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U.S. IMPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
RIPE OLIVES FROM SPAIN
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by March 15, 2018
See last page for filing instructions.
The information called for in this questionnaire is for use by the United States International Trade Commission in
connection with its countervailing duty and antidumping investigations concerning ripe olives from Spain (Inv. Nos. 701‐
TA‐582 and 731‐TA‐1377 (Final)). The information requested in the questionnaire is requested under the authority of
the Tariff Act of 1930, title VII. This report is mandatory and failure to reply as directed can result in a subpoena or other
order to compel the submission of records or information in your firm’s possession (19 U.S.C. § 1333(a)).
Name of firm
Address
City
State
Zip Code
Website
Has your firm imported ripe olives (as defined on next page) from any country at any time since January 1,
2015?
NO
(Sign the certification below and promptly return only this page of the questionnaire to the Commission)
YES
(Complete all parts of the questionnaire, and return the entire questionnaire to the Commission)
Return questionnaire via the U.S. International Trade Commission Drop Box by clicking on the
following link: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/. (PIN: RIPE)
CERTIFICATION
I certify that the information herein supplied in response to this questionnaire is complete and correct to the best of my
knowledge and belief and understand that the information submitted is subject to audit and verification by the Commission.
By means of this certification I also grant consent for the Commission, and its employees and contract personnel, to use the
information provided in this questionnaire and throughout this proceeding in any other import‐injury proceedings conducted by
the Commission on the same or similar merchandise.
I, the undersigned, acknowledge that information submitted in response to this request for information and throughout this
proceeding or other proceedings may be disclosed to and used: (i) by the Commission, its employees and Offices, and contract
personnel (a) for developing or maintaining the records of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in internal investigations, audits,
reviews, and evaluations relating to the programs, personnel, and operations of the Commission including under 5 U.S.C.
Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. government employees and contract personnel, solely for cybersecurity purposes. I understand that all
contract personnel will sign appropriate nondisclosure agreements.
Name of Authorized Official Title of Authorized Official
Date
Phone:
Signature
Email address
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PART I.—GENERAL INFORMATION
Background. ‐‐This proceeding was instituted in response to a petition instituted on June 22, 2017, by
the Coalition for Fair Trade in Ripe Olives, consisting of Bell‐Carter Foods, Walnut Creek, CA, and Musco
Family Olive Company, Tracy, CA. Countervailing and/or antidumping duties may be assessed on the
subject imports as a result of these proceedings if the Commission makes an affirmative determination
of injury, threat, or material retardation, and if the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) makes
an affirmative determination of subsidization and/or dumping. Questionnaires and other information
pertinent to this proceeding are available at
https://usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2017/ripe_olives_spain/final.htm.
Ripe olives covered by these investigations are certain processed olives, usually referred to as “ripe
olives.” The subject merchandise includes all colors of olives; all shapes and sizes of olives, whether
pitted or not pitted, and whether whole, sliced, chopped, minced, wedged, broken, or otherwise
reduced in size; all types of packaging, whether for consumer (retail) or institutional (food service) sale,
and whether canned or packaged in glass, metal, plastic, multi‐layered airtight containers (including
pouches), or otherwise; and all manners of preparation and preservation, whether low acid or acidified,
stuffed or not stuffed, with or without flavoring and/or saline solution, and including in ambient,
refrigerated, or frozen conditions.
Included are all ripe olives grown, processed in whole or in part, or packaged in Spain. Subject
merchandise includes ripe olives that have been further processed in Spain or a third country, including
but not limited to curing, fermenting, rinsing, oxidizing, pitting, slicing, chopping, segmenting, wedging,
stuffing, packaging, or heat treating, or any other processing that would not otherwise remove the
merchandise from the scope of the investigations if performed in Spain.
Excluded from the scope are: (1) Specialty olives1 (including “Spanish‐style,” “Sicilian‐Style,” and other
similar olives) that have been processed by fermentation only, or by being cured in an alkaline solution
for not longer than 12 hours and subsequently fermented; and (2) provisionally prepared olives
unsuitable for immediate consumption (currently classifiable in subheading 0711.20 of the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)).
1
Some of the major types of specialty olives and their curing methods are:
“Spanish‐style” green olives. Spanish‐style green olives have a mildly salty, slightly bitter taste, and are usually
pitted and stuffed. This style of olive is primarily produced in Spain and can be made from various olive varieties.
Most are stuffed with pimento; other popular stuffings are jalapeno, garlic, and cheese. The raw olives that are
used to produce Spanish‐style green olives are picked while they are unripe, after which they are submerged in an
alkaline solution for typically less than a day to partially remove their bitterness, rinsed, and fermented in a strong
salt brine, giving them their characteristic flavor.
“Sicilian‐style” green olives. Sicilian‐style olives are large, firm green olives with a natural bitter and savory flavor.
This style of olive is produced in small quantities in the United States using a Sevillano variety of olive and
harvested green with a firm texture. Sicilian‐style olives are processed using a brine‐cured method, and undergo a
full fermentation in a salt and lactic acid brine for 4 to 9 months. These olives may be sold whole unpitted, pitted,
or stuffed.
“Kalamata” olives: Kalamata olives are slightly curved in shape, tender in texture, and purple in color, and have a
rich natural tangy and savory flavor. This style of olive is produced in Greece using a Kalamata variety olive. The
olives are harvested after they are fully ripened on the tree, and typically use a brine‐cured fermentation method
over 4 to 9 months in a salt brine.
Other specialty olives in a full range of colors, sizes, and origins, typically fermented in a salt brine for 3 months or
more.
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The merchandise subject to these investigations is currently classifiable under subheadings
2005.70.0230, 2005.70.0260, 2005.70.0430, 2005.70.0460, 2005.70.5030, 2005.70.5060, 2005.70.6020,
2005.70.6030, 2005.70.6050, 2005.70.6060, 2005.70.6070, 2005.70.7000, 2005.70.7510, 2005.70.7515,
2005.70.7520, and 2005.70.7525 HTSUS.
Subject merchandise may also be imported under subheadings 2005.70.0600, 2005.70.0800,
2005.70.1200, 2005.70.1600, 2005.70.1800, 2005.70.2300, 2005.70.2510, 2005.70.2520, 2005.70.2530,
2005.70.2540, 2005.70.2550, 2005.70.2560, 2005.70.9100, 2005.70.9300, and 2005.70.9700. Although
HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and US Customs purposes, they do not define the
scope of the investigations; rather, the written description of the subject merchandise is dispositive.
Importer.‐‐Any person or firm engaged, either directly or through a parent company or subsidiary, in
importing ripe olives (as defined above) into the United States from a foreign manufacturer or through
its selling agent.
Reporting of information.‐‐If information is not readily available from your records, provide carefully
prepared estimates. If your firm is completing more than one questionnaire (i.e., a producer, importer,
and/or purchaser questionnaire), you need not respond to duplicated questions.
Confidentiality.‐‐The commercial and financial data furnished in response to this questionnaire that
reveal the individual operations of your firm will be treated as confidential by the Commission to the
extent that such data are not otherwise available to the public and will not be disclosed except as may
be required by law (see 19 U.S.C. § 1677f). Such confidential information will not be published in a
manner that will reveal the individual operations of your firm; however, general characterizations of
numerical business proprietary information (such as discussion of trends) will be treated as confidential
business information only at the request of the submitter for good cause shown.
Verification.‐‐ The information submitted in this questionnaire is subject to audit and verification by the
Commission. To facilitate possible verification of data, please keep all files, worksheets, and supporting
documents used in the preparation of the questionnaire response. Please also retain a copy of the final
document that you submit.
Release of information.‐‐The information provided by your firm in response to this questionnaire, as
well as any other business proprietary information submitted by your firm to the Commission in
connection with this proceeding, may become subject to, and released under, the administrative
protective order provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1677f) and section 207.7 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR § 207.7). This means that certain lawyers and
other authorized individuals may temporarily be given access to the information for use in connection
with this proceeding or other import‐injury proceedings conducted by the Commission on the same or
similar merchandise; those individuals would be subject to severe penalties if the information were
divulged to unauthorized individuals.
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Valid number error messages.‐‐If you are completing this form in a country that uses periods (“.”) to
delineate multiples of 1000 (e.g., one million would appear as $1.000.000 rather than $1,000,000), you
may be unable to enter in numbers greater than 999 in numeric form fields. The solution to this data
entry issue is to temporarily change your operating system’s number formatting to be consistent with
the U.S. number formatting system while you complete this form. Detailed instructions on how to
resolve this issue are provided at the end of this questionnaire and are available upon request from
Jordan Harriman (202‐205‐2610, jordan.harriman@usitc.gov).
I‐1.
OMB statistics.‐‐Please report below the actual number of hours required and the cost to your
firm of completing this questionnaire.
Hours
Dollars
I‐2.
The questions in this questionnaire have been reviewed with market participants to ensure that
issues of concern are adequately addressed and that data requests are sufficient, meaningful,
and as limited as possible. Public reporting burden for this questionnaire is estimated to average
40 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering data, and
completing and reviewing the questionnaire.
We welcome comments regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate, suggestions for
reducing the burden, and any suggestions for improving this questionnaire. Please attach such
comments to your response or send to the Office of Investigations, USITC, 500 E St. SW,
Washington, DC 20436.
Establishments covered.‐‐Provide the name and address of establishment(s) covered by this
questionnaire. If your firm is publicly traded, please specify the stock exchange and trading
symbol.
“Establishment”‐‐Each facility of a firm involved in the importation of ripe olives, including
auxiliary facilities operated in conjunction with (whether or not physically separate from) such
facilities.
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I‐4.
I‐5.
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Ownership.‐‐Is your firm owned, in whole or in part, by any other firm?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information
Firm name
Address
Extent of
ownership
(percent)
Related importers/exporters.‐‐Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or
foreign, that are engaged in importing ripe olives from Spain into the United States or that are
engaged in exporting ripe olives from Spain to the United States?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information.
Firm name
Country
Affiliation
Related producers.‐‐Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, that are
engaged in the production of ripe olives?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information.
Firm name
Country
Affiliation
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Importing operations.‐‐Please indicate the nature of your firm’s importing operations on ripe
olives. More than one answer may be applicable.
Takes title to the
imported product(s)
Importer of record
I‐7.
I‐8.
Consignee of the
imported products(s)
Customs broker or
freight forwarder
Consignee.‐‐If your firm is an importer of record of ripe olives but is not the consignee, please
list the consignees below (firm name, address, telephone number, and individual to contact).
Firm name
Address
Contact person
and phone
number
FTZ, TIB, or bonded warehouses.‐‐Please indicate whether your firm enters ripe olives into, or
withdraws such merchandise from, foreign trade zones or bonded warehouses. Also indicate
whether your firm imports ripe olives under the TIB (temporary importation under bond)
program.
“Foreign trade zone” is a designated location in the United States where firms utilize special
procedures that allow delayed or reduced customs duty payments on foreign merchandise, as
well as other savings. A foreign trade zone must be designed as such pursuant to the rules and
procedures set forth in the Foreign‐Trade Zones Act.
“Bonded warehouse” is a secured facility supervised by U.S. customs, where dutiable landed
imports are stored pending their re‐export, or release after payment of import duties, taxes, and
other charges. A bonded warehouse must be designed as such pursuant to the rules and
procedures set forth in 19 U.S.C. § 1555.
“Temporary Importation under Bond (“TIB”) program” is a procedure whereby imported
merchandise may be entered under certain conditions for a limited time into the United States
free of duty. Under the program, an importer posts a bond for twice the amount of duty, taxes,
etc. that would otherwise be owed on the importation and agrees to export or destroy the
merchandise within a specified time or pay liquidated damages. This program is restricted to
certain categories of merchandise listed in subheadings 9813.00.05 through 9813.00.75 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States(HTS).
Item
No
Yes
Foreign trade zones
Bonded warehouses
Temporary importation under bond
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Other trade actions.‐‐To your knowledge, have the products subject to this proceeding been the
subject of any other import relief proceedings in the United States or in any other countries?
No
Yes–Please specify.
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PART II.‐‐TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Jordan Harriman (202‐205‐
2610, jordan.harriman@usitc.gov). Supply all data requested on a calendar‐year basis.
II‐1. Contact information.‐‐Please identify the responsible individual and the manner by which
Commission staff may contact that individual regarding the confidential information submitted
in part II.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
II‐2. Changes in operations.‐‐Please indicate whether your firm has experienced any of the following
changes in relation to the importation of ripe olives since January 1, 2015.
(check as many as appropriate)
(If checked, please describe; leave blank if not applicable)
Office/warehouse openings
Office/warehouse closings
Relocations
Expansions
Acquisitions
Consolidations
Prolonged shutdowns or
importation curtailments
Changes due to weather
conditions (drought)
Revised labor agreements
Other (e.g., technology)
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Arranged imports.‐‐Has your firm imported or arranged for the importation of ripe olives for
delivery after December 31, 2017?
“Arranged imports” are imports for which your firm has placed an order with a foreign supplier
for subject merchandise, but delivery of those imports is not scheduled to occur until after the
date listed above.
No
Yes–Fill out the table below.
Specific three month periods
Source
Jan‐Mar 2018 Apr‐Jun 2018 Jul‐Sept 2018 Oct‐Dec 2018
Quantity (in short tons, drained weight)
Arranged imports from
Spain
II‐4.
Morocco
All other sources
Imports in the 12 month period preceding the petition.‐‐Has your firm imported ripe olives
from any source between June 1, 2016 and May 30, 2017? (i.e., the last seven months in 2016
and first five months in 2017 combined)
No
Yes‐Report the quantity of such import below by source.
Quantity (in short tons, drained weight)
Source
June 2016 through May 2017
U.S. imports from.‐‐
Spain
Morocco
All other sources
II‐5.
Reasons for importing if producer.‐‐If your firm also produces ripe olives in the United States,
please indicate the reasons for importing this product. If your firm’s reasons differ by source,
please elaborate.
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Definitions
“Imports” –Those products identified for Customs purposes as imports for consumption for
which your firm was the importer of record (i.e., was responsible for paying any import duty) or
consignee (i.e., to which the merchandise was first delivered).
“Import quantities” –Quantities reported should be net of returns.
“Import values”—Values reported should be landed, duty‐paid values at the U.S. port of entry,
including ocean freight and insurance costs, brokerage charges, and import duties (i.e., all
charges except inland freight in the United States).
“U.S. commercial shipments”— Shipments made within the United States as a result of an arm’s
length commercial transaction in the ordinary course of business. Report net values (i.e., gross
sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned
goods) in U.S. dollars, f.o.b. your point of shipment.
“Internal consumption” –Product consumed internally by your firm. Such transactions are
valued at fair market value.
“Transfers to related firms” –Shipments made to related domestic firms. Such transactions are
valued at fair market value.
“Related firm” –A firm that your firm solely or jointly owns, manages, or otherwise controls.
“Export shipments”— Shipments to destinations outside the United States, including shipments
to related firms.
“Inventories” ‐‐Finished goods inventory, not raw materials or work in progress.
Note: As requested in Part I of this questionnaire, please keep all supporting documents/records
used in the preparation of the trade data, as Commission staff may contact your firm regarding
questions on the trade data. The Commission may also request that your company submit copies
of the supporting documents/records (such as production and sales schedules, inventory records,
etc.) used to compile these data.
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II‐6a. U.S. imports from Spain.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and inventories
of ripe olives imported from Spain by your firm during the specified periods.
Spain
Quantity (in short tons, drained weight), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2015
Beginning‐of‐period inventories (quantity) (A)
2016
2017
Imports:
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
1
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
2
Internal consumption:
Quantity (F)
2
Value (G)
Transfers to related firms:
Quantity (H)
2
2
Value (I)
3
Export shipments:
Quantity (J)
Value (K)
End‐of‐period inventories (quantity) (L)
1
Please identify the foreign producers, if known: .
Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that your firm uses a
different basis for valuing these sales within your company, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and provide value
data using that basis for each of the periods noted above: .
3
Identify your firm’s principal export markets: .
2
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, IMPORTS, AND INVENTORIES.‐‐Generally, the data reported for the end‐of‐
period inventories (i.e., line L) should be equal to the beginning‐of‐period inventories (i.e., line A), plus imports
(i.e., line B), less total shipments (i.e., lines D, F, H, and J). Please ensure that any differences are not due to
data entry errors in completing this form, but rather actually reflect your firm’s records; and also provide any
likely explanations for any differences (e.g., theft, loss, damage, record systems issues, etc.) if they exist.
Calendar years
Reconciliation
A + B – D – F – H – J – L = should equal zero ("0") or
provide an explanation.1
1
2015
2016
0
2017
0
Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless
accurate: .
0
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II‐6b. Channels of distribution: Spain.‐‐Report your firm’s commercial U.S. shipments of imports from
Spain by channel of distribution during the specified periods.
Spain
Quantity (in short tons, drained weight)
Calendar years
Item
2015
Commercial U.S. shipments:
To distributors: branded product (M)
2016
2017
To distributors: private label product (N)
To distributors: institutional product (O)
To retailers: branded (P)
To retailers: private label (Q)
To institutional / food processors (R)
RECONCILIATION OF CHANNELS.‐‐Please ensure that the quantities reported for channels of distribution
(i.e., lines M through R) in each time period equal the quantity reported for commercial U.S. shipments
(i.e., line D) in each time period in part "a" of this question. If the calculated fields below return values
other than zero (i.e., “0”), the data reported must be revised prior to submission to the Commission.
Calendar years
Reconciliation
2015
M + N + O + P + Q + R – D = zero ("0"), if not
revise.
II‐6c.
2016
0
2017
0
0
Historical ripe olives shipment data (2013‐14): Spain‐‐Report the quantity and value of your
firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e., inclusive of commercial U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and
transfers to related firms) of ripe olives imported from Spain.
Spain
Quantity (in short tons, drained weight) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2013
U.S. shipments:
Quantity
Value
2014
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II‐6d. Commercial U.S. shipments by olive variety and type of processing: Spain.‐‐Report your firm’s
commercial U.S. shipments of imports from Spain by olive variety and type of processing in
calendar year 2017.
Spain
Quantity (in short tons, drained weight)
Olive variety
Item
Manzanilla
2017: Commercial U.S. shipments:
Whole with pit (S)
Sevillano
Hojiblanca
Other1
Whole pitted (T)
Segmented (U)
Sliced (V)
Chopped (W)
2
Other (X)
1
2
Please identify these other varieties: .
Please identify these other processing styles: .
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS.‐‐Please ensure that the quantities reported for olive variety and type of
processing (i.e., lines S through X) for 2017 (all rows and columns in this question) equal the quantity
reported for commercial U.S. shipments (i.e., line D) in 2017 in part "a" of this question. If the calculated
fields below return values other than zero (i.e., “0”), the data reported must be revised prior to
submission to the Commission.
Reconciliation
Calendar year 2017
S + T +U +V + W + X (for all varieties/ columns) – D = zero ("0"), if
not revise.
0
Describe any issues and/or assumptions in how your firm classified its 2017 commercial U.S. shipments
above.
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II‐7a. U.S. imports from Morocco.–Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and
inventories of ripe olives imported from Morocco by your firm during the specified periods.
Morocco
Quantity (in short tons, drained weight), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2015
Beginning‐of‐period inventories (quantity) (A)
2016
2017
Imports:
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
1
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
2
Internal consumption:
Quantity (F)
2
Value (G)
Transfers to related firms:
Quantity (H)
2
2
Value (I)
3
Export shipments:
Quantity (J)
Value (K)
End‐of‐period inventories (quantity) (L)
1
Please identify the foreign producers, if known: .
Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that your firm uses a
different basis for valuing these sales within your company, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and provide value
data using that basis for each of the periods noted above: .
3
Identify your firm’s principal export markets: .
2
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, IMPORTS, AND INVENTORIES.‐‐Generally, the data reported for the end‐of‐
period inventories (i.e., line L) should be equal to the beginning‐of‐period inventories (i.e., line A), plus imports
(i.e., line B), less total shipments (i.e., lines D, F, H, and J). Please ensure that any differences are not due to
data entry errors in completing this form, but rather actually reflect your firm’s records; and also provide any
likely explanations for any differences (e.g., theft, loss, damage, record systems issues, etc.) if they exist.
Calendar years
Reconciliation
A + B – D – F – H – J – L = should equal zero ("0") or
provide an explanation.1
1
2015
2016
0
2017
0
Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless
accurate: .
0
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II‐7b. Channels of distribution: Morocco.‐‐Report your firm’s commercial U.S. shipments of imports
from Morocco by channel of distribution during the specified periods.
Morocco
Quantity (in short tons, drained weight)
Calendar years
Item
2015
Commercial U.S. shipments:
To distributors: branded product (M)
2016
2017
To distributors: private label product (N)
To distributors: institutional product (O)
To retailers: branded (P)
To retailers: private label (Q)
To institutional / food processors (R)
RECONCILIATION OF CHANNELS.‐‐Please ensure that the quantities reported for channels of distribution
(i.e., lines M through R) in each time period equal the quantity reported for commercial U.S. shipments
(i.e., line D) in each time period in part "a" of this question. If the calculated fields below return values
other than zero (i.e., “0”), the data reported must be revised prior to submission to the Commission.
Calendar years
Reconciliation
2015
M + N + O + P + Q + R – D = zero ("0"), if not
revise.
II‐7c.
2016
0
2017
0
0
Historical ripe olives shipment data (2013‐14): Morocco‐‐Report the quantity and value of your
firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e., inclusive of commercial U.S. shipments, internal consumption, and
transfers to related firms) of ripe olives imported from Morocco.
Morocco
Quantity (in short tons, drained weight) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2013
U.S. shipments:
Quantity
Value
2014
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II‐7d. Commercial U.S. shipments by olive variety and type of processing: Morocco.‐‐Report your
firm’s commercial U.S. shipments of imports from Morocco by olive variety and type of
processing in calendar year 2017.
Morocco
Quantity (in short tons, drained weight)
Olive variety
Item
Manzanilla
2017: Commercial U.S. shipments:
Whole with pit (S)
Sevillano
Hojiblanca
Other1
Whole pitted (T)
Segmented (U)
Sliced (V)
Chopped (W)
2
Other (X)
1
2
Please identify these other varieties: .
Please identify these other processing styles: .
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS.‐‐Please ensure that the quantities reported for olive variety and type of
processing (i.e., lines S through X) for 2017 (all rows and columns in this question) equal the quantity
reported for commercial U.S. shipments (i.e., line D) in 2017 in part "a" of this question. If the calculated
fields below return values other than zero (i.e., “0”), the data reported must be revised prior to
submission to the Commission.
Reconciliation
Calendar year 2017
S + T +U +V + W + X (for all varieties/ columns) – D = zero ("0"), if
not revise.
0
Describe any issues and/or assumptions in how your firm classified its 2017 commercial U.S. shipments
above.
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II‐8a. Imports from all other sources.– Report your firm’s imports and your firm’s shipments and
inventories of ripe olives imported from all other sources (i.e., from sources other than Spain or
Morocco) by your firm during the specified periods.
All other sources
(list sources:
)
Quantity (in short tons, drained weight), value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2015
Beginning‐of‐period inventories (quantity) (A)
2016
2017
Imports:
Quantity (B)
Value (C)
1
U.S. shipments:
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (D)
Value (E)
2
Internal consumption:
Quantity (F)
2
Value (G)
Transfers to related firms:
Quantity (H)
2
2
Value (I)
3
Export shipments:
Quantity (J)
Value (K)
End‐of‐period inventories (quantity) (L)
1
Please identify the foreign producers, if known: .
2
Sales to related firms (including internal consumption) must be valued at fair market value. In the event that your firm uses a
different basis for valuing these sales within your company, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and provide value
data using that basis for each of the periods noted above: .
3
Identify your firm’s principal export markets: .
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, IMPORTS, AND INVENTORIES.‐‐Generally, the data reported for the end‐of‐
period inventories (i.e., line L) should be equal to the beginning‐of‐period inventories (i.e., line A), plus imports
(i.e., line B), less total shipments (i.e., lines D, F, H, and J). Please ensure that any differences are not due to
data entry errors in completing this form, but rather actually reflect your firm’s records; and also provide any
likely explanations for any differences (e.g., theft, loss, damage, record systems issues, etc.) if they exist.
Calendar years
Reconciliation
A + B – D – F – H – J – L = should equal zero ("0") or
provide an explanation.1
1
2015
2016
0
2017
0
Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are nonetheless
accurate: .
0
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II‐8b. Channels of distribution: All other sources.‐‐Report your firm’s commercial U.S. shipments of
imports from all other sources by channel of distribution during the specified periods.
All other sources
Quantity (in short tons, drained weight)
Calendar years
Item
2015
Commercial U.S. shipments:
To distributors: branded product (M)
2016
2017
To distributors: private label product (N)
To distributors: institutional product (O)
To retailers: branded (P)
To retailers: private label (Q)
To institutional / food processors (R)
RECONCILIATION OF CHANNELS.‐‐Please ensure that the quantities reported for channels of distribution
(i.e., lines M through R) in each time period equal the quantity reported for commercial U.S. shipments
(i.e., line D) in each time period in part "a" of this question. If the calculated fields below return values
other than zero (i.e., “0”), the data reported must be revised prior to submission to the Commission.
Calendar years
Reconciliation
2015
M + N + O + P + Q + R – D = zero ("0"), if not
revise.
II‐8c.
2016
0
2017
0
0
Historical ripe olives shipment data (2013‐14): All other sources‐‐Report the quantity and
value of your firm’s U.S. shipments (i.e., inclusive of commercial U.S. shipments, internal
consumption, and transfers to related firms) of ripe olives imported from all other sources.
All other sources
Quantity (in short tons, drained weight) and value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2013
U.S. shipments:
Quantity
Value
2014
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II‐8d. Commercial U.S. shipments by olive variety and type of processing: All other sources.‐‐Report
your firm’s commercial U.S. shipments of imports from All other sources by olive variety and
type of processing in calendar year 2017.
All other sources
Quantity (in short tons, drained weight)
Olive variety
Item
Manzanilla
2017: Commercial U.S. shipments:
Whole with pit (S)
Sevillano
Hojiblanca
Other1
Whole pitted (T)
Segmented (U)
Sliced (V)
Chopped (W)
2
Other (X)
1
2
Please identify these other varieties: .
Please identify these other processing styles: .
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS.‐‐Please ensure that the quantities reported for olive variety and type of
processing (i.e., lines S through X) for 2017 (all rows and columns in this question) equal the quantity
reported for commercial U.S. shipments (i.e., line D) in 2017 in part "a" of this question. If the calculated
fields below return values other than zero (i.e., “0”), the data reported must be revised prior to
submission to the Commission.
Reconciliation
Calendar year 2017
S + T +U +V + W + X (for all varieties/ columns) – D = zero ("0"), if
not revise.
0
Describe any issues and/or assumptions in how your firm classified its 2017 commercial U.S. shipments
above.
II‐9.
Other explanations.‐‐If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part II
that did not provide a narrative response box, please note the question number and the
explanation in the space provided below. Please also use this space to highlight any issues your
firm had in providing the data in this section, including but not limited to technical issues with
the MS Word questionnaire.
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PART III.‐‐PRICING AND MARKET FACTORS
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Amelia Preece (202‐205‐
3250, amelia.preece@usitc.gov).
III‐1. Contact information.‐‐Please identify the responsible individual and the manner by which
Commission staff may contact that individual regarding the confidential information submitted
in part III.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
Fax
PRICE DATA
III‐2. This question requests quarterly quantity and value data for your firm’s commercial shipments
to unrelated U.S. customers since January 1, 2015 of the following products your firm imported
from Spain:
Product 1.‐‐(Retail Branded).‐‐Medium pitted black ripe olives in 300 cans, 24 cans per case. Report
BRANDED sales only. Can size is 300 x 407. Drain weight is 6 oz. per can, 144 oz. (4.08 kg)
per case.
Product 2.‐‐(Retail Private Label).‐‐Sliced black ripe olives in 211 cans, 24 cans per case. Report PRIVATE
LABEL sales only. Can size is 211 x 200. Drain weight is 2.25 oz. per can, 54 oz. (1.53 kg) per
case.
Product 3.‐‐(Institutional).‐‐Sliced black ripe olives in #10 cans, 6 cans per case. Can size is 603 x 700.
Drain weight is 55 oz. per can, 330 oz. (9.36 kg) per case.
Product 4.‐‐(Institutional).—sliced black ripe olives in retortable pouches, 10 pouches per case. Drained
weight is 33 oz. per pouch, 330 oz. (9.36 kg) per case.
Please note that values should be f.o.b., U.S. point of shipment and should not include U.S.‐inland
transportation costs. Values should reflect the final net amount paid to your firm (i.e., should be net
of all deductions for discounts or rebates). Do not adjust prices for slotting fee payments.
Slotting fees should be included in the value of the pricing product(s) for which they are paid in the
quarter(s) in which the slotting fee payments are made.
During January 2015‐December 2017, did your firm import from Spain or Morocco and sell to
unrelated U.S. customers any of the above listed products (or any products that were
competitive with these products)?
Yes.‐‐Please complete the following pricing data tables as appropriate.
No.‐‐Skip to question III‐3.
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III‐2(a). Price data.‐‐Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from Spain
and sold by your firm.
Spain
Report data in cases (not short tons) and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
(Quantity in actual cases, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Product 3
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Product 4
Period of shipment
Quantity
Value
2015:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
2016:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
2017:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
1
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned goods), f.o.b. your firm’s
U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
Note.‐‐If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product, provide a description
of your firm’s product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 1:
Product 2:
Product 3:
Product 4:
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III‐2(b). Price data.‐‐Report below the quarterly price data1 for pricing products2 imported from
Morocco and sold by your firm.
Morocco
Report data in cases (not short tons) and actual dollars (not 1,000s).
(Quantity in actual cases, value in dollars)
Product 1
Product 2
Product 3
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Product 4
Quantity
Value
Period of shipment
2015:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
2016:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
2017:
January‐March
April‐June
July‐September
October‐December
1
Net values (i.e., gross sales values less all discounts, allowances, rebates, prepaid freight, and the value of returned goods), f.o.b. your firm’s
U.S. point of shipment.
2
Pricing product definitions are provided on the first page of Part III.
Note.‐‐If your firm’s product does not exactly meet the product specifications but is competitive with the specified product, provide a description
of your firm’s product. Also, please explain any anomalies in your firm’s reported pricing data.
Product 1:
Product 2:
Product 3:
Product 4:
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III‐2 (c). Price data checklist.‐‐Please check that the pricing data in questions III‐2(a and b) have been
correctly reported.
Is the price data reported above:
√ if Yes
In actual dollars (not $1,000)?
In actual cases?
F.o.b. U.S. point of shipment (i.e., does not include U.S. transport costs)?
Net of all discounts and rebates?
Have returns credited to the quarter in which the sale occurred?
If you paid slotting fees, where these included in the value of the product(s)
covered by these fees in the quarters in which the fees were paid? (If you did not
pay any slotting fees please check yes.)
Less than reported commercial shipments in question II‐6 and II‐7 in each year?
III‐2(d). Pricing data methodology.‐‐Please describe the method and the kinds of documents/records
that were used to compile your price data.
Note: As requested in Part I of this questionnaire, please keep all supporting documents/records used in
the preparation of the price data, as Commission staff may contact your firm regarding questions on the
price data. The Commission may also request that your company submit copies of the supporting
documents/records (such as sales journal, invoices, etc.) used to compile these data.
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Price setting.‐‐How does your firm determine the prices that it charges for sales of ripe olives
(check all that apply)? If your firm issues price lists, please submit sample pages of a recent list.
III‐4.
Transaction
by
transaction Contracts
Set
price
lists
Other
If other, describe
Retailers
Institutional
purchasers
Discount policy.‐‐Please indicate and describe your firm’s discount policies (check all that apply).
Quantity
discounts
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Annual or
total
volume
No
discounts discounts
Other
Describe
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Slotting Fees.—
(a) Does your firm pay slotting fees?
No
Yes‐‐Please fill out the table.
Value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2015
Total amount of slotting fees paid
2016
2017
(b) To which categories of customers does your firm pay slotting fees?
Customer
Check if yes (check
all that apply)
Commercial U.S. shipments:
To distributors: branded product
To distributors: private label product
To distributors: institutional product
To retailers: branded
To retailers: private label
To institutional / food processors
(c) What types of product does your firm pay for slotting fees?
(d) Are slotting fees a one‐time payment?
Yes
No
If no slotting fees are NOT a one‐time payment, how often are slotting
fees renewed?
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Advertising and/or promotional fees.—
(a) Does your firm pay advertising and/or promotional fees?
No
Yes‐‐Please fill out the table.
Value (in $1,000)
Calendar years
Item
2015
Total amount of advertising and/or
promotional fees paid
2016
2017
(b) To which categories of customers does your firm pay advertising and/or promotional
fees?
Customer
Check if yes (check
all that apply)
Commercial U.S. shipments:
To distributors: branded product
To distributors: private label product
To distributors: institutional product
To retailers: branded
To retailers: private label
To institutional / food processors
(c) What types of product does your firm pay for advertising and/or promotional fees?
(d) Are advertising and/or promotional fees a one‐time payment?
Yes
No
If no advertising and/or promotional fees are NOT a one‐time payment,
how often are advertising and/or promotional fees renewed?
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Pricing terms.‐‐
(a)
What are your firm’s typical sales terms for ripe olives imported from Spain?
Net 30
days
Net 60
days
2/10 net 30
days
Other
Other (specify)
(b)
On what basis are your firm’s prices of imported ripe olives from Spain usually quoted
(check one)?
Delivered
F.o.b.
III‐8.
III‐9.
Bundling sales.‐‐Does your firm bundle sales of ripe olives with other products?
No
Yes
Estimate share
of your ripe
olive sales in
2017 that were Describe other product that are typically in bundled
sold in a bundle sales
Contract versus spot.‐‐Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of ripe olives imported
from Spain in 2017 was on a (1) long‐term contract basis, (2) annual contract basis, (3) short‐
term contract basis, and (4) spot sales basis?
Item
Share of 2017
sales
If f.o.b., specify point
Long‐term
contracts
(multiple
deliveries for
more than 12
months)
%
Type of sale
Short‐term
Annual
contracts
contracts
(multiple
(multiple
deliveries for
deliveries for 12
less than 12
months)
months)
%
%
Spot sales
(for a single
delivery)
%
Total
(should
sum to
100.0%)
0.0
%
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III‐10. Contract.‐‐Please fill out the table regarding your firm’s typical sales contracts for ripe olives
from Spain (or check “not applicable” if your firm does not sell on a long‐term, short‐term
and/or annual contract basis).
Short‐term
Long‐term contracts
Annual contracts
contracts
Typical sales
Item
(multiple deliveries (multiple deliveries (multiple deliveries for
contract provisions
for 12 months)
for less than 12
more than 12 months)
months)
Average contract
duration
No. of
days
Price renegotiation
(during contract
period)
Yes
No
Quantity
Price
Both
Yes
No
Fixed quantity
and/or price
Meet or release
provision
Not applicable
365
III‐11. Lead times.‐‐What is your firm’s share of sales of ripe olives imported from Spain from inventory
and produced to order and what is the typical lead time between a customer’s order and the
date of delivery for your firm’s sales of ripe olives?
Lead time (average
Source
Share of 2017 sales
number of days)
From your firm’s U.S. inventory
%
From foreign manufacturers’ inventory
%
Produced to order
%
0.0
%
Total (should sum to 100.0%)
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III‐12. Shipping information.—
(a)
What is the approximate percentage of the cost of ripe olives imported from Spain that
is accounted for by U.S. inland transportation costs? percent.
(b)
Who generally arranges the transportation to your firm’s customers’ locations?
Your firm Purchaser (check one)
(c)
When your firm sells ripe olives imported from Spain, from where is it shipped?
Point of importation Storage facility (check one)
(d)
Indicate the approximate percentage of your firm’s sales of ripe olives imported from
Spain that are delivered the following distances from your firm’s U.S. point of shipment.
Distance from your firm’s U.S. point of shipment
Share
Within 100 miles
%
101 to 1,000 miles
%
Over 1,000 miles
%
Total (should sum to 100.0%)
0.0 %
III‐13. Geographical shipments.‐‐In which U.S. geographic market area(s) has your firm sold ripe olives
imported from subject countries since January 1, 2015 (check all that apply)?
Geographic area
Spain
Northeast.–CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, and VT.
Midwest.–IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, and WI.
Southeast.–AL, DE, DC, FL, GA, KY, MD, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, and WV.
Central Southwest.–AR, LA, OK, and TX.
Mountains.–AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, and WY.
Pacific Coast.–CA, OR, and WA.
Other.–All other markets in the United States not previously listed,
including AK, HI, PR, and VI.
III‐14. End uses.‐‐List the end uses of the ripe olives that your firm imports.
End use product
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III‐15. Substitutes.‐‐Can other products be substituted for ripe olives?
No
Yes‐‐Please fill out the table.
End use in which this
substitute is used
Substitute
Have changes in the price of this substitute
affected the price for ripe olives?
No Yes
Explanation
1.
2.
3.
III‐16. Demand trends.‐‐Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United
States (if known) for ripe olives has changed since January 1, 2015. Explain any trends and
describe the principal factors that have affected these changes in demand.
Overall
No
Overall Fluctuate with
increase Change decrease no clear trend
Market
Explanation and factors
Within the United States
Outside the United States
III‐17. Product changes.‐‐Have there been any significant changes in the product range, product mix or
marketing of ripe olives since January 1, 2015?
No
Yes
If yes, please describe.
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III‐18. Conditions of competition.—
(a) Is the ripe olives market subject to business cycles (other than general economy‐wide
conditions) and/or other conditions of competition distinctive to ripe olives?
Check all that apply.
Please describe.
No
Skip to question III‐17.
Yes‐Business cycles (e.g.
seasonal business)
Yes‐Other distinctive
conditions of competition
(b) If yes, have there been any changes in the business cycles or conditions of competition for
ripe olives since January 1, 2015?
No
Yes
If yes, describe.
III‐19. Supply constraints.‐‐Has your firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply ripe olives to
retail or institutional customers since January 1, 2015 (examples include placing customers on
allocation or “controlled order entry,” declining to accept new customers or renew existing
customers, delivering less than the quantity promised, being unable to providing the sizes of the
olives requested, being unable to meet timely shipment commitments, etc.)?
Type of sales
No
Yes
If yes, please describe.
Retail
Institutional
III‐20. Private label limits.‐‐Have you ever refused or declined to sell private label olives?
No
Yes
If yes, describe.
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III‐21. Raw materials.‐‐How have ripe olives raw material prices changed since January 1, 2015?
Fluctuate
with no
Overall
No
Overall
increase change decrease clear trend
Explain, noting how raw material price changes
have affected your firm’s selling prices for ripe
olives.
III‐22. Interchangeability.‐‐Is ripe olives produced in the United States and in other countries
interchangeable (i.e., can they physically be used in the same applications)?
Please indicate A, F, S, N, or 0 in the table below:
A = the products from a specified country‐pair are always interchangeable
F = the products are frequently interchangeable
S = the products are sometimes interchangeable
N = the products are never interchangeable
0 = no familiarity with products from a specified country‐pair
Country‐pair
United States
Spain
Morocco
Other countries
Spain
Morocco
For any country‐pair producing ripe olives that is sometimes or never interchangeable, identify
the country‐pair and explain the factors that limit or preclude interchangeable use:
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III‐23. Factors other than price.‐‐Are differences other than price (e.g., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between ripe olives produced in
the United States and in other countries a significant factor in your firm’s sales of the products?
Please indicate A, F, S, N, or 0 in the table below:
A = such differences are always significant
F = such differences are frequently significant
S = such differences are sometimes significant
N = such differences are never significant
0 = no familiarity with products from a specified country‐pair
Country‐pair
United States
Spain
Morocco
Other countries
Spain
Morocco
For any country‐pair for which factors other than price always or frequently are a significant
factor in your firm’s sales of ripe olives, identify the country‐pair and report the advantages or
disadvantages imparted by such factors:
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III‐24. Customer identification.‐‐List the names and contact information for your firm’s 10 largest U.S.
customers for ripe olives since January 1, 2015. Indicate the share of the quantity of your firm’s
total shipments of ripe olives that each of these customers accounted for in 2017.
Customer’s name
City
State
Share of 2017 sales (%)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
III‐25. Other explanations.‐‐If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part III
that did not provide a narrative response box, please note the question number and the
explanation in the space provided below. Please also use this space to highlight any issues your
firm had in providing the data in this section, including but not limited to technical issues with
the MS Word questionnaire.
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HOW TO FILE YOUR QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSE
This questionnaire is available as a “fillable” form in MS Word format on the
Commission’s website at:
https://usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2017/ripe_olives_spain/final.htm.
Please do not attempt to modify the format or permissions of the questionnaire
document. Please submit the completed questionnaire using one of the methods noted
below. If your firm is unable to complete the MS Word questionnaire or cannot use one
of the electronic methods of submission, please contact the Commission for further
instructions.
• Upload via Secure Drop Box.—Upload the MS Word questionnaire along with a scanned copy of the
signed certification page (page 1) through the Commission’s secure upload facility:
Web address: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/
Pin: RIPE
• E‐mail.—E‐mail the MS Word questionnaire to jordan.harriman@usitc.gov; include a scanned copy of
the signed certification page (page 1). Submitters are strongly encouraged to encrypt nonpublic
documents that are electronically transmitted to the Commission to protect your sensitive information
from unauthorized disclosure. The USITC secure drop‐box system and the Electronic Document
Information System (EDIS) use Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140‐2 cryptographic
algorithms to encrypt data in transit. Submitting your nonpublic documents by a means that does not
use these encryption algorithms (such as by email) may subject your firm’s nonpublic information to
unauthorized disclosure during transmission. If you choose a non‐encrypted method of electronic
transmission, the Commission warns you that the risk of such possible unauthorized disclosure is
assumed by you and not by the Commission.
If your firm did not import this product, please fill out page 1, print, sign, and submit a scanned copy to
the Commission.
Parties to this proceeding.—If your firm is a party to this proceeding, it is required to serve a copy of the
completed questionnaire on parties to the proceeding that are subject to administrative protective
order (see 19 CFR § 207.7). A list of such parties may be obtained from the Commission’s Secretary (202‐
205‐1803). A certificate of service must accompany the completed questionnaire you submit (see 19 CFR
§ 207.7). Service of the questionnaire must be made in paper form.
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