VENEZUELA: FINAL ANTIDUMPING DECISION ON POLYVINYL

UNCLAS CARACAS 001642 SIPDIS SIPDIS USDOC PLEASE PASS TO IMPORT ADMINISTRATION E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETRD VE SUBJECT: VENEZUELA: FINAL ANTIDUMPING DECISION ON POLYVINYL CHLORIDE REF: CARACAS 1614 ¶1. (U) Post received the following letter (see Para 2) on June 1 from the BRV Ministry of Light Industry and Commerce's Antidumping and Subsidies Commission (CASS),notifying its final decision on existing antidumping orders for two varieties of polyvinyl chloride (Ref A). The CASS decision was to extend the validity of antidumping rights for unmixed polyvinyl chloride obtained through polymerization in suspension, but to allow the expiration of antidumping rights for polyvinyl chloride obtained through emulsion. The full text of the decision, in Spanish, is available from EconOff Isabel Rioja-Scott (Rioja-ScottIE@state.gov). ¶2. (U) Begin text (Post's Unofficial Translation): CASS Antidumping and Subsidies Commission Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Document N 0206/2006 Caracas, 29 of May 2006 Ambassador William Brownfield Ambassador of the United States of America in Venezuela I would like to take this opportunity to forward to you the attached document, as part of this notification, the Decision No. CASS-ADP-002/06 dated 29 May, 2006, through which the Antidumping and Subsidies Commission decided, on one hand, to extend the validity of the definitive antidumping right ad valorem imposed upon the imports of polyvinyl chloride not mixed with other substances obtained through polymerization in suspension, identified in the Customs Duties of Venezuela under subchapter 3904.10.20, originating from the United States of America, regardless of the sender country and on the other hand, to not extend the definitive antidumping right ad valorem imposed on the imports of polyvinyl chloride not mixed with other substances obtained through polymerization in emulsion, identified in the Customs Duties of Venezuela under subchapter 3904.10.10, originating in the United States regardless of sender country. In this regard, we inform you that said rights were originally established by Decision No 001/00 dated April 7, 2000, and published in the Official Gazette of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela No 5461 Extraordinary, on April 27, ¶2000. Without any other matter to reference and reiterating the assurance of my highest esteem, Sincerely, (signature) Luis Alberto Russian President End Text. WHITAKER