The Trade Remedies (Increase in Imports as a Result of a Free Trade Agreement Causing Serious Injury to UK Producers) Regulations 2024

Regulation 48

Schedule 2 Public file

Interpretation

1.  References in this Schedule to paragraphs are to paragraphs of Schedule 5 to the Act, unless otherwise stated.

Bilateral safeguarding investigations

2.  The following items may be placed on the public file for a bilateral safeguarding investigation—

(a) the request under paragraph 7(1) from the Secretary of State to the TRA to open a bilateral safeguarding investigation;

(b) any preliminary adjustment plan accompanying that request under paragraph 7(1)(d);

(c) the notice of initiation published under paragraph 7(6);

(d) a decision by the Secretary of State to revoke a definitive bilateral safeguarding remedy in the public interest in the absence of a recommendation from the TRA under paragraph 22A;

(e) any information relating to the transfer of an enquiry to the TRA under regulation 3;

(f) where the TRA propose to revise the scope of a bilateral safeguarding investigation under regulation 14—

(i) the reasons given by the TRA for the proposed revision of scope;

(ii) any comments made by the Secretary of State, interested parties and contributors;

(iii) subsequent advice from the TRA to the Secretary of State recommending the revision of scope;

(iv) the Secretary of State’s decision as to whether or not to accept the TRA’s determination;

(g) an amended notice of initiation published under regulation 14(7);

(h) any non-confidential summary submitted under regulation 16;

(i) any statement of reasons submitted under regulation 16;

(j) any information which may be disclosed under regulation 17;

(k) an indicative timeline for the bilateral safeguarding investigation;

(l) any application received by the TRA for an extension of time;

(m) any decision by the TRA to grant an extension of time, whether or not that decision was made pursuant to an application;

(n) any information available to the TRA from secondary sources under regulation 18;

(o) any information relating to a TRA decision to accept or reject information under regulation 19;

(p) any information relating to a decision by the TRA to treat a party as a non-cooperative party under regulation 20;

(q) information relating to registrations of interest and the issuing of questionnaires under regulation 23;

(r) information relating to responses to questionnaires issued by the TRA under regulation 23;

(s) information relating to the issue of deficiency notices under regulation 24;

(t) any information relating to the conduct of a limited examination and sampling under regulation 25;

(u) information relating to an authentication visit, authentication report, or non-confidential authentication report under regulation 26;

(v) information relating to a hearing under regulation 27;

(w) a request by the Secretary of State under regulation 29 that the TRA terminate a bilateral safeguarding investigation;

(x) the notice of termination of a bilateral safeguarding investigation under regulation 29.

Reviews

3.  The following items may be placed on the public file for a review—

(a) the request from the Secretary of State under regulation 32 that the TRA initiate a review;

(b) the notice of initiation of a review, published under regulation 32(3)(b);

(c) information relating to the expansion or limitation of the matters to be considered in the review, under regulation 33(1) to (3);

(d) an indicative timeline for the review;

(e) any application received by the TRA for an extension of time;

(f) any decision by the TRA to grant an extension of time, whether or not that decision was made pursuant to an application;

(g) a request by the Secretary of State under regulation 33(4) that the TRA terminate a review;

(h) the notice of termination of the review, published under regulation 33(5)(a);

(i) any information referred to in Part 5 of these Regulations which arises in the context of a review, if that information could be placed on the public file under paragraph 2 of this Schedule.

International dispute investigations

4.  The following items may be placed on the public file for an international dispute investigation—

(a) the direction from the Secretary of State under regulation 38 that the TRA should carry out an international dispute investigation;

(b) the notice of initiation of an international dispute investigation published under regulation 39;

(c) any information referred to in Part 5 of these Regulations which arises in the context of an international dispute investigation, if that information could be placed on the public file under paragraph 2 of this Schedule.

(d) an indicative timeline for the international dispute investigation;

(e) any application received by the TRA for an extension of time;

(f) any decision by the TRA to grant an extension of time, whether or not that decision was made pursuant to an application.