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THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY

[PART H—SEC. 3(i)]

MINISTRY OF FINANCE

(Department of Revenue)

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 3rd January, 2001

No. 1/2001-CUSTOMS

G.S.R. 4(E).- WHEREAS in the matter of import of Bisphenol-A, falling under sub-

heading No. 2907.23 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975),

originating in, or exported from, European Union and Taiwan, the designated authority vide its

preliminary findings, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the

27^th April, 2000 had come to the conclusion that -

(a)

Bisphenol-A, originating in, or exported from, the European Union and Taiwan,

has been exported to India below its normal value, resulting in dumping;

(b)

the Indian industry has suffered material injury;

(c)

the injury has been caused cumulatively by the imports from the subject country

or territory;

AND WHEREAS on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the designated authority, the

Central Government had imposed an anti-dumping duty vide notification of the Government of

India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 85/2000-Customs, dated the 6⁰¹

June, 2000, published in Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary,

dated the 6^th June, 2000 vide G.S.R. No. 524(E), dated the 6* June, 2000;

AND WHEREAS the designated authority vide its final findings published in the Gazette

of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 15^th December, 2000 has come to the

conclusion that -

(a)

Bisphenol-A, originating in, or exported from, the European Union and Taiwan,

has been exported to India below its normal value resulting in dumping;

(b)

.he domestic industry has suffered h.jury to the extent that it has incurred losses

while all other vital economic indices have shown improvement;

(c)

however no causal link could be established between the injury suffered by the

domestic industry and the dumped imports from the subject country or territory;

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 9A of the said Customs

Tariff Act, read with sub-rule (4) of rule 18 of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and

Collection of Anti-dumping Duty On Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules,

1995, the Central Government, on the basis of the aforesaid final findings of the designated

authority, hereby withdraws the levy of provisional anti-dumping duty on Bisphenol-A, falling

under sub-heading No. 2907.23 of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act, originating

in, or exported from, the European Union and Taiwan.

fF.No. 354/51/2000-TRU (Pt-Il)]

PRASHANT KUMAR SINHA, Under Secy.

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