Rules for Redressing Damage to Farmers Caused by Agricultural Imports Article 6

Whether domestic agricultural produce have been damaged by agricultural imports shall be determined according to the import quantity and absolute increase import quantity of the produce in question within a specific period, as compared with the relative quantity of the domestic production or consumption of the same produce, and the following factors are also taken into consideration:(1) production;(2) inventory;(3) price at place of origin(4) production cost;(5) market share;(6) farmer’s profit; and(7) other relevant factors.With regard to the determination of whether domestic agricultural produce suffer damage caused by imports, besides giving consideration to the trend of changes in the above factors, consideration shall be given at the same time to whether the domestic industry will suffer damage from the continuing increase of import, and whether producers of the particular agricultural produce will sustain damage if no redress measures are taken.The competent or relevant authority shall be responsible for investigating the information under subparagraphs 1 to 4 of the first paragraph and submit the results of such investigation to the Review Committee for its reference.