New Zealand Legislation: Bills

8 Application for safeguard investigation

• (1) An application for a safeguard investigation may be made by any person.

  (2) An application for a safeguard investigation must include the following information:

  • (a) a complete description of the imported goods and the like goods or directly competitive goods:

  • (b) the name of the applicant and whether the applicant is a producer in the domestic industry:

  • (c) whether the applicant seeks the imposition of a provisional safeguard duty.

  (3) An application for a safeguard investigation must include as much of the following information as is reasonably possible:

  • (a) whether there have been increased imports:

  • (b) whether there is serious injury or a threat of serious injury:

  • (c) a causal link between the increased imports and the serious injury or threat of serious injury:

  • (d) whether the increased imports were due to unforeseen developments:

  • (e) the level of support (if any) from domestic industry producers (apart from the applicant if the applicant is a producer in the domestic industry):

  • (f) the names of domestic industry producers other than those referred to in paragraph (e):

  • (g) details of the volume and value of the domestic industry's production of the like goods or directly competitive goods in New Zealand by—

    • (i) the applicant; and

    • (ii) the producers referred to in paragraph (e); and

    • (iii) the producers referred to in paragraph (f).