RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/SCM/N/4/AUS
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22March 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-0614)
Original: English Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT UNDER
ARTICLE 25:11 OFTHE AGREEMENT
AUSTRALIA
Reproduced herewith istheSemi-Annual Report from Australia.
Inviewofthedecision onAvoidance ofProcedural andInstitutional Duplication adopted by
theCommittee atitsmeeting on22February 1995 (SCM/191), thisreport isdeemed tobealsothe
Semi-Annual Report ofAustralia totheTokyo Round Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing
Measures.
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SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OFCOUNTERVAILING DUTY ACTIONS
Fortheperiod 1Julyto31December 1994
Country Product Initiation Provisional
measuresFinal measures
__________
Definitive Undertaking
dutyNofinal measures
__________________________
No No Case Other
subsidy injury withdrawnTrade
volume*
$MSubsidized
imports as
%of
domestic
consumption
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Date,
(amount of
subsidy)1Date,
(amount of
subsidy)1Date,
(amount of
subsidy)1Date Date Date Date
France Bulk
brandy31.08.94
(S)
Italy Canned
tomatoes21.05.94
(Rev)19.09.94
(48% ofthe
FOB)10,000-
20,000
tonnes20-50%
Netherlan
dsDried egg
white03.11.94
(R)
South
AfricaForged and
cast
grinding
balls18.05.94 15.08.94
case
withdrawn
Trifluralin
insolvent28.09.94 10.11.94
case
withdrawn
Thailand Canned
tomatoes29.06.94
(Rev)19.10.94* Trade volume based onstatistical dataforthelatest available financial yearprior toinitiation.
1Percentage oramount perunitifappropriate.
(A) Acaseformerly notified asanegative preliminary finding butre-activated astheresult ofasuccessful appeal totheAnti-Dumping Authority (see
Note 3below).
(C) Therevisiting ofanenquiry, inwhole orinpart,asaresult ofcourt action.
(O) Details ofanenquiry inadvertently omitted from aprevious return.
(R) Areview ofanexisting measure toascertain whether thelevels ofthatmeasure needadjusting.
(Rev) Areview ofanexisting measure todetermine whether itshould remain inplace orberevoked.
(S) Areview ofanexisting measure approaching itsexpiry dateunder 'sunset 'provisions todetermine whether grounds existforthecontinuation of
themeasure forafurther fiveyears. Should theenquiry conclude thatmeasures should notbecontinued beyond theoriginal fiveyears, themeasure will,
however, remain inplace untiltheexpiration dateirrespective ofthedateonwhich enquiries were concluded.
Notes 1. Figures provided incolumn 12attimeofpreliminary finding maybesubject tochange atfinalfinding.
2. Where afigure tobeincluded incolumns 11and12wasofaconfidential nature, arange within which thatfigure fallshasbeenprovided.
3. Under theAustralian legislation, theapplicant may,within 30daysofbeing notified, appeal anegative preliminary finding totheAnti-Dumping
Authority (ADA) forreview. TheADA mustcomplete thisreview within 60daysofcommencing itsenquiries andtaking intoconsideration
onlythatinformation which wasavailable toAustralian Customs Service (Customs) atthetimeofitsfinding. If,onreview, theADA replaces
theCustoms 'negative finding withapositive finding, thiswillbereflected bythatenquiry 'sbeing re-instated onthenextreturn thepreliminary
finding dateshown being thatoftheADA'sfinding.G/SCM/N/4/AUS
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Country Commodity DateDefinitive Duty
ImposedDateLastReviewed DateCurrent Review
Initiated
Denmark Canned ham 13.03.92 18.12.93
France Brandy 26.02.90 31.08.94
France Glace cherries 09.04.92
Greece Canned peaches 20.02.92 27.01.93
Ireland Canned ham 13.03.92 18.12.93
Italy Glacé cherries 09.04.92
Italy Canned tomatoes121.04.92 19.09.94
Netherlands Canned ham 13.03.92 18.12.93
Netherlands Dried eggwhite 07.05.92 03.11.94
South Africa Formulated trifluralin 13.04.94
South Africa Cementitious access floor panels 01.12.93
Spain Canned peaches 20.02.92 27.01.93
Spain Canned tomatoes 30.04.92
1Duetocourt actions, thismeasure wassetaside inJune1993 andsubsequently reinstated inFebruary 1994.G/SCM/N/4/AUS
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Revocations ofCountervailing Duties
Made during theperiod 1Julyto31December 1994
Country Commodity DateRevoked
Thailand Canned tomatoes 19.10.94
Minimum Export Price Undertakings
Applicable asat31December 1994
Country Commodity Initial Operative
DateCurrent
Operative DateDateCurrent
Review Initiated
Nil
Releases from Minimum Export Price Undertakings
During theperiod 1Julyto31December 1994
Country Commodity DateReleased
Nil