MESSAGE NO: 9007111 DATE: 01 07 1999
CATEGORY: ADA TYPE: SCO
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: A - 533 - 806 - -
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PERIOD COVERED: 01 05 1999 TO

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

TO: CMC DIRECTORS,
PORT DIRECTORS

FROM: DIRECTOR, IMPORT OPERATIONS

RE: SCOPE RULING ON ANTIDUMPING DUTY ORDER ON SULFANILIC
ACID FROM INDIA (A-533-806)


1. ON JANUARY 5, 1999, IN RESPONSE TO A REQUEST BY 3V INC., THE
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ISSUED A PRELIMINARY SCOPE RULING
THAT SODIUM SULFANILATE PROCESSED AT ITS ITALIAN SUBSIDIARY
FROM SULFANILIC ACID PRODUCED IN INDIA IS WITHIN THE SCOPE
OF THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY ORDER COVERING SULFANILIC ACID FROM
INDIA (A-533-806).

2. BASED ON THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE'S WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF
THE SCOPE LANGUAGE OF THIS ORDER, WE PRELIMINARILY FOUND
THIS PRODUCT TO BE WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE FINDING.

3. CONTINUE TO SUSPEND LIQUIDATION OF ENTRIES OF SULFANILIC
ACID FROM INDIA, INCLUDING 3V INC'S. SODIUM SULFANILATE
PROCESSED AT ITS ITALIAN SUBSIDIARY FROM SULFANILIC ACID
PRODUCED IN INDIA LISTED ABOVE, SUBJECT TO THE ANTIDUMPING
DUTY ORDER COVERING SULFANILIC ACID FROM INDIA.


4. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY CUSTOMS
OFFICERS, PLEASE CONTACT VIA E-MAIL, THROUGH THE APPROPRIATE
SUPERVISORY CHANNELS, OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY LIAISON, USING
THE ATTRIBUTE "HQ OAB." IMPORTING PUBLIC AND INTERESTED
PARTIES SHOULD CONTACT RUSSELL MORRIS AT 202-482-1167,
AD/CVD ENFORCEMENT, IMPORT ADMINISTRATION, INTERNATIONAL
TRADE ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.

5. THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON RELEASE OF THIS INFORMATION.

PAUL SCHWARTZ