Mexico
Mexico
Extension Granted Until Tuesday For Rebuttal Comments On Beef Antidumping
The Mexican economy ministry (Secretaría de Economía; SE) has granted an extension for all parties to the beef antidumping sunset review (including the Mexican industry) for filing rebuttal comments. The SE has said it will grant at least three business days, which will move the deadline to Tuesday, July 5, 2005.
The sunset review is to determine whether antidumping duties will still be levied on U.S. companies exporting beef to Mexico for the next five years. Antidumping duties were imposed by the SE on April 28, 2000. The SE is required to revoke these duties after five years unless a sunset review determines they are still warranted, and the SE published a notice of its intent to revoke the duties in December. In March, a Mexican cattle producer and feedlot group made a formal request to the SE to review the revocation. The current extension allows all parties a few days more to present their evidence to the SE.
USMEF and the American Meat Institute (AMI) retained the law firm White & Case and have submitted a brief to the SE showing injury to the U.S. beef industry should the antidumping order be maintained and indicating that removal of the duties would not harm Mexican beef producers. USMEF continues to pursue this case and will provide rebuttal arguments by the deadline. USMEF is still waiting on a NAFTA panel decision on this issue and continues to monitor the panel and push for a quick decision.
Indonesia
Indonesia Bans U.S. Beef
Indonesia is the latest country to impose a ban on U.S. beef products. The FSIS Export Library of Requirements has been updated to reflect the ban. USMEF is seeking clarification of the exact details from the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS).
Mexico
Extension Granted Until Tuesday For Rebuttal Comments On Beef Antidumping
The Mexican economy ministry (Secretaría de Economía; SE) has granted an extension for all parties to the beef antidumping sunset review (including the Mexican industry) for filing rebuttal comments. The SE has said it will grant at least three business days, which will move the deadline to Tuesday, July 5, 2005.
The sunset review is to determine whether antidumping duties will still be levied on U.S. companies exporting beef to Mexico for the next five years. Antidumping duties were imposed by the SE on April 28, 2000. The SE is required to revoke these duties after five years unless a sunset review determines they are still warranted, and the SE published a notice of its intent to revoke the duties in December. In March, a Mexican cattle producer and feedlot group made a formal request to the SE to review the revocation. The current extension allows all parties a few days more to present their evidence to the SE.
USMEF and the American Meat Institute (AMI) retained the law firm White & Case and have submitted a brief to the SE showing injury to the U.S. beef industry should the antidumping order be maintained and indicating that removal of the duties would not harm Mexican beef producers. USMEF continues to pursue this case and will provide rebuttal arguments by the deadline. USMEF is still waiting on a NAFTA panel decision on this issue and continues to monitor the panel and push for a quick decision.
Indonesia
Indonesia Bans U.S. Beef
Indonesia is the latest country to impose a ban on U.S. beef products. The FSIS Export Library of Requirements has been updated to reflect the ban. USMEF is seeking clarification of the exact details from the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS).