Softwood Lumber Agreement Between Canada And The United States
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Softwood Lumber Agreement Between Canada And The United States
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Author : Canada. Parliament. House of Commons. Standing Committee on International Trade
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
Softwood Lumber Agreement Between Canada And The United States written by Canada. Parliament. House of Commons. Standing Committee on International Trade and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Canada categories.
Softwood Lumber Agreement Between Canada And The United States
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language : en
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Release Date : 2016
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Mark Eyking Chair JUNE 2016 42nd PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION Published under the authority of the Speaker of the House of Commons SPEAKER'S PERMISSION Reproduction of the proceedings of the House of Commons and its Committees, in whole or in part and in any medium, is hereby permitted provided that the reproduction is accurate and is not presented as official. [...] As part of its study, the Committee held two hearings in spring 2016 to hear from Canada's forest sector stakeholders about the impact that the SLA has had on the sector and to determine the steps that the Canadian government should consider taking now that the agreement has expired. [...] The agreement included the following provisions: revocation by the United States of the CVDs and ADs that it had applied on softwood lumber imports from Canada, and an agreement by the United States to not impose CVDs or ADs for the duration of the agreement; the return to Canadian producers of US$4.4 billion of the estimated US$5.4 billion in CVDs and ADs that had already been collected by th [...] In accordance with Article XVIII of the SLA, the United States may not initiate CVD or AD investigations with respect to softwood lumber shipments from Canada to the United States for one year following the expiration of the agreement. [...] The value of Canadian softwood lumber exports to the United States during the period covered by the SLA appears to be correlated to the framing lumber composite price, which in turn is largely dependent on the strength of the U. S. residential construction sector.
The Softwood Lumber War
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Author : Daowei Professor Zhang
language : en
Publisher: Earthscan
Release Date : 2007-09-05
The Softwood Lumber War written by Daowei Professor Zhang and has been published by Earthscan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-09-05 with Business & Economics categories.
As a forester interested in economics and policy, Daowei Zhang followed the softwood lumber dispute between the U.S. and Canada for nearly 20 years. Dubbed the 'Softwood Lumber War,' the conflict enveloped politicians and business leaders on both sides of the border and placed strains on the historically close economic and political relations between the two countries. This book is an unprecedentedly detailed evaluation of how the conflict began and how it was sustained for such a long period of time. The book considers the implications that may follow from the 2006 agreement between the nations, and the broader lessons that might be learned about international trade conflicts. The early 1980s was a difficult time for U.S. lumber producers. Finding their domestic market share in decline, they requested restrictions on Canadian lumber imports. Alleging that the Canadian producers were being subsidized, they eventually secured a 15 percent export tax on Canadian lumber in 1986. A long series of trade battles followed against a background of shortages in the U.S. timber supply, changing international markets, and the establishment of the North American Free Trade Agreement and the World Trade Organization. Canada and the United States are the world's largest trading partners, but, as Zhang demonstrates, it is a relationship in which domestic pressure groups, different institutional structures within each government, and differences in the relative economic power of each country remain extremely important determinants of foreign policy. The fact that the softwood lumber dispute has taken so long to resolve-and the prospect that the 2006 agreement has the potential to be undone by continuing litigation and trade friction-raise important questions about international relations in a world that is supposedly moving toward free trade.
Economic Impacts Of The Canadian Softwood Lumber Dispute On U S Industries
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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Subcommittee on Trade, Tourism, and Economic Development
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Economic Impacts Of The Canadian Softwood Lumber Dispute On U S Industries written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Subcommittee on Trade, Tourism, and Economic Development and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Business & Economics categories.
Softwood Lumber Agreement Between The Government Of Canada And The Government Of The United States Of America
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Softwood Lumber Agreement Between The Government Of Canada And The Government Of The United States Of America written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Foreign trade regulation categories.
The Softwood Lumber Dispute And Canada U S Trade In Natural Resources
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Author : Michael Percy
language : en
Publisher: IRPP
Release Date : 1987
The Softwood Lumber Dispute And Canada U S Trade In Natural Resources written by Michael Percy and has been published by IRPP this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Nature categories.
Softwood Lumber Agreement Between The Government Of Canada And The Government Of The United States Of America
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Author : Canada
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
Softwood Lumber Agreement Between The Government Of Canada And The Government Of The United States Of America written by Canada and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Canada categories.
Commerce
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Author :
language : fr
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997
Commerce written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with categories.
Softwood Lumber Imports From Canada
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Author : Congressional Research Service
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2017-07-20
Softwood Lumber Imports From Canada written by Congressional Research Service and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-20 with categories.
Softwood lumber imports from Canada have been a persistent concern for Congress for decades. Canada is an important trading partner for the United States, but lumber production is a significant industry in many states. U.S. lumber producers claim they are at an unfair competitive disadvantage in the domestic market against Canadian lumber producers because of Canada's timber pricing policies. This has resulted in five major disputes (so-called lumber wars) between the United States and Canada since the 1980s. The current dispute (Lumber V) started when the 2006 Softwood Lumber Agreement (SLA) expired on October 12, 2015. Under that agreement, Canadian softwood lumber shipped to the United States was subject to export charges and quota limitations when the price of U.S. softwood products fell below a certain level. After a year-long grace period, a coalition of U.S. lumber producers filed trade remedy petitions on November 25, 2016, which claim that Canadian firms dump lumber in the U.S. market and that Canadian provincial forestry policies subsidize Canadian lumber production. These petitions subsequently were accepted by the two agencies that administer the trade remedy process: the International Trade Commission (ITC) and the International Trade Administration (ITA). In a preliminary determination on April 24, 2017, the ITA determined that the Canadian industry was subsidized and then imposed preliminary countervailing duties upward of 20% on Canadian lumber. Final determinations are due by September. Tension between the United States and Canada over the softwood lumber trade has been persistent and may be inevitable. Both countries have extensive forest resources, but they have quite different population levels and development pressures. Vast stretches of Canada are still largely undeveloped, whereas relatively fewer areas in the United States (outside Alaska) remain undeveloped. These differences have contributed to different forest management policies. For decades, U.S. lumber producers have argued that they have been injured by subsidies given to their Canadian competitors in the form of lost market share and lost revenue. In the United States, the majority of the timberlands are privately owned; private markets dominate the allocation and pricing of timber, although federally owned forests are regionally significant. In Canada, forests are largely owned by the provincial governments and leased to private firms. The provinces establish the price of timber through a stumpage fee, a per unit volume fee charged for the right to harvest trees. U.S. lumber producers argue that the stumpage fees charged by the Canadian provinces are subsidized, or priced at less than their market value, providing an unfair competitive advantage in supplying the U.S. lumber market. The Canadian provinces and lumber producers dispute the subsidy allegations. Directly comparing Canadian and U.S. lumber prices is difficult and often inconclusive, however, due to major differences in tree species, sizes, and grades; measurement systems; requirements for harvesters; environmental protection; and other factors. The softwood lumber trade between the United States and Canada is of interest to Congress due to the controversy between Canadian and U.S. lumber producers and the larger implications it might have on trade between the two countries. The potential renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) may provide Congress an opportunity to weigh in on this issue, given its constitutional authority over trade policy, as well as authority granted under the 2015 Trade Promotion Authority (TPA). Congress may consider legislation or conduct oversight on these issues.
Government Response To The Second Report Of The Standing Committee On International Trade
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Author : Canada
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
Government Response To The Second Report Of The Standing Committee On International Trade written by Canada and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Softwood industry categories.