On November 17, 2008, the Canada Border Services Agency issued a preliminary determination of dumping and subsidization of aluminum extrusions from China. What might become the largest Canadian antidumping and countervailing...
On November 10, 2008, the Canada Border Services Agency issued its final determination in the antidumping and countervailing duty investigation against thermoelectric coolers and warmers from China. Only one exporter...
On November 10, 2008, the Canada Border Services Agency commenced an expiry review of the antidumping order against wood slats from China and Mexico.
Wood slats (slats) are the main component of wood venetian blinds. The...
On October 20, 2008, the United States Court of International Trade (CIT)issued a landmark opinion in favour of the Canadian Wheat Board. - see following decision - www.cit.uscourts.gov/slip_op/Slip_op08/08-112.pdf
The...
On October 17, 2008, the Canada Border Servcies Agency issued D-Memorandum D-10-14-55 "Tariff Classification of Wood Flooring Products" - see - www.cbsa.gc.ca/publications/dm-md/d10/d10-14-55-eng.pdf
The CBSa...
As the U.S. moves towards approving the $700 Billion bailout of Wall Street, lawyers from outside the U.S. may be asking whether the bailout gives rise to a countervailable subsidy. If it was Canada bailing out Bay Street...
China has threatened to boycott imports of iron ore after Brazil’s Companhia Vale do Rio Doce tried to again increase prices for Asian customers. It could be that Chinese steel manufacturers would make the decision on ...
On September 24, 2008, business groups from every major sector of the U.S. economy communicated with House and Senate leaders urging them to reject any attempts to reinstate the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act. The...
On September 24, 2008, the NDP made a surprising announcement promising that, if Jack Layton were elected Prime Minister, he would serve the United States notice that Canada will withdraw from the Softwood Lumber Agreement. Mr....
On September 19, 2008, =tThe Government of China has filed requests for consultation against the united States in respect of the Department of Commerce's dumping and subsidization decisions in the following cases:
Pipe and...
No World System has posted a good summary of certain aspects of Joe Biden's voting and legislative record - noworldsystem.com/2008/08/30/joe-biden%E2%80%99s-pro-riaa-pro-fbi-tech-voting-record/
Joe Biden's voting record...
On August 11, 2008, the Wall Street Journal reported in an article entitled "Bryd's Bad Idea is Back" that there are subterranean efforts in Congress to revive the repealed Byrd Amendment (more formally known as the Continued...
If you are wondering whether goods coming to the U.S. are subject to antidumping duties, there is information available from the U.S. government which will help. See...
It was reported today by Forbes online that India's Trade Minister Nath had said India was willing to accept a proposal to a dispute settlement mechanism to prevent the misuse and abuse of the special agricultural safeguard...
The “Doha Round” of multilateral trade talks at the World Trade Organization lapsed back into limbo on July 29, 2008 as an informal meeting of Ministers did not end in the acceptance of the compromise "package of elements".
If...
The developing countries will have a lot of hard work to do to prepare the special agricultural safeguard mechanism that will be needed if the Doha Round is completed. If the "package of elements" relating to agriculture...
