united states – preliminary anti-dumping and

countervailing duty determinations on

coated free sheet paper from china

Request for Consultations by China

            The following communication, dated 14 September 2007, from the delegation of China to the delegation of the United States and to the Chairman of the Dispute Settlement Body, is circulated in accordance with Article 4.4 of the DSU.

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            My authorities have asked me to request consultations with the Government of the United States pursuant to Article 4 of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes (the DSU), Article XXIII:1 of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (GATT 1994), Article 30 of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (the SCM Agreement), and Article 17 of the Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (the AD Agreement) concerning the preliminary anti-dumping and countervailing duty determinations made by the US Department of Commerce on 29 May 2007 and 2 April 2007, respectively, in respect of coated free sheet paper from China.  These preliminary determinations appear at 72 Federal Register 30,758 (4 June 2007) (Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination: Coated Free Sheet Paper from the People's Republic of China) and 72 Federal Register 17,484 (9 April 2007) (Coated Free Sheet Paper from China: Amended Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination).