THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY

[PARTII-SLC.3(J)1

MINISTRY OF FINANCE

(Department of Revenue)

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 28th December, 2001

No. 132/2001-CUSTOMS

G. S. R, 927(E).— Whereas in the matteFoT impoTfofTokTKblled Flat Products of stainless steel, of

a width of 600 mm or more, whether further processed or not, of all grades/series, classified under sub-

heading Nos. 7219.31, 7219.32. 7219.33, 7219.34, 7219.35 and 7219.90 of the First Schedule to the

Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from, the European Union, Japan,

Canada and th-i United States of America, the designated authority ride its preliminary findings, published

in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part 1, Section 1, dated the 29* November, 2001, has come to the

conclusion that -

(i)

Cold Rolled Flat Products of stainless steel of a width of 600 mm or more, whether

processed or not of all grades/scries, originating in, or exported from, European

Union, Japan, Canada and United Stales of America have been exported to India

below normal value, resulting in dumping;

(ii)

the domestic industry has suffered injury;

(iii)

injury has been caused by imports from the subject countries/territory,

and has considered it necessary to impose anti-dumping duty, provisionally, pending final determination,

on all imports of said Cold rolled Flat Products of stainless steel, originating in, or exported from, the

European Union, Japan, Canada and the United States of America;

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 9A of the said

Customs Tariff Act, read with rule 13 and rule 20 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 above findings of the designated authority, hereby imposes on

Cold rolled Flat Products of stainless steeL, of a width of 600 mm or more, whether further processed or

not, of all gre<fcs/series, classified under sub-heading Nos. 72'.9.31, 7219.32, 7219,33, 7219.34, 7219.35

and 7219.90 of vhe said First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, originating in, or exported from., the

country / territory specified in column (2) of ihe Table below, of the grade specified in column (3) of the

said Table, when exported by producer / exporter specified in column (4) of the said Table, and imported

into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate which is equivalent to the amount specified in corresponding

entry in column (5) of the said Table, per Kilogramme.

TABLE

No.

(1)

Name of the

Country/

territory

(2)

Spain

Belgium

European

Union

Japan

Canada

United

States of

America

United

States of

America

Grade

(3)

304

316

430

Others(200 series)

All other grades

CrNi

CrNiMO

Others(200 series)

All other grades

All grades

409L

436LT

420J1

420J2

Others(200 series)

Others(300 series)

All other grades

All grades

Coils-304, 304L,

304DQ, 304DDQ

All other grades

All grades

Name oi the Producer/ Exporter

(4)

M/s Acerinox S.A.

M/s ALZ nv

All other producers/exporters

M/s Kawasaki Corporation & M/s

Kawasaki in conjunction with

Kawasho Corporation, Sumitomo

Corporation and Nikko Boeki

Kaisha Ltd., etc.

All other producers/exporters

All producers/exporters

M/s North American Stainless

All other producers/exporters

Amount

(US$/Kg)

(5)

Nil

0.22

0.37

0.40

Nil

0.22

0.37

0.26

Nil

0.26

0.25

0.70

0.40

0.70

0.20

0.60

0.82

The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective upto and inclusive of the

27* day of June, 2002 and shall be paid in Indian currency.

Explanation. - For the purposes of this notification, rate of exchange applicable for the purposes of

calculation of such anti-dumping duty shall be the rate, which is specified in the notification of the

Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), issued from time to time, in

exercise of the powers conferred under sub-clause (i) of clause (a) of sub-section (3) of section 14 of the

Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and the relevant date for determination of the rate of exchange shall be the

date of presentation of the bill of entry under section 46 of the said Customs Act.

[F. No. 354/212/200] -TRTJ]

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