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PUBLIC LAW 93-618-JAN. 3, 1975

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cause publication to be made of his decision as to the proper appraised value or classification or rate of duty or that countervailing duties or antidumping duties should not be assessed and of the petitioner's desire to contest, and shall thereafter furnish the petitioner with such information as to the entries and consignees of such merchandise, entered after the publication of the decision of the Secretary at such ports of entry designated by the petitioner in his notice of desire to contest, as will enable the petitioner to contest the appraised value or classification of, or rate of duty imposed upon or failure to assess countervailing duties or antidumping duties upon, such merchandise in the liquidation of one such entry at such port. The Secretary shall direct the appropriate Customs officer at such ports to notify the petitioner by mail immediately when the first of such entries is liquidated." (c) Section 515(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1315(d)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end thereof "or the imposition of countervailing duties under section 303". ^"'e, p. 2049. (d)(1) The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the Effective date. date of the enactment of this Act. note."^^ ^ ^ °^ (2) For purposes of applying the provisions of section 303(a)(4) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (as amended by subsection (a)) with respect to any investigation which was initiated before the date of the enactment of this Act under section 303 of such Act (as in effect before such date), such investigation shall be treated as having been initiated on the day after such date of enactment under section 303(a)(3)(B) of such Act. (3) Any article which is entered or withdrawn from warehouse free of duty as a result of action taken under title V of this Act shall be considered a nondutiable article for purposes of section 303 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. sec. 1303).

CHAPTER 4—UNFAIR IMPORT PRACTICES SEC. 341. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 337 OF THE TARIFF ACT OF 1930.

(a) Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1337-) is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 337. UNFAIR PRACTICES IN IMPORT TRADE. "(a)

UNFAIR METHODS OF COMPETITION DECLARED UNLAWFUL.—

Unfair methods of competition and unfair acts in the importation of articles into the United States, or in their sale by the owner, importer, consignee, or agent of either, the effect or tendency of which is to destroy or substantially injure an industry, efficiently and economically operated, in the United States, or to prevent the establishment of such an industry, or to restrain or monopolize trade and commerce in the United States, are declared unlawful, and when found by the Commission to exist shall be dealt with, in addition to any other provisions of law, as provided in this section. "(b)

INVESTIGATIONS OF VIOLATIONS BY COMMISSION; T I M E L I M I T S. —

(1) The Commission shall investigate any alleged violation of this section on complaint under oath or upon its initiative. Upon com- Publication in mencing any such investigation, the Commission shall publish notice ^^'^"^^ Register. thereof in the Federal Register. The Commission shall conclude any such investigation, and make its determination under this section, at ^ Publication in the earliest practicable time, but not later than one year (18 months Federal "^"~'-*- . '^"^"""' R e g i s t e r in more complicated cases) after the date of publication of notice of such investigation. The Commission shall publish in the Federal Register its reasons for designating any investigation as a more complicated investigation. For purposes of the one-year and 18-month periods prescribed by this subsection, there shall be excluded any

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