The American Shrimp Processors Association (ASPA) has welcomed the introduction of the 'Leveling the Playing Field Act' in the US Senate, which aims to make important reforms to combat unfairly traded shrimp in the US industry, according to globenewswire.com.
The bill addresses the following:
- Maintains Commerce's discretion to use adverse facts available when a mandatory respondent does not cooperate with an investigation and clarifies that the agency is not obligated to determine what a margin would be if the respondent had participated;
- Increases the number of factors and the length of time the ITC should use to evaluate injury or the threat of injury to U.S.