NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 59

5 JUNE 2014

Departmental Notices

Business, Innovation, and Employment

Dumping and Countervailing Duties Act 1988

Reassessment of Anti-dumping Duty: Canned Peaches From South Africa

Pursuant to section 14(6) of the Dumping and Countervailing Duties Act 1988 ("the Act"), the Acting Minister of Commerce, having carried out a reassessment of the anti-dumping duty applying to imports into New Zealand of canned peaches from South Africa, following the completion of a review under section 14(8) of the Act, and having determined a new rate of anti-dumping duty applicable to those goods, gives the following notice.

Notice

Title and commencement—(1) This notice may be cited as the "Reassessment of Anti-dumping Duty: Canned Peaches from South Africa".

(2) This notice replaces and supersedes all previous notices in relation to the subject goods described below in the First Schedule.

(3) Pursuant to section 17 of the Act, the reassessed anti-dumping duty, set out in the Second Schedule to this notice, shall apply to imports of the goods specified in the First Schedule with effect from the day after the date of this notice.

First Schedule

Subject Goods

Country of Origin

South Africa

Description of Goods

The subject goods that the reassessed anti-dumping duties apply to are described as:

Canned peaches (halves, slices or pieces) packed in various concentrations of sugar syrup and in can sizes ranging from 110 grams 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 Anti-dumping Duty

The amount of anti-dumping duty to be paid on demand in respect of each importation into New Zealand of the subject goods from South Africa supplied by Langeberg & Ashton Foods Pty, Ltd. shall be the amount by which the Normal Value (Value for Duty Equivalent) amounts set out in the table below exceed the New Zealand Value for Duty (VFD) of the goods when entered for home consumption. The NV(VFDE) amounts are set in South African Rand.

Rates of Anti-dumping Duty

Normal Value (Value for Duty Equivalent) Amounts per Kilogram

Canned Peaches Imported from Langeberg & Ashton Foods

*The NV(VFDE) amounts have been kept confidential as they are based on commercially sensitive information. The confidential amounts are held by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment and the New Zealand Customs Service.

For all other subject goods of South African origin imported into New Zealand, an ad valorem percentage rate of the Customs value for duty shall apply as follows:

Dated at Wellington this 28th day of May 2014.

HON AMY ADAMS, Acting Minister of Commerce.

Note: A non-confidential version of the Reassessment Report, which contains details of the conclusions reached, is available from Trade Remedies, Trade and International Environment Branch, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, PO Box 1473, Wellington, or by emailing traderem@mbie.govt.nz

Environment

Crown Entities Act 2004

Reappointments/appointment to the Environmental Protection Authority

Pursuant to section 28(1)(a) of the Crown Entities Act 2004, I

reappoint

Kerry Prendergast

as chair of the Environmental Protection Authority for a term of three years commencing 1 June 2014 and expiring on 31 May 2017; and reappoint/appoint respectively

Taria Tahana
Kura Denness

as members of the Environmental Protection Authority for a term of three years commencing 1 June 2014 and expiring on 31 May 2017.

Dated at Wellington this 29th day of May 2014.

HON AMY ADAMS, Minister for the Environment.