Til støtte for denne påstand henviste den klagende part til en rapport af 24. juli 2001 fra WTO's appelorgan [5], hvor det hedder, at »undersøgelsesmyndighederne ikke har ret til at foretage deres undersøgelse på en sådan måde, at undersøgelses- eller evalueringsprocessens resultat gør det mere sandsynligt, at de vil beslutte, at den hjemlige erhvervsgren lider skade« (jf. punkt 196).
In support of its plea, the claimant made reference to the Report of the WTO Appellate Body of 24.7.2001 [5] (AB) where it is held that ‘the investigating authorities are not entitled to conduct their investigation in such a way that it becomes more likely that, as a result of the fact-finding or evaluation process, they will determine that the domestic industry is injured’ (paragraph 196 of the AB).