MINISTRY OF COMMERCE
(Directorate General of Anti-Dumping and Allied Duties)
INITATION (SUNSET REVIEW) NOTIFICATION
Subject:-
Initiation of Sunset Review for the continuance of anti-dumping duty imposed on Isobutyl Benzene
originating in or exported from
No.
38/1/99-DGAD.-The Designated Authority
having regard to the Customs Tariff (Second Amendment ) Act, 1982 and the Custom Tariff (Identification, Assessment and
Collection of Duty or Additional Duty on
Articles and for Determination of injury) Rules, 1985 thereof recommended
imposition of definitive Anti-Dumping Duty on imports of Isobutyl Benzene
originating in or exported from China PR
falling under Chapter 29, of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 vide Gazette
Notification No. 14/50/93-TPD dated 30.8.94. The Government of
1. Product
under consideration: The product under consideration is Isobutyl
Benzene, classified under heading 2933.40 of Schedule I of Indian Customs
Tariff Act, 1975 and No. 2933.04.08 under Trade classification (based on
Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System). The classification if,
however, indicative and is not binding on the scope of the present review.
2. Initiation:
The Customs Tariff (Amendment) Act, 1995 and the rules made there under require
the Authority to review, from time to time, the need for continuance of
Anti-Dumping duty. The Authority issued public notice vide notification No.
6/2/96-ADD dated 31.3.97 for initiation of review for the continuance of anti
dumping duty imposed on Isobutyl Benzene originating in or exported from China
PR and considered appropriate to continue the imposition of anti dumping duty
vide notification no. 6/2/96/ADD dated 27.3.98. The Designated Authority
recommended vide notification dated 30.8.94 referred above, would be
appropriate at this stage. In the mean time M/s. Herdillia
Chemicals Ltd., Mumbai also submitted a representation for continuance of anti
dumping duty on Isobutyl Benzene originating in or exported from China PR for
further period of five years.
3. Procedure: Having decided to review of final findings
arrived in the notified dated 30.8.94, the Authority is hereby initiating as
investigation to review (Sunset review) the need for continuance or otherwise
of definitive duty recommended on imports originating in or exported from China
PR in accordance with the Customs Tariff
(Amendment ) Act, 1995 and Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and
Collection of Anti Dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of
Injury) Rules, 1995.
4. The review
covers all aspects of notification No. 14/50/93-TPD dated 17.1.94 and
subsequent review initiation notification no. 6/2/96/ADD dated 31.03.97.
5. Period of
Investigation: The period of investigation for the purpose of the present
review is 1st April, 1998 to 31st March, 1999.
6. M/s. Herdillia Chemicals Ltd and M/s. Vinati
Organics Ltd. were considered as domestic industry in the notification referred
to above. The designated Authority (hereinafter referred to as Authority proposes to consider M/s. Herdillia Chemicals Ltd., 13th Floor, Air India
Building, Nariman Point, Mumbai-400 02 and M/s. Vinati Organics Ltd., 2nd Floor, Shiv Ashish, Andheri-Kurla
Road, Saki Naha, Mumbai-400 072 as domestic industry
in accordance with the Rules supra.
7. Submission
of Information: The exporters inn the subject countries, the importers
in India known to be concerned and the domestic industry are being addressed
separately to submit relevant information in the form and manner prescribed and
to make their views known to the
The
Designated Authority
(Directorate
General of Anti-Dumping and Allied Duties)
Ministry of Commerce
Udyog Bhawan
New
Delhi-101 011 (INDIA)
Any other
interested party may also make its submissions relevant to the investigation in
the prescribed form and manner within the time limit set out below.
8. Time Limit : Any information relating to the
present review and any request for hearing should be sent in writing to the
Authority at the above address so as to reach within forty days from the date
of publication of this review notification. If no information or incomplete
information is received, the Designated Authority may record its findings on
the basis of the facts available on record in accordance with the Rules supra.
9. Inspection
of Public File: In terms of Rule 6(7), any interested party may inspect the
public file containing non-confidential version of the evidence submitted by
other interested parties.
RATHI VINAY JHA, Designated
Authority