41. But antidumping statutes are routinely manipulated to punish legitimate foreign competition, especially from Third World steel firms. 42. Second, imports also fell sharply last year, thanks in part to a welter of antidumping duties. 43. The dispute culminated in 1997 with an antidumping trade ruling against the Japanese company by the Commerce Department. 44. Preliminary decisions on countervailing duties are due by Feb . 6 and on antidumping duties by April 23. 45. Beijing has obtained agreements from all WTO members except Mexico, which is asking for stronger antidumping protections. 46. Huwart reported " no movement " on the difficult issues of antidumping rules and agricultural subsidies. 47. Developing countries account for 63 of the 104 antidumping investigations initiated at the WTO, the report said. 48. Locke wants Mexico to reduce or eliminate a 46.58 percent antidumping duty imposed on Washington apples. 49. Kelley Drye secures affirmative preliminary determination from ITC in PC tie wire antidumping caseon behalf of domestic producers. 50. In 1997, the Commerce Department proposed tough antidumping duties against NEC, and the supercomputer was never bought.
