The Trade Remedies (Amendment) Regulations 2024

Insertion of regulation 68A

10.  After regulation 68, insert—.

“Early review

68A.— (1) The TRA may conduct a review (an “early review”) to consider whether—

(a) to vary the application of an anti-dumping amount or a countervailing amount;

(b) to vary the suspension of the application of such an amount; or

(c) to revoke the application of such an amount.

(2) When conducting the early review, the TRA must have regard to any particular considerations which the Secretary of State may specify in the request made under regulation 67(A1).

(3) Where the TRA——

(a) receives a request from the Secretary of State under regulation 67(A1) to undertake an early review; and

(b) accepts an application under Chapter 2 of Part 2 of the Reconsideration and Appeals Regulations 2019 for reconsideration of an original decision to which the request under sub-paragraph (a) relates,

the TRA must take into account any notice published or public notice issued under regulation 14 of the Reconsideration and Appeals Regulations 2019 in relation to that reconsideration in any determination under this regulation.

(4) For the purposes of paragraph (3)—

“the Reconsideration and Appeals Regulations 2019” means the Trade Remedies (Reconsideration and Appeals) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019(1);

“original decision” has the meaning given in regulation 9(1) of the Reconsideration and Appeals Regulations 2019.

(5) Following the conclusion of an early review, the TRA may determine that the application or suspension of an anti-dumping amount or a countervailing amount should be—

(a) maintained in accordance with the relevant public notice made under section 13 of the Act;

(b) varied; or

(c) revoked.”.

(1)

S.I. 2019/910, amended by section 74(11) of the Finance Act 2022 (c.3) and S.I. 2020/99, 730, 2022/113, 414, 2024/519.