Southwest Florida Winter Vegetable Growers Ass'n v. United States

Maletz, Judge:

The question to be decided is whether in an action filed after January 1, 1980, this court has jurisdiction under the Trade *71Agreements Act of 1979 (hereafter TAA) to review a preliminary determination of sales at not less than fair value that was made by the Secretary of the Treasury prior to January 1, 1980, the effective date of the TAA.

The case arises as follows: On October 19, 1979, plaintiffs, who are three nonprofit organizations composed of farmers in Florida engaged in the production of fresh winter vegetables (tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, squash, and cucumbers), filed…