Under section 14 (9) of the Dumping and Countervailing Duties Act 1988 (“the Act”), anti-dumping duties imposed on “other sizes” of plasterboard from Thailand* and on plasterboard of a thickness between 8.75mm and 10.25mm
from Thailand†, will cease to apply to those goods on
27 September 2005 and 19 November 2005 respectively, unless at those dates the goods are subject to review under section 14 (8) of the Act.
Any interested party that might request that the Chief Executive of the Ministry of Economic Development initiate a review before the cessation dates referred to above, should be aware that positive evidence justifying the need for a review must be provided to the Chief Executive.
If an application is received which provides positive evidence justifying the need for a review, the Chief Executive must undertake and complete a review investigation, within 180 days of initiation, on whether the anti-dumping duties should continue to be applied.
Positive evidence justifying the need for a review would need to include reasons for believing that the expiration
of anti-dumping duties would see the continuation or recurrence of dumping of plasterboard from Thailand, and for believing that such dumping would be likely to cause
the continuation or recurrence of material injury to the
New Zealand industry producing plasterboard.
The reasons should be supported by evidence and not be based on mere allegations or assertions.
Further information is available from the Manager, Trade Remedies Group, Regulatory and Competition Policy Branch, Ministry of Economic Development, P.O. Box 1473, Wellington, or on facsimile (04) 499 8508 or email traderem@med.govt.nz
Signed at Wellington this 1st day of March 2005.
MARTIN GARCIA, Team Leader, Investigations, Trade Remedies Group.
* Refer to “Final Determination of Dumping Investigation: Plasterboard From Thailand” published in the New Zealand Gazette, 5 October 2000, page 3520.
† Refer to “Final Determination: Dumping Investigation in Respect of Plasterboard from Thailand, Amendment No. 8 (Duty Reassessment)” published in the New Zealand Gazette, 23 November 2000, page 4046.