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Chapter 2 Petition
Article 10
In a case of petition for import relief, the petitioner shall submit a written petition
to the Ministry of Economic Affairs, setting forth the following particulars and enclosing the relevant information:
1. proof that the petitioner meets the qualifications prescribed in Article 9;
2. a description of the imported textiles and clothing:
(1)the name and import and export commodity classification code of textiles and clothing products, tariff code,
specifications and grade, main production process, composition, usage and other characteristics;
(2)the exporting countries, country of origin, producer, foreign exporter, and domestic importer.
3. facts of the affected industry:
(1)the output, productivity, utilization of capacity, inventories, export volume, price, profits and investment, wages and
number of employees, inclusive of changes over the last three years prior to the petition date;
(2)the quantity, prices and the market share of imports in the domestic market of the said textiles and clothing products for
the last three years prior to the petition date;
(3)the quantity and prices of the said textiles and clothing products imported from the major exporting countries for the last
three years prior to the petition date;
(4)other information which can be used to demonstrate the fact that the industry is being affec
The particulars and information which shall be set forth or required under sub-paragraph 2 and 3 of the preceding paragraph
can be waived if the petitioner has a justification for not being able to provide the same and the Commission has so agreed.
Article 11
Unless any one of the following situations occur in which a petition shall be dismissed, the Ministry of Economic
Affairs, shall, within 30 days from the day after receiving the petition for import relief, refer the case to the Commission for
review and decision on whether to initiate an investigation; provided, however, that the time required for the petitioner to
supplement information shall not be included in the 30-day period.
1. the petitioner is not qualified according to Article 9;
2. the petitioner fails to meet the requirements stipulated in Article 10, Paragraph 1, and fails to supplement data within the
period as notified or fails completely to supplement the information.
Regardless of whether a decision is made to initiate an investigation or not, the Ministry of Economic Affairs shall
immediately notify the petitioner and known interested parties in writing and publish such a decision in the Gazette of the
Ministry of Economic Affairs.