WORLD TRADE G/SG/N/9/USA/1
11October 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-4210)
Original: English Committee onSafeguards
INFORMATION TOBENOTIFIED TOTHE COMMITTEE
WHERE ASAFEGUARD INVESTIGATION ISTERMINATED
WITH NOSAFEGUARD MEASURE IMPOSED
UNITED STATES
Thefollowing communication, dated 27September 1996, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission oftheUnited States.
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Pursuant tothedecision oftheCommittee onSafeguards taken atitsMay1996 meeting, and
inlightoftheformat forcertain notifications adopted bytheCommittee (G/SG/2, 1July1996), the
United States notifies thatitscompetent authorities haveterminated asafeguards investigation with
nomeasure imposed, asfollows:
1. Specify theproduct subject toinvestigation
Fresh tomatoes andbellpeppers, provided forinsubheadings 0702.00.20, 0702.00.40,
0702.00.60 and0709.60.40 oftheHarmonized Tariff Schedule oftheUnited States. Forthepurposes
ofthisinvestigation, "fresh tomatoes" aredefined asfreshorchilled tomatoes, including butnotlimited
tothevarieties known scientifically asLycopersicon esculentum, Lycopersicon cerasiforme, and
Lycopersicon pyriforme ,butexcluding tomatoes grown forprocessing. "Bell peppers", alsocalled
sweet peppers, aredefined asfreshorchilled peppers belonging tothespecies Capsicum annuum var.
annuum ,butexcluding peppers grown forprocessing.
2. Identify theWTO document containing thenotification ofinitiation
G/SG/N/6/USA/3 (2April 1996).
3. Specify thedateonwhich theinvestigation wasterminated
12August 1996.
4. Identify thereason(s) fortermination (e.g.petition withdrawn; negative determination ofinjury;
negative determination ofcausation, etc.)
Negative determination ofinjury.
5. Provide thereference forthepublished notice oftermination (name ofnotifying Member 's
official journal, dateandpagenumber atwhich notice appeared inthejournal)
Federal Register ,16August 1996, Volume 61,page42,652.G/SG/N/9/USA/1
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6. Provide anyother information thatthenotifying Member mayconsider relevant
AcopyoftheFederal Register notice isattached. Thereport oftheUSInternational Trade
Commission (Pub. 2985, August 1996) isavailable intheWTO Secretariat forinspection bygovernment
representatives.1
1Interested delegations arerequested tocontact MissS.Aspinall, Office 1028, TelNo.7395109.G/SG/N/9/USA/1
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FRESH TOMATOES AND BELL PEPPERS
Investigation No.TA-201-66
Determination
Onthebasis oftheinformation developed inthesubject investigation, theCommission
determines1,2thatfreshtomatoes andbellpeppers, provided forinsubheadings 0702.00.20, 0702.00.40,
0702.00.60 and0709.60.40 oftheHarmonized Tariff Schedule oftheUnited States3,arenotbeing
imported intotheUnited States insuchincreased quantities astobeasubstantial cause ofserious injury,
orthreat thereof, tothedomestic industries producing articles likeordirectly competitive withthe
imported articles.
Background
Following receipt ofapetition filedon11March 1996, bytheFlorida Fruit &Vegetable
Association, Orlando, FL,theFlorida BellPepper Growers Exchange, Inc.,Orlando, FL,theFlorida
Commissioner ofAgriculture, Tallahassee, FL,theAdHocGroup ofFlorida Tomato Growers and
Packers,andindividualFloridabellpeppergrowers,theCommission,effective11March1996,instituted
Investigation No.TA-201-66 under Section 202oftheTrade Actof1974todetermine whether fresh
tomatoes andbellpeppers arebeing imported intotheUnited States insuchincreased quantities as
tobeasubstantial cause ofserious injury, orthethreat thereof, tothedomestic industries producing
articles likeordirectly competitive withtheimported articles.
Notice oftheinstitution oftheCommission 'sinvestigation andofpublic hearings tobeheld
inconnection therewith wasgiven byposting copies ofthenotice intheOffice oftheSecretary, US
International Trade Commission, Washington, DC,andbypublishing thenotice intheFederal Register
of28March 1996(61F.R.13875). Thehearing inconnection withtheinjury phase oftheinvestigation
washeldinWashington, DC,on3June1996, andallpersons whorequested theopportunity were
permitted toappear inperson orbycounsel. Thehearing ontheremedy phase scheduled for
1August 1996, wasnotheldbecause theCommission made anegative injury determination and
accordingly didnotreach thequestion ofremedy.
TheCommission transmitted itsdetermination inthisinvestigation tothePresident on
9August 1996. Theviews oftheCommission arecontained inUSITC Publication 2985(August 1996),
entitled "Fresh Tomatoes andBellPeppers: Investigation No.TA-201-66".
Byorder oftheCommission.
Donna R.Koehnke
Secretary
Issued: 12August 1996
1Commissioner Bragg dissenting with regard toimports offresh tomatoes andbellpeppers other than
(1)greenhouse tomatoes andbellpeppers and(2)imports from Canada.
2Commissioner Nuzum notparticipating.
3Theimported articles covered bythisinvestigation arefresh orchilled tomatoes, including butnotlimited
tothevarieties known scientifically asLycopersicon esculentum, Lycopersicon cerasiforme, andLycopersicon
pyriforme ,butexcluding tomatoes grown forprocessing. "Bell peppers", alsocalled sweet peppers, aredefined
asfreshorchilledpeppersbelongingtothespeciesCapsicumannuumvar.annuum,butexcludingchiliandcayenne
peppers andpeppers grown forprocessing.