Singapore legislation

Section 7

of Countervailing and Anti-Dumping Duties Act 1996

Section 7

Preliminary determination of subsidy and injury

(1)

The Minister must, within such period as may be prescribed, make a preliminary determination regarding —

(a)

whether a countervailable subsidy is being provided with respect to the subject goods, and the amount of such countervailable subsidy; and

(b)

whether injury is found to exist in any one of the following ways:

(i)

the subject goods are, through the effects of the subsidy, causing material injury to the domestic industry in Singapore producing like goods;

(ii)

the subject goods are, through the effects of the subsidy, threatening to cause material injury to the domestic industry in Singapore producing like goods;

(iii)

the subject goods are, through the effects of the subsidy, causing material retardation of the establishment of the domestic industry in Singapore.

(2)

If the Minister makes a negative preliminary determination under subsection (1), he or she must publish a notice stating the reasons therefor and may terminate the investigation if the Minister is satisfied that there is insufficient evidence of either subsidisation or of injury to justify proceeding with the investigation.

(3)

If the Minister makes an affirmative preliminary determination under subsection (1), he or she must continue the investigation and publish a notice of —

(a)

the affirmative preliminary determination stating the reasons for the Minister’s determination under subsection (1)(a) and (b); and

(b)

the provisional measures applicable.

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