Singapore legislation

Section 10

of Countervailing and Anti-Dumping Duties Act 1996

Section 10

Termination of investigation

(1)

Despite any other provisions of this Act but subject to subsection (2), an investigation may be terminated at any time if —

(a)

the petitioner withdraws the petition; or

(b)

the Minister determines that such termination is in the public interest.

(2)

An investigation must be terminated immediately if the Minister determines that the amount of countervailable subsidy is de minimis or that the volume of subsidised imports, actual or potential, or the injury, is negligible.

(3)

For the purpose of subsection (2) —

(a)

the amount of countervailable subsidy is considered to be de minimis if the amount is less than the prescribed percentage, expressed as an ad valorem percentage; and

(b)

the volume of subsidised imports is regarded as negligible if the volume of subsidised imports from a particular country is found to account for less than the prescribed percentage of the imports of the like goods into Singapore.

(4)

If a termination under subsection (1) or (2) occurs prior to the preliminary determination, the Minister must publish a notice of such termination stating the reasons therefor.

(5)

If a termination under subsection (1) or (2) occurs after the preliminary determination, the Minister must —

(a)

terminate any provisional measures applied and refund the provisional duties paid or release the security required by such measures; and

(b)

publish a notice of such termination stating the reasons therefor.

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