LUXEMBOURG
SUBSIDY PROGRAMS: GENERAL
Last Reviewed December 31, 2000
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.
ECSC Interest Rebates
Carbon steel structural shapes (1981) 47 FR 26333 (6/17/82-prelim); 47 FR 39367 (9/7/82-final)
Interest rebates were received from the European Coal and Steel Community. This program is funded by the ECSC budget and only that portion of the ECSC budget which is financed by member state contributions is contervailable.
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.
Infrastructure
Carbon steel structural shapes (1981) 47 FR 26333 (6/17/82-prelim); 47 FR 39367 (9/7/82-final)
The Government of Luxembourg committed large sums of money for the creation of new industrial zones. The money is spent on installation of roads, water and electricity in selected areas.
Loans from Affiliated Companies
Carbon steel structural shapes (1981) 47 FR 26334 (6/17/82-prelim); 47 FR 39369 (9/7/82-final)
Public bond issues were made through affiliated companies because there were tax advantages involved in making such issues through a separate corporate entity. All credit obtained through the subsidiaries was obtained through free market mechanisms without government intervention.
Rail Transportation Rates
Carbon steel structural shapes (1981) 47 FR 26334 (6/17/82-prelim); 47 FR 39368 (9/7/82-final)
All companies received reduced rail rates from the state controlled Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois. The reduced rates are supported by Government of Luxembourg funds. The reduced rates are generally available and are no lower than available rates for alternative transportation.
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.
Convertible Bonds
Carbon steel structural shapes (1981) 47 FR 26334 (6/17/82-prelim); 47 FR 39369 (9/7/82-final)
No program description available.
European Investment Bank
Carbon steel structural shapes (1981) 47 FR 26334 (6/17/82-prelim); 47 FR 39369 (9/7/82-final)
No program description available.
Interest Rebates
Carbon steel structural shapes (1981) 47 FR 26333 (6/17/82-prelim); 47 FR 39369 (9/7/82-final)
The Law of July 28, 1973 for economic expansion provided that the Government of Luxembourg could disperse funds to reduce the interest rates of a qualified firm's investment borrowings. The interest rebate was incorporated into the Tripartite Agreement.
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.