WORLD TRADE G/SCM/N/35/AUS
6March 1998
ORGANIZATION(98-0895)
Original: English Committee onSubsidies
andCountervailing Measures
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT UNDER
ARTICLE 25:11 OFTHE AGREEMENT
AUSTRALIA
Reproduced herewith isthesemi-annual report fortheperiod 1July-31 December 1997from
Australia.G/SCM/N/35/AUS
Page2Reporting Member: AUSTRALIA
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OFCOUNTERVAILING DUTY ACTIONS
Fortheperiod 1July-31 December 1997
FINAL MEASURES NOFINAL MEASURES
Country/
customs
territoryProduct Initiation Provisional
measuresDefinitive
DutyUndertaking No
subsidyNo
injuryCase
withdrawnOther Trade
volumeSubsidized
imports as%of
domestic
consumption
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Date Date,
amount of
subsidyDate,
amount of
subsidyDate,
amount of
subsidyDate Date Date Date
South
AfricaTubeless Steel
Demountable
Rims14.07.97 22.10.97
Exports not
subsidized
Cementitious
Access Floor
Panels (R)23.12.97
(R) Areview ofanexisting measure toascertain whether thelevels ofthatmeasure needadjusting.G/SCM/N/35/AUS
Page3COUNTERVAILING DUTIES
Applicable asat31December 1997
Country/customs territory Commodity Dateduties imposed Datelastreviewed Datecurrent review initiated
France Brandy 27.02.95 05.06.95
Glace cherries 08.04.97 23.10.96
Greece Canned Peaches 19.02.97 19.02.97
Italy Glace cherries 08.04.97 23.10.96
Canned tomatoes 29.04.92 06.09.96
South Africa Formulated Trifluralin 13.04.94
Cementitious access
(steel/concrete) floor panels01.12.93 23.12.97
REVOCATIONS/EXPIRY OFCOUNTERVAILING DUTIES
Made during theperiod 1July-31 December 1997
Country/customs territory Commodity Daterevoked/expired
Nil
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