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Canada's Legal Actions
NAFTA Challenges
Chapter 19 of
the North American Free Trade Agreement (the NAFTA) provides for a binding,
binational panel review of final determinations in trade remedy cases.
Panels consisting of five persons are established to review the determinations.
These panels are required to ascertain whether or not the determinations
are consistent with the trade laws of the country conducting the investigation.
If they are not, the panels remand the determinations back to the issuing
authority for revision.
NAFTA binational panels are reviewing the three final U.S. determinations
respecting Canadian imports of softwood lumber, namely the U.S. Department
of Commerce's final determinations of dumping and subsidy, and the U.S.
International Trade Commission's final determination of threat of injury.
NAFTA Rulings
and Remands |
| Challenge |
NAFTA Challenge of Final Determination of Subsidy |
NAFTA Challenge of Final Determination of Dumping |
NAFTA Challenge of Final Threat of Injury Determination |
| Panel established |
April 2, 2002 |
April 2, 2002 |
May 22, 2002 |
| Final Report Issued |
August
13, 2003
News
Release |
July
17, 2003
News
Release |
September
5, 2003
News
Release |
| First Remand Determination Issued |
January
12, 2004 |
October
15, 2003 |
December 15, 2003
News
Release |
| First Panel Remand Decision |
June
7, 2004 |
March
5, 2004 |
April 19,
2004
News
Release |
| Second Remand Determination Issued |
July 30, 2004
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April 21, 2004 |
June 10, 2004 |
| Second Panel Remand Decision |
December
1, 2004 |
June 9, 2005
News
Release |
August 31, 2004
News
Release |
| Third Remand Dete rmination Issued |
January 24, 2005 |
July 11, 2005 |
September
10, 2004
News
Release |
| Third Panel Remand Decision |
May 23, 2005
News
Release |
To be determined |
N/A |
| Fourth DOC Remand Determination Issued |
July 7, 2005 |
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N/A |
| Fourth Panel Remand Decision |
October 5,
2005
News
Release |
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N/A |
| Fifth DOC Remand Determination Issued |
November 22, 2005 |
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N/A |
| Fifth Panel Remand Decision |
March 17, 2006 |
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| ECC Decision |
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August 10, 2005
News
Release |
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