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6 October  2020 
(20-6843) Page: 1/1 
Committee on Safeguards  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER  
ARTICLE 12.6 OF THE AGREEMENT  
QUESTIONS POSED BY THE UNITED STATES REGARDING  
THE NOTIFICATIONS OF UNITED KINGDOM1 
The following communication  dated 2 October  2020, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the United States.  
 
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The United States thanks the United Kingdom  for its notification s of The Trade Remedies (Increase 
in Imports Causing Serious Injury to UK Producers) (EC Exit) Regulations 2019  (hereinafter 
"Regulations 2019 "), and poses the following questions:  
Question 1  
Part 5, Article 13 (5) of the Regulations 2019  notes that the Trade Remedies Authority ( hereinafter 
"TRA"), if it revises the scope of the investigation, will publish an amended notice of initiation.  Please 
clarify how an amended notice of initiation will affect the timeline and deadlines of a safeguard 
proceeding, if at all . 
Question 2 
Regarding the public file referenced in Part 5, Article 15 of the Regulations 2019 , please clarify which 
parties will have access to the public file and how such access will be obtained . Furthermore, please 
specify for how long the public file will be maintained and  available  for review . 
Question 3 
Regarding the registration period referenced in Chapter 3, Article 24  of the Regulations 2019 , please 
clarify the process by which interested parties and other persons may make themselves known to 
the TRA.  In addition, please clarify whether  a foreign government must also register as an interested 
party to the investigation or whether such status will be granted with no formal registration 
requirement.  
Question 4 
Chapter 3, Article 27 of the Regulations 2019  discusses the authentication report that will be issued 
by the TRA following an authentication visit.  Please clarify whether, prior to an authentication visit, 
the TRA will provide the person subject to the visit an outline of the information the TRA will be 
authenticating . 
Question 5 
Regarding the hearings discussed in Chapter 3, Article 28 of the Regulati ons 2019 , please clarify  
whether the hearings will be open to the public or whether only interested parties which registered 
with the authority for the investigation will be permitted to attend.  
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1 G/SG/N/1/GBR/1/Suppl.2 (dated 6  February  2020).  