UNITED STATES – IMPOSITION OF ANTI-DUMPING DUTIES

ON IMPORTS OF COLOUR TELEVISION RECEIVERS FROM KOREA

Communication from Korea

            The following communication, dated 15 September 1998, from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the Chairman of the Dispute Settlement Body, is circulated at the request of Korea.

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            In its communication dated 5 January 1998, Korea withdrew its request dated 6 November 1997 for the establishment of a panel on United States – Imposition of Anti-Dumping Duties on Imports of Colour Television Receivers (CTVs) from Korea (WT/DS89/8, 15 January 1998).  This withdrawal was made in response to the United States' preliminary determination of 19 December 1997 to revoke the anti-dumping duty order upon the fifth request filed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Samsung) on 24 June 1996.

            At the time of the withdrawal, Korea reserved the right to reintroduce the request for the establishment of a panel in the event that the contents of the final determination by the United States differed from those of the preliminary determination.  On 27 August 1998, the United States made a final determination to revoke the anti-dumping duty order which had been imposed on Samsung since 1984.