AUSTRALIA TERMINATES ANTIDUMPING INVESTIGATION ON

UNCLAS CANBERRA 001060 C O R R E C T E D C O P Y (SIGNATURE) SIPDIS DEPARTMENT FOR EAP/ANP, EEB/TPP, DOC FOR ITA (ROLLIN); STATE PLEASE PASS USTR (DAVID BISBEE) E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETRD AS SUBJECT: AUSTRALIA TERMINATES ANTIDUMPING INVESTIGATION ON US, CANADIAN LLDP REF: CANBERRA 00497 ¶1. On November 25 Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (CBPS) informed Embassy that it has terminated an investigation into alleged dumping of linear low density polyethelyne (LLDP) from the U.S. and Canada. The decision was also published in the November 25 edition of national newspaper The Australian. ¶2. Per Australian Customs Dumping Notice No. 2009/41 (emailed separately to State, USTR, and DOC/ITA),CBPS terminated the investigation in a November 20 CBPS decision. The investigation had been initiated in May 2009 upon complaint by Qenos Pty Ltd, described as Australia's only manufacturer of LLDP. In summary, CBPS determined that while some form of "dumping has or may be taking place, the injury to Australian industry that has or may be caused by that dumping is negligible." The notice provides further details on the termination, including the Qenos' right to apply for a review of the decision within 30 days. BLEICH