MOFCOM Announcement No. 41, 2012 for Anti-Subsidy Probe on U.S. Solar Polysilicon

4. Registration of Response

Regarding the investigation on subsidy, any interested party may apply for taking legal response to the MOFCOM's Bureau of Fair Trade for Imports & Exports within twenty (20) days from the issue date of this Announcement.

Any investigated exporter or producer shall provide the information of both their export quantity and export value of the investigated products to China during the period of July 1, 2011 till June 30, 2012.

The Referential Format of Registration of Response to Subsidy Investigation is available for downloading from the "case dynamics" section on the MOFCOM's sub-website http://gpj.mofcom.gov.cn (Chinese).

Regarding the investigation on industrial injury, any interested party/government may apply for taking legal response to the MOFCOM's Bureau of Industry Injury Investigation within twenty (20) days from the issue date of this Announcement, meanwhile providing documents describing their capacity, output, inventory, construction or expansion projects, export-to-China quantity and value within the injury investigating period.

The Form of Application for Joining in Solar-Polysilicon Industrial Injury Investigation is available for downloading from the "registration of response" section of China Trade Remedy Information website (http://www.cacs.gov.cn).

5. Failure to Register

Where any interested party/government fails to register its response with the MOFCOM within the time limit prescribed herein, the MOFCOM shall have the power to reject its relevant submissions and to make a ruling based on acquired facts and information.

6. Rights of the Interested Parties/Governments

Where any interested party/government has any objections concerning this investigation, it may submit its opinions in writing to the MOFCOM during the period of its registration of response.

Any interested party/government may refer to the non-confidential version of the written petition by Chinese enterprises, which is available from the "case dynamics" section on the MOFCOM's sub-website http://gpj.mofcom.gov.cn (Chinese) or at the MOFCOM's open anti-subsidy information inquiry office (phone no. 010-65197878).

7. Investigation Mode

The MOFCOM may conduct the anti-subsidy investigation by means of questionnaire, sampling, hearing, or onsite inspection.

8. This investigation, starting from July 20, 2012, normally shall end by July 20, 2013 while may also extend till January 20, 2014 under special circumstances.

9. The MOFCOM Contacts:

The MOFCOM's Bureau of Fair Trade for Imports & Exports:

Address: No. 2, East Chang'an Avenue, Beijing, China
Zip Code: 100731
Tel: 86－10－65198196/65198746/65198747
Fax: 86－10－65198164

The MOFCOM's Bureau of Industry Injury Investigation:

Address: No. 2, East Chang'an Avenue, Beijing, China
Zip Code: 100731
Tel: 86－10－65198062/65198074/65198190
Fax: 86－10－65197578

Annexes:

Referential Form for Registration of Response to Anti-Subsidy Investigation on Solar Polysilicon (omitted)

Petition for Anti-Dumping & Anti-Subsidy Investigations on Import Solar Polysilicon (omitted)