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Manual of OP for Trade Remedy Investigations

6.14. The applicant DI should be asked to provide an updated non-confidential
version of the application. Such an application should, inter alia, include the
information which has been filed by the DI subsequent to the submission of the
application, if any. The revised and updated application and its non-confidential
version should contain all the information submitted by DI,including all such
information provided by the DI in response to queries by the Authority.

6.15. The applicant DI is required to furnish two hard copies each of the
confidential and non-confidential version each. Further, the DI must be asked to
furnish several copies of the non-confidential version in soft form (CDs) for sending
to all known interested parties.

6.16. The covering letter should be drafted such that it mentions all the general
as well as specific instructions related to a particular investigation. Time of 40 days
from the date of initiation shall be allowed for the registration of the interested
parties. A template for the covering letter is attached herewith with this chapter.

6.17. The interested parties are required to fill a proforma stating their interest
and relevant details. This registration shall be done through the online filing system
once it has been activated. It is pertinent to mention that interested parties will
not be given additional time to file questionnaire response if not filed within the
stipulated time. Please refer to Trade Notice No.11 dated 10.9.2018 (Attached
herein).

6.18. The supplementary questionnaire should be sent by way of registered post/
speed post to all the known Exporters/Importers/Users/Domestic Producers and the
Embassies along with the non-confidential version of the updated application. It
should also state the URL address link giving details of the initiation notification and
formats for filing questionnaire responses by the respective exporters/ importers/
users. A record of dispatch is to be maintained in the file.

6.19. Based on submissions by DI or on the basis any other prima facie evidence
indicating that an exporting entity may not be operating under market economy
conditions on account of any of the reasons indicated in para 7 & 8 of Annex I
of the Rules, a supplementary questionnaire may be issued, as per the template
annexed to this chapter, seeking necessary information for extending market
economy status.

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