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

Content of an application for the initiation of an investigation U.K.

1.  For the purpose of regulation 21(1), the information to be contained in an application for the initiation of an investigation is—

(a) the contact details of the applicant UK producers;

(b) a description of the goods in relation to which the applicant UK producers are requesting an investigation, including their—

(i) technical characteristics;

(ii) current tariff classification;

(c) a description of the like goods and directly competitive goods;

(d) details of all known UK producers of the like goods and directly competitive goods (see paragraphs 4 and 5 of Schedule 5 to the Act), or associations of such UK producers;

(e) the level of UK producers' support for or opposition to the application, including—

(i) the total volume and value of production in the United Kingdom of the like goods and directly competitive goods;

(ii) the applicant UK producer's volume and value of production in the United Kingdom of the like goods and directly competitive goods;

(iii) the volume and value of production in the United Kingdom of the like goods and directly competitive goods by each identified UK producer, or associations of such UK producers;

(iv) each identified UK producer's support or opposition to the application;

(f) a description of the increased imports alleged to exist, including whether such increase is absolute, relative to domestic production or both;

(g) information relevant to the existence of serious injury to the UK producers of the goods identified, for the three calendar years preceding the application, and any more recent partial-year data;

(h) information on relevant unforeseen developments that led to the alleged increased imports of the goods identified;

(i) a statement giving specific reasons for requesting a provisional safeguarding remedy or definitive safeguarding remedy;

(j) information that the market share requirement is met;

(k) if a provisional safeguarding remedy is requested—

(i) information regarding critical circumstances where delay in taking action would cause damage to UK producers which would be difficult to repair; and

(ii) a statement indicating the level of tariff increase requested as the remedy.

Commencement Information

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