United States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement, Binational Panel Reviews; Notice of Decision of Panel

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

United States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement, Binational Panel

Reviews; Notice of Decision of Panel

AGENCY: United States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement, Binational

Secretariat, United States Section, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of decision of panel.

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SUMMARY: On June 14, 1994 the binational Panel issued its decision in

the review of the final determination made by the Deputy Minister of

National Revenue (Customs, Excise and Taxation) respecting Certain

Cold-Rolled Steel Sheet Originating in or Exported from the United

States of America. The Binational Secretariat assigned Secretariat File

No. CDA-93-1904-08 to this matter.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

James R. Holbein, United States Secretary, Binational Secretariat,

Suite 2061, 14th and Constitution Avenue, Washington, DC 20230, (202)

482-5438.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Chapter 19 of the United States-Canada Free-

Trade Agreement (``Agreement'') establishes a mechanism to replace

domestic judicial review of final determinations in antidumping and

countervailing duty cases involving imports from the other country with

review by independent binational panels. When a Request for Panel

Review is filed, a panel is established to act in place of national

courts to review expeditiously the final determination to determine

whether it conforms with the antidumping or countervailing duty law of

the country that made the determination.

Under Article 1904 of the Agreement, which came into force on

January 1, 1989, the Government of the United States and the Government

of Canada established Rules of Procedure for Article 1904 Binational

Panel Reviews (``Rules''). These Rules were published in the Federal

Register on December 30, 1988 (53 FR 53212). The Rules were amended by

Amendments to the Rules of Procedure for Article 1904 Binational Panel

Reviews, published in the Federal Register on December 27, 1989 (54 FR

53165). The Rules were amended and a consolidated version of the

amended Rules was published in the Federal Register on June 15, 1992

(57 FR 26698). The Rules were further amended and published in the

Federal Register on February 8, 1994 (59 FR 5892). The panel review in

this matter will be conducted in accordance with these Rules, as

amended.

Background

In the June 14, 1994 decision, the binational panel affirmed in

part and remanded in part the investigating authorities' final

determination. The binational panel instructed the investigating

authority to provide its Determination on Remand within 90 days of the

panel decision (by September 12, 1994).

Dated: July 8, 1994.

Caratina L. Alston,

Deputy U.S. Secretary, NAFTA Secretariat.

[FR Doc. 94-17277 Filed 7-14-94; 8:45 am]

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