Determinations

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CHAUSSURES RÉGENCE INC.
File No. PR-2007-001

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TRANSLATION

BY FACSIMILE

April 19, 2007

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Subject:

Solicitation No. M0077-07A104 Chaussures Régence inc. (File No. PR-2007-001)

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) (Pierre Gosselin, Presiding Member) has reviewed the complaint submitted on behalf of Chaussures Régence inc. on April 4, 2007, and has decided not to initiate an inquiry into the complaint.

Subsection 7(1) of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Procurement Inquiry Regulations (the Regulations) sets out three conditions which must be met before the Tribunal may conduct an inquiry in respect of a complaint. One of the conditions is that the complaint be in respect of a designated contract.

To be considered a designated contract, the value of the contract for the supply of goods and services must be equal to or greater than the minimum monetary thresholds prescribed by the trade agreements. The minimum monetary thresholds for goods are the following: $25,000 under the Agreement on Internal Trade, $245,000 under the Agreement on Government Procurement and $32,400 under the North American Free Trade Agreement.

According to the complaint, the estimated value of the contract is $18,000. The Tribunal finds that the estimated value is below all three monetary thresholds. Therefore, the contract is not a designated contract as defined by subsection 7(1) of the Regulations.

In light of the foregoing, the Tribunal will not conduct an inquiry into this complaint and hereby considers the matter closed.

Yours sincerely,

Hélène Nadeau
Secretary

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