International Trade Administration Act, 2002 (Act No. 71 of 2002)Amended Tariff Investigations RegulationsPart C : ProceduresSub Part I - General11. Verification |
| 11.1 | The Commission may satisfy itself as to the accuracy of the information supplied to it by any interested party by conducting verifications at such time and place as it deems necessary, including verification visits at the premises of the interested party that provided the information. |
| 11.2 | The Commission may inform the interested party concerned of the dates of an intended verification visit, and where such information is provided, the verification will be conducted on those dates unless such party objects to the verification. |
| 11.3 | In the event that the interested party to be verified is from another Member State in the SACU, the Government of the Member State and the SACU Secretariat will also be informed of the proposed date of the verification visit. |
| 11.4 | Where for purposes of verification an interested party— |
| (a) | refuses to attend a verification or refuses to receive a verification visit by the Commission; |
| (b) | refuses the Commission access to relevant information; |
| (c) | fails to provide information within an applicable deadline; |
| (d) | fails to supply relevant substantiating evidence required by investigating officers; or |
| (e) | otherwise acts so as to materially impede the verification process; the Commission may terminate any verification activities or proceedings and may disregard all the information submitted by that party. The Commission may nevertheless consider information received from the interested party that was properly submitted and verified. |