An eligible domestic entity may file a petition with the Commission requesting that a product category be established with respect to short life cycle merchandise at any time after the merchandise becomes the subject of 2 or more affirmative dumping determinations.
A petition filed under subparagraph (A) shall-
Upon receiving a petition under paragraph (1), the Commission shall-
If the determinations under paragraph (2)(B) are affirmative, the Commission shall-
By no later than the date that is 90 days after the date on which a petition is filed under paragraph (1), the Commission shall determine the scope of the product category into which the short life cycle merchandise that is the subject of the affirmative dumping determinations identified in such petition shall be classified for purposes of this section.
The Commission may, on its own initiative, make a determination modifying the scope of any product category established under subparagraph (A) at any time.
Determinations may be made under clause (i) only after the Commission has-
In making determinations under subparagraph (A) or (B), the Commission shall ensure that each product category consists of similar short life cycle merchandise which is produced by similar processes under similar circumstances and has similar uses.
For purposes of this section-
The term "eligible domestic entity" means a manufacturer or producer in the United States, or a certified union or recognized union or group of workers which is representative of an industry in the United States, that manufactures or produces short life cycle merchandise that is-
The term "affirmative dumping determination" means-
Short life cycle merchandise of a manufacturer shall be treated as being the subject of an affirmative dumping determination only if the administering authority-
Short life cycle merchandise of a manufacturer shall not be treated as being the subject of an affirmative dumping determination if-
The term "short life cycle merchandise" means any product that the Commission determines is likely to become outmoded within 4 years, by reason of technological advances, after the product is commercially available. For purposes of this paragraph, the term "outmoded" refers to a kind of style that is no longer state-of-the-art.
may be taken into account under this section or section 1673b(b)(1)(B) and (C) of this title.
19 U.S.C. § 1673h
EDITORIAL NOTES
REFERENCES IN TEXTThe Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, referred to in subsec. (a)(1)(B)(v), is not set out in the Code. See Publication of Harmonized Tariff Schedule note set out under section 1202 of this title.
PRIOR PROVISIONSA prior section, act June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title VII, §739, as added July 26, 1979, Pub. L. 96-39, title I, §101, 93 Stat. 174, related to duties of customs officers, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 98-573, title VI, §610(a), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 3031.
AMENDMENTS1994-Subsec. (b)(2)(B)(ii), (3)(A)(i), (B)(i). Pub. L. 103-465 substituted "normal value" for "foreign market value" and "export price (or the constructed export price)" for "United States price".1990-Subsec. (a)(1)(B)(v). Pub. L. 101-382 substituted "Harmonized Tariff Schedule" for "Tariff Schedules".
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1994 AMENDMENTAmendment by Pub. L. 103-465 effective, except as otherwise provided, on the date on which the WTO Agreement enters into force with respect to the United States (Jan. 1, 1995), and applicable with respect to investigations, reviews, and inquiries initiated and petitions filed under specified provisions of this chapter after such date, see section 291 of Pub. L. 103-465 set out as a note under section 1671 of this title.