Serious injury investigation safeguards require public notice, shared evidence and cooperation from exporters, producers and interested parties.

Investigation into serious injury or threat of serious injury from increased imports of an originating good requires a public notice stating the goods, period, initiation date, basis of the allegation, reasons, representation address and time-limits. Copies of the notice and application must be circulated to the Central Government, exporters or trade associations, the Government of Japan and other interested parties, while information may be called from exporters, foreign producers, users and consumer organisations. Oral material counts only if later submitted in writing, evidence must be shared among parties, and non-cooperation may lead to findings based on facts available.

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