The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), on August 13, 2020, gave a Notice of Expiry of its order made on October 30, 2015, concerning the dumping of certain refined sugar originating in or exported from the United States of America, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, and the subsidizing of the goods originating or exported from the European Union. The order is scheduled to expire on October 29, 2020.
For the full authoritative description, including additional exclusions and the applicable HS codes, please refer to the Refined Sugar case in the Measures in Force.
Interested firms, organizations, persons or governments wishing to make submissions on whether an expiry review is warranted must file a notice of participation with the CITT on or before August 31, 2020.
The deadline for filing submissions is September 8, 2020, by noon. If there are opposing views, each party may file a response no later than September 17, 2020, by noon.
Documents should be filed electronically through the CITT Secure E-filing Service. Only one electronic copy is required.
The CITT will issue a decision by October 2, 2020, on whether an expiry review is warranted. If the CITT decides that an expiry review is not warranted, the finding will expire on its scheduled expiry date. If the CITT decides that an expiry review is warranted, it will issue a notice of expiry review.
Further details regarding this proceeding, including submission dates, filing procedures, and a schedule of key events, are contained in the Notice of Expiry of Order.
Please contact your Livingston account representative should you have any questions.