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In the notification, India indicated, among other things, as follows:

“5.        Point of contact for the investigation and deadlines

a)         All interested parties are required to register themselves on the SETU Portal (https://setudgtr.gov.in) in order to participate in the investigation. Interested parties have been requested to make their views known within a period of 37 days from the date of the notice issued (i.e. 16th March, 2026). All communications and submissions from the interested parties shall be uploaded on the SETU portal under their registered name and corresponding case ID.

b)         The known producers/exporters, the Governments of the exporting countries through their embassies in India, and the importers and users in India who are known to be associated with the subject goods are informed separately to enable them to file all the relevant information within the stipulated time limits.

c)         If no information is received within the prescribed time limit or the information received is incomplete, the Investigating Authority may record its findings on the basis of the facts available on record in accordance with the Rules.“

The notification is available in G/SG/N/6/IND/51.

¿Qué es una investigación de salvaguardia?

Una investigación de salvaguardia trata de determinar si el aumento de las importaciones de un producto está causando, o amenaza con causar, un perjuicio grave a una rama de producción nacional.

Durante una investigación de salvaguardia, los importadores, exportadores y otras partes interesadas pueden presentar pruebas y opiniones y responder a las presentaciones de otras partes.

Un miembro de la OMC sólo puede adoptar una medida de salvaguardia (es decir, restringir temporalmente las importaciones de un producto) si se constata que el aumento de las importaciones del producto causa o amenaza causar un perjuicio grave.