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Quantitative Restriction Investigations

(ii) an importer of subject goods
(iii) a trade or business association, majority of the members of which are
producers, exporters or importers of such goods;

(iv) the Government of the exporting country; and
(v) a producer of the like goods or directly competitive goods in India

(vi) a trade or business association in India, a majority of members of which
produce or trade the like goods or directly competitive goods in India.
(vii) the industrial user(s) of the goods under investigation

(viii) The representative consumer organisations in cases where the goods are
commonly sold at retail level to furnish information which is relevant to the
investigation including inter alia their views on whether the imposition of
safeguard quantitative restrictions is in public interest or not.

22.21. Any other party who wishes to be considered as an interested party may
submit their request within 40 days from the date of initiation notification as per
the Trade Notice No. 11/2018 dated 10.09.2018.

22.22. An interested party or its representative may be allowed to present the
information relevant to the investigation during the oral hearing but such oral
information shall be taken into consideration only when it is subsequently submitted
in writing.

22.23. The evidence presented by one interested party has to be made available
to all other interested parties, participating in the investigation. In case where
an interested party refuses access to or otherwise does not provide necessary
information within a reasonable period or significantly impedes the investigation,
the Authorised Officer/ Investigation Team may record its findings on the basis of
the facts available and make such recommendations tot he Central Government as
it deems fit under such circumstances.

22.24. Confidential information: Application and responses are to be submitted
in confidential and non-confidential versions, as detailed under Rule 7 of the said
Rules. Further, the Trade Notice No.10/2018 dated 7 September 2018 may be
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referred to for detailed guidelines on this issue.

22.25. During the course of investigation, the team is required to undertake due
verification and detailed analysis to arrive at its determinations.

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