4 March 2008

 

 

NOTICE OF EXPIRY OF FINDING

 

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 finding made on January 9, 2004, in Inquiry No. NQ-2003-002, concerning hot-rolled carbon steel plate and high-strength low-alloy steel plate not further manufactured than hot-rolled, heat-treated or not, in cut lengths in widths from 24 inches (+/-610 mm) to 152 inches (+/-3,860 mm) inclusive and in thicknesses from 0.187 inch (+/-4.75 mm) to 4 inches (+/-101.6 mm) inclusive, originating in or exported from the Republic of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic and Romania, excluding plate produced to American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) specifications A515 and A516M/A516 Grade 70 in thicknesses greater than 3.125 inches (+/-79.3 mm), universal mill plate, plate for use in the manufacture of pipe and plate having a rolled, raised figure at regular intervals on the surface (also known as floor plate), is scheduled to expire on January 8, 2009. 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 finding should file 20 copies of written public submissions containing relevant information, opinions and arguments, with the Secretary of the Tribunal not later than March 31, 2008. 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 finding were 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<