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(iv) The guidelines for streamlining of the Verification process for foreign
producers, exporters and DI, during the course of anti-dumping
investigations, are contained in an Internal Circular No. 04/01/2018-O/o
DGAD dated 23.01.2018, the gist of the same is provided in subsequent
paragraphs.

(v) The tour program should be planned much in advance such that the
companies would get sufficient advance notice and the team could also
process the documentation for the tour with ease. The domestic verification
should at least be planned 3 weeks in advance so that the company can
prepare for the forth coming visit. The foreign tour should be planned 6
weeks in advance as the documentation requirement pertaining to approval
of competent authority, financial approvals and screening committee
clearance,information to embassy, application for political clearance,
application for visa, issue of tickets, issue of sanction order, booking for
accommodation and transportation etc. are lengthy and tedious.
(vi) In case the verification is in non-English speaking countries, and the team
requires the services of an interpreter, then Embassy/Consulate of India
should be requested to make the necessary arrangements. The Embassy/
Consulate should also be requested to join the investigation team during
the process of verification at the premises of the producer exporter.
(vii) As neither the Act nor the Rules provide for the timing or the format of
the Verification Report, a tentative format of the Domestic Verification
Report and Exporter’s Verification Report suggesting contents of the report
is attached herewith, in Annexure-I and Annexure-II.
(viii) It must be borne in mind that the purpose of verification is to confirm the
accuracy of information/data submitted by the applicant/respondent and
to verify that no relevant information/data was omitted in the application/
response.

(ix) It is necessary that all the data in the application/questionnaire response
should be verified. However, if due to time constraints, it is not possible for
the team members to verify every topic on the verification outline, team
members should select items which are most critical and crucial.

(x) Team members should always ask for invoices during actual verification
in addition to the invoices already mentioned in the verification outline.

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