The Trade Remedies (Amendment) Regulations 2024 No. 545

Part 2 Amendment of the Dumping and Subsidisation Regulations

Chapter 3 Amendment of Part 6 (initiation and conduct of an investigation)

Amendment of regulation 54 (registration of interest and the issuing of questionnaires)

5.  Omit regulation 54(7).

Insertion of regulation 61A

6.  After regulation 61, insert—

“Alternative options for final affirmative determination

61A.   The TRA must consider giving two or more options as part of its recommendation to the Secretary of State under paragraph 17(3) or (4) of Schedule 4 to the Act in the following circumstances—

(a) where the TRA considers that applying an anti-dumping amount or a countervailing amount in accordance with its proposed recommendation would not meet the economic interest test;

(b) where the TRA otherwise considers that it is appropriate.”.

Amendment of regulation 65 (content of notices)

7.  In regulation 65—

(a) in paragraph (4), for “15(4)(a)” substitute “15(3D), (4)(a)”;

(b) omit paragraph (5);

(c) in paragraph (6)—

(i) omit “of Schedule 4”;

(ii) after “or a countervailing amount)”, insert “and paragraph 20A(4) (Secretary of State’s decision to apply an alternative remedy) of Schedule 4 to the Act”;

(d) in paragraph (9), omit “(5),”.