21 December 2007

Three-Layer Outerwear Fabric, TR-2007-005

Revised Notice Of Commencement Of Investigation

Notice is hereby given that the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) is satisfied that the request received from the Canadian Association of Technical Outerwear Manufacturers (the requester) of Vancouver, British Columbia, is properly documented. The request is for the removal, for an indeterminate period of time, of the customs duty on importations from all countries of three-layer fabric consisting of a middle layer of cellular polytetrafluoroethylene, having a woven polyester or nylon fabric with or without elastomeric yarns on one side and a woven or knit fabric of polyester or nylon on the other side, of tariff item 5903.90.29, for use in the manufacture of breathable outdoor and ski apparel, and three-layer fabric consisting of a middle layer of cellular polytetrafluoroethylene, having a woven nylon fabric with or without elastomeric yarns on one side and a knit pile fabric of polyester on the other side, of tariff item 6001.92.90, for use in the manufacture of breathable outdoor and ski apparel (the subject fabrics).

The Tribunal will conduct an investigation under section 19 of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act into the appropriateness of reducing or removing the customs duty on importations of the subject fabrics, which are classified under tariff item Nos. 5903.90.29 and 6001.92.90.

The Tribunal’s investigation commenced on December 7, 2007, and will be conducted by way of written submissions. To participate in the Tribunal’s investigation, the requester or an interested party must file with the Tribunal a notice of appearance in Form I of the Textile Reference Guidelines on or before January 7, 2008. The Tribunal’s recommendations to the Minister of Finance are scheduled to be issued by June 3, 2008.

The Tribunal will inform the parties, by February 28, 2008, if it decides to hold a hearing in the above matter and, if so, it will explain how it intends to proceed at that time. The one-day hearing would be held on April 29, 2008.

This notice is available in its entirety on the CITT website at: http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/textiles/investig/notices/tr2h05a_e.asp.