[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 19, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 19CFR202.2]

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                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
 
                            TRADE COMMISSION
 
PART 202--INVESTIGATIONS OF COSTS OF PRODUCTION--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  202.2  Applications.

    (a) Who may file. Applications for an investigation to which this 
part 202 relates may be filed by any firm, association of firms, or 
corporation engaged in the production of a domestic article, or by any 
duly authorized representative of the foregoing.
    (b) Requirements for applications. In addition to conforming with 
the requirements of Sec.  201.8 of this chapter, applications under this 
part 202 shall include the following: (1) A clear statement that they 
are requests for investigations for the purposes of section 336; (2) the 
name or description of the article concerning which an investigation is 
sought; (3) a reference to the tariff provision or provisions applicable 
to such article; and (4) a statement indicating whether an increase or a 
decrease in the rate of duty is sought.
    (c) Supporting information. The applicant must file with his 
application such supporting information as may be in his possession. As 
far as practicable, information of the following character should be 
furnished:
    (1) Comparability of the domestic and foreign articles and the 
degree of competition between them.
    (2) Trend in recent years of (i) domestic production, (ii) domestic 
sales, (iii) imports, (iv) costs of production, and (v) prices.
    (3) Evidence of difference between domestic and foreign costs of 
production of the articles involved.
    (4) Areas of greatest competition between the imported and domestic 
products and the principal market or markets in the United States.
    (5) Other relevant factors that constitute, in the opinion of the 
applicant, an advantage or disadvantage in competition, and any other 
information which the applicant believes the Commission should consider.