Request No. TR-2003-002
28 January 2004
Request No. TR-2003-002
Certain Combed Ring-Spun Cotton Yarns
NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT OF INVESTIGATION
Notice is hereby given that the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) is satisfied that the request received from Sunshine Mills Inc. (the requester) of Toronto, Ontario, 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 cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), single, solely of cotton, combed, not put up for retail sale, ring-spun, unbleached, measuring less than 166 decitex, of subheading No. 5205.24, 5205.26 or 5205.27, for use in the manufacture of woven fabrics (the subject yarn).
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 yarn, which is classified in subheading No. 5205.24, 5205.26 or 5205.27.
The Tribunal's investigation commenced on January 27, 2004, 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 February 17, 2004. The Tribunal's recommendations to the Minister of Finance are scheduled to be issued by May 26, 2004.
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
This document is available on the CITT web site at the following address:
http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/textiles/investig/notices/tr2d002_e.asp