Vietnam: Non-confidential information in a trade remedies investigation

Specifically, according to Circular No. 06/2018/TT-BCT of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam, non-confidential summaries of the following information and documents in a trade remedy investigation must be published:

- The petition for investigation and imposition of trade remedy submitted by the requesting party and its accompanied appendixes;

- Documents provided by interested parties when registering for participating in the investigation case;

- Completed questionnaires and additional questionnaires provided by interested parties during the investigation;

- Other documents provided for the investigating authority by interested parties during the investigation, consisting of: Documents serving the consultations; written opinions about the petition for investigation and imposition of trade remedy given by interested parties;

- The record or summary of the consultation about the investigation case;

- Notices issued by the investigating authority and Ministry of Industry and Trade, including notices on the receipt of the petition for investigation and imposition of trade remedies, disclosures of preliminary and final determinations, notices of acceptance or non-acceptance of applications for registration as interested parties and questionnaires, site investigations, public consultations and limitation of the scope of investigation by sampling;

- Documents about contents of a trade remedy investigation which is used as the basis for final conclusions of the investigating authority;

- Other information verified and published by the investigating authority during the investigation.

View more relevant contents at: Circular No. 06/2018/TT-BCT of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam takes effect from June 15, 2018.

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