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09HANOI437
2009-05-08 10:00:00
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Embassy Hanoi
Cable title:
VIETNAM TRADE MINISTER'S LETTER TO SECRETARY LOCKE
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UNCLAS HANOI 000437
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STATE FOR EAP/MLS MBROWN
COMMERCE FOR COMMERCE FOR SECRETARY LOCKE
COMMERCE FOR ACTING U/S ONEILL
4430/MAC/AP/OPB/VLC/JBENDER
USTR FOR DBISBEE, RMALMROSE AND ESHEA
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EIND ECON ETRD VM
SUBJECT: VIETNAM TRADE MINISTER'S LETTER TO SECRETARY LOCKE
UNCLAS HANOI 000437
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EAP/MLS MBROWN
COMMERCE FOR COMMERCE FOR SECRETARY LOCKE
COMMERCE FOR ACTING U/S ONEILL
4430/MAC/AP/OPB/VLC/JBENDER
USTR FOR DBISBEE, RMALMROSE AND ESHEA
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EIND ECON ETRD VM
SUBJECT: VIETNAM TRADE MINISTER'S LETTER TO SECRETARY LOCKE
1. On May 08, 2009, Embassy Hanoi received a letter from Minister
Vu Huy Hoang, of the Vietnam Ministry of Industry and Trade,
regarding the anti-dumping and countervailing duty investigation
against polyethylene retail carrier bags imported from Vietnam.
2. The Ministry of Industry and Trade translated the original text
of the letter from Vietnamese.
3. BEGIN TEXT OF LETTER:
Hanoi, 06 May 2009
To: H.E. Secretary Gary Locke
Department of Commerce of United States of AMERICA
Your Excellency,
On behalf of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Socialist
Republic of Vietnam (MOIT),I would like to present my compliments
to you and at the same time expresses our deep concerns about the
DOC decision to take the initiative in a countervailing duty
investigation against polyethylene retail carrier bags imported from
Vietnam.
In the consultation on 15th April, 2009, MOIT delegation led by
Deputy Minister Le Danh Vinh clarified the issues related to the
petition. In this letter, I would like to emphasize important
issues as follows:
It has been 7 years since DOC last studied Vietnam's economy. In
the absence of any recent, comprehensive analysis of Vietnam's
economy, MOIT requests DOC remaining in its traditional position in
non-application of countervailing duty law to "non-market
economies", not to apply the countervailing duty law to Vietnam as
long as Vietnam is still officially designated by DOC as a
"non-market economy.". In all cases, Vietnam should be treated
fairly and properly in a non-discriminatory way as any other
developing countries at the low level of development
Moreover, DOC decision to take the initiative in the CVD case
investigation not only creates worries and losses for Vietnamese
exporters and related US importers, but also could make dangerous
precedent for encouraging similar lawsuits to goods imported from
Vietnam and negative impacts on trade relation between the two
countries.
Once again, MOIT expresses our deep concerns about the DOC decision
and its serious consequences in this CVD case and kindly request you
to have necessary directions to ensure the fair behavior to Vietnam,
simultaneously avoid worries and losses that are mentioned above.
Regards,
Vu Huy Hoang
Minister
Ministry of Industry and Trade
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
END TEXT OF LETTER
MICHALAK
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EAP/MLS MBROWN
COMMERCE FOR COMMERCE FOR SECRETARY LOCKE
COMMERCE FOR ACTING U/S ONEILL
4430/MAC/AP/OPB/VLC/JBENDER
USTR FOR DBISBEE, RMALMROSE AND ESHEA
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EIND ECON ETRD VM
SUBJECT: VIETNAM TRADE MINISTER'S LETTER TO SECRETARY LOCKE
1. On May 08, 2009, Embassy Hanoi received a letter from Minister
Vu Huy Hoang, of the Vietnam Ministry of Industry and Trade,
regarding the anti-dumping and countervailing duty investigation
against polyethylene retail carrier bags imported from Vietnam.
2. The Ministry of Industry and Trade translated the original text
of the letter from Vietnamese.
3. BEGIN TEXT OF LETTER:
Hanoi, 06 May 2009
To: H.E. Secretary Gary Locke
Department of Commerce of United States of AMERICA
Your Excellency,
On behalf of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Socialist
Republic of Vietnam (MOIT),I would like to present my compliments
to you and at the same time expresses our deep concerns about the
DOC decision to take the initiative in a countervailing duty
investigation against polyethylene retail carrier bags imported from
Vietnam.
In the consultation on 15th April, 2009, MOIT delegation led by
Deputy Minister Le Danh Vinh clarified the issues related to the
petition. In this letter, I would like to emphasize important
issues as follows:
It has been 7 years since DOC last studied Vietnam's economy. In
the absence of any recent, comprehensive analysis of Vietnam's
economy, MOIT requests DOC remaining in its traditional position in
non-application of countervailing duty law to "non-market
economies", not to apply the countervailing duty law to Vietnam as
long as Vietnam is still officially designated by DOC as a
"non-market economy.". In all cases, Vietnam should be treated
fairly and properly in a non-discriminatory way as any other
developing countries at the low level of development
Moreover, DOC decision to take the initiative in the CVD case
investigation not only creates worries and losses for Vietnamese
exporters and related US importers, but also could make dangerous
precedent for encouraging similar lawsuits to goods imported from
Vietnam and negative impacts on trade relation between the two
countries.
Once again, MOIT expresses our deep concerns about the DOC decision
and its serious consequences in this CVD case and kindly request you
to have necessary directions to ensure the fair behavior to Vietnam,
simultaneously avoid worries and losses that are mentioned above.
Regards,
Vu Huy Hoang
Minister
Ministry of Industry and Trade
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
END TEXT OF LETTER
MICHALAK