[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 245 (Thursday, December 19, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 66995]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-32204]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Article 1904 
Binational Panel Reviews: Notice of Withdrawal of Panel Request

AGENCY: NAFTA Secretariat, United States Section, International Trade 
Administration, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of withdrawal of panel request.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the Withdrawal of the Request for 
Panel Review of the final results of the 6th Antidumping Duty 
Administration Review (December 1, 1991-November 30, 1992) respecting 
Porcelain-On-Steel Cooking Ware From Mexico (Secretariat File No. USA-
96-1904-01). As of December 5, 1996, no Complaints were filed pursuant 
to Rule 39 of the Rules of Procedure for Article 1904 Binational Panel 
Review, no Notices of Appearance were filed pursuant to Rule 40 and no 
panel has been appointed. Therefore, there are no ``participants'' in 
this review as defined in Rule 3, and this panel review is hereby 
terminated.

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 North American Free Trade 
Agreement (``Agreement'') establishes a mechanism to replace domestic 
judicial review of final determinations in antidumping and 
countervailing duty cases involving imports from a NAFTA 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, 1994, the Government of the United States, the Government of 
Canada and the Government of Mexico established Rules of Procedure for 
Article 1904 Binational Panel Reviews (``Rules''). These Rules were 
published in the Federal Register on February 23, 1994 (59 FR 8686).

    Dated: December 11, 1996.
James R. Holbein,
United States Secretary, NAFTA Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 96-32204 Filed 12-18-96; 8:45 am]
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