Request No. MP-2003-001 - Bicycles
31 July 2003
Request No. MP-2003-001 - Bicycles
Notice is hereby given that the Commissioner of the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency has requested the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) to rule, pursuant to subsection 89(1) of the Special Import Measures Act, on who is the importer in Canada of certain bicycles that are subject to the Canadian International Trade Tribunal's order issued on December 9, 2002, in Review No. RR-2002-001.
Ten copies of written submissions containing relevant facts, documents and arguments in support of any views pertinent to the making of the ruling should be filed with the Secretary no later than September 5, 2003. Information designated as confidential and submitted pursuant to section 46 of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act (the CITT Act) should be clearly marked "Confidential" or "Confidentiel" and filed separately with the Secretary. Where there are opposing views, each person or government that filed a response to the notice of request for a ruling will be given an opportunity to respond in writing to the representations of other persons or governments. In these circumstances, the Tribunal will distribute copies of the public submissions to each person or government that filed a submission with the Tribunal. Those persons or governments will have one week to respond in writing to the submissions.
Under section 46 of the CITT 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 that 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. If confidential submissions have been filed, the Secretary will notify persons or governments on how they may access these submissions through qualified counsel.
Each person or government wishing to participate as a party in these proceedings must file a notice of participation with the Secretary on or before August 29, 2003. Each counsel who intends to represent a party in these proceedings must file a notice of representation as well as a declaration and undertaking with the Secretary on or before August 29, 2003.
Should the Tribunal determine that a public hearing is required, parties and counsel of record will be notified. The Canadian International Trade Tribunal Rules govern these proceedings.
Written submissions, correspondence or requests for information regarding this request for a ruling 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
Presentations to the Tribunal may be made in English or in French.
This request is available on the CITT web site at:
http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/dumping/rulings/notices/mp2d001_e.asp