LUXEMBOURG
SUBSIDY PROGRAMS AIMED AT INDUSTRIAL SECTORS
Last Changes Made December 31, 2001
Effective February 15, 2000, Import Administration began publishing "Decision Memos" to reduce the size of antidumping and countervailing duty Federal Register notices. In cases in which a decision memo was published, you will find a link to the memo listed below.
In addition, in the following programs, in instances below in which a proceeding was a Sunset Review, you will see the letters SR after the product name.
COUNTERVAILABLE SUBSIDY PROGRAMS
The subsidy programs listed below have been investigated by the Department and have been found to be "countervailable" based on the criteria established in the Tariff and Trade Act of 1930, as amended. Please refer to this Act for further detail of the criteria applied. In addition, you may click on the cases listed below the subsidy program title for a full explanation of the Department's analysis in those cases.
Anti-Crisis Division (DAC)
Carbon steel structural shapes (1981) 47 FR 26334 (6/17/82-prelim); 47 FR 39367 (9/7/82-final)
The DAC is an organization managed by a steel company that employs redundant steel workers and white collar employees from two steel companies. Under the restructuring plan, the Government of Luxembourg agreed to pay a varying percentage of the DAC wage expense. We determined that the DAC employees did not directly produce the product under investigation. However, we determined that the DAC workers did engage in capital projects and that the wages of the DAC workers involved in the capital projects are partially subsidized by the GOL. We have determined that some of these capital projects contribute to the production or export of the product under investigation. In those cases where the capital project relates to the product under investigation, we determined the GOL subsidy to the DAC workers involved with the project to be a countervailable benefit.
Capital Grants
Carbon steel structural shapes (1981) 47 FR 26332 (6/17/82-prelim); 47 FR 39366 (9/7/82-final)
The Steel Industry Three-Party Conference Agreement of March 19, 1979 on the Restructuring of the Luxembourg Steel Industry (the "Tripartite Agreement"), its Codicil dated January 22, 1981, the Supplement to the Agreement of the Tripartite Conference on the Restructuring of the Luxembourg Steel Industry approved on January 15, 1981, and the Law of July 1, 1981 pertaining to the restructuring and modernization of the steel industry set forth programs which have been used to provide specific assistance to the steel industry. Under these plans, the Government of Luxembourg provided capital grants specific to the steel industry. Because these grants were industry specific, we determined them to be countervailable.
Equity Participation
Carbon steel structural shapes (1981) 47 FR 26333 (6/17/82-prelim); 47 FR 39367 (9/7/82-final)
The Government of Luxembourg formulated a rescue plan for one company, Metallurgique et Miniere de Rodange-Athus S.A. (MMRA), beginning in 1977 in response to the company's financial situation. Under this rescue plan, the Government purchased shares of MMRA inconsistent with commercial considerations. Because these loans were inconsistent with commercial considerations, we determined them to be countervailable.
Industrial Investment Loans from the ECSC (Article 54)
Carbon steel structural shapes (1981) 47 FR 26333 (6/17/82-prelim); 47 FR 39369 (9/7/82-final)
A series of loans specific to the steel industry were provided to assist in the financing of different investments in capital and capital equipment. Because these loans were specific to the steel industry, we determined them to be countervailable.
Loans from the Government of Luxembourg and Government of Luxembourg-Controlled Institutions
Carbon steel structural shapes (1981) 47 FR 26332 (6/17/82-prelim); 47 FR 39368 (9/7/82-final)
Loans were provided as part of a nation-wide restructuring plan for the steel industry. However, we determined that these loans were actually capital grants. Because aid under this program was industry specific, we determined that this aid was countervailable.
SUBSIDY PROGRAMS FOUND TO BE NOT CONTERVAILABLE
The subsidy programs listed below have been investigated by the Department and have been found to be "not countervailable" based on the criteria established in the Tariff and Trade Act of 1930, as amended. Please refer to this Act for further detail of the criteria applied. In addition, you may click on the cases listed under the subsidy program title for a full explanation of the Department's analysis in each case where the subsidy program has been examined.
Coke/Coal Assistance for ARBED's Subsidiary Eschweiler Barwerks-Verin ("EBV")
Carbon steel structural shapes (1981) 47 FR 26333 (6/17/82-prelim); 47 FR 39367 (9/7/82-final)
ARBED (Acieries Reunies de Burbach-Eich-Dudelange S.A.) owned 97 percent of a German coke/coal producer through a 100 percent owned ARBED subsidiary. It was alleged that the German company benefitted from German federal and state assistance and, therefore, the benefit was passed on to ARBED as it purchased 100 percent of its coke supply from this German company.
Coal and Coke from the ECSC
Carbon steel structural shapes (1981) 47 FR 26333 (6/17/82-prelim); 47 FR 39368 (9/7/82-final)
No program description available.
ECSC Research and Development Grants
Carbon steel structural shapes (1981) 47 FR 26333 (6/17/82-prelim); 47 FR 39368 (9/7/82-final)
Research and development grants were provided from the European Coal and Steel Community.
SUBSIDY PROGRAMS THAT HAVE BEEN TERMINATED
The subsidy programs listed below have been investigated by the Department and have been found to have been terminated based on the criteria established in the Tariff and Trade Act of 1930, as amended. Please refer to this Act for further detail of the criteria applied. In addition, you may click on the cases listed below the subsidy program title for a full explanation of the Department's analysis in each of these cases.
No programs listed.
SUBSIDY PROGRAMS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN USED
When potential subsidy programs are investigated and found not to be used by the companies being investigated, the Department makes no determination as to their countervailability. If you click on the cases listed under the subsidy program title, you will be linked to each case in which the subsidy program was referenced.
No programs listed.
SUBSIDY PROGRAMS DETERMINED NOT TO EXIST
The following subsidy programs were alleged by the petitioning industries and were investigated by the Department. However, during the investigation we found no evidence that such programs actually existed. If you click on the cases listed under the subsidy program title, you will be linked to each case in which the subsidy program was referenced. It is possible that, while the program named did not exist, a similar program having a different name actually was investigated. If this is the case, you will find that program listed elsewhere in this library.
No programs listed.