In cases where matters are referred to the DSB under paragraph 4 of Article 7, the DSB shall, upon request, initiate the procedure to obtain such information from the government of the subsidizing Member as necessary to establish the existence and amount of subsidization, the value of total sales of the subsidized firms, as well as information necessary to analyze the adverse effects caused by the subsidized product.
Ko se zadeve dajo DSB v obravnavo na podlagi četrtega odstavka 7. člena, DSB na zahtevo sproži postopek za pridobivanje takih informacij od vlade članice, ki določeno subvencijo daje, za katere meni, da so potrebne, da se ugotovijo obstoj in višina subvencioniranja, vrednost skupne prodaje podjetja, ki subvencijo dobiva, kakor tudi informacije, ki so potrebne, da se analizirajo škodljivi uči nki, ki jih povzroča subvencionirani proizvod.