24 September 2008

Woven Polyester Fabric, Request No. TR-2007-007

Notice of Commencement of Investigation

Notice is hereby given that the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) is satisfied that the request received from Le Château Inc. (the requester) of Montréal, Quebec, 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 woven fabric, satin weave, dyed, of yarns of non-textured polyester filaments in the warp and of textured polyester filaments and elastomeric yarn in the weft, of a weight not exceeding 132 g/m² for use in the manufacture of dresses, skirts, vests, blouses, tops and scarves (the subject fabric).

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 fabric, which is classified under tariff item No. 5407.69.90.

INVESTIGATION SCHEDULE

September 24, 2008, Notice of commencement of investigation, Distribution of questionnaires
October 4, 2008, Publication of notice of commencement of investigation in the Canada Gazette
October 14, 2008, Notices of appearance, declarations and undertakings
October 14, 2008, Replies to questionnaires
November 13, 2008, Distribution of Tribunal exhibits
November 20, 2008, Submissions from parties
November 27, 2008, Response by requester
December 23, 2008, Recommendation to the Minister

The complete notice is available on the CITT website at: http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/textiles/investig/notices/tr2h007_e.asp.