Who takes the initiative to open an anti-dumping investigations?
Anti-dumping and countervailing duty investigations are normally opened at the request of the domestic industry which is being injured. The request must be made by or on behalf of this industry, that is, domestic producers whose collective output constitutes at least 25 percent of the total production of the goods in question. The request must include evidence relating to the existence of dumping or subsidization, injury and the causal link between the dumped/subsidized imports and the alleged injury; if the evidence presented is not sufficient, the request must be rejected by the government of the importing country. In special circumstances, the government of the importing country may open an investigation on its own initiative. However, it may do so only if it has the evidence as mentioned above.
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