WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/L/341
5 November 1999
(99-4789)
REPORT (1999) OF THE COMMITTEE ON
SUBSIDIES AND COUNTERVAILING MEASURES
I. ORGANIZATION OF THE WORK OF THE COMMITTEE
1. This Report focuses on the period since the Committee's last annual report (G/L/267), that is,
3 November 1998–2 November 1999 (hereinafter "the review period").  During the review period, theCommittee held four meetings.  Regular meetings of the Committee were held on 3 May 1999
(G/SCM/M/20) and 1-2 November 1999 (G/SCM/M/22).  Special meetings of the Committee were
held on 4 May 1999 (G/SCM/M/21) and on 1-2 November 1999 (G/SCM/M/23), to review 1998 new
and full subsidy notifications.  Pursuant to the Committee’s decisions at its regular meeting in
October 1998, the OECD and the ACP Group were invited on an ad hoc basis to attend thesemeetings.
2. As of the beginning of the review period, Mr. Carlos Antonio da Rocha Paranhos (Brazil) was
Chair, and Ms. Laurence Wiedmer (Switzerland) was Vice Chair, of the Committee.  At its regular
meeting in May 1999, the Committee elected Mr. Jan Söderberg (Sweden) as Chair, and
Mr. Piotr Derwich (Poland) as Vice Chair.  Pursuant to the Committee's Rules of Procedure, they tookoffice at the end of that meeting.
II. PERMANENT GROUP OF EXPERTS
3. The Committee is required by Article 24.3 of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing
Measures 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 theCommittee with advisory opinions on the existence and nature of any subsidy.   As of the beginning
of the period under review, the members of the Permanent Group of Experts were: Mr. A.V. Ganesan,
Mr. Gary Horlick, Professor R.G.  Flores Junior, Mr. Akira Kotera and Mr. Robert Martin.  At its
regular meeting in May 1999, the Committee elected Mr. Marco Bronckers to replace Mr. Kotera,
whose term of office had expired.
III. INFORMAL GROUP OF EXPERTS
4. Annex IV of the Agreement provides guidance regarding the calculation of the total
ad valorem subsidization of a product for the purposes of determining 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.G/L/341
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5. At its regular meeting in April 1998, in the absence of a consensus to adopt the report, the
Committee took note of the report of the Informal Group of Experts (G/SCM/W/415/Rev.2), as well
as of the statements of Members of the Committee regarding the report, and requested the Informal
Group to continue its work with respect to issues it had identified as unresolved.  Pursuant to this
request, the Group continued to meet, and submitted a supplemental report to the Committee(G/SCM/W/415/Rev.2/Suppl.1).  At its November 1999 regular meeting, the Committee, following the
earlier approach, took note of the supplemental report.   The Committee expressed its appreciation for the
work of the Informal Group of Experts.
IV. NOTIFICATION OF SUBSIDIES
6. New and full notifications.  Pursuant to Article 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 1999, only 24 of 119 WTO
Members1 had notified subsidies pursuant to Article 25 of the Agreement and Article XVI of
GATT 1994.  In addition, 13 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/... . Eighty-
two 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.
7. In accordance with the procedure agreed by the Committee for review of the 1998 new and
full notifications (G/SCM/18), the Committee held two special meetings (in May and
November 1999) in conjunction with its May and November 1999 regular meetings.  In accordance
with the approved procedure, the notifications circulated in all three working languages at least
19 weeks before the special meetings were reviewed at those meetings, on the basis of an exchange of
written questions and answers prior to the meeting in question, to be circulated in the G/SCM/Q2/ …
series.   As of the end of the review period, the Committee had reviewed the notifications of
Argentina; Benin; Canada; Chile; Costa Rica; Dominica; Ecuador; Egypt; the European Communities;
Gambia; Ghana; Guatemala; Hong Kong, China; Iceland; India; Japan; Korea; Latvia; Liechtenstein;
Mexico; Namibia; New Zealand; Norway; Panama; Paraguay; Poland; Qatar; St. Kitts & Nevis;
Singapore; Slovenia; Switzerland; Thailand; Turkey; United States; and Zimbabwe.  The notificationsof Cyprus and Macau were received too late to be reviewed at the November 1999 special meeting,
and the agreed procedure does not provide for any further meetings after the November 1999 special
meeting for the review of 1998 new and full notifi cations. To complete the review of 1998 new and
full notifications (including any that may be received in the future), the Committee decided at its
November 1999 special meeting to conduct future review sessions for such notifications at its regularmeetings, subject to the same timing and procedures  as were followed for the special meetings held
for this purpose.
8. 1997 and 1999 updating notifications.  Article 25.1 of the Agreement requires that updating
notifications be submitted by 30 June 1997, and 30 June 1999.  As of 2 November 1999, 38 updating
notifications for 1997 and 16 updating notifications for 1999 had been received2.  These notifications
may be found in document series G/SCM/N/25... an d G/SCM/N/48…  See Annexes B and C.  The
Committee at its regular meetings in May and November 1999 continued its review of 1997 updating
notifications and began its review of 1999 updating notifications.
9. Other subsidy notifications.  During the review period, the Committee continued its review of
1995 new and full notifications and 1996 updating notifications, as new such notifications were
received.
                                                     
1The EC is counted as one Member.
2The EC is counted as one Member.G/L/341
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10. Frequency of Article 25 subsidy notific ations – Communication from the European
Communities.  At its regular meeting in May 1999, the Committee considered a communication from
the European Community (G/SCM/W/421) proposing that new and full notifications be made
biennially rather than triennially, and that updating notifications be eliminated.  At that meeting, the
Committee authorized the Chairman to undertake informal consultations on the proposal.  Duringinformal consultations, the Committee requested the Secretariat to prepare a paper regarding
compliance with the annual notification obligations under Article 25.  This paper (G/SCM/23), and
the communication from the European Community, were discussed at the Committee’s
November 1999 regular meeting, and alternative proposals were made.  The Committee will continue
to consider these proposals.
V. NON-ACTIONABLE SUBSIDIES
11. Pursuant to paragraph 13 of the Procedures for Arbitration Under Article 8.5 of the
Agreement (G/SCM/19), the Secretariat has established an Indicative List of qualified persons to
serve as arbitrators.  At its May 1999 regular meeting, the Committee approved for inclusion in the
Indicative List nominations from Korea and the European Communities which had been circulated in
documents G/SCM/21/Adds. 1, 2 and 3.  The Indicat ive List can be found in document G/SCM/24.
VI. REVIEW OF THE OPERATION OF ARTICLES 6.1, 8 AND 9
12. Under Article 31 of the Agreement, the Committee is required, not later than 180 days before
the end of their five-year period of provisional application, to review the operation of the provisions
of Articles 6.1, 8 and 9, with a view to determining whether to extend their application for a further
period, as presently drafted or in modified form.  At its May 1999 regular meeting, the Committee
authorized the Chairman to begin the review proc ess on the basis of informal consultations of the
Committee.  The provisions will remain in force until the end of the five-year period, and any decision
to extend their application, either as presently drafted or in modified form, would need to be taken by
the Committee by 31 December 1999.  The Committee held informal consultations on this issue on
14 June, 21 July and 7 October 1999, and discussed the review at its November 1999 regular meeting.
No consensus to extend the provisions was reached at that meeting.  The Chairman indicated that hemay call a special meeting of the Committee before 31 December 1999 if appropriate.
VII. REVIEW OF THE OPERATION OF ARTICLE 27.6
13. Article 27.6 of the Agreement contains a provision for determining whether a developing
country Member has reached export competitiveness in a product.  Article 27.6 also requires the
Committee to review the operation of this provision five years from the date of entry into force of the
WTO Agreement.  The Committee considered this issue at its November 1999 regular meeting, and
decided to revert to it at future meetings.
VIII.  NOTIFICATION AND EXAMINATION OF COUNTERVAILING DUTY LAWS
AND/OR REGULATIONS
14. Pursuant to Article 32.6 and in accordance with a decision by the Committee, as of
2 November 1999, 81 Members
3 had notified the Committee of their domestic countervailing duty
legislation or made communications in this respect to the Committee (G/SCM/N/1 and addenda).
Thirty-eight Members had not, as yet, made notifications under Article 32.6 of the Agreement.  Atable indicating the status of these notifications is reproduced in Annex D  to this Report.
                                                     
3The EC is counted as one Member.G/L/341
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15. During the review period, the Committee reviewed the notifications regarding countervailing
duty legislation by the following Members:  Argentina, Australia, Dominica, Egypt, European
Communities, Fiji, Ghana, Indonesia, Jamaica, Latvia, Maldives, Trinidad & Tobago, and the
United States.  Written questions and answers regarding these reviews may be found in documents of
the G/SCM/Q1… series.
16. During the review period, the Committee undertook further review of notifications of
legislation previously reviewed, in particular that of  Argentina, pursuant to procedures adopted by the
Committee at its joint special meeting with the Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices in April 1996.
IX. SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS ON COUNTERVAILING ACTIONS
17. Notifications for 1 July - 31 December 1998.  As of 2 November 1999, seven Members had
notified actions taken during the period 1 July -31 December 1998.  Fifty-six Members had notified
the Committee that they had not taken any countervailing duty action during this period.  Theremaining Members had not submitted a notification.  These semi-annual reports were circulated in
document series G/SCM/N/47.  The status of semi-annual reports is set out in Annex  E.
18. Notifications for 1 January - 30 June 1999.   As of 2 November 1998, seven Members had
notified actions taken during the period 1 January-30 June 1999.  Forty-one Members had notified the
Committee that they had not taken any countervailing duty action during this period.  The remainingMembers had not submitted a notification.  These semi-annual reports were circulated in document
series G/SCM/N/52.  The status of semi-annual reports is set out in Annex  E.
19. A table summarising notifications of new countervailing duty actions taken by Members
during the period 1 July 1998-30 June 1999 is reproduced in Annex F to this Report.
X. 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 actions taken.  Guidelines for the information to
be contained in these reports are set forth in G/SCM/3.  As of 2 November 1999, reports of
preliminary and final countervailing actions had been received during the review period fromAustralia, the European Communities, Mexico, and the United States (G/SCM/N/45, 46, 49, 50, 51,
53, and 54). The Committee reviewed the notifications of preliminary and final actions at its regular
meetings in May and November 1999.
XI. OTHER MATTERS DISCUSSED BY THE COMMITTEE
21. Other issues.  During the period of review, the Committee also considered the following
issues:
- United States – Countervailing duty investigations concerning imports of cut-
to-length carbon steel plate from France and Italy – Request from the
European Communities.
- Compliance with Article 25 notification requirements – Request from the
European Communities.G/L/341
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22. Other business. During the period of review, the following items were raised under the agenda
item “Other business”:
- Chairman’s report to the Chairman of the Council for Trade in Goods 
concerning the work of the Committee since its 1998 annual report – 
Statement by the Chairman.
- Canada – Countervailing duty investigat ion concerning hot-rolled carbon steel
plate – Requests from Indonesia and Thailand.
- European Community – Countervailing duty investigation concerning
polyethylene teraphthalate (PET) – Request from ThailandG/L/341
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ANNEX A
1998 NEW AND FULL SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS
(G/SCM/N/38/...)
Member Member Member Member
Angola None Denmark X Japan X Qatar N
Antigua & Barbuda None Finland X Kenya None Romania None
Argentina X France X Korea X Rwanda None
Australia None Germany X Kyrgyz Republic1None St. Kitts & Nevis N
Bahrain None Greece X Kuwait None St. Lucia None
Bangladesh None Ireland X Latvia X St. Vincent &
GrenadinesNone
Barbados None Italy X Lesotho None Senegal None
Belize None Luxembourg X Liechtenstein N Sierra Leone None
Benin N Netherlands X Macau N Singapore    X
Bolivia None Portugal X Madagascar None Slovak Republic None
Botswana None Spain X Malawi None Slovenia X
Brazil None Sweden X Malaysia None Solomon Islands None
Brunei Darussalam None United Kingdom X Maldives None South Africa None
Bulgaria None Ecuador N Mali None Sri Lanka None
Burkina Faso None Egypt X Malta None Suriname None
Burundi None El Salvador None Mauritania None Swaziland None
Cameroon None Fiji None Mauritius None Switzerland X
Canada X Gabon None Mexico X Tanzania None
Central African Rep. None Gambia X Mongolia None Thailand X
Chad None Ghana N Morocco None Togo None
Chile X Grenada None Mozambique None Trinidad & Tobago None
Colombia None Guatemala N Myanmar None Tunisia None
Congo None Guinea Bissau None Namibia X Turkey X
Congo, Democratic
Republic of theNone Guinea, Rep. of None New Zealand N Uganda None
Costa Rica X Guyana None Nicaragua None United Arab Emirates None
Côte d'Ivoire None Haiti None Niger None United States X
Cuba None Honduras None Nigeria None Uruguay None
Cyprus X Hong Kong, China N Norway X Venezuela None
Czech Republic None Hungary None Pakistan None Zambia None
Djibouti None Iceland X Panama X Zimbabwe N
Dominica N India X Papua New Guinea None
Dominican Rep. None Indonesia None Paraguay N
EC X Israel None Peru None
Austria X Jamaica None Philippines None
Belgium X Poland X
"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.
1Became a Member on 20 December 1998.G/L/341
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ANNEX B
1999 UPDATING SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS
(G/SCM/N/48/...)
Member Member Member Member
Angola None Denmark None Japan X Qatar None
Antigua & Barbuda None Finland X Kenya None Romania None
Argentina X France None Korea X Rwanda None
Australia None Germany None Kyrgyz Republic None St. Kitts & Nevis None
Bahrain None Greece None Kuwait None St. Lucia None
Bangladesh None Ireland X Latvia None St. Vincent &
GrenadinesNone
Barbados None Italy None Lesotho None Senegal None
Belize None Luxembourg X Liechtenstein N Sierra Leone None
Benin None Netherlands X Macau N Singapore N
Bolivia None Portugal X Madagascar None Slovak Republic None
Botswana None Spain None Malawi None Slovenia None
Brazil None Sweden X Malaysia None Solomon Islands None
Brunei Darussalam None United Kingdom None Maldives None South Africa None
Bulgaria None Ecuador None Mali None Sri Lanka None
Burkina Faso None Egypt None Malta None Suriname None
Burundi None El Salvador None Mauritania None Swaziland None
Cameroon None Fiji None Mauritius None Switzerland X
Canada None Gabon None Mexico None Tanzania None
Central African Rep. None Gambia X Mongolia None Thailand None
Chad None Ghana None Morocco None Togo None
Chile X Grenada None Mozambique None Trinidad & Tobago None
Colombia None Guatemala N Myanmar None Tunisia None
Congo None Guinea Bissau None Namibia X Turkey X
Congo, Democratic
Republic of theNone Guinea, Rep. of None New Zealand None Uganda None
Costa Rica None Guyana None Nicaragua None United Arab Emirates None
Côte d'Ivoire None Haiti None Niger None United States None
Cuba None Honduras None Nigeria None Uruguay None
Cyprus None Hong Kong, China N Norway N Venezuela None
Czech Republic None Hungary None Pakistan None Zambia None
Djibouti None Iceland X Panama None Zimbabwe None
Dominica None India None Papua New Guinea None
Dominican Rep. None Indonesia None Paraguay None
EC X Israel None Peru None
Austria X Jamaica None Philippines None
Belgium 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/341
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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 N Senegal X
Belize None Italy X Macau N Sierra Leone None
Benin None Luxembourg X Madagascar None Singapore X
Bolivia N 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 N 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 X Tunisia X
Congo None Guatemala N New Zealand N 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
EmiratesN
Côte d'Ivoire X Guyana None Nigeria None United States X
Cuba N Haiti None Norway X Uruguay X
Cyprus X 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 X Paraguay None
Dominican Rep. None India None Peru None
EC X Indonesia None Philippines X
Austria X Israel None Poland X
"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/341
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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/A RG/1 + Suppl.1, 2, 3 &
Suppl.3/Corr.1
Australia G/SCM/N/ 1/AUS/2 + Suppl.1
Bahrain G/SCM/N/1/BHR/2
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/2G/L/341
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MEMBER/OBSERVER NOTIFICATION PROVIDED
Czech Republic G/ SCM/N/1/CZE/1
Djibouti None
Dominica G/SCM/N/1/DMA/1
Dominican Republic G/SCM/N/1/DOM/1
Ecuador G/SCM/N/1/ ECU/1 + Suppl. 1 + Suppl.1/Corr. 1
European Communities G/SCM/N/1/EEC/2 + Suppl. 1 + Suppl. 1/Corr.1
& Suppl. 2
Egypt G/SCM/N/1/EGY/2/Rev.1
El Salvador G/ SCM/N/1/SLV/1
Fiji G/SCM/N/1/FJI/2
Gabon None
Gambia None
Ghana G/SCM/N/1/GHA/1
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 & 2
Indonesia G/SCM/N/1/IDN/2 + Suppl.1
Israel G/SCM/N/1/ISR/2
Jamaica G/SCM/N/1/JAM/2
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
Kyrgyz Rep. G/ SCM/N/1/KGZ/1G/L/341
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MEMBER/OBSERVER NOTIFICATION PROVIDED
Latvia G/SCM/N/1/LVA/1 + Corr. 1
Lesotho None
Liechtenstein G/SCM/N/1/LIE/1
Macau G/SCM/N/1/MAC/1
Madagascar None
Malawi G/SCM/N/1/MWI/1
Malaysia G/SCM/N/1/MYS/1
Maldives G/SCM/N/1/MDV/2
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 + Suppl. 1 + Suppl.1/Corr.1,
+ Suppl. 2 + Suppl.2/Corr.1
Philippines G/SCM/N/1/PHL/1
Poland G/SCM/N/1/POL/2
Qatar G/SCM/N/1/QAT/1G/L/341
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MEMBER/OBSERVER NOTIFICATION PROVIDED
Romania G/SCM/N/1/ROM/1
Rwanda None
Saint Kitts & Nevis None
Saint Lucia G/SCM/N/1/LCA/1
Saint Vincent & Grenadines None
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 G/SCM/N/1/SWZ/1
Switzerland G/SCM/N/1/CHE/1
Tanzania None
Thailand G/SCM/N/1/THA/3
Togo None
Trinidad and Tobago G/SC M/N/1/TTO/1 + Suppl. 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/SC M/N/1/USA/1 + Co rr.1 + Suppl.1,2,3,4+5
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 that no notification was submitted.G/L/341
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ANNEX E
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS
Key:  X = Semi-annual report of actions taken submitted
N = Report of no actions taken submitted
not applicable = Obligation did not apply to Member for that period
None = No report submitted
MEMBER 1 July-31 December 1998 1 January-30 June 1999
Angola None None
Antigua and Barbuda None None
Argentina X N1
Australia N1N1
Bahrain N None
Bangladesh None None
Barbados X None
Belize None None
Benin None None
Bolivia N None
Botswana None None
Brazil N1N
Brunei Darussalam N None
Bulgaria N N
Burkina Faso None None
Burundi None None
Cameroon None None
Canada N1X
Central African Republic None None
Chad None None
Chile N N
Colombia N None
Congo None NoneG/L/341
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MEMBER 1 July-31 December 1998 1 January-30 June 1999
Congo, Democratic
Republic of theNone None
Costa Rica N N
Côte d'Ivoire None None
Cuba N None
Cyprus N None
Czech Republic N N
Djibouti None None
Dominica None None
Dominican Republic N N
European Communities2XX
Ecuador N None
Egypt X X
El Salvador N N
Fiji N N
Gabon None None
Gambia N None
Ghana N None
Grenada None None
Guatemala N N
Guinea Bissau None None
Guinea, Republic of None None
Guyana None None
Haiti None None
Honduras N None
Hong Kong, China N N
Hungary N N
Iceland N N
India N N
Indonesia N N
Israel N N
Jamaica None NoneG/L/341
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MEMBER 1 July-31 December 1998 1 January-30 June 1999
Japan N N
Kenya None None
Korea N N
Kuwait None None
Kyrgyz Republic not applicable N
Latvia N N
Lesotho None None
Liechtenstein N N
Macau N N
Madagascar None None
Malawi None None
Malaysia N None
Maldives N None
Mali None None
Malta N N
Mauritania None None
Mauritius None None
Mexico X N1
Mongolia None None
Morocco None N
Mozambique None None
Myanmar None None
Namibia N None
New Zealand N1N1
Nicaragua None None
Niger None None
Nigeria None None
Norway N N
Pakistan None None
Panama N N
Papua New Guinea None None
Paraguay N NoneG/L/341
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MEMBER 1 July-31 December 1998 1 January-30 June 1999
Peru X X
Philippines N N
Poland N N
Qatar N N
Romania N N
Rwanda None None
Saint Kitts & Nevis None None
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 N X
Sri Lanka X N
Suriname None None
Swaziland None None
Switzerland N N
Tanzania None None
Thailand N None
Togo None None
Trinidad and Tobago N N
Tunisia N N
Turkey N N
Uganda None None
United Arab Emirates N None
United States X XG/L/341
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MEMBER 1 July-31 December 1998 1 January-30 June 1999
Uruguay N N
Venezuela N1X
Zambia N None
Zimbabwe N None
                                                     
1 Notified measures in force as at the end of the reporting period.
2 The EC is counted as one Member.G/L/341
Page 18ANNEX F
Summary of Countervailing Duty Actions
(1 July 1998-30 June 1999)
Initiation Provisional
Measures
(negative preliminary determinations not
included)Definitive
DutiesPrice
UndertakingsMeasures
in force on
30 June 1999
(definitive
duties and
price
undertakings)
No. Countries1 involved No. Countries involved No. Countries involved No. Countries involved
ARGENTINA
0 0 2 EEC(2) 0 3
AUSTRALIA
0000 5
BRAZIL
0000 6
CANADA
0000 5
EEC
16 AUS(1) CHT (2) KOR (2) 5 IND (3) KOR (2) 2 IND(2) 0 7
SGP (1) MYS (1) ZAF (1)
PHL (1) SAU (1) THA (2)
IDN (1) IND (3)G/L/341
Page 19Initiation Provisional
Measures
(negative preliminary determinations not
included)Definitive
DutiesPrice
UndertakingsMeasures
in force on
30 June 1999
(definitive
duties and
price
undertakings)
No. Countries involved No. Countries involved No. Countries involved No. Countries involved
EGYPT
4 FRA(1) ITA(1) ESP(1) 0 0*
OTHER
EEC(1)
MEXICO
0000 1 1
NEW ZEALAND
0000 3
PERU
0000 0
SOUTH AFRICA
3I N D ( 3 ) 0 0 0 *
UNITED STATES
16 BRA(2) CAN(1) FRA(2) 7 BEL(1) BRA(1) FRA(1) 7 BEL(1) FRA(1) ITA(3) 0 61
FYR(1) IDN(2) IND(2) ITA(2) KOR(1) ZAF(1) KOR(1) ZAF(1)
ITA(2) KOR(2) THA(1)
VEN(1)
* No list of measures has been provided.G/L/341
Page 20 Initiation Provisional
Measures
(negative preliminary determinations not
included)Definitive
DutiesPrice
UndertakingsMeasures
in force on
30 June 1999
(definitive
duties and
price
undertakings)
No. Countries1 involved No. Countries involved No. Countries involved No. Countries involved
VENEZUELA
1C H L ( 1 ) 0 0 0 3G/L/341
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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS USED IN ANNEX F
AFG AFGHANISTAN
ALB ALBANIA
DZA ALGERIA
ATG ANTIGUA AND      BARBUDA
ARG ARGENTINA
ARM ARMENIAAUS AUSTRALIA
AUT AUSTRIA
AZE AZERBAIJANBHS BAHAMAS
BHR BAHRAIN
BGD BANGLADESHBRB BARBADOS
BLR BELARUS
BEL BELGIUMBLZ BELIZE
BEN BENIN
BMU BERMUDABOL BOLIVIA
BIH BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
BWA BOTSWANABRA BRAZIL
BRN BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
BGR BULGARIABFA BURKINA FASO
BUR BURUNDI
CMR CAMEROONCAN CANADA
CAF CENTRAL AFRICAN
      REPUBLICTCD CHAD
CHL CHILE
CHN CHINACHT CHINESE TAIPEI
COG CONGO, REPUBLIC
COL COLOMBIACRI COSTA RICA
CIV COTE D'IVOIRE
HRV CROATIACUB CUBA
CYP CYPRUS
CZE CZECH REPUBLIC
DNK DENMARK
DJI DJIBOUTIDMA DOMINICA
DOM DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
DRC DEMOCRATICREPUBLIC
  OF THE CONGO
EEC EUROPEANCOMMUNITY
ECU ECUADOR
EGY EGYPTSLV EL SALVADOR
EST ESTONIA
FJI FIJIFIN FINLANDFRA FRANCE
FYR FORMER YUGOSLAV
REPUBLIC OF
MACEDONIA
GAB GABON
GMB GAMBIA
GEO GEORGIADEU GERMANY
GHA GHANA
GRC GREECEGRD GRENADA
GTM GUATEMALA
GNB GUINEA-BISSAUGIN GUINEA, REP. OF
GUY GUYANA
HTI HAITIHND HONDURAS
HKG HONG KONG, CHINA
HUN HUNGARYISL ICELAND
IND INDIA
IDN INDONESIAIRN IRAN
IRQ IRAQ
IRL IRELANDISR ISRAEL
ITA ITALY
JAM JAMAICAJPN JAPAN
JOR JORDAN
KAZ KAZAKSTANKEN KENYA
KOR KOREA
KWT KUWAITKGZ KYRGYZ REPUBLIC
LVA LATVIA
LBN LEBANONLSO LESOTHO
LIE LIECHTENSTEIN
LTU LITHUANIALUX LUXEMBOURG
MAC MACAU
MDG MADAGASCAR
MWI MALAWI
MYS MALAYSIAMDV MALDIVES
MLI MALI
MLT MALTAMRT MAURITANIA
MUS MAURITIUS
MEX MEXICOMDA MOLDOVA, REP. OF
MNG MONGOLIA
MAR MOROCCOMOZ MOZAMBIQUE
NAM NAMIBIA
NLD NETHERLANDSNZL NEW ZEALANDNIC NICARAGUA
NER NIGER
NGA NIGERIA
NOR NORWAYOMN OMAN
PAK PAKISTAN
PAN PANAMAPNG PAPUA NEW GUINEA
PRY PARAGUAY
PER PERUPHL PHILIPPINES
POL POLAND
PRT PORTUGALPRI PUERTO RICO
QUT QATAR
ROM ROMANIARUS RUSSIAN FEDERATION
RWA RWANDA
KNA SAINT KITTS & NEVISLCA SAINT LUCIA
SAU SAUDI ARABIA
SEN SENEGALSYC SEYCHELLES
SLE SIERRA LEONE
SGP SINGAPORESVK SLOVAK REPUBLIC
SVN SLOVENIA
ZAF SOUTH AFRICA
ESP SPAIN
LKA SRI LANKA
VCT SAINT VINCENT & 
     GRENADINES
SDN SUDAN
SUR SURINAMESWE SWEDEN
CHE SWITZERLAND
TJK TAJIKISTANTZA TANZANIA
THA THAILAND
TGO TOGOTTO TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
TUN TUNISIA
TUR 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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