Foreign Trade Act Article 18

Where the increase in the import volume of goods causes or threatens to cause serious injury to the domestic industry which produces like or directly competitive products, the authority in charge of the said industry, its associations, labor unions or related organizations may apply to the competent authority for investigation of the injury and for import relief.For investigating injuries to domestic industries, the MOEA shall set up an International Trade Commission. The organization rules of this Commission shall be separately stipulated by the MOEA.Regulations governing the process of applications for import relief filed under paragraph 1 of this Article shall be drafted by the MOEA in conjunction with government agencies concerned.In cases where relief measures have been implemented, the competent authority shall not impose relief measures on the same products within two (2) years after the expiration of the original period of implementation. However, where the relief measures have been implemented on a period exceeding two (2) years, the competent authority may not impose such measures for the same products for an equivalent period.Under any of the following circumstances, the competent authority may apply again, if necessary, the import relief measure for the importation of the same product for a duration of 180 days or less, without being subject to the restrictions stipulated in the preceding paragraph of this Article:1. The duration of the original relief measure is 180 days or less;2. At least one (1) year has elapsed since the date of implementation of the original relief measure;3. Such import relief measure has not been applied on the same product more than twice in the five-year period immediately preceding the date of implementation of the measure.The competent authority shall not accept any application for the same case again within one (1) year from the determination by the competent authority for the import relief cases relating to products, according to paragraph 3 or the preceding paragraph of this Article, if the injury to the industry is not established or no relief measure is to be applied, provided, however, those with justifiable reasons are not subject to this limitation.