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surface products from China. 17 On May 23, 2019, Commerce published notice in the Federal
Register of its final determinations of countervailable subsidies for producers and exporters of
quartz surface products from China. 18 Commerce determined the following programs to be
countervailable: 19
1. Preferential income tax program for high- and new-technology enterprises--1.0 percent
ad valorem
2. Provision of polyester resin for less than adequate remuneration (LTAR)—27.26 percent
ad valorem
3. Provision of Quartz for LTAR—5.37 percent ad valorem
4. Provision of electricity for LTAR—0.57 percent ad valorem
5. Policy loans to Quartz Surface Products Industry—0.37 percent ad valorem
6. Export Buyer’s Credit—10.54 percent ad valorem
7. Other Subsidies—0.21 percent ad valorem
a. 2016 Market Development Assistance (Special Fund for Domestic & Foreign
Economic and Trade Development)
b. 2016 Guangdong Province High-Tech Enterprise Assistance
c. Utility Model Patent Assistance
d. Foshan City’s Subsidy for Recognition as High-Tech Enterprises
e. Special Award for Guangdong Province’s Stable Growth Structure (2016)
f. High and New Technology Enterprise for Education and Training
g. Gaoming District Engineering Center Assistance
Table I-1 presents Commerce’s findings of subsidization of quartz surface products in
China.
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Certain Quartz Surface Products From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative
Countervailing Duty Determination, and Alignment of Final Determination With Final Antidumping Duty
Determination, 83 FR 47881, September 21, 2018.
18
Certain Quartz Surface Products From the People’s Republic of China: Final Affirmative
Countervailing Duty Determination, and Final Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances, 84 FR
23760, May 23, 2019.
19
Certain Quartz Surface Products from the People’s Republic of China, Enforcement and Compliance,
Office of AD/CVD Operations, Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Determination in the
Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain Quartz Surface Products from the People’s Republic of China,
May 14, 2019.
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