OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE ISSUES NOTICE: INITIATION OF SECTION 301 INVESTIGATIONS: ACTS, POLICIES, AND PRACTICES OF CERTAIN ECONOMIES RELATING TO STRUCTURAL EXCESS CAPACITY AND PRODUCTION IN MANUFACTURING SECTORS

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Office Of The United States Trade Representative has issued a notice called: Initiation of Section 301 Investigations: Acts, Policies, and Practices of Certain Economies Relating to Structural Excess Capacity and Production in Manufacturing Sectors.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on March 17 by Jennifer Thornton, General Counsel, Office of the United States Trade Representative.

Summary: The United States Trade Representative (Trade Representative) has initiated investigations under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 regarding the acts, policies, and practices of certain economies relating to structural excess capacity and production in certain manufacturing sectors. Key trading partners have de...