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Manual of OP for Trade Remedy Investigations

POST-INITIATION VERIFICATION
8.8.2. It is important to verify the information provided in the application as well as
the responses filed by applicants (petitioners), producers and exporters along with
their related entities and importers. There is no bar on post initiation verification
even if pre-initiation verification has been done. The verification has to be done for
all the responding parties by way of on-the-spot verification or table study except
where it is decided to undertake verification on a sampling basis in view of large
responses.

TABLE STUDY/VIDEO CONFERENCING

8.8.3. The verification through the method of table study means verification of
original documents and supporting evidence in the Directorate either by verifying
physical documentation or through Video Conferencing. The producer or exporter
directly or through their legal representative, is required to get the sample (as
directed by the Team) documents verified. The exporter’s or producer’s information
can also be verified from their information system like SAP (a stepwise guide for ERP
system based verification is attached herewith), Oracle or any other reliable system
which allows the Exporter to access and show his records to the team in DGTR
office. The verification process can also be set up through Video Conferencing.

SAMPLING
8.8.4. In case there are large number of responses, it is impractical to verify and
examine each response individually, therefore it is advisable with a view to having
more accurate verification, to resort to sampling as per the methodology described
herein:

(i) Generally, sampling must be resorted to where the number of applicants or
cooperating producer-exporters from a subject country are three or more.
(ii) It should be notified to all the stakeholders within 80 days from the date
of initiation that the Authority is resorting to sampling and the sampling
methodology must be specified therein.

(iii) The export volume of PUC by the producer-exporter and presence of a cross
section of data are the primary factors to be kept in mind while designing
samples to be verified.

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