Singapore legislation
Regulation 3
Regulation 3
Contents of petition
Subregulation 1
A petition requesting that a countervailing or an anti‑dumping duty investigation be initiated must contain the following information:
the name and address of the petitioner;
a description of the volume and value of the domestic production of the like goods by the petitioner;
the identity of the domestic industry on behalf of which the petition is submitted, including the names and addresses of the producers of the like goods in the domestic industry (or associations of domestic producers of the like goods) and a description of the volume and value of domestic production of the like goods accounted for by those producers;
a complete description of the goods that defines the requested scope of the investigation, including technical characteristics and uses of the goods and the current applicable Singapore tariff classifications;
the name of the country in which the goods are produced and, if the goods are imported from a country other than that in which they are produced, the name of the intermediate country;
the name and address of each party the petitioner knows is producing the goods for export or is exporting to Singapore and, in relation to a countervailing duty petition, is receiving a countervailable subsidy or, in relation to an anti-dumping duty petition, is selling the goods at prices below the normal value, as the case may be;
any factual information, particularly documentary evidence, relevant to the alleged countervailable subsidy or dumping, including —
in relation to a countervailing duty petition, the authority which provided the countervailable subsidy and the manner in which the countervailable subsidy is provided and an estimate of the value of the countervailable subsidy to producers or exporters of the goods; or
in relation to an anti-dumping duty petition —
information on prices at which the goods in question are sold when destined for consumption in the domestic market of the country of origin or export or, where appropriate, information on the prices at which the goods are sold from the country of origin or export to a third country, or on the constructed value of the goods;
information on export prices to Singapore or, where appropriate, on the prices at which the goods are first resold to an independent buyer in Singapore; and
if the exporting country of the goods in question is a non-market economy country, factual information relevant to the calculation of normal value as specified in these Regulations;
the volume and value of the goods imported into Singapore during the most recent 3-year period and during any other recent period that the petitioner believes to be more representative;
the name and address of each party whom the petitioner knows is importing or, if there were no importations, is likely to import the goods;
information on the effect of the goods on prices of the like goods in the domestic market and the consequent impact of the goods on the domestic industry;
factual information regarding injury to the domestic industry as defined in section 9(1)(b) or 23(1)(b) of the Act; (l)any other factual information on which the petitioner relies.
Subregulation 2
In relation to paragraph (1)(k), a petitioner should include factual information on relevant economic factors and indices which have a bearing on the condition of the domestic industry mentioned in that sub-paragraph, such as —
actual and potential decline in output, sales, market share, profits, productivity, returns on investments or utilisation of capacity;
factors affecting domestic prices;
actual and potential negative effects on cash flow, inventories, employment, wages, growth, ability to raise capital or investment;
in the case of a countervailing duty petition involving agriculture, whether there has been an increased burden on government support programmes; and
the magnitude of the margin of the alleged dumping or the rate of countervailable subsidisation.
Subregulation 3
The petitioner must submit, together with the petition, a non‑confidential version of the petition that can be released publicly.
Subregulation 4
The Minister must not consider any factual information in the petition for which the petitioner requests confidential treatment unless the petitioner meets the requirements of section 35 of the Act.
Subregulation 5
The Minister may permit the petitioner to amend the petitioner’s petition if the Minister —
has not made a preliminary determination; and
is satisfied that exceptional circumstances exist to justify the amendment.