[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 38 (Monday, February 27, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10573-10574]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-4751]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.

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

AGENCY: North American Free-Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Secretariat, United 
States Section, International Trade Administration, Department of 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Decision of Binational Panel.

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SUMMARY: By a decision dated February 13, 1995, the Binational Panel 
reviewing the final affirmative injury determination made by the 
Canadian [[Page 10574]] International Trade Tribunal (CITT) respecting 
Certain Solder Joint Pressure Pipe Fittings and Solder Joint Drainage, 
Waste and Vent Pipe Fittings, made of Cast Copper Alloy, Wrought Copper 
Alloy or Wrought Copper, Originating in or Exported from the United 
States of America (Secretariat File No. CDA-93-1904-11) affirmed the 
determination of the CITT. A copy of the complete panel decision is 
available from the NAFTA 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 antidumping 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 Procedures 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, as amended.

PANEL DECISION: In the February 13, 1995 decision, the Binational Panel 
affirmed the investigating authority's determination respecting Certain 
Solder Joint Pressure Pipe Fittings and Solder Joint Drainage, Waste 
and Vent Pipe Fittings, made of Cast Copper Alloy, Wrought Copper Alloy 
or Wrought Copper, Originating in or Exported from the United States of 
America made by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal.
    A Notice of Final Panel Action will be issued on the eleventh (11) 
day following the issuance of the decision (February 24, 1995).

    Dated: February 21, 1995.
James R. Holbein,
United States Secretary, NAFTA Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 95-4751 Filed 2-24-95; 8:45 am]
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