June 30, 2006 — The U.S. International Trade Commission will uphold an existing order on imports of stainless steel wire rod from India, but will revoke existing orders on imports of this product from Brazil and France.

The decisions follow the ITC’s determinations that revoking the existing antidumping duty order on stainless steel wire rod from India would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time, but that revoking the existing antidumping duty orders on this product from Brazil and France would not.

Chairman Daniel R. Pearson, Vice Chairman Shara L. Aranoff, and Commissioners Jennifer A. Hillman and Deanna Tanner Okun voted in the affirmative with respect to India and in the negative with respect to Brazil and France. Commissioner Stephen Koplan voted in the affirmative with respect to Brazil and India and in the negative with respect to France. Commissioner Charlotte R. Lane voted in the affirmative with respect to all three countries.

This action comes under the five-year (sunset) review process required by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. See the attached page for background on these five-year (sunset) reviews.