19 CFR § 207.12 - Notice of preliminary phase of investigation.

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title: "19 CFR § 207.12 - Notice of preliminary phase of investigation."
title_number: 19
title_name: "Customs Duties"
section_number: "207.12"
section_name: "Notice of preliminary phase of investigation."
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "NONADJUDICATIVE INVESTIGATIONS"
part_number: "207"
part_name: "INVESTIGATIONS OF WHETHER INJURY TO DOMESTIC INDUSTRIES RESULTS FROM IMPORTS SOLD AT LESS THAN FAIR VALUE OR FROM SUBSIDIZED EXPORTS TO THE UNITED STATES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "19 U.S.C. 1335, 1671-1677n, 2482, 3513, 4582."
regulatory_source: "44 FR 76468, Dec. 26, 1979, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "207"
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# 207.12 Notice of preliminary phase of investigation.

Upon receipt by the Commission of a petition under § 207.10 or receipt of notice that the administering authority has commenced an investigation under section 702(a) or section 732(a) of the Act, the Director shall, as soon as practicable after consultation with the administering authority, institute an investigation and commence the preliminary phase of the investigation under section 703(a) or section 733(a) of the Act and shall publish a notice to that effect in the *Federal Register.*

[61 FR 37832, July 22, 1996]