Notice of Review of Order re Whole Potatoes

February 9, 2000

9 February 2000

Notice of Review of Order re Whole Potatoes

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) hereby gives notice that it will, pursuant to subsection 76(2) of the Special Import Measures Act, review its order made on September 14, 1995, in Review No. RR-94-007, concerning whole potatoes, excluding seed potatoes and excluding imports during the period from May 1 to July 31, inclusive, of each calendar year, imported from the United States of America, for use or consumption in the province of British Columbia.

Review No. RR-94-007 continued, with an amendment to exclude imports during the period from May 1 to July 31, inclusive, of each calendar year, its order made on September 14, 1990, in Review No. RR-89-010. The latter review continued without amendment: (1) the finding of the Anti-dumping Tribunal made on June 4, 1984, in Inquiry No. ADT-4-84, concerning whole
potatoes with netted or russeted skin, excluding seed potatoes, in non-size A, also commonly known as strippers, originating in or exported from the state of Washington, United States of America, for use or consumption in the province of British Columbia; and (2) the finding of the Canadian Import Tribunal made on April 18, 1986, in Inquiry No. CIT-16-85, concerning whole potatoes, originating in or exported from the United States of America, for use or consumption in the province of British Columbia, excluding seed potatoes, and excluding whole potatoes with netted or russeted skin in non-size A, originating in or exported from the state of Washington.

Notice of Expiry No. LE-99-007, issued November 12, 1999, informed interested persons and governments of the impending expiry of the order. On the basis of available information, including representations requesting or opposing the initiation of a review and responses to these representations received by the Tribunal in reply to the notice, the Tribunal is of the
opinion that a review of the order is warranted.

Letters have been sent to parties with a known interest in the review providing them with the schedule for the review. The schedule specifies, among other things, the date for the filing of replies to Tribunal questionnaires, the date on which information on the record will be made
available by the Tribunal to interested parties and counsel that have filed notices of appearance and the dates for the filing of submissions by interested parties.

Under section 46 of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act, a person who provides information to the Tribunal and who wishes some or all of the information to be kept confidential must submit to the Tribunal, at the time the information is provided, a statement designating the information as confidential, together with an explanation as to why the information is designated as confidential. Furthermore, the person must submit a non-confidential summary of the information designated as confidential or a statement indicating why such a summary cannot be made.

Public Hearing

A public hearing relating to this review will be held in the Metropolitan Hotel Vancouver, 645 Howe Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, commencing on the 17th day of July, 2000, at 9:30 a.m., to hear evidence and representations by interested parties.

Each interested person or government wishing to participate at the hearing as a party must file a notice of appearance with the Secretary on or before February 28, 2000. Each counsel who intends to represent a party at the hearing must file a notice of appearance as well as a declaration and undertaking with the Secretary on or before February 28, 2000.

To allow the Tribunal to determine whether simultaneous interpretation will be required for the hearing, each interested person or government and each counsel filing a notice of appearance must advise the Secretary, at the same time that they file the notice, whether they and their witnesses will be using English or French or both languages at the hearing.

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal Rules govern these proceedings.

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Acts, Regulations, Policies & Decisions / Special Import Measures Act (SIMA)
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Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT)
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