North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Article 1904; Binational Panel Review: Notice of Request for Panel Review
| Published date | 10 June 2019 |
| Citation | 84 FR 26815 |
| Record Number | 2019-12100 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Commerce Department,International Trade Administration |
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 111 (Monday, June 10, 2019)
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 111 (Monday, June 10, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26815-26816]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-12100]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Article 1904;
Binational Panel Review: Notice of Request for Panel Review
AGENCY: United States Section, NAFTA Secretariat, International Trade
Administration, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of NAFTA requests for Panel Review in the matter Light-
Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube from Mexico; Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review (Secretariat File Number: USA-
MEX-2019-1904-01).
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SUMMARY: A Request for Panel Review was filed on behalf of Maquilacero
S.A. de C.V. (``Maquilacero'') and Perfiles LM, S.A. de C.V.
(``Perfiles'') with the United States Section of the NAFTA Secretariat
on May 22, 2019, pursuant to NAFTA Article 1904. Panel Review was
requested of the Department of Commerce's final antidumping duty
determination regarding Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube from
Mexico. The final determination was published in the Federal Register
on April 22, 2019. The NAFTA Secretariat has assigned case number USA-
MEX-2019-1904-01 to this request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul E. Morris, United States
Secretary, NAFTA Secretariat, Room 2061, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20230, (202) 482-5438.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Chapter 19 of Article 1904 of NAFTA provides
a dispute settlement mechanism involving trade remedy determinations
issued by the Government of the United States, the Government of
Canada, and the Government of Mexico. Following a Request for Panel
Review, a Binational Panel is composed to review the trade remedy
determination being challenged and issue a binding Panel Decision.
There are established NAFTA Rules of Procedure for Article 1904
Binational Panel Reviews, which were adopted by the three governments
for panels requested pursuant to Article 1904(2) of NAFTA which
requires Requests for Panel Review to be published in accordance with
Rule 35. For the complete Rules, please see https://www.nafta-sec-alena.org/Home/Texts-of-the-Agreement/Rules-of-Procedure/Article-1904.
The Rules provide that:
(a) A Party or interested person may challenge the final
determination in whole or in part by filing a Complaint in accordance
with Rule 39 within 30 days after the filing of the first Request for
Panel Review (the deadline for filing a Complaint is June 21, 2019);
(b) A Party, investigating authority or interested person that does
not file a Complaint but that intends to appear in support of any
reviewable portion of the final determination may participate in the
panel review by filing a Notice of Appearance in accordance with Rule
40 within 45 days after the filing of the first Request for Panel
Review (the deadline
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for filing a Notice of Appearance is July 8, 2019); and
(c) The panel review shall be limited to the allegations of error
of fact or law, including challenges to the jurisdiction of the
investigating authority, that are set out in the Complaints filed in
the panel review and to the procedural and substantive defenses raised
in the panel review.
Dated: June 4, 2019.
Paul E. Morris,
U.S. Secretary, NAFTA Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2019-12100 Filed 6-7-19; 8:45 am]
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