Request No. TR-2002-010

May 16, 2003

16 May 2003

Request No. TR-2002-010

NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT OF INVESTIGATION

Notice is hereby given that the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) is satisfied that the request received from Ballin Inc. (the requester) of Ville Saint-Laurent, 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 fabrics of viscose rayon staple fibres mixed mainly or solely with polyester filaments, polyester staple fibres and elastomeric monofilaments, dyed or of yarns of different colours, of subheading No. 5516.22 or 5516.23, for use in the manufacture of trousers, shorts and jackets (the subject fabrics).

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 fabrics, which are classified in subheading No. 5516.22 or 5516.23.

The Tribunal's investigation commenced on May 15, 2003, 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 June 5, 2003. The Tribunal's recommendations to the Minister of Finance are scheduled to be issued by September 12, 2003.

A schedule of events consisting of key dates is available from the Tribunal's Web site at www.citt-tcce.gc.ca.

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

The Secretary
Canadian International Trade Tribunal
Standard Life Centre
333 Laurier Avenue West
15th Floor
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G7
Telephone: (613) 993-3595
Fax: (613) 990-2439

INVESTIGATION SCHEDULE

May 15, 2003 Notice of Commencement of Investigation
May 15, 2003 Distribution of questionnaires
May 24, 2003 Publication of Notice of Commencement of Investigation in the Canada Gazette

June 5, 2003 Notices of Appearance, Declarations and Undertakings
June 5, 2003 Replies to questionnaires
July 4, 2003 Distribution of Tribunal exhibits
July 25, 2003 Submissions from parties
August 6, 2003 Response by requester
September 12, 2003 Recommendation to the Minister

This document is found on the CITT web site at the following address:

http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/textiles/investig/notices/tr2c010_e.asp


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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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