The Trade Remedies (Dumping and Subsidisation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Content of an application for the initiation of a subsidisation investigation

2.  For the purpose of regulation 50(2), the information to be contained in an application for the initiation of a subsidisation investigation is—

(a) a description of the goods in relation to which the applicant is requesting an investigation, including their—

(i) technical characteristics;

(ii) current tariff classification;

(b) a statement identifying the exporting country or territory;

(c) details of all known overseas exporters of the goods identified;

(d) details of all known importers in the United Kingdom of the goods identified;

(e) details of the applicant UK industry, including details of all known UK producers of the like goods (see paragraph 7 of Schedule 4 to the Act), or associations of such UK producers;

(f) the level of UK industry support for or opposition to the application, including—

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

(ii) the applicant UK industry’s volume and value of production in the United Kingdom of the like goods;

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

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

(g) information that the goods identified, which are imported into the United Kingdom, have been or are being subsidised within the meaning of Part 3 of these Regulations;

(h) information on the volume of the importation of the goods identified;

(i) information that the importation of the goods identified has caused or is causing injury to UK industry within the meaning of Part 4 of these Regulations, including—

(i) the evolution of the volume of importation of the goods identified;

(ii) the effect of such importation on the prices of the like goods which are produced in the United Kingdom;

(iii) the impact of such importation on UK industry;

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