The Questionnaire for the Foreign Exporters or Producers for Barley Countervailing Case includes information on the company's structure and operations, affiliates, production costs, sales, etc., as well as details on each specific subsidy covered by the investigation. The information inquired in the Questionnaire for Domestic Producers of the Barley Countervailing Case includes the basic information of the company, details of the domestic products of the same kind, operation and relevant information, financial and relevant information as well as other issues required to be stated. The information inquired in the Questionnaire for Domestic Importers of the Barley Countervailing Case includes the basic information of the company, the trading information of the products under investigation and relevant information. The Questionnaire for Governments for Barley Countervailing Case includes information on the Products under Investigation, industry, management structure and policies, etc., as well as details on each specific subsidy covered by the investigation. 

Other interested parties and governments of related countries (regions) that do not register for participating in the investigation can download the questionnaire from the related websites, or obtain the same from the Trade Remedy and Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce and fill in the same as required. 

All interested parties and governments of related countries (regions) are required to submit complete and accurate answers within the time specified. Answers shall include all the information as required by the questionnaires. 

VIII. Submission and Processing of Confidential Information 

Where it is necessary to keep confidential the information submitted by the interested parties and governments of related countries (regions) to the MOFCOM, they may request the MOFCOM to make confidential treatments and explain the reasons. If the MOFCOM agrees on their request, the interested parties and governments of related countries (regions) applying for confidentiality shall provide non-confidential summary of the confidential information at the same time. Non-confidential summary shall contain sufficient and meaningful information to enable other interested parties to have a reasonable understanding of the confidential information. If the non-confidential summary cannot be provided, reasons shall be made clear. If the interested parties or governments of related countries (regions) do not require for confidential treatment for the information they have submitted, the MOFCOM will consider the said information as public information. 

IX. Consequences of Non-cooperation 

In accordance with Article 21 of the Countervailing Regulations of the People's Republic of China, when the MOFCOM makes an investigation, an interested party and government of related countries (regions) shall faithfully reflect situations and provide relevant materials. If an interested party or government of related countries (regions) fails to do so, fails to provide necessary information within a reasonable time, or seriously impedes an investigation in any other way, the MOFCOM may give a ruling according to facts already obtained. 

X. Investigation Period 

This investigation starts on December 21, 2018, and usually ends prior to December 21, 2019; however, the investigation can be extended to June 21, 2020 under special circumstances. 

XI. Contact Information 

Address: No.2 Dong Chang'an Avenue, Beijing, China

Postal code: 100731

Trade Remedy and Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce

Tel.: 0086-10-85093415, 65198417

Fax: 0086-10-65198415; 65198172

Related websites: the Trade Remedy and Investigation Bureau sub-website of the MOFCOM website (http://trb.mofcom.gov.cn).

China Trade Remedy Information Network (http://cacs.mofcom.gov.cn) 

Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China

December 21, 2018