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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.

セーフガード調査とは何ですか？

セーフガード調査は、ある製品の輸入増が国内産業に深刻な損害を与えているか、あるいは与える恐れがあるかを判断するものである。

セーフガード調査中、輸入者、輸出者、その他の関係者は、証拠や意見を提出し、他の関係者のプレゼンテーションに応答することができる。

WTO加盟国は、その製品の輸入増加が重大な損害の原因となっている、またはその恐れがあると認められる場合に限り、セーフガード措置（製品の輸入を一時的に制限する措置）をとることができる。