Anti-dumping duty on imports of diclofenac sodium, originating in or exported from People’s Republic of China, for a period of five years

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BE PUBLISHED IN PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i) OF THE GAZETTE OF INDIA,
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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF FINANCE

(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)

Notification

No. 44/2014-Customs (ADD)

New Delhi, the 21st November,
2014

G.S.R.           (E). – Whereas, the designated
authority, vide  notification No.
15/3/2013-

DGAD,
dated the 9th April, 2013, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary,
Part I, Section 1, had initiated a review in the matter of continuation of
anti-dumping duty on imports of Diclofenac Sodium (hereinafter referred to as
the subject goods) falling under heading 2942 of the First Schedule to the
Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the Customs
Tariff Act), originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China
(hereinafter referred to as the subject country), imposed vide
notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department
of Revenue) No. 91/2008-Customs, dated the 30th July, 2008, published in the
Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide
number G.S.R. 565(E), dated the 30th July, 2008;

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 9th April, 2014 vide notification
of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue)
No. 31/2013-Customs (ADD), dated the 13th November, 2013, published in Part
II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary vide
number G.S.R 736(E), dated the 13th November, 2013;

And whereas, in the matter of review of anti-dumping
duty on import of the subject goods, originating in or exported from the
subject country, the designated authority in its final findings, published vide
notification No. 15/3/2013-DGAD, dated the 2nd October, 2014, in Part I,
Section 1 of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, has come to the conclusion
that-

(i)                
there
is continued dumping of the subject goods from the subject country;

(ii)              
dumping of the product under
consideration is likely to intensify from the subject country should the
current anti-dumping duty be withdrawn;

(iii)            
the
dumping and injury is likely to continue if the anti dumping duty is revoked,and has recommended imposition of the anti-dumping
duty on the subject goods, originating in or exported from the subject country.