{"data":{"id":"us/19-cfr-206.42","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"19 CFR 206.42","heading":"Who may file a petition.","body":"(a) A petition under section 406(a) of the Trade Act may be filed by an entity, including a trade association, firm, certified or recognized union, or group of workers, that is representative of a domestic industry producing an article with respect to which there are imports of a like or directly competitive article which is the product of a Communist country, which imports, allegedly, are increasing rapidly, either absolutely or relative to domestic production, so as to be a significant cause of material injury, or the threat thereof, to such domestic industry.\n(b) A petition under section 421(b) or (o) of the Trade Act may be filed by an entity, including a trade association, firm, certified or recognized union, or group of workers, which is representative of an industry.","path":["Title 19—Customs Duties","CHAPTER II—UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION","SUBCHAPTER B—NONADJUDICATIVE INVESTIGATIONS","PART 206—INVESTIGATIONS RELATING TO GLOBAL AND BILATERAL SAFEGUARD ACTIONS, MARKET DISRUPTION, TRADE DIVERSION, AND REVIEW OF RELIEF ACTIONS","Subpart E—Investigations for Relief From Market Disruption"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-19.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:40Z","sha256":"da79be603fda95a587308c84814600494223f9e58927cedf2e130d7bf5c4e600","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/19-cfr-206.41","next":"us/19-cfr-206.43"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}