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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.

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