Requests for dumped or subsidized imports must be made in writing and addressed to the Minister responsible for foreign trade by natural or legal persons or by the organizations concerned.
The requests referred to above must contain sufficient evidence of the existence of dumping or subsidization causing or likely to cause material injury to like domestic production.
Where, following a preliminary examination, the application has been rejected for lack of sufficient evidence, the applicant is informed accordingly.
If it appears that sufficient evidence exists, the Minister in charge of foreign trade shall immediately order the opening of a trade investigation and officially inform the parties concerned.
The trade investigation referred to above is carried out by the Anti-dumping and Subsidies Committee, whose organizational and operational procedures are laid down by regulation.
The opening of a trade inquiry does not preclude customs clearance of the products concerned.
When a trade inquiry is opened, the Minister responsible for foreign trade takes the following measures:
- Send the requests for information required for the investigation to the parties concerned, who must complete and return them to the Minister responsible for foreign trade within a maximum period of thirty (30) days from the date of receipt. This deadline may, if necessary, be extended by a further fifteen (15) days;
- Publish the act initiating the commercial investigation into the product being dumped in a legal gazette.
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