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 I, dated the 27th April, 2000
had come to the conclusion that –
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Bisphenol-A,
originating in, or exported from, the European Union and Taiwan, has been
exported to India below its normal value, resulting in dumping ; |
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the
Indian industry has suffered material injury; |
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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 6th June, 2000, published in Part II,
section 3, Sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, dated the 6th
June, 2000 vide G.S.R. No. 524 (E), dated
the 6th June, 2000;
AND
WHEREAS the designated authority vide its final findings published in the
Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 15th
December, 2000 has come to the conclusion that –
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Bisphenol-A,
originating in, or exported from, the European Union and Taiwan, has been
exported to India below its normal value resulting in dumping ; |
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the
domestic industry has suffered injury to the extent that it has incurred
losses while all other vital economic indices have shown improvement ; |
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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.