WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SCM/N/56
10 January 2000
(00-0084)
Committee on Subsidies
and Countervailing Measures
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS UNDER ARTICLE 25.11
OF THE AGREEMENT
1. Under Article 25:11 of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, Members
shall submit, on a semi-annual basis, reports of any countervailing duty actions taken within the
preceding six months.
2. Members are therefore invited to submit their semi-annual reports covering the period 1 July-
31 December 1999 not later than 29 February 2000.  Members which have not taken any action within
the reporting period are also invited to inform the Committee accordingly.
3. Members are requested to utilize the format adopted by the Committee (G/SCM/2, dated
22 June 1995), when preparing their reports, and to include in the reports tables regarding definitive
measures in force, undertakings in force and revocat ions of countervailing measures, as required by that
format.  Members will recall that, as provided in th e format, information on all cases pending at the end
of the period should be reported even if there was no action taken during the period for which the report
is provided.
4. Reports received in reply to the above request will be issued in addenda to this document.
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