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[FR Doc No: 94-17973]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 

United States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement, Article 1904 
Binational Panel Reviews; Notice of Decision of Panel

AGENCY: United States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement, Binational 
Secretariat, United States Section, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of decision of panel.

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SUMMARY: By a decision dated July 6, 1994, the Binational Panel 
reviewing the final affirmative material injury determination made by 
the U.S. International Trade Commission respecting Certain Softwood 
Lumber Products from Canada (Secretariat File No. USA-92-1904-02) 
affirmed in part and remanded in part the determination to the 
Commission for further action. A copy of the complete panel decision is 
available from the Binational Secretariat.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
James R. Holbein, United States Secretary, NAFTA Secretariat, Suite 
2061, 14th and Constitution Avenue, Washington, DC 20230, (202) 482-
5438.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Chapter 19 of the United States-Canada Free-
Trade Agreement (``Agreement'') establishes a mechanism to replace 
domestic judicial review of final determinations in antidumpting and 
countervailing duty cases involving imports from the other country with 
review by independent binational panels. When a Request for Panel 
Review is filed, a panel is established to act in place of national 
courts to review expeditiously the final determination to determine 
whether it conforms with the antidumping or countervailing duty law of 
the country that made the determination.
    Under Article 1904 of the Agreement, which came into force on 
January 1, 1989, the Government of the United States and the Government 
of Canada established Rules of Procedure for Article 1904 Binational 
Panel Reviews (``Rules''). The Rules were published in the Federal 
Register on December 30, 1988 (53 FR 53212). The Rules were amended by 
Amendments to the Rules of Procedure for Article 1904 Binational Panel 
Reviews, published in the Federal Register on December 27, 1989 (54 FR 
53165). A consolidated version of the amended Rules was published in 
the Federal Register on June 15, 1992 (57 FR 26698). The Rules were 
further amended and published in the Federal Register on February 8, 
1994 (59 FR 5892). The panel review in this matter was conducted in 
accordance with the Rules.

PANEL DECISION: On July 6, 1994, the Binational Panel issued its third 
decision in this review. The Panel affirmed in part and remanded in 
part the final injury determination and instructed the Commission to 
provide its determination on remand within 30 days of the decision (by 
August 5, 1994).

    Dated: July 18, 1994.
James R. Holbein,
United States Secretary NAFTA Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 94-17973 Filed 7-22-94; 8:45 am]
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