The Minister indicated that the information resulting from the inquiry and report would be important in implementing
tariff relief for the apparel industry on textile inputs not currently produced in Canada. The specific terms of reference read as follows:
1. The Tribunal is directed to inquire into and report on the extent to
which each of the yarn and fabric textile inputs listed in Annex I (textile inputs), domestically produced since 2003, were sold to apparel manufacturers, including:
(a) total domestic and export sales, by apparel and non-apparel uses; and
(b) where there were domestic sales for apparel uses, the relative value of those sales compared to the value of imports of the same
textile inputs used in Canadian apparel production
2. Where the Tribunal determines that there are domestic sales of textile inputs for apparel uses, the Tribunal is directed to:
(a) provide a more
detailed product description of those textile inputs than that found in Annex I, where required; and
(b) report on the significance of those sales to domestic textile manufacturers
3. The Tribunal is also
directed to report on any other matter that it determines to be of relevance to this inquiry.
Interested parties wishing to participate in the Tribunal's inquiry must file a notice of participation with the
Secretary on or before 23 June 2004.
The Tribunal plans to inform the parties by 27 August 2004 of its decision on whether there is a need for public hearing and, if a hearing is required, of how the Tribunal
intends to proceed. Should a hearing be required, it will begin by 15 September 2004. Witnesses to be heard at the hearing will be selected by the Tribunal, taking account of the matters that it considers require
clarification.Details of the notice of commencement of inquiry will appear in Part I of the 19 June 2004 edition of the Canada Gazette. Details regarding this reference (No. MN-2004-001) can be found on
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