duty 23.93%n.a. n.a. n.a.
Korea, Rep.
OfSyringes with or
without needle04/12/97 Date 11/08/98
Dumping margin1 ml syringes, 5.14%3 ml syringes, 3.47%10 ml syringes, 4.30%Provisional duty 3.58%n.a. n.a. n.a.
China, P.R.
ofFootwear 04/12/98
Russian
FederationHot-rolled flat
products of iron18/05/98 Date 21/08/98
Dumping margin 94.25%n.a. n.a. n.a. UND
SaudiG/ADP/N/47/VEN
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or steel Provisional duty 64.28% Arabia
Ukraine Hot-rolled flat
products of iron
or steel18/05/98 Date 21/08/98
Dumping margin 109.18%Provisional duty 80.50%n.a. n.a. n.a.
Kazakhstan Hot-rolled flat
products of iron
or steel18/05/98 Date 21/08/98
Dumping margin 125.58%Provisional duty 72.47%n.a. n.a. n.a.
Russian
FederationCold-rolled flat
products of iron
or steel15/10/98
Ukraine Cold-rolled flat
products of iron
or steel15/10/98
Kazakhstan Cold-rolled flat
products of iron
or steel15/10/98G/ADP/N/47/VEN
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VENEZUELA
ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES IN FORCE
Definitive Duties In Effect
(As at 31 December 1998)
Country/customs territory Product Date imposed
United States Crystal and high-impact polystyrene 9.03.94
China, P.R. of Men's and boys' blue jeans 3.02.95
China, P.R. of Women's and girls' blue jeans 3.02.95
China, P.R. of Padlocks 28.08.97
China, P.R. of Locks and bolts 28.08.97
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