Safeguards Act 2006 · Updated to 1 Dec 2013 · Part IV · Investigation
10. Petition for initiation of investigation
Feedback & supportA request for an investigation to determine whether increased imports of the product under investigation have caused or threaten to cause serious injury to a domestic industry may be initiated—
product under investigation
“product under investigation” means the class or kind of products imported or sold for importation into Malaysia that is subject of safeguard action under this Act, as determined by the Government to be appropriate for establishing the scope of action;
upon a written petition addressed to the Ministry of International
Trade and Industry by or on behalf of the domestic industry; or
domestic industry
“domestic industry” means— (a) the domestic producers as a whole of products which are like or directly competitive with the product under investigation, operating in Malaysia; or (b) the domestic producers operating in Malaysia whose collective output of like products or products directly competitive with the product under investigation constitutes a major proportion of the total domestic production of those products;
on the initiative of the Government.