Is there any guarantee that confidential information or business secrets provided by importers or exporters in anti-dumping investigations will not be leaked?
Under the WTO, any information which is by nature confidential, for instance because its disclosure would be of significant advantage to a competitor or which is provided on a confidential basis by a party to an investigation, shall not be disclosed without the specific permission of the party in question. In these situations, the investigating authorities require the submitting party to provide a non-confidential summary of the information, which must be sufficient in detail to permit a reasonable understanding of the substance of the information submitted in confidence. In some countries, criminal proceedings can be opened against persons who do not respect the confidentiality requirement.
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