PART 7Initiation and conduct of a review

CHAPTER 1General provisions and the initiation of a review

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1

If the TRA is satisfied that there is sufficient information substantiating the need for a review, the TRA may initiate an interim review, an absorption review, a circumvention review or a scope review—

a

where a review application is made by or on behalf of an interested party; or

b

on its own initiative.

2

If there is sufficient evidence substantiating the need for an expiry review, the TRA may initiate an expiry review—

a

where a review application is made by or on behalf of UK industry in the goods; or

b

on its own initiative in special circumstances.

3

The TRA must initiate a new exporter review—

a

where a review application is made by or on behalf of a new exporter; and

b

the TRA is satisfied that the review application contains sufficient information substantiating the need for a review in accordance with regulation 71 (new exporter review).

4

The TRA may, in particular, reject a review application where—

a

it considers the review application is made in relation to a change in circumstances that is not of a lasting nature;

b

it has conducted a previous review or rejected a previous review application in respect of the relevant anti-dumping amount or countervailing amount and—

i

the review application relates to matters which are similar to those arising under that previous review or set out in that previous review application; and

ii

there is no change of circumstances since the termination of that previous review or rejection of that previous review application which substantiates the need for a new review;

c

information on which the review application relies could have been provided to the TRA in the investigation or a previous review; or

d

the review applicant has not complied with procedural requirements in accordance with this Part.

5

The TRA may reject a review application if it is not made via the TRA's case management system.

6

Where the TRA rejects a review application, it must notify the review applicant.

7

Where the TRA has made a determination to initiate a review, the TRA must—

a

publish a notice of its decision to initiate a review (for the purpose of this Part a “notice of initiation of a review”); and

b

notify the Secretary of State and interested parties.

8

A notice of initiation of a review must contain the information listed in paragraph 1 of Schedule 3.

9

Where a review application is made in respect of goods subject to a countervailing amount, the TRA must notify the government of the exporting country or territory and the Secretary of State prior to the initiation of that review.