## Report on Termination of Bilateral Safeguard Investigation concerning imports of PVC Suspension Grade Resin into India from Japan
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification from the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) regarding the termination of a bilateral safeguard investigation. The investigation concerned imports of PVC Suspension Grade Resin into India from Japan under the India-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). The investigation was initiated to determine if increased imports of the product from Japan were causing or threatening to cause serious injury to the domestic industry. However, the domestic industry requested termination of the investigation due to material changes in the market situation. The DGTR examined the request and subsequently terminated the investigation on July 23, 2021.
**2. Introduction:**
This report aims to provide an overview of the DGTR's notification regarding the termination of a bilateral safeguard investigation on PVC Suspension Grade Resin imports from Japan, based solely on the provided text. The analysis will focus on the rationale for the termination, the key stakeholders, and the likely implications of this decision.
**3. Policy Overview:**
* This is a termination of a Bilateral Safeguard Investigation
* **Core Objective(s):** The core objective of the *investigation* was to determine whether increased imports of PVC Suspension Grade Resin from Japan were causing or threatening to cause serious injury to the domestic industry in accordance with the India-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Bilateral Safeguard Measures Rules, 2017.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
The bilateral safeguard investigation was initiated following an application by the Domestic Industry comprising Ms DCW Limited, Ms DCM Shriram Limited and Ms Chemplast Cuddalore Vinyls Limited alleging increased imports of PVC Suspension Grade Resin from Japan. The rationale for the *termination* is based on a request from the Domestic Industry, which cited "material changes in market situation in the recent period" as the reason for withdrawing their application.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
* This is a termination of investigation, therefore there is no changes to an original policy.
* The key provision is the **termination** of the investigation initiated on 8th September, 2020 vide Notification No. 2062020 DGTR.
* Since the investigation is terminated, the provisional duties on the said good will not be levied.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
The primary target audience and stakeholders affected by this termination include:
* **Domestic Industry:** Specifically, Ms DCW Limited, Ms DCM Shriram Limited, and Ms Chemplast Cuddalore Vinyls Limited.
* **Japanese Producers and Exporters:** Companies in Japan involved in the production and export of PVC Suspension Grade Resin to India.
* **Indian Importers and Users:** Companies in India that import and utilize PVC Suspension Grade Resin.
* **The Central Government:** Particularly the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency:** The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) is the responsible agency for implementing the termination order.
* **Procedure:** The termination was triggered by a request from the Domestic Industry, followed by an examination of the request by the Director General.
* **Timeline:** The termination was effective as of July 23, 2021, the date of the notification.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The likely intended outcome of this termination is to cease the safeguard investigation. The potential impact includes:
* **No safeguard duties:** PVC Suspension Grade Resin imports from Japan will not be subject to safeguard duties as a result of this investigation.
* **Market Dynamics:** The "material changes in market situation" cited by the domestic industry suggest a potential shift in the competitive landscape.
* **Future Applications:** The domestic industry retains the "liberty to file the application again in future" indicating the possibility of renewed concerns and further investigations if market conditions change again.
**9. Conclusion:**
The DGTR's notification terminates the bilateral safeguard investigation concerning imports of PVC Suspension Grade Resin from Japan due to a request from the domestic industry citing material changes in the market situation. This decision prevents the imposition of safeguard duties and allows existing market dynamics to continue without intervention. It is important to note that the domestic industry has the option to re-file an application in the future should the market situation warrant it. This termination reflects the DGTR's responsiveness to the evolving market conditions and the concerns of the domestic industry.
Key Entities Referenced
New Delhi: Capital city of India, place of publication of the Gazette notification.
Ministry of Commerce and Industry: The Indian government ministry to which the Department of Commerce and Directorate General of Trade Remedies belong.
Department of Commerce: A department under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.
Directorate General of Trade Remedies: The Indian authority responsible for trade remedy investigations.
India: The importing country in the Bilateral Safeguard Investigation.
Japan: The exporting country in the Bilateral Safeguard Investigation.
PVC Suspension Grade Resin: The product under consideration (PUC) in the Bilateral Safeguard Investigation.
IndiaJapan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement: The trade agreement between India and Japan under which the safeguard investigation was initiated.
Bilateral Safeguard Measures Rules, 2017: The rules governing the bilateral safeguard investigation between India and Japan.
DCW Limited: One of the applicant companies (Domestic Industry) that filed the application for safeguard investigation.
DCM Shriram Limited: One of the applicant companies (Domestic Industry) that filed the application for safeguard investigation.
Chemplast Cuddalore Vinyls Limited: One of the applicant companies (Domestic Industry) that filed the application for safeguard investigation.
Anant Swarup: Director General of the Directorate General of Trade Remedies.
Embassy of Japan in India: The diplomatic mission of Japan in India.
Government of Japan: The government of the exporting country in the Bilateral Safeguard Investigation.
Mayapuri, New Delhi: Location of the Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press.
Delhi: Location of the Controller of Publications.
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भाग I—खण्ड 1
PART I—Section 1
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स.ं 202] नइ ददल्ली, िक्रु वार, जलु ाइ 23, 2021/श्रावण 1, 1943
No. 202] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JULY 23, 2021/SHRAVANA 1, 1943
वाजणज्य और ईद्योग मत्रं ालय
(वाजणज्य जवभाग)
(व्यापार ईपचार महाजनदिे ालय)
समाजि अदिे
(जिपक्षीय रक्षोपाय जाचं )
नइ ददल्ली, 23 जुलाइ, 2021
मामला स.ं (एस जी) 6/2020
जवषयः भारत-जापान व्य ापक अथथक साझदे ारी समझाता (जिपक्षीय रक्षोपाय ईपाय) जनयमावली, 2017 के तहत जापान
स ेभारत म ें‘’पीवीसी सस्ट्प िें न ेडे रेजजन’’ के अयातों के सबं धं म ेंजिपक्षीय रक्षोपाय जाचं की समाजि।
क. प्रस्ट्त ावना
फा. स.ं 20/6/2020-डीजीटीअर.—भारत गणराज्य और जापान के बीच व् यापक अथथक साझेदारी समझाता
(सीइपीए) के ऄनच्ु छेद 23 और ईसके भारत-जापान व् यापक अथथक साझेदारी समझाता (जिपक्षीय रक्षोपाय ईपाय)
जनयमावली, 2017 (जजन् ह ें यहां अग े ‘’जिपक्षीय रक्षोपाय जनयमावली’’ या ‘’जनयमावली’’ कहा गया ह)ै के संबंध म,ें
मै. डी सी डब ल यल ू जलजमटेड, मै. डीसीएम श्रीराम जलजमटेड और मै. केमप्ल ास्ट् ट कुडालार जवनाआल् स जलजमटेड (जजन् ह ें यहा ं
‘’अवेदक’’ या घरेल ू ईद्योग कहा गया ह)ै ने जापान (जजसे यहां संबद्ध देि भी कहा गया ह)ै से ‘’पीवीसी सस्ट् पेंिन रेजजन’’
(जजसे यहां ‘’जवचाराधीन ईत् पाद’’ या ‘’पीयसू ी’’ या ‘’संबद्ध वस्ट् तु’’ कहा गया ह)ै के कजथत बढे हुए अयातों के संबंध में
जिपक्षीय रक्षोपाय जांच की िरूु अत करने के जलए सीइपीए और जिपक्षीय रक्षोपाय जनयमों के ऄनुसरण में महाजनदिे क,
व् यापार ईपचार (जजन् ह ेंयहां ‘’महाजनदेिक’’ भी कहा गया ह)ै के समक्ष एक अवेदन दायर दकया था ।
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2. यह जनश् चय करन े के बाद दक रक्षोपाय जांच की िुरूअत का औजचत् य जसद्ध करने के जलए, प्रथम दष्ृ ट या सा्य
माजूद ह;ैं महाजनदेिक ने यह जनधाारण करन े हते ु रक्षोपाय जांच की िुरूअत की थी दक क्य ा जापान स े
जवचाराधीन ईत् पाद का अयात अयातों में वृजद्ध को स्ट्थ ाजपत करता ह ै और क्य ा बढे हुए अयातों से घरेल ू ईद्योग
को गंभीर क्षजत हुइ ह ैया होन ेका खतरा ह ै।
3. तद्नुसार, महाजनदेिक न े भारत-जापान व् यापक अथथक साझदे ारी करार (जिपक्षीय रक्षोपाय ईपाय) जनयमावली,
2017 के तहत जापान स े भारत म ें ‘’पीवीसी सस्ट् पेंिन ेडे रेजजन’’ के अयातों के संबंध में जिपक्षीय रक्षोपाय जांच
की िुरूअत करत े हुए, जांच िरूु अत ऄजधसूचना सं. 20/6/2020-डीजीटीअर, ददनांक 8 जसतंबर, 2020 जारी
की ।
ख. प्रदक्रया
4. जांच िुरूअत के पश् चात, महाजनदेिक ने ईक्त जनयमावली के जनयम 5(2) के ऄनुसरण म,ें जैसादक अवेदन म ें
ईल् लेख था, वाजणज् य और ईद्योग मंत्रालय और ऄन् य संबंजधत मंत्रालयों में केन् रीय सरकार; भारत में जापान के
दतू ावास के जररए जापान की सरकार; संबद्ध देि में ज्ञात ईत् पादकों और जनयाातकों एवं ज्ञात अयातकों व ऄन् य
जहतबद्ध पक्षकारों को जांच िरूु अत ऄजधसूचना की प्रजतया ं ऄेेजषत की थी और ईनसे जाचं िुरूअत ऄजधसूचना
की तारीख से 30 ददनों के भीतर जलजखत में ऄपन ेजवचारों से ऄवगत करान े का ऄनुरोध दकया ।
5. महाजनदेिक ने वाजणज् य एवं ईद्योग मंत्रालय और ऄन् य संबंजधत मंत्रालयों म ें केन् रीय सरकार, भारत में आसके
दतू ावास के जररए जापान सरकार को और संबद्ध दिे म ें ज्ञात ईत् पादकों और जनयाातकों को ईक्त जनयमावली के
जनयम 5(3) के ऄनुसरण म ेंअवेदन के ऄगोपनीय पाठ की एक प्रजत भेजी ।
6. महाजनदेिक न े 1 नवंबर, 2020 तक प्रश् नावली ईत् तर को प्रस्ट् तुत करने के जलए समय सीमा में जवस्ट् तार प्रदान
दकया जजसे डी जी टी अर की वेबसाआट के माध् यम से पजबलक डोमेन म ेंरखा गया ।
7. जांच िुरूअत ऄजधसूचना के प्रत् युत् तर म,ें संबद्ध देि से जनयाातकों/ईत् पादकों और भारत म ें अयातकों/प्रयोक्त ाओं न न े
प्रश् नावली का ईत् तर और कानूनी ऄनरु ोधों को प्रस्ट्त ुत कर महाजनदेिक को ऄपनी प्रजतदक्रया दी ।
8. महाजनदेिक ने जहतबद्ध पक्षकारों से ईनके ईत् तर और ऄनरु ोधों के ऄगोपनीय पाठ को ऄन् य जहतबद्ध पक्षकारों को
पररचाजलत करन े का ऄनरु ोध दकया ।
9. महाजनदेिक न े सभी जहतबद्ध पक्षकारों के जवचारों को सुनन े के जलए ददनांक 10 माचा, 2021 को एक माजखक
सुनवाइ जनधााररत की ।
ग. घरेल ूईद्योग (डीअइ) स ेप्राप्त ऄनरु ोध
10. ददनांक 8 माचा, 2021 की मेल के ऄनुसार, डी अइ ने महाजनदेिक को सूजचत दकया दक अवेदक कंपजनयों न े
भजवष्य में दबु ारा अवेदन दायर करने की घरेल ू ईद्योग को स्ट् वतंत्रता के साथ हाल की ऄवजध में बाजार की जस्ट्थजत
में महत् वपूणा पररवतानों को ध् यान में रखत े हुए वतामान अवेदन को वापस लने े का जनणाय दकया ह ै।
11. अवेदन को वापस लेने का ऄनरु ोध प्राप् त होने पर, महाजनदेिक ने ददनांक 09 माचा, 2021 के नोरटस के ऄनुसार
माजखक सुनवाइ को रद्द कर ददया ।
घ. महाजनदिे क िारा जाचं
12. घरेलू ईद्योग िारा आसकी ददनांक 8 माचा, 2021 की मेल के ऄनुसार दकए गए ऄनरु ोध की जांच की गइ ह ै ।
महाजनदेिक नोट करत े ह ैं दक दकसी जांच की समाजि के जलए जिपक्षीय रक्षोपाय जनयमावली म ें कोइ जवजिष्ट
प्रावधान नहीं ह ै । जांच की समाजि के जलए ऄनुरोध प्रभाजवत घरेलू ईद्योग की ओर स े प्राप् त हुअ ह ै जजसके अेह
पर जांच अरंभ की गइ थी ।
ड. जनष्क ष:ा
13. अवेदकों िारा दकए गए ईपयुाक् त ऄनुरोध को ध् यान में रखते हुए, महाजनदेिक एतद्द्वारा ऄजधसूचना
स.ं 20/6/2020-डीजीटीअर के ऄनुसार ददनांक 8 जसतंबर, 2020 को अरंभ की गइ जांच को समाप् त करते ह ैं।
ऄनंत स्ट् वरूप, महाजनदेिक[भाग I—खण् ड 1] भारत का राजपत्र : ऄसाधारण 3
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(Department of Commerce)
(DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF TRADE REMEDIES)
TERMINATION ORDER
(Bilateral Safeguard Investigation)
New Delhi, the 23rd July, 2021
Case No. (SG) 6/2020
Subject : Termination of Bilateral Safeguard Investigation concerning imports of ―PVC Suspension
Grade Resin‖ into India from Japan under India-Japan Comprehensive Economic
Partnership Agreement (Bilateral Safeguard Measures) Rules, 2017- Reg.
A. Introduction
F. No. 20/6/2020–DGTR.—Having regard to the Article 23 of the Comprehensive Economic
Partnership Agreement between the Republic of India and Japan (CEPA) and India-Japan Comprehensive
Economic Partnership Agreement (Bilateral Safeguard Measures) Rules, 2017 (hereinafter referred to as
the "Bilateral Safeguard Rules" or the “Rules) thereof, M/s DCW Limited, M/s DCM Shriram Limited and
M/s Chemplast Cuddalore Vinyls Limited (hereinafter referred to as the “applicants” or the “Domestic
Industry”) had filed an application before the Director General of Trade Remedies (hereinafter referred to
as “Director General”) in accordance with CEPA and Bilateral Safeguard Rules for initiation of bilateral
safeguard investigation concerning alleged increased imports of “PVC Suspension Grade Resin”
(hereinafter also referred to as the “product under consideration” or the “PUC” or the “subject goods”) from
Japan (hereinafter also referred to as the subject country).
2. After determining that there is prima facie evidence to justify initiation of the safeguard
investigation, the Director General had initiated the safeguard investigation in order to determine
whether the imports of the product under consideration from Japan constitute increased imports and
whether the increased imports have caused or are threatening to cause serious injury to the
Domestic Industry.
3. The Director General accordingly issued an Initiation Notification No. 20/6/2020-DGTR dated
8th September, 2020, initiating Bilateral Safeguard investigation concerning imports of “PVC
Suspension Grade Resin” into India from Japan under India-Japan Comprehensive Economic
Partnership Agreement (Bilateral Safeguard Measures) Rules, 2017.
B. Procedure
4. Post initiation, the Director General had sent copies of the initiation notification to the Central
Government in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and other Central Ministries concerned;
Government of Japan through the Embassy of Japan in India; the known producers and exporters in
the subject country and known importers and other interested parties as mentioned in the
application, in accordance with Rule 5(2) of the said Rules and requested them to make their views
known in writing within 30 days from the date of initiation notification.
5. The Director General provided a copy of the non-confidential version of the application to the
Central Government in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and other Central Ministries
concerned; Government of Japan through its Embassy in India and the known producers and
exporters in the subject country in accordance with the Rule 5(3) of the said Rules.
6. The Director General granted extension to file questionnaire response by 1st November, 2020,
which was placed in the public domain through DGTR's website.
7. In response to the initiation notification, exporters/producers from the subject country and
importers/users in India responded to the Director General by filing questionnaire response and
legal submissions.
8. The Director General requested the interested parties to circulate the non-confidential version of
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9. The Director General scheduled an Oral Hearing on 10th March, 2021 to hear the views of all the
interested parties.
C. Request received from the Domestic Industry (DI)
10. Vide mail dated 8th March, 2021, the DI informed the Director General that the applicant
companies have decided to withdraw the present application in view of material changes in market
situation in the recent period with a liberty to the domestic industry to file the application again in
future.
11. On receipt of the request to withdraw the application, the Director General cancelled the Oral
Hearing vide notice dated 9th March, 2021.
D. Examination by the Director General
12. The request made by the domestic industry, vide its mail dated 8th March, 2021, has been
examined. Director General notes that there is no specific provision in the Bilateral Safeguard
Rules for termination of an investigation. Request for termination of the investigation has been
received from the affected domestic industry at whose instance the investigation was initiated.
E. Conclusion
13. In view of the aforesaid request made by the applicants, the Director General hereby terminates the
investigation initiated on 8th September, 2020 vide Notification No. 20/6/2020- DGTR.
ANANT SWARUP, Director General
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