19 CFR § 206.42 - Who may file a petition.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t19/s206.42"
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title: "19 CFR § 206.42 - Who may file a petition."
title_number: 19
title_name: "Customs Duties"
section_number: "206.42"
section_name: "Who may file a petition."
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "NONADJUDICATIVE INVESTIGATIONS"
part_number: "206"
part_name: "INVESTIGATIONS RELATING TO GLOBAL AND BILATERAL SAFEGUARD ACTIONS, MARKET DISRUPTION, TRADE DIVERSION, AND REVIEW OF RELIEF ACTIONS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "19 U.S.C. 1335, 2112 note, 2251-2254, 2436, 3805 note, 4051-4065, 4101, and 4551-4552."
regulatory_source: "59 FR 5091, Feb. 3, 1994, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "206"
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# 206.42 Who may file a petition.
(a) A petition under section 406(a) of the Trade Act may be filed by an entity, including a trade association, firm, certified or recognized union, or group of workers, that is representative of a domestic industry producing an article with respect to which there are imports of a like or directly competitive article which is the product of a Communist country, which imports, allegedly, are increasing rapidly, either absolutely or relative to domestic production, so as to be a significant cause of material injury, or the threat thereof, to such domestic industry.
(b) A petition under section 421(b) or (o) of the Trade Act may be filed by an entity, including a trade association, firm, certified or recognized union, or group of workers, which is representative of an industry.
[67 FR 8191, Feb. 22, 2002]