• Effective Date: Jul 26, 2019
  • Period of Review: Jan 01, 2015 to Dec 31, 2015

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1. On 07/26/2019, the U.S. Court of International Trade vacated the temporary restraining order (TRO) issued on 07/15/2019 in the case of Committee Overseeing Action for Lumber International Trade Investigations or Negotiations v. United States (court no. 19-00122). The TRO to which message 9198302 dated 07/17/2019 refers, enjoined the collection of cash deposits for softwood lumber products: (1) at the cash deposit rates established in the final results of expedited review; (2) that were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 07/05/2019; and (3) that were produced and/or exported by any of the following companies:

Company Name: Fontaine Inc. and its cross-owned affiliates: Gestion Natanis Inc., Les Placements Jean-Paul Fontaine Ltee, and Placements Nicolas Fontaine Inc.

Company Name: Mobilier Rustique (Beauce) Inc. and its cross-owned affiliates: J.F.S.R. Inc., Gestion C.A. Rancourt Inc., Gestion J.F. Rancourt Inc., Gestion Suzie Rancourt Inc., Gestion P.H.Q. Inc., 9331-3419 Quebec Inc., 9331-3468 Quebec Inc., and SPQ Inc.

Company Name: Produits Matra Inc. and Sechoirs de Beauce Inc. and their cross-owned affiliate: Bois Ouvre de Beauceville (1992), Inc.

Company Name: Les Produits Forestiers D&G Ltee and its cross-owned affiliates: Le Groupe Gesco-Star Ltee, Les Produits Forestiers Portbec Ltee, and Les Produits Forestiers Startrees Ltee

Company Name: Marcel Lauzon Inc. and its cross-owned affiliates: Placements Marcel Lauzon Ltee and Investissements LRC Inc.

Company Name: North American Forest Products Ltd. and its cross-owned affiliates: Parent-Violette Gestion Ltee and Le Groupe Parent Ltee.

Company Name: Roland Boulanger & Cie Ltee and its cross-owned affiliates: Industries Daveluyville, Inc. and Les Manufacturiers Warwick Ltee

Company Name: Scierie Alexandre Lemay & Fils Inc. and its cross-owned affiliates: Bois Lemay Inc. and Industrie Lemay Inc.

As a result of the court's decision, the TRO to which message 9198302 refers, dissolved on 07/26/2019.

2. Cash deposit instructions and discontinuation of suspension of liquidation instructions for entries that are no longer subject to the TRO above will be issued separately.

3. If there are any questions by the importing public regarding this message, please contact the Call Center for the Office of AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce at (202) 482-0984. CBP ports should submit their inquiries through authorized CBP channels only. (This message was generated by OIII:ECB.)

4. There are no restrictions on the release of this information.

Alexander Amdur