Article 20. Duration of compensation duty

Duration of compensation duties does not have to exceed five years from the beginning of its application, or the latest revision on the subject as the import of subsidized goods, as and serious damage or threat of causing serious damage to the industry of the economy, for the exception of the cases when in the course of the revision, which began before the end of the term of action of the compensation duties, the authorized body established that the termination of the compensation duty will lead to the continuation or resumption of imports of subsidized goods and serious damage or threat of causing serious damage to the sector of the economy. In such cases, the compensation duty continues to apply until the results of the second investigation, which is the basis for the review, are obtained.

Re-investigation in order to revise the compensation duty is carried out at the initiative of the authorized body or at the request of interested parties after they provide information confirming the need to revise the compensation duty. Re-investigation in order to review the compensation fee should be completed in within twelve months from the date of adoption of the decision on the beginning of the re-investigation.

The need to continue to apply the compensation duty or to review its rate is determined by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan based on the conclusion of the authorized body based on the results of a repeated investigation.

Temporary compensation duty is set for up to four months.