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Coalition for Fair Lumber Imports
Coalition for Fair Lumber Imports Applauds Softwood Lumber Imports Certification Legislation
June 1st, 2008
The Coalition for Fair Lumber Imports today welcomes Congress's inclusion of softwood lumber importer certification provisions as part of the 2007 Farm Bill. A critical component of the U.S.-Canada Softwood Lumber Agreement (SLA) is Canada's obligation to impose export taxes and quotas on lumber exports to the United States to dampen the injurious effects of unfairly traded Canadian lumber on American sawmills and workers. However, currently available data indicate that Canada to date has under-collected SLA export taxes by about US$50 million. To address this growing discrepancy and to ensure that all lumber imported into the United States complies...
Source: Pharma Investments, Ventures & Law Weekly (2008-06-01)
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