44That is why the final indent of Article 2(7)(c) of the basic regulation provides that the determination whether the producer concerned operates under market economy conditions must be made within three months of the initiation of the investigation and that the determination is to remain in force throughout it. That provision is intended, in particular, to ensure that the question is not decided on the basis of its effect on the calculation of the dumping margin. Thus, the last sentence of Article 2(7)(c) of the basic regulation prohibits the institutions from re-evaluating information which was already available to them at the time of the initial determination as to market economy treatment.
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