10 March 2000

Review No.: RR-99-006 — Notice of Review of Findings re Refined Sugar

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 findings made on November 6, 1995, in Inquiry No. NQ-95-002, concerning the dumping in Canada of refined sugar, refined from sugar cane or sugar beets, in granulated, liquid and powdered form, originating in or exported from the United States of America, Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, and the subsidizing of refined sugar, refined from sugar cane or sugar beets, in granulated, liquid and powdered form, originating in or exported from the European Union.

Notice of Expiry No. LE-99-009, issued January 5, 2000, informed interested persons and governments of the impending expiry of the findings. 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 findings 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 Tribunal Hearing Room, 18th floor, Standard Life Centre, 333 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, Ontario, commencing on the 11th day of September, 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 April 7, 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 April 7, 2000....

Written submissions, correspondence or requests for information regarding this review should be addressed to:

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

Telephone No.: (613) 993-3595
Fax No.: (613) 990-2439