The Trade Remedies (Increase in Imports Causing Serious Injury to UK Producers) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Suspension of a definitive safeguarding remedy U.K.

39.—(1) The TRA may make a recommendation to the Secretary of State (a “suspension recommendation”) that the application of a definitive safeguarding remedy be suspended for a specified period (the “period of suspension”) in relation to F1 ... the goods specified in the public notice made by the Secretary of State under section 13 of the Act.

(2) The TRA may make a suspension recommendation where—

(a) paragraph (3) applies;

(b) it is satisfied that a suspension is appropriate; and

(c) UK producers have been given the opportunity to comment on the suspension proposed in the application for suspension (see regulation 40).

(3) This paragraph applies where the TRA, whether or not as a consequence of considering an application in accordance with regulation 40 (application for suspension), considers that the circumstances in paragraph (4) exist.

(4) Those circumstances are that—

(a) market conditions have changed temporarily; and

(b) as a consequence of the change in market conditions, the serious injury caused to UK producers is unlikely to recur if the application of a definitive safeguarding remedy were to be suspended.

(5) In considering whether to make a suspension recommendation, the TRA may take such steps as it considers appropriate.

(6) Where the TRA rejects an application for suspension, the TRA must notify the applicant.

(7) Where the TRA considers that it is not appropriate to make a suspension recommendation, it must—

(a) publish a notice of the reasons for its determination; and

(b) notify the Secretary of State and interested parties.

(8) Where the TRA considers that it is appropriate to make a suspension recommendation, the recommendation must include—

(a) the reasons for the TRA's determination;

(b) the recommended period of suspension, which must begin on the day after the date of publication of the public notice under section 13 of the Act giving effect to the recommendation; and

(c) any other information the TRA considers relevant.

(9) If the TRA makes a suspension recommendation, the Secretary of State must decide whether to [F2 —

(a) accept or reject the recommendation; or

(b) request that the TRA reassess its recommendation, by reference to any matters specified in the request, with a view to amending or replacing the recommendation].

(10) The Secretary of State may only reject a suspension recommendation where the Secretary of State considers that it is not in the public interest to accept it.

[F3 (10A) Paragraph (10B) applies if the recommendation is rejected.

(10B) If the Secretary of State considers that it is in the public interest to do so, the Secretary of State may decide to vary the recommended period of suspension, subject to regulation 41(1).

(10C) Where the Secretary of State makes a decision under paragraph (10B), the Secretary of State must lay a statement before the House of Commons setting out the reasons for making the decision.]

(11) Where the Secretary of State rejects a suspension recommendation, [F4 and does not make a decision under paragraph (10B)] the Secretary of State must—

(a) publish a notice containing the information referred to in paragraph 13 of the Schedule;

(b) notify interested parties; and

(c) lay a statement before the House of Commons setting out the reasons for rejecting the recommendation.

(12) Where the application of a definitive safeguarding remedy is suspended under this Part, the period of suspension counts towards the specified period of the definitive safeguarding remedy as stated in the relevant public notice.

[F5 (13) The Secretary of State may only make a request under paragraph (9)(b) where the Secretary of State considers that—

(a) there is information that the TRA did not take into account in its consideration of whether the circumstances in paragraph (4) exist that is relevant to that consideration;

(b) the TRA made an error in relation to its recommendation; or

(c) exceptional circumstances make the request appropriate.

(14) Before making a request under paragraph (9)(b), the Secretary of State must consult the TRA.

(15) Where the Secretary of State makes a request under paragraph (9)(b), the TRA must—

(a) comply with the request; and

(b) in reassessing its recommendation, have regard to any particular considerations which the Secretary of State may specify in the request.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 39(1) omitted (1.3.2020) by virtue of The Trade Remedies (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/99), regs. 1, 9

F2 Words in reg. 39(9) substituted (25.9.2023) by The Trade Remedies (Increase in Imports Causing Serious Injury to UK Producers) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/954), regs. 1(2), 16(a) (with reg. 2)

F3 Reg. 39(10A)-(10C) inserted (25.9.2023) by The Trade Remedies (Increase in Imports Causing Serious Injury to UK Producers) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/954), regs. 1(2), 16(b) (with reg. 2)

F4 Words in reg. 39(11) inserted (25.9.2023) by The Trade Remedies (Increase in Imports Causing Serious Injury to UK Producers) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/954), regs. 1(2), 16(c) (with reg. 2)

F5 Reg. 39(13)-(15) inserted (25.9.2023) by The Trade Remedies (Increase in Imports Causing Serious Injury to UK Producers) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/954), regs. 1(2), 16(d) (with reg. 2)

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 39 in force at 6.3.2019 with effect in accordance with reg. 1(3)-(8), see reg. 1(2)