NAFTA STEEL RULING
October 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE UNITED States International Trade Commission (ITC) has been sharply criticised by a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) panel ruling on a sunset review of countervailing and anti-dumping duties on Canadian corrosion resistant steel exports. Washington's conclusion that this American steel sub-sector required continued protection because it was in a "weakened state" considering its profits, "is unsupported by substantial evidence and not in accordance with law", said the panel. It told the US commission to reconsider its conclusions and ...
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