Anti-dumping investigations are advised to comply with the following requirements while submitting "confidential information".

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....provision of Rule 7 of the above Rules, all interested parties to anti-dumping investigations are advised to comply with the following requirements while submitting "confidential information" before the Designated Authority in an anti-dumping investigation: i. The parties making any submission (including Appendixes/Annexures attached thereto) before the authority including questionnaire response, are required to file the same in two separate sets, in case "confidentiality" is claimed on any part thereof:- (a) one set marked as Confidential (with title, number of pages, index, etc.) and (b) the other set marked as Non-Confidential (with title, number of pages, index, etc.). Any submission made without such marking shall be deemed....

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....ormation submitted by the interested party. v. If the Designated Authority is satisfied that the request for confidentiality is not warranted and if the supplier of the information is either unwilling to make the information public or to authorize its disclosure in generalized or summary form, it may disregard such information. vi. Any submission made without a meaningful non-confidential version thereof or without a good cause statement on the confidentiality claim shall not be taken on record by the authority. vii. The Designated Authority on being satisfied and accepting the need for confidentiality of the information given, shall not disclose it to any party without specific authorization of the party providing such information....

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....p; In case any data is claimed as confidential, NCV of the same should be submitted in the indexed form. In case, summarization/indexation of the information/data is not possible, specific reason for the same should be provided on the forwarding letter. 2. The claim of confidentiality on any information/data should be submitted in the following format as a forwarding letter of the NCV:- S.No. Issue data on which confidently is claimed   Reason/justification for claiming confidently Page no, of the NCV at which non-confidential summary is provided   Whether information is available in the public domain or with any Govt. Authority from whom the same can obtained by the public with or without. 1 2 3 4 ....

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....cal collaboration. (ii)  The information claimed to be confidential shall be examined by the authority on a case to case basis. Reporting obligation of the Designated Authority under Article 12 of the Anti-Dumping Agreement shall be kept in view while granting confidentiality.  For example, address of the domestic industry/exporter, location of plant, etc. cannot be treated as confidential. The balancing interest on disclosure shall be kept in view while examining the information on a case to case basis. (iii)  In case, an interested party submits information on confidential basis and claims that the summary thereof is NCV is not possible, the same claim shall be accepted by the authority only after due consideration an....