DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-41,078

THOMSON MULTIMEDIA
FORMERLY THOMSON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS, INC.
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA

Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273) as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness
Act of 1988 (P. L. 100-418), the Department of Labor herein
presents the results of an investigation regarding certification
of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance,
each of the group eligibility requirements of Section 222 of the
Act must be met:

(1) that a significant number or proportion of the workers
in the workers' firm, or an appropriate subdivision
thereof, have become totally or partially separated,
or are threatened to become totally or partially
separated;

(2) that sales or production, or both, of the firm or
subdivision have decreased absolutely; and

(3) that increases of imports of articles like or directly
competitive with articles produced by the firm or
appropriate subdivision have contributed importantly
to the separations, or threat thereof, and to the
absolute decline in sales or production.

The investigation was initiated on March 18, 2002 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Thomson
Multimedia, formerly Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc.,
Indianapolis, Indiana. The workers are engaged in employment
related to the production of automatic testing equipment for
televisions and DVD set top boxes.
The investigation revealed that criterion (3) has not been
met.
Automatic testing equipment is not being imported either by
Thomson Multimedia, formerly Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc.,
Indianapolis, Indiana or by its major customers.
Conclusion
After careful review, I determine that all workers of
Thomson Multimedia, formerly Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc.,
Indianapolis, Indiana, engaged in employment related to the
production of automatic testing equipment for televisions and
DVD set top boxes are denied eligibility to apply for adjustment
assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974.

Signed in Washington, D. C. this 9th day of May, 2002


/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance