47In the first place, with regard to the wording of Article 18(1) of the basic regulation, the adjective ‘necessary’, in its usual meaning, refers to what is required or essential in order to achieve a particular purpose. Accordingly, only information without which the anti-dumping investigation cannot be properly concluded may be regarded as ‘necessary’ within the meaning of that provision.
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