Due to the necessity for processing information, the investigating authority International Trade Commission (ITC), in compliance with Article 18 of the Rules for Handling Import Relief Cases(the Rules), postpones the injury determination of the investigation until April 16, 2014.
In order to proceed with the investigation pursuant to the Rules, the ITC conducts a hearing to provide an opportunity for face-to-face communication between representatives of domestic producers, foreign producers, importers, and other interested parties. The hearing is scheduled on February 12, 2014, 2:00 p.m., at room 201DE of the Taipei International Convention Center, which is located at 1 Hsin-Yi Road, Sec. 5, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. Those who wish to attend the hearing are encouraged to register with the ITC through the ITC’s website http://portal.moeaitc.gov.tw/icweb/webform/wFrmWeb0406.aspx?caseid=80&progkind=A&from=wFrmWeb0401.aspx, or by fax or email before February 7, 2014. Persons signed up for presenting their views are also invited to attend the pre-hearing meeting, which will be held at 1:30 p.m. prior to the hearing, in order to arrange the sequence and time allocation of the presentations in the first session of the hearing, and they are encouraged to provide 15 copies of written arguments or their summaries with signature.
In addition, for the convenience of all parties to defend their interests at the hearing, we will post the available non-confidential information relevant to the investigation on the ITC’s website before January 27, 2014. Any comment regarding the existence of serious injury to the domestic industry, the causation between the increased imports and serious injury, proposed measures to take, and the effect of safeguard measures on the public interest pursuant to Article 23 of the Rules may be sent to the ITC in written before March 5, 2014.