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Manual of OP for Trade Remedy Investigations

(xxx) Investigation team should ask the applicant/respondent to describe the
nature of each clerical error. This will help them understand whether or not
the error can be accepted as a minor correction. If the investigation team
determines that the clerical errors and minor omissions are acceptable as
such, it will take the corrected version on record as a verification exhibit.

(xxxi) If the team senses that the applicant/respondent is presenting substantially
new information, either prior to or during the verification, they should not
make any commitment to accept the new information, as it will have to be
brought to the notice of the DG and then accepted or rejected. However,
the new information must be verified and all the relevant details based on
the revised new information must be collected as exhibits.

(xxxii) Although minor discrepancies can be allowed to be rectified, major
discrepancies are serious flaws in the data base which call into question
the very integrity of certain sections of the response or the complete
response itself. In case of major discrepancies, the team should document
the existence of the discrepancy and collect complete information as it will
require to be dealt with during the post-verification decision making process.
It is important that team members make it very clear to the respondent that
collection of such information does not constitute acceptance or verification
of the new information.

Corporate organization and structure
(xxxiii) Team members should also make sure that they have information regarding
the organizational structure of the respondent in effect for the POI. Further,
even if the response is clear on corporate organization and structure, the
industry should be asked to make a detailed presentation to enable the
team to understand all the players. This will provide a better overview of the
entire company and not just the unit involved with the merchandise under
investigation or review. Such information may lead to the discovery of
unreported sales distribution channels or affiliated customers and suppliers.

Product information

(xxxiv) It is essential that team members understand about all the products the
company produces, where they are produced and how individual products
are accounted for in the respondent’s accounting system. The verification
should focus primarily on accounting of PUC.

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