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Stage-II: Receipt of Initiation Notice and Questionnaire for GOI and furnishing the response on
Questionnaire

1. After the Pre- initiation Consultation, if IAs decide to initiate the CVD Investigation, TDW shall prepare and

les the response to questionnaire within the specied time frame prescribed by IA. Normally IA gives 30-
days for ling the response from the date of issuance of the questionnaire.

S. Documents to be required Approving
No. Actions Timelines Authority Remarks

(i) EOI shares the Initiation notice Ÿ EOI : 1-day of receipt (a) Initiation notice, EOI
with TDW, DGTR of Initiation Notice (b) Questionnaire,
from IA. (c) Procedures for participating
in the investigation or
submission of response/
comments

(ii) Registration of Legal Counsel Ÿ TDW : 2-days from the JS(TDW)
with the IA, as a representative receipt of Initiation
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of GOI for this CVD investigation . notice from EOI.
Ÿ JS (TDW) : 1-day.

(iii) Scrutiny of Initiation Notice by Ÿ TDW : 3-days after DD (TDW)
TDW as per following check-list: receiving the Initiation
Notice and other
(a) Whether IA send the GOI
documents from EOI.
Questionnaire, if yes
then (b). If not, request
EOI to obtain the GOI
Questionnaire from the IA

3 USDOC & EC, in particular, accept the appointment of the Legal Counsel for making communication on behalf of GOI and submitting the responses/comments
during the investigation. Accordingly, the Legal Counsel has to be registered before the IAs as the representative of GOI. Thereafter, all communications are to be
done through the Legal Counsel. However, the EOI in respective countries always keep 'in loop' in all communication and in particular cases, the TDW also involve the
Embassy to take-up the specic issue with IAs.

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