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Manual of OP for Trade Remedy Investigations

(lviii) There shall be no necessity of obtaining the consent to operate for white
category of industries. An intimation to concerned SPCB/PCC shall suffice.
(lix) The inter-unit comparison with other units in the sector or part of DI may
also be done and compared with provisions in other countries during
verification.

(lx) The aforesaid information especially incremental costs and their impact on
injury may be relevant during investigations while taking the final decision.

Exhibits

(lxi) Exhibits are copies of the source documents that the investigation team
views at the time of verification and support the response and/or verification
findings. Team members should take exhibits on record and put them in
a file at the time of finalizing the verification report, which is considered
confidential. Generally, team members should incorporate documents as
formal verification exhibits if the document supports a particular point in
the verification findings. In other cases, team members may simply take a
sample of what they have seen. In some cases, applicant/respondent will
create worksheets, especially for the verification to facilitate understanding
of how the response data ties to the original source documents. Although
these worksheets are not part of the applicant’s/ respondent’s regular books
and records, the team should include them in the appropriate exhibits if
they contribute to the understanding of the source documents.

(lxii) Formal verification exhibits should be given numbers. A list of exhibits
along with detailed description of each exhibit should be annexed to the
verification, for ease and convenience of reference.
Verification Reports

(lxiii) A standard format has been formulated which provides detailed guidance
on the form of the verification report (annexed herewith). Even though
the verification report should be modeled on the standard format, team
members should keep in mind that the case-specific contents may be
incorporated in the actual verification report.

(lxiv) Investigation Team should bear in mind that the verification report is
the document to report on the accuracy of the questionnaire response
(both submitted and omitted). The report is not an analytical decision

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