RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/SCM/N/7/CAN
SCM/192/CAN
ORGANIZATION 19October 1995
(95-3131)
Original: English Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT UNDER
ARTICLE 25.11 OFTHE AGREEMENT
CANADA
Reproduced herewith istheSemi-Annual Report fortheperiod 1January to30June1995from
Canada.
Inviewofthedecision onAvoidance ofProcedural andInstitutional Duplication adopted by
theCommittee atitsmeeting on22February 1995 (SCM/191), thisreport isdeemed tobealsothe
Semi-Annual Report ofCanada totheTokyo Round Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing
Measures.
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SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OFCOUNTERVAILING DUTY ACTIONS
Fortheperiod 1January to30June1995
Country Product Initiation1Provisional
measures2Final measures
__________
Definitive Undertaking
duty3Nofinal measures
__________________________
No No Case Other
subsidy injury withdrawnTrade volume4Subsidized
imports as
%of
domestic
consumption
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
European
UnionRefined
sugar17.03.95 14,863 MT*
United
StatesRefined
sugar17.03.95 125,600 MT*
1 Thesymbol (R)isusedifaninvestigation isopened inthecontext ofareview ofanexisting countervailing measure.
2 Provisional measures apply fromthedateapreliminary determination ofsubsidizing ismade uptotheconclusion oftheCanadian International Trade
Tribunal 'senquiry regarding injury caused totheCanadian industry (maximum 120daysfrom thepreliminary determination date). Theestimated
amount ofsubsidy isnormally expressed asanamount perunit.
3 Either thedateofapositive injury finding, inacaseofaninvestigation, orthedateoftheconclusion ofareview oftheamount ofsubsidy incases
where there isanexisting Tribunal finding ofinjury.
4 Thetrade volume isbased onstatistical dataforthelatest available 12month period prior toinitiation, unless itisotherwise specified.
* 01.01.94 to31.12.94 (refined sugar, originating inorexported from theUnited States ofAmerica andtheEuropean Union).
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NOTE TOTHE SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS SUBMITTED BYCANADA
UNDER ARTICLE 2:16OFTHE AGREEMENT
Where aninvestigation isconducted inthecontext ofareview ofanexisting countervailing
dutymeasure, thedateofcompletion ofthereview isshown incolumn 5.Where thereview procedure
wasinitiated toallow Canadian authorities todetermine thecurrent amount ofsubsidy ontheimported
product, thatamount isexpressed inpercentage terms orasanabsolute amount. Inaddition, Canadian
authorities compile statistical dataconcerning tradevolume oftheimported product onlywhen reviewing
adetermination ofinjury inthecontext ofpossible revocation ofthecountervailing dutymeasure.
Asaresult, statistical dataontrade volume forcolumns 11and12arenotavailable forinvestigations
ofexisting measures.
REVOCATION OFCOUNTERVAILING MEASURES
1January 1995 -30June1995
Country Commodity DateofRevocation
Brazil Women 'sleather boots andshoes 02.05.95
COUNTERVAILING DUTY MEASURES
INFORCE ON30.06.95
Country Commodity DateofFinding
Brazil Refill paper 06.07.90
Denmark Canned ham 07.08.84 (16.03.90) (21.03.95)
European UnionCanned porkbased luncheon meat 07.08.84 (16.03.90) (21.03.95)
Boneless beef 25.07.86 (22.07.91)
India Black granite memorials 20.07.94
Netherlands Canned ham 07.08.84 (16.03.90) (21.03.95)
Note: Asubsequent dateisshown inbrackets iftheinjury finding wasreviewed andre-affirmed.