Court Decision and Suspension of Liquidation on Certain Softwood Lumber Products From Canada

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On March 7, 1994, the U.S.-Canada Free Trade Agreement (FTA) binational panel (the Panel) affirmed the U.S. Department of Commerce's (the Department) determination on remand that no subsidies were provided on U.S. imports of softwood lumber products from Canada. Article 1904.13 of the FTA provides that a government may request a review of a Panel decision by an Extraordinary Challenge Committee (ECC). The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has announced that it will file for an ECC review of the Panel's decision. The Department will implement the decision of the ECC. In accordance with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Federal Circuit) decision in Timken Company v. United this proceeding.