18 October 1999

Tariff Request No. TR-99-005

The CITT is satisfied that the request from Distex Inc. of Montréal is properly documented. The request is for the removal, for an indeterminate period, of the customs duty on importations from all countries of weft knit fabric, solely of single cotton yarns, mercerized, measuring 180 decitex or more but not exceeding 200 decitex, of a weight of 150 g/m2 or more but not exceeding 200 g/m2, of tariff item No. 6002.92.90, for the manufacture of gold jerseys (the subject fabric).

The Tribunal will conduct an investigation under section 19 of the CITT Act into the appropriateness of reducing or removing the customs duty on importations of the subject fabric, which is classified under tariff item No. 6002.92.90.

The Tribunal's investigation began on October 18, 1999 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 November 15, 1999. The Tribunal's recommendations to the Minister of finance are scheduled to be issued by February 15, 2000.

A schedule of events consisting of key dates is available from the Tribunal's web site, at http://www.citt.gc.ca.

Submissions to the Tribunal may be written in English or French. All correspondence should be addressed to:

The Secretary
Canadian International Trade Tribunal
Standard Life Centre
15th floor, 333 Laurier Avenue West
Ottawa, ON
K1A 0G7

telephone: 613-993-3595
fax: 613-990-2439