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[FR Doc No: 94-17276]
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[Federal Register: July 15, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement, Article 1904
Binational Panel Reviews: Notice of Completion of Panel Review
AGENCY: United States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement, Binational
Secretariat, United States Section, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Completion of Panel Review of the final determination
made by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal respecting Certain
Flat Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Sheet Products Originating in or Exported
from the United States of America is completed. (Secretariat File No.
CDA-93-1904-07)
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SUMMARY: This notice is effective June 30, 1994, the 31st day following
the date on which the responsible Secretary issued the Notice of Final
Panel Action.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James R. Holbein, United States
Secretary, Binational Secretariat, Suite 2061, 14th Street 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 and
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 was
conducted in accordance with these Rules, as amended.
Background
On May 18, 1994, the binational panel affirmed the investigating
authority's determination respecting Certain Flat Hot-Rolled Carbon
Steel Sheet Products Originating in or Exported from the United States
of America. No Request for an Extraordinary Challenge Committee has
been filed with the responsible Secretary. Therefore, pursuant to
subrule 80(b) of the Article 1904 Panel Rules, this Notice of
Completion is effective on June 30, 1994, the 31st day following the
date on which the responsible Secretary issued the Notice of Final
Panel Action.
Dated: July 8, 1994.
Caratina L. Alston,
Deputy U.S. Secretary, NAFTA Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 94-17276 Filed 7-14-94; 8:45 am]
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