 
  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/ADP/N/112/BRA 
2 February 2004 
 (04-0363) 
Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices Original:   English 
  
 
 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT UNDER ARTICLE 16.4 
OF THE AGREEMENT  
 
BRAZIL 
 
  Reproduced herewith is the semi-annual repor t for the period 1 July-31 December 2003 from 
Brazil
.  
 G/ADP/N/112/BRA 
Page 2 Reporting Member:  BRAZIL 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF ANTI-DUMPING ACTIONS 
 
For the period 1 July-31 December 2003 
 
Final Measures 
 No Final Measures  
Country/ 
Customs 
Territory  
 
Product  
Date 
of 
Initiation  
 
Provisional 
Measures Definitive duty Undertaking No 
dumping No injury Case 
withdrawn Other  
 
Trade 
volume  
Dumped 
imports as % 
of domestic 
consumption% of Trade 
volume 
investigated 
(of the 
exporting 
country)  
Basis 
of 
determina-
tion 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 
Bangladesh Sacks and bags of jute 
(R) 11.09.03            
Belgium  Compounds containing a 
benzothiazole ring-system (whether or not hydrogenated), not 
further fused 19.02.02     18.07.03  18.02.03
1     
Sodium bicarbonate 23.07.02     10.07.03       
Mushrooms 
provisionally 
preserved and prepared or preserved  (R) 19.12.02  19.12.03 
(US$ 1,05kg)          
Bicycle tyres  (R) 19.12.02  19.12.03 
(US$ 0,15kg)          
Magnesium granules 29.04.03            
Magnesium ingot  29.04.03            
Permanent magnets 
ferrite rings and discs 
(R)  05.06.03            
Barium carbonate (R) 01.07.03            China 
High speed steel 
helicoidal drill (diameter 
till 1 inch or 25,4 mm) (R) 15.12.03            
European 
Communities2 Polycarbonate resins 11.09.03            
Finland Horse nail or horseshoe 
nail 10.12.02       04.12.031     
Germany  Polycarbonate resins (R) 11.09.03            
Poliethene terephthalate 
films 
 (Pet films) 17.07.02      09.07.03      
Sacks and bags of jute 
(R) 19.07.02  09.07.03 
(38,9%)          India 
Horse nail or horseshoe 
nail 10.12.02       04.12.031      
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Bicycle tyres (R) 19.12.02  19.12.03 
(US$ 0,08/kg)          India (Cont'd) 
Sacks and bags of jute 
(R) 11.09.03            
Italy Steel blade (for stone 
cutting) 23.10.02  13.10.03 
(US$ 114,40t)          
Kazakhstan Ferro-chrome more than 
4% of carbon (R) 14.10.03            
Mexico Polyvinyl chloride (R) 15.12.03            
Romania Pumping unit (R) 15.12.03            
Russian 
Federation Ferro-chrome more than 
4% of carbon (R) 14.10.03            
South Africa Ferro-chrome more than 
4% of carbon (R) 14.10.03            
Chinese Taipei Bicycle tyres  (R) 19.12.02       19.12.03     
Thailand Bicycle tyres (R) 19.12.02  19.12.03 
(US$ 0,31/kg)          
United 
Kingdom Sodium tripolyphosphate 
(R) 30.07.02  29.07.03 
(US$ 189,02/t)          
(R) Review 
 
1 The investigation was extended for 180 days. 
2 Except Germany G/ADP/N/112/BRA 
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 ANTI-DUMPING ACTIONS IN FORCE 
As of 31 December  2003 
 
 
COUNTRY/ CUSTOMS 
TERRITORY PRODUCT DATE OF 
IMPOSITION
Bangladesh Sacks and bags of jute1  24.09.1998 
China, P.R.  Permanent magnets ferrite rings and discs1 08.06.1998 
 Barium carbonate1 06.07.1998 
 High speed steel helicoidal drill (diameter till 1 
inch or 25.4 mm) 1 24.12.1998 
 Vacuum flasks 21.07.1999 
 Glass inners for vacuum flasks 21.07.1999 
 Table eletric fans  07.08.2001 
 Padlocks  04.12.2001 
 Garlic, fresh or refrigerated  21.12.2001 
 Colour pencils and black pencils 12.02.2003 
 Dry glyfosate acid, glyphosate wet cake, 
glyphosate salt and formulated glyphosate 12.02.2003 
 Mushrooms provisionally preserved and prepared 
or preserved 19.12.2003 
 Bicycle tyres 19.12.2003 
Denmark Insulin products 12.02.2001 
European Communities Milk2 23.02.2001 
 Phenol 16.10.2002 
France Cold-rolled flat stainless steel 26.05.2000 
 Methyl methacrylate 14.03.2001 
Germany Polycarbonate resins1 26.07.1999 
 Methyl methacrylate 14.03.2001 
India Sacks and bags of juta1 24.09.1998 
 Bicycle tyres 19.12.2003 
Italy Steel blade (for stone cutting) 13.10.2003 
Japan Cold-rolled flat stainless steel 26.05.2000 
Kazakhstan Ferro-chrome mo re than 4% of carbon1 21.10.1998 
Korea Nylon 6 yarn 28.06.2001 
 Polyvinyl chloride1   22.12.1998 
Mexico Cold-rolled flat stainless steel 26.05.2000 
 Cement Portland 27.07.2000 
Netherlands Hidroxyethilcelllolose 19.04.2000 
New Zealand Milk 23.02.2001 
Romania Pumping unit1 24.12.1998 
 Line pipe up to 5 inches 20.10.1999 
Russian Federation Ferro-chrome more than 4% of carbon1 21.10.1998 
 Ammonium nitrate 21.11.2002 
South Africa Ferro-chrome more than 4% of carbon1  21.10.1998 
 Cold-rolled flat stainless steel 26.05.2000 
Spain Cold-rolled flat stainless steel 26.05.2000 
 Methyl methacrylate 14.03.2001 
Thailand Bicycle tyres 19.12.2003 
Ukraine Ammonium nitrate 21.11.2002  G/ADP/N/112/BRA 
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United Kingdom Methyl methacrylate 14.03.2001 
 Sodium tripolyphosphate 29.07.2003 
United States Polyvinyl chloride1 22.12.1998 
 Polycarbonate resins1 26.07.1999 
 Hydroxyethylcellulose 19.04.2000 
 Phenol 16.10.2002 
Venezuela Cement Portland 27.07.2000 
1  The anti-dumping duty remains in force pending the outcome of the review.   
2 Excluding Arla Foods Ingredients amba from Denmark 
 
 
 
PRICE UNDERTAKINGS IN FORCE 
 
 
COUNTRY/ CUSTOMS 
TERRITORY PRODUCT EFFECTIVE 
DATE  
Argentina Milk 23.02.2001 
Chile Board 31.10.2001 
Denmark* Milk 23.02.2001 
France Insulin Products 12.02.2001 
United States Insulin Products 12.02.2001 
Uruguay Milk 04.04.2001 
* Only related to Arla Foods Ingredients amba 
 
  
MEASURES THAT EXPIRED 
 
COUNTRY/ CUSTOMS 
TERRITORY PRODUCT EFFECTIVE 
DATE 
Chinese Taipei Bicycle tyres 20.12.2003 
South Africa Ferro-chrome more than 4% of carbon  (The 
investigation is only related to Consolidated 
Metallurgical Industries Limited – CMI) 21.10.2003 
 Vacuum blood containers made of glass and 
plastic 16.10.2003 
United States Laboratory reagents on a backing of glass and 
plastic 16.10.2003 
 
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