MANU/CUST/0131/2009
Ministry
: Ministry of Finance
Department
/ Board : CBEC Customs
Notification
No : 67/2009
Date
: 16.06.2009
Imposition
of definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of Vitamin C, originating in, or
exported from, Peoples Republic of China
Whereas, the designated authority vide notification No.
15/16/2008-DGAD, dated the 23rd May, 2008, published in Part I, section 1
of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, dated the 27th May, 2008, had initiated
review in terms of sub-section (5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975
(51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the said Tariff Act), and in pursuance
of rule 23 of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of
Anti-dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules,
1995 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in the matter of continuation
of anti-dumping duty on Vitamin C (hereinafter referred as the subject goods) ,
originating in, or exported from the Peoples Republic of China (hereinafter
referred as the subject country), imposed vide notification of the
Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No.
159/2003- CUSTOMS dated the 24th October, 2003, published in the Gazette of
India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number
G.S.R.840(E), dated the 24th October, 2003, and had requested for
extension of anti-dumping duty for a period of one year from the date of its
expiry, in terms of sub-section (5) of section 9A of the said Customs Tariff
Act;
And whereas, the Central Government had extended the anti-dumping duty on the
subject goods, originating in, or exported from, the subject country upto and
inclusive of the 23rd October, 2009 vide notification of the Government
of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 109/2008
-Customs dated the 21st October, 2008, published in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number
G.S.R.743(E), dated the 21st October, 2008;
And whereas, in the matter of review of anti-dumping on import of the subject
goods, originating in, or exported from, the subject country, the designated
authority in its final findings issued vide notification No. 15/16/2008-DGAD,
dated 21st May, 2009, published in Part I, Section 1 of the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, dated the 22nd May, 2009, had come to the conclusion that-
(a)
the subject goods originating in, or exported from, the
subject country had been exported to India below their normal value, resulting
in dumping;
(b)
the performance of domestic industry had not improved during
the continuation of anti-dumping duty on the subject goods; and
(c)
discontinuation of anti-dumping duties on the subject
goods from subj........