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DISCLOSuRE STATEMENT & FINAL FINDINg CHAPTER 16

DISCLOSURE STATEMENT

LEGAL PROVISIONS

16.1. Article 6.9 of ADA provides as follows:
“The authorities shall, before a final determination is made, inform
all interested parties of the essential facts under consideration
which form the basis for the decision whether to apply definitive
measures. Such disclosure should take place in sufficient time for
the parties to defend their interests.”

16.2. Rule 16 of the Anti-dumping Rules provides as follows:

“Disclosure of information: The designated authority shall, before
giving its final findings, inform all interested parties of the essential
facts under consideration which form the basis for its decision” .
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SIGNIFICANCE
16.3. Issuance of the Disclosure Statement is the penultimate stage of
an investigation. As mentioned in Rule 16, the purpose of the Disclosure
Statement is to enable all the interested parties to be aware of the essential
facts, information and data that has been collected by the Authority
through submissions of various parties, which would form the basis of
recommendations in the Final Findings. If after perusal of the contents of
the disclosure statement any interested party is of the opinion that certain
relevant facts/information/data of importance has been left out or not
properly considered by the Authority, the interested party can bring the

1 For jurisprudence on Article VI.9 of the GATT, please refer to Para XVI of Chapter 24 for WTO
Jurisprudence.

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