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Manual of OP for Trade Remedy Investigations

to put forward their submissions, followed by the Embassies of the respective
subject countries, producers’ exporters from subject countries, importers and users.
Thereafter the Domestic Industry gets an opportunity to present their rebuttal oral
submissions.

15.17. With regard to the documents being referred to during the hearing, a set of
instructions have been issued from time to time through Trade Notice No. 1/2009,
Trade Notice No. 1/2011, and Trade Notice No. 03/2012.

15.18. If any interested party intends to circulate any document/paper during the
hearing, copy of the same must be provided to all participants at least one day prior
to the public hearing by physical copy or by e-mail or both.If an interested party
intends to submit/present some information on confidential basis during the public
hearing, the same along with NCV thereof must be submitted to the Designated
Authority at least three days prior to such hearing. It should be ensured that the
NCV of such information gives a meaningful summary of the CV.In case no such
NCV is provided before the stipulated period, the interested party may not be
allowed to present such papers in the public hearing.

15.19. Time is given to all the interested parties, who make oral submission, for
filing written submission subsequent to the oral hearing. The DGTR directs all the
participants to file submissions in writing in CV and NCV, which are to be sent by
e-mail and non-confidential copy to be marked to each other.

15.20. At the end of the hearing the Designated Authority grants time for filing
written submissions by indicating a specific date. All the participants are instructed
to reproduce their oral submissions in writing in CV and NCV which are to be sent
by e-mail. The NCV has to be shared with other participants present in the hearing.
Another date is also indicated for filing rejoinder written submissions by all the
interested parties.

15.21. The non-confidential version of the written submissions is kept in NCV. The
rejoinders are not required to be kept in the NCV file.

15.22. In case any written/rejoinder submission is physically filed, then it should be
received with a date stamp and sign to note the time of submission.

15.23. Any submission received beyond the date fixed may not to be taken into
consideration. The Disclosure Statement may note the delayed filing as reasons for
not taking submissions into account.

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