Carbon Steel Welded Pipe, Expiry No. LE-2005-003
21 September 2005
Carbon Steel Welded Pipe
Expiry No. LE-2005-003
NOTICE OF EXPIRY OF ORDER
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) hereby gives notice, pursuant to subsection 76.03(2) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), that its order made on July 24, 2001, in Expiry Review No. RR-2000-002, continuing, with amendment, its order made on July 25, 1996, in Review No. RR-95-002, continuing, without amendment, its finding made on July 26, 1991, in Inquiry No. NQ-90-005, and its finding made on January 23, 1992, in Inquiry No. NQ-91-003, concerning carbon steel welded pipe in the nominal size range 12.7 mm to 406.4 mm (1/2 in. to 16 in.) inclusive, in various forms and finishes, meeting one or more of the following specifications: ASTM A53, ASTM A120, ASTM A795, ASTM A252, ASTM A589 or AWWA C200-80, or equivalent specifications, including water well casing, piling pipe, sprinkler pipe and fencing pipe originating in or exported from Argentina, India, Romania, Chinese Taipei and Thailand, and carbon steel welded pipe produced to ASTM standards A53 or A120 in sizes from 13.7 mm (0.54 in.) to 406.4 mm (16.00 in.) outside diameter, with plain or finished ends and with black, regular mill coat or galvanized surface finishes originating in or exported from Brazil, is scheduled to expire on July 23, 2006. Under SIMA, findings of injury or threat of injury and the associated special protection in the form of anti-dumping or countervailing duties expire five years from the date of the last order or finding, unless an expiry review has been initiated before that date. An expiry review will not be initiated unless the Tribunal decides that there is sufficient information to indicate that it is warranted.
Persons or governments requesting or opposing the initiation of an expiry review of the said order should file 20 copies of written public submissions containing relevant information, opinions and arguments, with the Secretary of the Tribunal not later than October 17, 2005. Persons or governments should endeavour to base their submissions exclusively on public information; however, confidential information relevant to the issues before the Tribunal may be filed, if necessary, along with a comprehensive public summary or edited version thereof.
Submissions should address all relevant factors, including:
-- the likelihood of continued or resumed dumping of the goods;
-- the likely volume and price ranges of dumped imports if dumping were to continue or resume;
-- the domestic industry's recent performance, including trends in production, sales, market share and profits;
-- the likelihood of injury to the domestic industry if the order was allowed to expire, having regard to the anticipated effects of a continuation or resumption of dumped imports on the industry's future performance;
-- any other developments affecting, or likely to affect, the performance of the domestic industry;
-- changes in circumstances, domestically or internationally, including changes in the supply of or demand for the goods, and changes in trends in, and sources of, imports into Canada; and
-- any other matter that is relevant.
Where there are opposing views, each person or government that filed a submission in response to the notice of expiry will be given an opportunity to respond in writing to the representations of other persons or governments. In these circumstances, the Tribunal will distribute copies of the public submissions to each person or government that filed a submission with the Tribunal. Persons or governments wishing to respond to the submissions must do so not later than October 26, 2005. If confidential submissions have been filed, the Secretary will notify persons or governments and instruct them on how they may access these submissions through qualified counsel.
The Tribunal will issue a decision on November 9, 2005, on whether an expiry review is warranted based on the submissions and representations received and the responses to them.
If there is no request for a