The notice of initiation of the proceedings shall announce the initiation of an investigation, the scope of the investigation, indicate the product concerned, give a summary of the information received and provide that all relevant information is to be communicated to the Commission; it shall state the periods within which interested parties may make themselves known, present their views in writing and submit information, if such views and information are to be taken into account during the investigation; it shall also state the period within which interested parties may apply to be heard by the Commission in accordance with Article 6(4).
V obvestilu o začetku postopkov se najavi začetek preiskave, obseg preiskave, opredeli zadevni izdelek, navede povzetek prejetih informacij in zagotovi, da bodo vse zadevne informacije sporočene Komisiji; določijo se roki, v katerih se zainteresirane stranke lahko oglasijo, pisno predstavijo svoja mnenja in predložijo informacije, če naj se taka mnenja in informacije obravnavajo med preiskavo; določi se tudi rok, v katerem lahko zainteresirane stranke zaprosijo za zaslišanje pred Komisijo v skladu s členom 6(4).