RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/SCM/N/12/CAN
12March 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-0884)
Original: English Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT UNDER
ARTICLE 25:11 OFTHE AGREEMENT
CANADA
Reproduced herewith isthesemi-annual report fortheperiod 1Julyto31December 1995
from Canada.
_______________Reporting Member: CanadaG/SCM/N/12/CAN
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SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OFCOUNTERVAILING DUTY ACTIONS
1July1995 to31December 1995
Country Product Initiation (1) Provisional
measures (2)Final measures Nofinalmeasures
Trade
volume (4)Subsidized
Imports
as%of
domestic
consumptionDefinitive
duty(3)Undertaking No
subsidyNo
injuryCase
withdrawn Other
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
European
UnionRefined sugar 17.03.95 07.07.95
134% (5)06.11.95
133% (6)14,863
MT*1.33%
United States Refined sugar 17.03.95 07.07.95 125,600
MT*
India Memorials 01.09.95
(R)21.12.95
Italy Drypasta 30.08.95 17.6million
kg**G/SCM/N/12/CAN
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NOTE TOTHE SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS SUBMITTED BYCANADA
UNDER ARTICLE 25.11 OFTHE AGREEMENT
(1) Thesymbol (R)isusedifaninvestigation isopened inthecontext ofareview ofanexisting
countervailing measure.
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 dataontradevolume forcolumns 11and12arenotavailable forinvestigations
ofexisting measures.
(2) Provisional measures apply fromthedateapreliminary determination ofsubsidizing ismade
uptotheconclusion oftheCanadian International Trade Tribunal 'sinquiry regarding injury caused
totheCanadian industry (maximum 120daysfromthenotice ofthepreliminary determination). The
estimated amount ofsubsidy isnormally expressed asanamount perunit.
(3) Either thedateofapositive injury finding, inacaseofaninvestigation, orthedateofthe
conclusion ofareview oftheamount ofsubsidy incases where there isanexisting Tribunal finding
ofinjury.
(4) Thetrade volume isbased onstatistical dataforthelatest available 12-month period prior to
initiation, unless itisotherwise specified.
* 01.01.94 to31.12.94 (Refined sugar, originating inorexported fromtheUnited States
andtheEuropean Union).
** 01.01.94 to31.12.94 (Drypasta, originating inorexported from Italy)
(5) Forrefined sugar originating inorexported from theEuropean Union, thetotalamount of
subsidy attributable tothevolume ofgoods exported toCanada, when allocated overthetotalexport
price ofallsubject goods shipped toCanada from theEuropean Union in1994 equals 134percent.
Thetotalamount ofprovisional dutytobecollected is56.34 ECU/100 KgfortheUnited Kingdom
and51.41 ECU/100 Kgforallother members oftheEuropean Union.
(6) Forrefined sugar originating inorexported from theEuropean Union, thetotalamount of
subsidy attributable tothevolume ofgoods exported toCanada, when allocated overthetotalexport
price ofallsubject goods shipped toCanada from theEuropean Union in1994 equals 133percent.
Thetotalamount ofcountervailing dutytobecollected is50.79 ECU/100 Kgforallmembers ofthe
European Union.
Confidential (CL): information provided totheauthorities onaconfidential basis orresults ofa
calculation which would disclose information provided onaconfidential basis.G/SCM/N/12/CAN
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REVOCATION OFCOUNTERVAILING MEASURES
1July1995 to31December 1995
Country Commodity DateofRevocation
Brazil Refill Paper 05.07.95
COUNTERVAILING DUTY MEASURES INFORCE ON31.12.95
Country Commodity DateofFinding
Denmark Canned Ham 07.08.84 (16.03.90) (21.03.95)
European Union Canned PorkBased
Luncheon Meat07.08.84 (16.03.90) (21.03.95)
Boneless Beef 25.07.86 (22.07.91)
Refined Sugar 06.11.95
India 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.