Temporary changes in the Trade Remedy investigation processes due to COVID 19 pandemic

Trade Notice: 01/2020 

Subject: Temporary changes in the Trade Remedy investigation processes due to COVID 19 pandemic 

The worldwide Outbreak of COVID-19 and consequent restrictions imposed by different countries, including India, to take this pandemic, are adversely impacting the conduct of trend remedy investigations by DGTR. It has, therefore, become essential to make certain temporary changes in the investigation process to facilitate the interested parties to apply for and participate in the investigation as well as enable the officers of the DGTR to conduct the investigation.

2. The following procedural modifications are, therefore, prescribed for the trade remedy investigations as a temporary measure:

New Investigation

Filling Of Applications

a) There shall be no necessity of filling of a hard copy (i.e.paper copy) of the application or any supporting documents.

b) The application may be signed, scanned and emailed with supporting documents to the email address ad11-dgtr@gov.in It should be ensured that the narrative part of the application/document is in searchable PDF/MS Word format and data files are in MS Excel format.

Ongoing Investigation

Filling of submissions/document

c) Interested parties should file questions response, submission and any other communication ( both Confidential and Non – Confidential version) by email to the concerned team handling the investigation It should be ensured that the narrative part of the submission/document is in searchable PDF/MS  Word format and data files are in MS Excel format.

Oral hearings/Consultation:

d) Oral hearings/consultation shall be held through video conferencing. The relevant details shall be communicated to the interested parties in the notice of the hearing/consultation.

e) Written submissions and rejoined should be emailed to the concerned investigation team/other interested parties. It should be ensured that the narrative part of the submission/document is in searchable PDF/MS Word format data files in MS Excel format.

 Verification of information

f)  since it would not be possible for the investigating teams to undertake on-site visit(s) to verify the information provided by interested parties, all parties should ensure provision of all supporting data/information in respect of submissions made. In order to supporting data/information in parties should also furnish supplementary information, like back up documents in the form of (i) according and management records (ii) all worksheets (usually MS Excel files and/or other extractions from the company’s databases) used for preparing data for the application/questions response (iii)  explanations on how the worksheets were complied and how to reconcile the figures and data in the worksheets with the figures and data submitted in the application/questions response.

 Miscellaneous:

g) The Designated Authority may waive any other prescribed procedural requirement as may be deemed fit in the current circumstances.

3. This Trade Notice shall come into effect from the data of issues and shall be valid till 30th June 2020 or till further orders, whichever is earlier.

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