Mexican Government Again Refuses to Initiate Investigation Against U.S. Pork Imports
US - A resolution denying an administrative appeal filed by Consejo Mexicano de Porcicultura's (CMP ) of Mexico's Secretaria de Economia (SE) decision not to initiate a safeguard investigation against various U.S. pork products was published yesterday.
8 October 2004
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On December 19, 2002, CMP filed a petition requesting initiation of a safeguard investigation against various pork products.
On January 23, 2004, SE published its determination not to initiate the safeguard investigation.
On March 30, 2004, CMP filed an administrative appeal with SE challenging SE's failure to initiate the investigation.
Yesterday's publication denies CMP's appeal and reaffirms the SE determination not to initiate a safeguard investigation.
CMP can now seek judicial review of SE's decision and has four months to file that appeal with Mexico's tax court. A decision from the tax court can take up to one year.
Source: American Meat Institute (AMI) - 7th October 2004
