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Stage 2: Notice for Initiation of Safeguard Investigation

5. The Notice of Initiation by IA is sent to the EOI. The EOI forwards the same
to TDW. After receiving the Notice of Initiation, TDW takes following
actions:
a) TDW initiates the process for hiring of Legal Counsel as per the
rotation policy being followed in TDW.

b) The petition along with the relevant documents are sent to the
followings:
(i) Concerned Ministries of GOI,
(ii) Territorial Division, D/o Commerce,
(iii) Concerned EPCs,
(iv) Commodity Division, D/o Commerce,
(v) Legal Counsel hired for this investigation.

c) The concerned Territorial Division, D/o Commerce provides the
details of the Trade Agreements signed with the investigating
country and request for excluding exports from India from the
investigation keeping in view the bilateral trade relations.
d) The Legal Counsel hired for this investigation prepares comments
on the basis of inputs received from the Departments at 5 (b) above.

e) The TDW organizes a meeting with all the Stakeholders for
discussing the common strategy.

f) After deciding the common strategy the Legal Counsel prepares the
draft response for GOI.

g) The TDW examines the draft response and sends to TPD for vetting.
h) After nalization of response, approval is obtained from Nodal
ofcer for TDW i.e. JS (TDW) or AS &DA, and the response is sent to
the EOI for ling before the IAs.

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