According to paragraph 73, page 60, of the Secretariat Report: "Anti dumping investigations may be initiated by the Directorate General of Anti Dumping and Allied Duties (DGAD), in the Department of Commerce, upon a written application by or on behalf of domestic industry, or on its own initiative if there is justification to launch an investigation. An application is scrutinized by the DGAD to ensure it is adequately documented and provides sufficient evidence for initiation. If the evidence is not adequate, a 'deficiency letter' is issued, normally within 20 days of the receipt of the application. For an investigation to be initiated, the investigation petitioners must account for at least 25 per cent of total domestic production of the like article; and the domestic producers expressly supporting the application must account for more than 50 per cent of the total production of the like article by those expressly supporting and opposing the application."
