WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/ADP/N/59/KOR
23 February 2000
(00-0674)
Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices Original:  English
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT UNDER ARTICLE 16.4
OF THE AGREEMENT
KOREA
Reproduced herewith is the semi-annual report for the period 1 July-31 December 1999 from
Korea.G/ADP/N/59/KOR
Page 2REPORTING MEMBER:  Korea
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF ANTI-DUMPING ACTIONS
For the period 1 July-31 December 1999
Country/
customs
territoryProduct Initiation Provisional
measuresFinal measures No final measures Trade
volumeDumped
imports as %
of domestic
consumption% of trade
volume
investigated
(of the
exporting
country)Basis of
determina-
tion
Definitive
dutyPrice
undertakingNo
dumpingNo injury Case
withdrawnOther
1234 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 21 3 1 4
Date Date
Dumping
margin (duty
rate)Date
Dumping
margin (duty
rate)Date
Dumping
margin (duty
rate)Date Date Date Date
Alkali
manganese
batteries16.11.99
Disodium
carbonate16.12.99
(R)China, P.R.
Dispensable
lighter22.04.99
(R)01.12.99
(72.41-
100.1%)Threat of
recurrence
of injury
Chinese
TaipeiAluminium
cans and easy
open end19.11.99
Japan Alkali
manganese
batteries16.11.99
Singapore Alkali
manganese
batteries16.11.99G/ADP/N/59/KOR
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OUTSTANDING ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES
DEFINITIVE DUTIES IN FORCE
As of 31 December 1999
Country/customs territory Product Date of definitive measures
Bulgaria Disodium carbonate 17.05.97
Electric smoothing irons 08.08.98
Choline chloride 03.12.96China, P.R.
Disposable lighters 01.12.99
France Electric smoothing irons 08.08.98
Pre-sensitized printing plate 07.01.99
E-glass fibre 21.06.99Japan
Polyvinyl alcohol 20.08.98
Malaysia Medium density fibreboard 01.01.98
Russian Federation Disodium carbonate 17.05.97
Singapore Electric smoothing irons 08.08.98
United Kingdom Carbonless self copy paper 10.03.98
E-glass fibre 21.06.99 United States
Choline chloride 03.12.96
UNDERTAKINGS IN FORCE
As of 31 December 1999
Country/customs territory Product Date of undertaking
China, P.R. Disodium carbonate 19.04.97
Ferro-silico manganese 19.08.98
Electric shavers 30.04.97
Chinese Taipei E-glass fibre 15.06.99
Ethylene-vinyl acetate 05.08.97
Germany Carbonless self-copy paper 30.01.98
Electric shavers 30.04.97
Japan Electric shavers 30.04.97
Liechtenstein Industrial air handling unit 21.07.97
Netherlands Electric shavers 30.04.97
Russian Federation H-Beam 02.08.97
United States Ethanolamine 15.10.96
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