The Commerce Department published notices in the March 28 Federal Register on the following AD/CV duty proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, scope, affected firms, or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
The Commerce Department issued the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on chlorinated isocyanurates from Spain (A-469-814). The agency said the only company under review, Ercros S.A., had no exports of subject merchandise to the U.S. during the period under review. If Commerce's "no shipments" finding for Ercros is continued in the final results, Ercros won't get a new rate. Instead, subject merchandise from that company will continue to enter at AD rates set in previous reviews. Commerce will make its final decision when it issues the final results of this review, currently due in July.
The Commerce Department is beginning an antidumping duty new shipper review on preserved mushrooms from China (A-570-851) at the request of Dezhou Kaihang Agricultural Science Technology Co., Ltd., for merchandise produced by Shandong Fengyu Edible Fungus Co., Ltd. (Fengyu) and exported by Dezhou Kaihang. Commerce will determine if Dezhou Kaihang is independent from state control, and therefore eligible for an estimated AD cash deposit rate other than the high 308.33% China-wide entity rate it currently receives.
Collection and control of massive amounts of personal data are a source of market power for the world’s biggest Internet players, requiring closer interaction among different regulators, said the European Data Protection Supervisor Wednesday. EDPS said personal data has become a form of payment for so-called “free” online services, and is a valuable asset for a growing number of companies doing business in the EU. EDPS Peter Hustinx’s preliminary opinion on privacy and competitiveness in the age of big data: The interplay between data protection, competition law and consumer protection (http://bit.ly/1l47wUo) said there’s little dialogue among policy makers and experts in those fields, despite many sectors of the economy looking to exploit big data. The opinion noted convergences and tensions in the different areas of law against the evolution of big data, including: (1) The need for a better understanding of the massive growth in services which require payment in the form of personal information from customers. (2) The need for a definition of consumer harm in the enforcement of competition rules, in markets where powerful players may refuse access to personal data and have confusing privacy policies. (3) How closer dialogue among regulators and experts on the rules and policies in data protection, antitrust and consumer protection could give consumers more choice of services and greater control over their data. The EDPS will host a June 2 workshop in Brussels for experts and privacy practitioners from the EU and U.S., the office said. EDPS preliminary opinions don’t respond to a specific proposal from the European Commission but are intended to stimulate debate on how EU rules apply to a fast-expanding sector of the economy, it noted.
The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat products (CORE) from South Korea (A-580-816). The agency found dumping by Dongbu and five other companies, but assigned Hyundai HYSCO a zero rate. Hyundai HYSCO's zero rate means importers won't be assessed AD duties for subject merchandise from the company entered between August 2011 and February 2012. No cash deposit requirements are currently required for CORE from South Korea.
Collection and control of massive amounts of personal data are a source of market power for the world’s biggest Internet players, requiring closer interaction among different regulators, said the European Data Protection Supervisor Wednesday. EDPS said personal data has become a form of payment for so-called “free” online services, and is a valuable asset for a growing number of companies doing business in the EU. EDPS Peter Hustinx’s preliminary opinion on privacy and competitiveness in the age of big data: The interplay between data protection, competition law and consumer protection (http://bit.ly/1l47wUo) said there’s little dialogue among policy makers and experts in those fields, despite many sectors of the economy looking to exploit big data. The opinion noted convergences and tensions in the different areas of law against the evolution of big data, including: (1) The need for a better understanding of the massive growth in services which require payment in the form of personal information from customers. (2) The need for a definition of consumer harm in the enforcement of competition rules, in markets where powerful players may refuse access to personal data and have confusing privacy policies. (3) How closer dialogue among regulators and experts on the rules and policies in data protection, antitrust and consumer protection could give consumers more choice of services and greater control over their data. The EDPS will host a June 2 workshop in Brussels for experts and privacy practitioners from the EU and U.S., the office said. EDPS preliminary opinions don’t respond to a specific proposal from the European Commission but are intended to stimulate debate on how EU rules apply to a fast-expanding sector of the economy, it noted.
Commerce is not allowed to pick and choose the circumstances under which it accounts for rebates when calculating antidumping duty rates, said the Court of International Trade as it remanded the 2008-09 administrative review on lightweight thermal paper from Germany. Papierfabrik August Koehler’s AD rate had risen from zero to 3.77% when Commerce decided to disregard the rebates because Koehler’s customers may not have known they’d be getting the payments at the time of purchase. But CIT said the move was illegal, because Commerce’s regulations say the agency must adjust for all rebates, not just some.
The antidumping duties paid to CBP related to imported shrimp refused entry by another agency are not refundable to the importer, said CBP in a Jan. 8 ruling. The ruling, HQ H240986, was in response to an internal guidance request on whether AD duties are refundable after an import is blocked by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or if there is a court injunction enjoining the entries, said CBP.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the March 25 Federal Register on the following AD/CV injury, Section 337 patent, and other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):
The Commerce Department published notices in the March 25 Federal Register on the following AD/CV duty proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, scope, affected firms, or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):