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Ministry of Industry, Trade and Supply

Directorate of National Production Protection User's Guide for Automating Procedures for Investigating Cases Safeguard, Anti-Dumping and Subsidy Measures

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Submit the Questionnaire (Importers, Exporters, Domestic Producers)

And Requested an Extension of the Period for Submitting the Questionnaire

The First: Obtaining the questionnaire form .......................................................................... 2

The Second: Filling out and editing the questionnaire ............................................................. 4

The Third: Create the non-confidential version of the questionnaire ........................................ 7

The Fourth: Request to extend the period for submitting the questionnaire ............................... 8



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The First: Obtaining the Questionnaire Form

1. Log in to the system.

If you are not registered in the system, a new account must be created, to create a new account, please review the user guide "Create a New Account" on the home page of the directorate's website.

2. Submit a participation request.

To submit a request to participate in the investigation, please review the user guide “Submit a Request to Participate in the Investigation and Enter the Investigation Page” on the home page of the directorate's website.

3. Then from My List choose the required case link. 4. From the Main Page for Case, click Submitting Questionnaire (Importers, Exporters,

Domestic Producers) . You will access the questionnaire form.



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It contains the following:

Questionnaire form according to the type of user. A specific type of questionnaire appears to the user, according to the type of user when creating the account, as follows:

- Exporter (foreign producers, governments of countries ... etc.): an exporter questionnaire appears. - Importer (merchants, chambers of commerce, etc.): an importer questionnaire appears. - domestic industry (domestic product, chambers of industry ... etc):

an domestic producers questionnaire appears. (anti-dumping and subsidy cases only).

Print: to print the questionnaire. Fill and Edit: To fill out the questionnaire and make an amendment to it. Create a non-confidential copy: to create a non-confidential copy of the questionnaire,

which is an exact copy of the confidential copy of the questionnaire. Therefore, all confidential data must be deleted and replaced with the *** sign (and a non-confidential summary of it is provided), noting that the non-confidential copy will be available to all parties Participate in the investigation.

The parties participating in the investigation have the right to submit a request to submit the questionnaire, and it will be available within a specified period of time. The questionnaire form is according to the type of user that was selected when creating the account. The questionnaire can be filled out in multiple stages, but you must save the data in order to be able to complete the questionnaire without losing any data. After completing the questionnaire, it must be sent before the end of the specified period, but before that, the non-confidential version of the questionnaire must be created and filled out.



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The Second: Filling Out and Editing the Questionnaire

To fill out and edit the questionnaire, follow these steps:

1. From the questionnaire, click Fill and Edit ". The questionnaire form will appear in Edit Mode so you can fill it out or modify it.

2. An instructional message appears on how to fill out the questionnaire, read it and close it, then start filling in the data according to the required fields in the form.

3. Some questions in the questionnaire whose answers are: Text:



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For this type of field, you can:

- Enter a text answer by clicking inside the field and typing the answer.

- Or, Insert a File as an answer to the question by clicking inside the field to which you want to attach the file and then:

From the Editing Bar at the top of the screen, click the Insert tab and then click Upload File .

Click Choose File to choose the file, then click OK, the file will be added.



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Or Add a Table, you can add a table to answer some questions by clicking inside the answer field,

and from the Editing Bar at the top of the screen, click the Insert Bar then choose Table Tab and then specify the number of rows and columns required.

Excel Tables: Some of the questions in the form are excel tables.

The Excel file must be downloaded and filled out and then re-uploaded it through:

- Click on the file name and it will be downloaded to the device. - Fill out the excel file with the required information. - Upload the file inside the field provided for the answer.

If you undo add the file, click "Cancel" will close the window without inserting the file. To delete the file from the field, highlight it and then click the delete button on the keyboard.



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The Third: Create the Non-Confidential Copy of the Questionnaire

1. From inside the Confidential Copy, click Create a Non-Confidential Copy

, an instruction and confirmation message appears. Click Create the Non-Confidential Version of the questionnaire in the confirmation message, to a message confirming the creation of the non-confidential copy.

2. Click Go to the Non-Confidential Version, then Fill and Edit the questionnaire to open the form in the editing status.

3. After completing adding / modifying the data in the non-confidential version of the questionnaire, save it by clicking on Save.



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To open the questionnaire to complete it or amend it before sending it, from the Main Page for Case click My Questionnaires. The screen displays both the confidential and non-confidential version of the questionnaire. The non-confidential version of the questionnaire contains the letters NC. The questionnaire can be modified by filling and editing the questionnaire. The participate parties in the investigation can only view the non-confidential copy. After the questionnaire has been sent, it cannot be modified and will be provided for information only. If the questionnaire is not sent within the specified period, you will not be able to send the questionnaire.

4. After Creating and Editing the Confidential and Non-Confidential Version of the

questionnaire, click on Send the questionnaire from the Non-Confidential Version where a confirmation message appears, click OK to send the questionnaire.

5. When sending the questionnaire, the Directorate will be notified of submitting the questionnaire via e-mail, and you will receive a copy of the e-mail as well.

The Fourth: Request to Extend the Period for Submitting the Questionnaire

If the questionnaire is not sent within the original period, then an extension of the period of submitting the questionnaire shall be requested before the end of the original period as follows:

1. From the Main Page for Case, click Request to Extend the Submitting Period of the

Questionnaire . 2. Enter the Reasons for Extending the Questionnaire, then click Save.



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3. The application will be study, and you will be notified by e-mail of the acceptance or rejection decision.

If the extension request is approved, you will receive an email of approval containing the new period after extending the original period.

If it is rejected, the original period will not change and you will be notified by e-mail.

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