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Dumping and Countervailing Duties Act 1988

Final Determination of Subsidy Investigation: Canned Peaches From South Africa

Pursuant to section 13 of the Dumping and Countervailing Duties Act 1988 ("the Act"), I hereby give notice that I have made a determination that, in relation to the importation or intended importation of the goods specified in the First Schedule to this notice, ("the subject goods")—

(a) The subject goods are being subsidised; and

(b) By reason thereof material injury to the New Zealand canned peaches industry has been or is being caused.

Notice is also hereby given that, acting pursuant to subsections 14 (1) and 14 (4) of the Act, I have determined the amount of countervailing duty to be imposed on the subject goods to be the amount set out in the Second Schedule to this notice.

First Schedule

Goods Subject to Determination

Country of Origin
South Africa.

Description of Goods

Canned peaches (halves, slices or pieces) packed in various concentrations of sugar syrup and in can sizes up to 3 kilograms (A10).

The goods are currently classified under Tariff Item and Statistical Key 2008.70.09 00L of the Tariff of New Zealand, which classification is provided for convenience and Customs purposes only, the written description being dispositive.

Second Schedule

Amount of Countervailing Duty

The amount of countervailing duty to be paid on demand in respect of each importation of canned peaches, imported or intended to be imported into New Zealand from South Africa, shall be the percentage of free-on-board value (being “Customs value” as defined in section 2 (1) of the Customs and Excise Act 1996) shown below:

Dated at Wellington this 9th day of May 1997.

JOHN LUXTON, Minister of Commerce.

A copy of the non-confidential version of the Final Report, which contains details of the investigation and the conclusions reached, is available from the Manager, Trade Remedies Group, Ministry of Commerce, P.O. Box 1473, Wellington.

Final Determination of Subsidy Investigation: Canned Apricots From South Africa

Pursuant to section 13 of the Dumping and Countervailing Duties Act 1988 ("the Act"), I hereby give notice that I have made a determination that, in relation to the importation or intended importation of the goods specified in the First Schedule to this notice, ("the subject goods")—

(a) The subject goods are being subsidised; and

(b) By reason thereof material injury to the New Zealand canned apricots industry has been or is being caused.

Notice is also hereby given that, acting pursuant to subsections 14 (1) and 14 (4) of the Act, I have determined the amount of countervailing duty to be imposed on the subject goods to be the amount set out in the Second Schedule to this notice.

First Schedule

Goods Subject to Determination

Country of Origin
South Africa.

Description of Goods

Canned apricots, packed (as apricot halves) in various concentrations of sugar syrup and in can sizes up to A10 (nominal size 3 kilograms).

The goods are currently classified under Tariff Item and Statistical Key 2008.50.09 00C of the Tariff of New Zealand, which classification is provided for convenience and Customs purposes only, the written description being dispositive.

Second Schedule

Amount of Countervailing Duty

The amount of countervailing duty to be paid on demand in respect of each importation of canned apricots, imported or intended to be imported into New Zealand from South Africa, shall be the percentage of free-on-board value (being “Customs value” as defined in section 2 (1) of the Customs and Excise Act 1996) shown below:

Dated at Wellington this 9th day of May 1997.

JOHN LUXTON, Minister of Commerce.

A copy of the non-confidential version of the Final Report, which contains details of the investigation and the conclusions reached, is available from the Manager, Trade Remedies Group, Ministry of Commerce, P.O. Box 1473, Wellington.