Rule 10 - Final findings - India-ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (Safeguard Measures) Rules, 2016

10. Final findings. (1) The Director General shall, within eight months from the date of initiation of the investigation, or within such extended period as the Central Government may allow, determine whether, - (a) the increased imports of the good under investigation has caused or threatened to cause serious injury to the domestic industry; and (b) a causal link exists between the increased imports due to tariff concession under the Trade Agreement and serious injury or threat of serious injury. (2) The Director General shall also give his recommendations regarding safeguard measures which would be adequate to prevent or remedy serious injury and to facilitate adjustment. (3) The Director General shall also make his recommendations regarding the duration of the safeguard measure: Provided that where the period recommended is more than one year, the Director General shall also recommend progressive liberalisation adequate to facilitate adjustment. (4) The final findings, if affirmative, shall contain all information on the matter of facts and law and reasons which have led to the conclusion. (5) The Director General shall issue a public notice recording his final findings. (6) The Director General shall send a copy of the public notice regarding his final findings to - (a) the Central Government in the Ministry of Commerce and in the Ministry of Finance; (b) the Governments of the exporting State and all other member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.