The US International Trade Commission has determined that revoking the existing countervailing duty order on stainless steel bar from Italy and the antidumping duty orders on this product from France, Germany, Italy, Korea, and the United Kingdom would not be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.

As a result of US ITC's negative determinations, the existing orders on imports of stainless steel bar from France, Germany, Italy, Korea, and the United Kingdom will be revoked.

This action comes under the 5 year sunset review process required by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. The sunset reviews concerning Stainless Steel Bar from France, Germany, Italy, Korea and the United Kingdom were instituted on February 1st 2007. On May 7th 2007, ITC voted to conduct full reviews. With respect to France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, all six Commissioners found that both the domestic group response and the respondent group responses were adequate and voted for full reviews.