Special Import Measures Act

Marginal note:Notice of investigation

• 34 (1) If the President causes an investigation to be initiated respecting the dumping or subsidizing of goods, the President shall

  • (a) in the case of an investigation initiated under any provision of this Act other than section 7, cause notice of the investigation

    • (i) to be given to the Tribunal, the exporter, the importer, the government of the country of export, the complainant, if any, and any other prescribed persons, and

    • (ii) to be published in the Canada Gazette; and

  • (b) without delay provide the Tribunal with the information and material with respect to the matter that is required under the Tribunal’s rules.

• Marginal note:Tribunal to make preliminary inquiry

  (2) The Tribunal shall, without delay after receipt under subparagraph (1)(a)(i) of a notice of an initiation of an investigation, make a preliminary inquiry (which need not include an oral hearing) into whether the evidence discloses a reasonable indication that the dumping or subsidizing of the goods has caused injury or retardation or is threatening to cause injury.