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Table A1.5 Fiscal account of the general Government, 2010-17
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Duties 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.9 0.7 .. ..
Payments for the utilization of natural resources and environment protection 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.6 .. ..
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Excise duties are generally applied equally to domestic and imported products but there are sometimes exceptions, lower rates, or refunds provided to domestic operations or certain sectors. For example, there are refunds on the CO2 tax on mineral oil for the wood processing and fish meal/oil industries; and also for domestic aviation and fishing in coastal waters. (...)

Korea imposes environmental waste charges on certain items that contain harmful substances and are difficult to recycle (Act on Promotion of Saving and Recycling of Resources). The charge is intended to ensure that manufacturers bear the cost of processing waste. It applies equally to imports and domestic goods.

The management of used fuel, including the disposal of high-level waste, is the responsibility of the Federal Government. A charge has been levied on sales of electricity generated by nuclear power since 1982. The proceeds have been accumulated in the Nuclear Waste Fund, which was set up to finance the permanent and safe disposal of highly radioactive waste. The Fund was valued at US$44.5 billion at the end of September 2017. At present, public utilities store their waste on-site, in specially designed pools or in steel and concrete casks, while agreement on a long-term storage site remains pending.

(...) The Environment Tax is applied, at 2%, to all non-CARICOM imports (Sections 3.1.2 and 3.1.3).

Fuel and petroleum products produced or manufactured in Australia are subject to excise duties. The excise regime extends to crude oil and condensate; petroleum fuels such as petrol and diesel; gaseous fuels; biofuels; solvents; lubricants; and recycled fuel and fuel products.

Definitive Anti-Dumping Measures in Force, as of 31 December 2018
Country/Customs Territory Product,investigation ID number Measure(s) Date of original imposition; publication reference Date(s) of extension; publication reference(s)
(...) (...) (...) (...)
China Certain photovoltaic modules and laminate Duties 03.07.15
(...) (...) (...) (...) (...)

Table A3.2 Contingency measures, January 2007-November 2014
Partner affected Initiation of investigation Imposition of measures Withdrawn Product description Sector
Canada 12-Aug-10 11-May-11 Biodiesel Other
United States 25-Nov-11 23-Feb-13 Bioethanol Chemical and allied
Argentina 29-Aug-12 26-Nov-13 Biodiesel Other
Indonesia 29-Aug-12 26-Nov-13 Biodiesel Other
China 06-Sep-12 06-Dec-13 Solar panels (crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules and key components) Electronics
China 28-Feb-13 15-May-14 Solar glass Other
United States 13-Jun-08 10-Jul-09 Biodiesela Other
Canada 12-Aug-10 11-May-11 Biodiesel Other
China 08-Nov-12 06-Dec-13 Solar panels (crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules and key components) Electronics
China 27-Apr-13 15-May-14 Solar glass Other
United States 13-Jun-08 10-Jul-09 Biodiesel Other

(…) In November 2018, Argentina submitted a request for consultations with Peru before the DSB concerning the anti dumping and countervailing measures imposed by Peru on imports of biodiesel from Argentina. (...)
Disputes in which Peru participated as defendant, 2013 19
Defendant/ complainant Description and date of request Current situation Reference
Peru/Argentina Anti dumping and countervailing measures on biodiesel; 29 November 2018 Consultations stage DS572

Israel applies a mandatory lesser duty rule in respect of final AD and CVD measures; where the Commissioner or the Advisory Committee finds that a duty less than the margin of dumping or rate of subsidization is sufficient to prevent material injury to the domestic industry, the lower rate is to be applied. The rule has been applied to all measures imposed since 2013. Further, under Israeli law, the imposition of AD/CVD duties is permissive and, in deciding whether to levy a duty, the Minister of Economy and Industry must take into account, inter alia, the trade relationship between Israel and foreign countries and reasons pertaining to the economy in general. Thus, in 2010, the Minister of Finance determined that there was no causal link between the dumping and the injury and no such duty was imposed on recycled containerboards from the European Union.