Functions

1. To formulate departmental regulations and policies concerning investigation on industry injury and organize the implementation thereof; to take part in the formulation of departmental regulations on anti-dumping, countervailing, safeguards and other trade remedy measures.

2. To review issues regarding injury to domestic industry in the initiation of anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard cases.

3. To conduct investigations into and determinate injury to domestic industry in anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard cases; to take part in the drafting of related official journals issued in the name of the Ministry of Commerce.

4. To track and assess the impact and effect of adopted trade remedy measures on the domestic industry and put forward recommendations on responding measures.

5. To set up and improve the early-warning mechanism of industry injury, monitor and analyze the impact of changes in international economic development and import and export anomaly on the domestic industries and their competitiveness, to issue regular reports on early-warning of industry injury, to publish reports on industry competitiveness and study and submit recommendations on responding measures.

6. To be responsible for the establishment of a relief system for trade remedies and support the injured industries’ recovery, guide and coordinate with other relevant domestic departments, relevant intermediaries and businesses on industry safety, and to undertake relevant work of publicity, consulting and training.

7. To take part in consultations and negotiations concerning price undertaking agreements, sign the price undertaking agreements and oversee the implementation thereof; to take part in consultations and negotiations relative to trade remedy measures on imports; to be responsible for bilateral and multilateral exchanges and cooperation on industry injury.

8. To undertake other tasks assigned by the leaders of the Ministry.