TRADE TRIBUNAL REJECTS CANADIAN SOFTWOOD LUMBER CLAIMS
News Date October 06, 2009
United States Trade Representative Ronald Kirk announced Wednesday that an arbitral tribunal has rejected Canadian claims that an offer to pay the U.S. Government US$36.66 million cured Canada's breach of the Softwood Lumber Agreement (SLA). The tribunal, which was formed under the auspices of the London Court of International Arbitration, earlier determined that Canada breached the SLA and required Canada to cure its breach or impose additional export charges on shipments of softwood lumber products to the United States. Canada initiated this arbitration proceeding to have the tribunal determine whether Canada's payment offer cured the breach. (Contact: Amy Mann)