DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-62,468

VWR INTERNATIONAL, LLC
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
A SUBSIDIARY OF VARIETAL DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS, LLC
BRIDGEPORT, NEW JERSEY

Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility
To Apply For Worker Adjustment Assistance
And Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of an investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
The investigation was initiated on November 15, 2007 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of VWR
International, LLC, Finance Department, a subsidiary of Varietal
Distribution Holdings, LLC, Bridgeport, New Jersey. The workers
perform accounts payable functions in support of the Finance
Department, including reviewing invoices for accuracy and
completeness, matching vendor invoices to inventory receipts and
purchase orders, and other duties associated with accounts payable.
VWR International, LLC, Finance Department, a subsidiary of
Varietal Distribution Holdings, LLC, Bridgeport, New Jersey, does
not produce an article within the meaning of Section 222(a)(2) of
the Act. In order to be considered eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974,
the worker group seeking certification (or on whose behalf
certification is being sought) must work for a "firm" or
appropriate subdivision that produces an article and there must be
a relationship between the workers' work and the article produced
by the workers' firm or appropriate subdivision. The workers
described above do not support a firm or appropriate subdivision
that produces an article domestically and thus the worker group
cannot be considered import impacted or affected by a shift in
production of an article.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of
1974 (26 USC 2813), as amended, the Department of Labor herein
presents the results of its investigation regarding certification
of eligibility to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance
(ATAA) for older workers.
In order for the Department to issue a certification of
eligibility to apply for ATAA, the worker group must be certified
eligible to apply for trade adjustment assistance (TAA). Since the
workers are denied eligibility to apply for TAA, the workers cannot
be certified eligible for ATAA.


Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that all workers of VWR International,
LLC, Finance Department, a subsidiary of Varietal Distribution
Holdings, LLC, Bridgeport, New Jersey, are denied eligibility to
apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act
of 1974, and are also denied eligibility to apply for alternative
trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of
1974.
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 19th day of December, 2007



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