Notice Type
Departmental
Final Determination of Subsidy Investigation: Canned Peaches From the European Union Pursuant to section 13 of the Dumping and Countervailing Duties Act 1988 (``the Act''), I hereby give notice that I have made a determination that, in relation to the importation or intended importation of the goods specified in the First Schedule to this notice, (``the subject goods'') (a) The subject goods are being subsidised; and (b) By reason thereof material injury to the New Zealand canned peaches industry has been or is being caused. Notice is also hereby given that, acting pursuant to subsections 14 (1) and 14 (4) of the Act, I have determined the amount of countervailing duty to be imposed on the subject goods to be the amount set out in the Second Schedule to this notice. FIRST SCHEDULE Goods Subject to Determination Country of Origin Member States of the European Union. Description of Goods Peaches (halves, slices and pieces) packed in retail sized cans. The goods are currently classified under Tariff Item and Statistical Key 2008.70.09 00L of the Tariff of New Zealand, which classification is provided for convenience and Customs purposes only, the written description being dispositive. SECOND SCHEDULE Amount of Countervailing Duty The amount of countervailing duty to be paid on demand in respect of each importation of canned peaches, imported or intended to be imported into New Zealand from the European Union, shall be the percentage of free-on-board value (being ``Customs value'' as defined in section 2 (1) of the Customs and Excise Act 1996) shown below: Country of Export/Exporter Rate of Duty Greece Vermion Naoussa 21% AL.M.ME 22% Other Exporters 21% Spain Maximino Moreno 12% Conservas San Frutua 15% Other Exporters 13% Other EU Member States 21% Dated at Wellington this 9th day of January 1998. JOHN LUXTON, Minister of Commerce. A copy of the non-confidential version of the Final Report which contains details of the investigation and the conclusions reached, is available from the Manager, Trade Remedies Group, Ministry of Commerce, P.O. Box 1473, Wellington.
Publication Date
22 Jan 1998

Notice Number

1998-go302

Page Number

131