GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE. English. Reproduced herewith is the semi-annual report submitted by the. Special Distribution.

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1 GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE RESTRICTED 24 April 1990 Special Distribution Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures Original: English SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS UNDER ARTICLE 2:16 OF THE AGREEMENT Addendum Reproduced herewith is the semi-annual report submitted by the United States

2 Page2 Reporting Party: United States Country Product Initia- Provisional Definitive Under- No No Case other Trade as % of tion measures duty takings subsidy injury withdrawn volume* domestic consumpamount of tion Carbon Steel 10/25/89 Pipe & Tube Carbon Steel Wire Rod 09/15/892/ 10/23/893/ Oil Country 12/29/89 Tubular Goods Textiles and Textile Products 11/01/894/ Agricultural 11/20/89 Tillage Tools Castor Oil 04/27/ %5/ Products 07/03/ %5/ 09/15/89 *Trade volume based on statistical data for latest available calendar year prior to initiation. (Where the subject merchandise falls within a "basket" tariff classification, the trade value for that basket category from the country concerned may be the only statistic available.) 1/ Percent or amount per unit, if appropriate. 2/ Notification of intention to revoke undertaking and terminate suspended investigation. 3/ Determination not to terminate undertaking or suspended investigation. 4/ Notification of intention to revoke countervailing duty order. 5/ Do minimis rate.

3 _ _--_ _-_ _- _ -_-_- _ _ -_ -_-_ -_-- Page3 Reporting Party: United states country Product Initiation Provisional measures Definitive duty Under- No No takings subsidy injury Case withdrawn Other Trade as % of volume* domestic consumption Fresh, Chilled & Frozen Pork 02/03/89 C$0.077/kg C$0.00/kg 05/08/89 07/24/ nil. lb. 3% Limousines 08/22/89 0% 10/25/ units Live Swine 09/20/89 New Steel Rail 10/21/ * % 03/02/89 08/03/89 $92.7 mil. Plastic Tubing Corrugators 12/05/89 Chile Standard Carnations Colombia Mini Carnations 04/27/88 10% 09/20/89 03/02/88 12/12/896/ 6/ Preliminary determination of compliance with terms of undertaking.

4 Page Reportig Party: United States other Trade as % of volums* domestic consumption Country Product Initiation measures duty Provisional Definitive SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OFCOUNTERVAILING DUTYACTIONS Under- no takings subsidy No injury Case withdrawn a Colombia Roses & 02/23/87 12/12/89/ 03/02/48 Other Cut Flowers Costa Cut Rica Flowers Costa Portland Rica Hydraulic Cemont 03/02/8 06/28/89 01/20/87 01/09/89 09/05/897/ 10/12/89 07/11/898/ EC Sugar 09/18/892/ EC sugar 08/22/89 India Certain Fasteners 09/05/s1 0/ 7/ Final determination of compliance with term of undertaking. 8/ Determination to terminate undertaking on basis that exporters accounting for substantially all of review period were not signatories to undertaking. Investigation resumed with bonds/deposits required at provisional rate of 15 percent. 9/Determination not to revoke countervailing duty order. 10/ Revocation of countervailing duty order on basis that parties are no longer interested in its continuation.

5 Page5 %D 4- Reporting Party: United States Country Product Initiation Provisional measures Definitive duty Under- No No takings subsidy injury Case withdrawn Other Trade an % of volume* domestic consumption India Iron-Metal 11/20/89 Castings Israel Fresh Cut Roses 10/20/ /13/ % 09/25/89 Israel Industrial Phosphoric Acid 09/20/89 Malaysia Steel wire Nails 04/18/89 0% 06/22/89 09/05/89 985, 025 lb. Bricks 11/09/894/ 12/27/89.11/ Carbon Black 11/09/894/ 12/27/8911/ Fabricated Automotive Glass 02/23/87 0% 03/02/89 0% 12/19/89 11/ Countervailing duty order revoked.

6 Page Reporting Party: United States Country Product Initia- Provisional Definitive Under- No No Case Other Trade as % of tion measures duty takings subsidy injury withdrawn volume* domestic (Data) consumpamount of tion _ _ _-_ _-_-_-_ Leather Wearing Apparel 05/20/ % 04/07/88 12/29/89 Lime 08/14/89 08/14/8912/ 08/14/894/ 11/30/8911/ Litharge, Rod Lead & Lead Stablizers 12/29/8913/ Polypropylene Film 12/07/892/ Porcelainon-Steel Cookware 01/31/ % 12/19/89 Portland Hydraulic Cement Clinker 10/25/89 12/ Preliminary "changed circumstances" determination that domestic industry would not be injured if countervailing duty order were revoked. 13/ Notification of intention to revoke in part countervailing duty order.

7 Page7. Reporting Party: United States Country Product Initiation Provisional measures Definitive duty Under- No takings subsidy No injury Case withdrawn other Trade as of volume* domestic consumption _ - - -_ Textile Hill Products 04/22/ % % 09/26/88 09/05/89 Textile Mill Products 12/27/8913/ Toy Balloons 11/30/894/ Nether- Standard 04/27/88 lands Chryanthemums % 10/30/89 New Carbon Zealand Steel Wire Rod 04/27/ % 08/16/89 New Lamb Heat Zealand 10/25/89

8 ------_-_ _ _-_ _- ----_-_ - -_ SC//98/Add.4 Page8 Reporting Party: United States Country Product Initiation Provisional measures Definitive duty Under- No takings subsidy No injury Case withdrawn Other Trade as % of volume* domestic consumption New Low-Fuming Zealand Brazing Copper Rod & Wire 09/27/ %5/ 0.12%5/ 05/01/89 07/03/89 Peru Cotton Shop Towels 01/31/89 09/15/892/ 10/30/89a/ Singapore C.A.S.E. Software Products 09/06/89 25,496 sq. mtr. Spain Stainless Steel Wire Rod 03/08/ %*5 11/03/89 Sweden Certain 11/18/ % Carbon Steel 09/15/88 Products 4.58% 08/01/89

9 Page9 Reporting Party: United States Country Product Initiation Provisional measures Definitive duty Under- No takings subsidy No injury Case withdrawn Other Trade volume* as % of domestic consumption Sweden Viscose 06/29/88 29/ % 12.11% Rayon 05/02/89 10/23/89 Staple Fiber Carbon Steel 08/30/89 Butt-Held Pipe Fittings 2.85% 11/03/ Mil.lb. Circular Welded Pipe and Tube 09/20/89 Uruguay Leather wearing Apparel 08/19/ % 08/30/88 08/16/ * 11/13/89 Uruguay Leather Wearing Apparel 08/22/89

10 Reporting Party: United States Id En Country Product Initia- Provisional Definitive Under- No No Case Other Trade as % of tion measures duty takings subsidy injury withdrawn volume* domestic consumpamount of ticr 10 Page Venezuela Aluminum 04/27/89 0% % 12.6 mil. Sulfate 06/28/89 10/25/89 lb. Venezuela Electrical 09/20/89 Conductor Aluminum Rod

11 Page 11 Country Costa Rica India Countervailing Duty Revocations 1 January June 89 Product Portland Hydraulic Cement Certain Fasteners Bricks Carbon Black Lime Date 10/12/89* 09/05/89 12/27/89 12/27/89 11/30/89 * Undertaking terminated; final determination of no subsidy in resumed investigation.

12 Page 12 COUNTERVAILING DUTY ORDERS IN EFFECT ON 12/31/ DATE 26-Apr Mar Jan Nov Sep Mar Apr Nov Oct Jan Mar Mar May Apr May Aug Jun Sep Mar Sep Mar Jan Jul Mar Oct Mar Oct Aug Mar Sep Jan Apr May Jun Sep May Jan Mar Apr Dec Dec Mar Dec Mar Mar Sep Aug Sep Oct-87 COMMODITY Cold Rolled Steel Sheet Leather Wearing Apparel Non-rubber Footwear Oil Country Tubular Goods Pipe and Tube Textiles and Apparel Wool Woolen Garments Agricultural Tillage Tools Brass Sheet and Strip Castor Oil Cotton Yarn Iron Metal Castings Pig Iron Groundfish Live Swine Oil Country Tubular Goods Pork Products Standard Carnations Steel Rail Standard Carnations Fresh Cut Flowers Sugar Brass Sheet and Strip Iron Metal Castings In-shell Pistachios (not roasted) In-shell Pistachios (roasted) Industrial Phosphoric Acid Oil Country Tubular Goods Roses Forged Undercarriages Carbon Steel Wire Rod Bricks Carbon Black Cement Ceramic Tile Fabricated Auto Glass Iron Metal Castings Leather Wearing Apparel Litharge Porcelain Cooking Ware Textile Mill Products Toy Balloons Standard Chrysanthemums Carbon Steel Wire Rod Lamb Meat Low Fuming Copper Rod and Wire Steel Wire Steel Wire Nails COUNTRY Chile Ecuador European Comm France India Iran Iran Israel Israel Israel Italy Malaysia Netherlands New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand

13 SCM/98/Add.4 Page Mar Feb Feb Apr Nov Mar Feb May Mar Jan Jan Mar Oct May Jan May Mar Feb Apr Oct Aug Aug Mar Jul Aug Aug-86 Shop Towels Cotton Sheeting and Sateen Cotton Yarn Pompom Chrysanthemums Rebars, Bars & Shapes Textiles and Apparel Carbon Steel Wire Rod Antifriction Bearings Ferrochrome Stainless Steel Cookware Stainless Steel Wire Rod Textiles and Apparel Certain Carbon Steel Products Rayon Staple Fiber Stainless Steel Cookware Ball Bearings Certain Apparel Pipe Fittings Rice Steel Wire Nails Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes Acetylsalicylic Acid Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes Leather Wearing Apparel Aluminum Redraw Rod Wire Rod Pakistan Peru Peru Peru Peru Peru Saudi Arabia Singapore South Africa South Korea Spain Sri Lanka Sweden Sweden Taiwan Turkey Turkey Uruguay Venezuela Zimbabwe UNDERTAKINGS Sep Jul Mar Jan Jan Apr Jan Mar Jan Feb Dec Dec Feb Sep Nov Mar-85 Carbon Steel Wire Rod Forged Crankshafts Frozen Concentrated Orange Juice Red Raspberries Cut Flowers Leather Wearing Apparel Miniature Carnations Textiles and Apparel Fresh Cut Flowers Float Glass Pectin Polypropylene Film Polypropylene Yarn Shop Towels Compressors Textiles Colombia Colombia Colombia Colombia Costa Rica Peru Singapore