11. Public notice regarding initiation of an investigation

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

(1)

Where a decision is taken by the Director-General to initiate an investigation under this Act, the Director-General shall immediately -

(a)

notify the requesting enterprises and all other interested parties, as well as the relevant representative of the exporting countries, of such investigation; and

(b)

publish a notice regarding the initiation of such safeguard investigation in the Gazette and in any newspaper widely circulated in Sri Lanka in all three languages.

(2)

The initiation of an investigation shall be deemed to have commenced on the date of publication in the Gazette of the notice referred to in paragraph (b) of subsection (1).

(3)

An interested party who wishes to participate in the investigation shall within a period of fifteen days of the date of initiation of the investigation, inform to the

Director-General in writing of its desire to participate in the investigation. The Director-General may, where he considers it appropriate, accept any request from an interested party to participate in an investigation after the period allowed for making submission to participate under this subsection.

(4)

The Director-General shall immediately after the initiation of an investigation under this Act, notify the

Committee of such investigation, in conformity with such requirements established by the Committee.

(5)

Where a decision is taken by the Director-General not to initiate an investigation upon an application made under paragraph (a) of section 6, the Director General shall inform the Committee and upon the approval of the Committee, he shall cause a notice to be published in the Gazette containing the following information:-

(a)

the identity of the requesting enterprises and the domestic products with respect to which the initiation of an investigation is being requested for;

(b)

an identification of the imported product which is alleged to be causing serious injury or threat thereof; and

(c)

reasons for taking a decision not to initiate an investigation.

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