CITA to meet officials of Dominican Republic & Monte Textil over claim settlement

16 Jul '08

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CITA has scheduled a meeting with representatives of the Government of the Dominican Republic and Monte Textil/Textisur. The meeting will be held on Monday, July 21, 2008, at 10:00am at the U.S. Department of Commerce in Washington, D.C. (room to be determined).

The meeting is open to all interested parties. However, in accordance with section 8(c)(4) of the final procedures, the purpose of the meeting is to allow the interested entities to provide additional evidence to support their claims and information previously submitted to CITA.

Such evidence may include product samples, lab tests, detailed descriptions of production facilities, and comparisons of product performance in the intended end-use of the subject product. See section 8(c)(4)(i). It is important that company representative(s) are knowledgeable about the production and details of the fabrics. Any additional information submitted during this meeting will be part of the public record, unless properly marked as business confidential. See section 3(a)(3).

Any additional information submitted during this meeting must be accompanied by a Due Diligence Certification. See section 3(b). Any additional evidence you wish to provide may be submitted prior to the meeting to the Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreement, Room H3100, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230.

During the meeting, the Chairman will provide opening remarks; the Government of the Dominican Republic will briefly provide an overview of the evidence and arguments raised in its commercial availability request; Monte Textil/Textisur will briefly provide an overview of the evidence and arguments raised in its response submission and then substantiate its belief that it is able to supply the subject products.

Then, the Government of the Dominican Republic will substantiate its belief that Monte Textil/Textisur cannot supply the subject product. It is our intention to allow the interested entities to engage in a discussion and ask questions only when necessary to clarify information presented by either entity.

At any time, CITA, the Government of the Dominican Republic, Monte Textil/Textisur may request a closed meeting to discuss business confidential information. CITA will instruct other interested parties to temporarily leave the meeting during this time.

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