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 108 STAT. 4854 PUBLIC LAW 103-465—DEC. 8, 1994 both the subject merchandise of the withdrawn petition and the subject merchandise from another countiy, the administezing authority and the Commission may use in the investigation initiated pursuant to the new petition any records compiled in an investigation conductea pursuant to the withdrawn petition. This subparagraph ap>plies only with respect to the first withdrawal of a petition.". SEC. 218. SPECIAL RULES FOR REGIONAL INDUSTRIES. (a) SUSPENSION AGREEMENTS.— (1) COUNTERVAILING DUTY INVESTIGATIONS.— Section 704 (19 U.S.C. 1671c) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: " (1) SPECIAL RULE FOR REGIONAL INDUSTRY INVESTIGATIONS. — "(1) SUSPENSION AGREEMENTS. — I f the Commission makes a regional industry determination under section 771(4)(C), the administering aumority shall offer exporters of the subject merchandise who account for substantially all exports of mat merchandise for sale in the region concerned the opportunity to enter into an agreement described in subsection (b) or (c). " (2) REQUIREMENTS FOR SUSPENSION AGREEMENTS. —Anv agreement described in paragraph (1) shall be subject to all the requirements imposed under this section for otner agreements under subsection (b) or (c), except that if the Commission makes a regional industry determination described in paragraph (1) in the final affirmative determination under section 705(b) but not in the preliminary affirmative determination under section 703(a), any agreement described in paragraph (1) may be accepted witnin 60 days after the countervailing duty order is published under section 706. " (3) EFFECT OF SUSPENSION AGREEMENT ON COUNTERVAIL- ING DUTY ORDER.—I f an agreement described in paragraph (1) is accepted after the countervaiHng duty order is published, the administering authority shall rescind the order, refund any cash deposit and release any bond or other security deposited under section 703(d)(1)(B), and instruct the Customs Service that entries of the subject merchandise that were made during the period that the order was in effect shall be Uquidated without regard to countervailing duties.". (2) ANTIDUMPING INVESTIGATIONS. —Section 734 (19 U.S.C. 1673c) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: " (m) SPECIAL RULE FOR REGIONAL INDUSTRY INVESTIGATIONS. — "(1) SUSPENSION AGREEMENTS. — If the Commission makes a re^onal industry determination under section 771(4)(C), the administering aumority shall offer exporters of the subject merchandise who account for substantially all exports of that merchandise for sale in the region concerned the opportunity to enter into an agreement described in subsection (b), (c), or(l). "(2) REQUIREMENTS FOR SUSPENSION AGREEMENTS. — Anv agreement described in paragraph (1) shall be subiect to all the requirements imposed under this section for otner agreements under subsection (b), (c), or (1), except that if the Commission makes a regional industry determination described in paragraph (1) in the final affirmative determination under section 735(b) but not in the preliminary affirmative determination

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