Executive Summary:
This corrigendum, issued by the Directorate General of Anti-Dumping and Allied Duties, modifies a previous notification regarding the anti-dumping duty investigation on Saturated Fatty Alcohols from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Saudi Arabia. The corrections address inadvertent errors in paragraphs 13 and 16 of the initial notification No. 14512016DGAD, Case No: OI242017 dated 24.04.2017. The changes clarify the determination of dumping margins and the period of investigation (POI).
Key Points / Main Content:
Corrections to Initiation Notification:
* Paragraph 13 Correction:
* Original Text Error: Stated that subject goods were being exported at a price "significantly higher" than normal value.
* Corrected Text: Now states that subject goods are being exported at a price "significantly lower" than normal value, with dumping margins above de minimis.
* Paragraph 16 Correction:
* Clarification of Period of Investigation (POI): The POI remains from April 1, 2016, to March 31, 2017 (12 months).
* Injury Investigation Period: The injury investigation period now covers data from 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16, and the period of investigation from April 1, 2016, to March 31, 2017.
Impact Analysis:
Designated Authority:
* Impact: The Designated Authority is responsible for ensuring the accuracy and proper execution of the anti-dumping investigation.
* Action Required: Implement the corrigendum and proceed with the anti-dumping investigation based on the corrected information.
Importers/Exporters of Saturated Fatty Alcohols from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Saudi Arabia:
* Impact: Affected by the anti-dumping duty investigation and the determination of dumping margins.
* Action Required: Review the corrected information to assess the potential impact on their businesses and prepare to cooperate with the investigation.
Domestic Industry:
* Impact: The domestic industry that has allegedly suffered injury due to the dumped imports.
* Action Required: Continue to provide necessary data and cooperation to the Designated Authority to support the injury analysis.
Ms. VVF:
* Impact: VVF was 100% E.O.U during the initially proposed POI.
* Action Required: No specific action mentioned.
Key Entities Referenced
Customs Tariff Act, 1975: A legal act, as amended, referred to in the context of antidumping duty investigation.
Customs Tariff Identification, Assessment and Collection of AntiDumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury Rules, 1995: Rules, as amended, pertaining to antidumping duty on dumped articles and determination of injury.
Directorate General of Anti-Dumping and Allied Duties: A department under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry responsible for anti-dumping investigations.
Saturated Fatty Alcohols: The goods subject to the antidumping duty investigation.
Indonesia: One of the countries from which the import of Saturated Fatty Alcohols is being investigated for anti-dumping.
Malaysia: One of the countries from which the import of Saturated Fatty Alcohols is being investigated for anti-dumping.
Thailand: One of the countries from which the import of Saturated Fatty Alcohols is being investigated for anti-dumping.
Saudi Arabia: One of the countries from which the import of Saturated Fatty Alcohols is being investigated for anti-dumping.
REGD. NO. D. L.-33004/99
EXTRAORDINARY
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PART I Section 1
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वाणिज्य एव ं उद्योग मत्रं ालय
(वाणिज्य णवभाग)
(पाटनरोधी और संबद्ध शल्ु क महाणनदशे ालय)
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णवषयः इंडोनणे शया, मलणे शया, थाइलडैं और सऊदी अरब के मलू के अथवा वहा ं स े णनयाणा िि "सचे रु ेटटड फैटी
अल्कोहल्स" के आयािों के सबं धं म ें पाटनरोधी जाचं की जॉच शरूु आि सबं धं ी अणधसचू ना ।
फा. स.ं 14/51/2016-डीजीएडी.—समय-समय पर यथा संशोणधि सीमा शुल्क टैटरफ अणधणनयम, 1975
(णजसे आगे "अणधणनयम" भी कहा गया ह)ै और समय-समय पर यथा संशोणधि सीमा शुल्क टैटरफ (पाटटि वस्िओंु
पर पाटनरोधी शुल्क की पहचान, आकलन और सं्रहहि और ्षतणि के णनधाारि हिे ु) णनयमावली, 1995 (णजसे आगे
"णनयमावली" कहा गया ह)ै को ध् यान में रेिे ए ए णनदिदा ट ्ाणधकारी ने संबद्ध पाटनरोधी जचच के संबंध में िदनाकं
24.04.2017 की अणधसूचना स.ं 14/51/2016-डीजीएडी (मामला सं. : 0I/24/2017) द्वारा जचच शुरूआि
संबंधी अणधसूचना जारी की ह।ै
पैरा 13 और 16 में अनजान े में ए ई गलिी के कारि उसमें आंणशक संशोधन आवश् यक हो गया णजसे नीचे पुन:्स्ि ुि
िकया गया ह,ै णजसका पाठ णनम् नानुसार ह ै
(क) 13. ‘णनधााटरि सामान्य मूल्य और णनयााि कीमिें दशाािी ह ैंिक इस बाि के पयाात प ्थम दटया्या ्माि ह ैंिक
संबद्ध वस्िुए ंसामान्य मूल्य की िुलना में उच्चिर कीमि पर भारि को संबद्ध दशे ों से णनयााि की जा रही ह ैंऔर
पाटन मर्जान न्यूनिम सीमा से अणधक ह।ै’
2997 GI/2017 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—SEC. 1]
में णनम् नानुसार सुधार िकया गया ह ै
‘णनधााटरि सामान्य मूल्य और णनयााि कीमि ेंदशाािी ह ैंिक इस बाि के पयाात प ्थम दटया्या ्माि ह ैंिक संबद्ध वस्िएु ं
सामान्य मूल्य की िुलना में कमिर कीमि पर भारि को संबद्ध दशे ों से णनयािा की जा रही ह ैंऔर पाटन मर्जना
न्यूनिम सीमा से अणधक ह ैं।‘
(े) 16. आवेदक ने विामान जांच के ्योजनाथा जाचं की अवणध (पीओआई) 01 अ्ैल, 2015 स े30 जून, 2016
(15 महीने) ्स्िाणवि की ह।ै िथाणप, मै. वीवीएफ इस अवणध के दौरान 100 ्णिशि ईओयू था। इस
अवणध के दौरान ्ाणधकारी ने जांच की अवणध 01 अ्ैल, 2016 से 31 माचा, 2017 (12 महीने)
णवचाटरि की ह ैिािक अत्यणधक अद्यिन डाटा के आधार पर पाटन और ्षतणि संबंधी णवश्लेषि िकया जा
सके। ्षतणि जांच की अवणध में णपछले िीन वषों अथााि 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 और जचच की
अवणध (01 अ्ैल, 2016 से 31 माचा, 2017) के आकं ड ेशाणमल ह।ै
में णनम् नानुसार सुधार िकया गया ह ै
‘आवेदक ने विामान जांच के ्योजनाथा जाचं की अवणध (पीओआई) 01 अ्ैल, 2015 स े30 जून, 2016
(15 महीने) ्स्िाणवि की ह।ै िथाणप, मै. वीवीएफ इस अवणध के दौरान 100 ्णिशि ईओयू था। इस
अवणध के दौरान ्ाणधकारी ने जांच की अवणध 01 अ्ैल, 2016 से 31 माचा, 2017 (12 महीने)
णवचाटरि की ह ैिािक अत्यणधक अद्यिन डाटा के आधार पर पाटन और ्षतणि संबंधी णवश्लेषि िकया जा
सके। ्षतणि जांच की अवणध में णपछले िीन वषों अथााि 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16 और जचच की
अवणध (01 अ्ैल, 2016 से 31 माचा, 2017) के आकं ड ेशाणमल ह।ै
डॉ. इंद्रजीि ससंह, अपर सणचव एवं णनदिदटयाा ्ाणधकारी
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(Department of Commerce)
(DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF ANTI- DUMPING AND ALLIED DUTIES)
CORRIGENDUM
New Delhi, the 8th May, 2017
(Case No: OI/24/2017)
Subject: Initiation Notification in the Anti-dumping duty investigation against imports of
“Saturated Fatty Alcohols” originating in or exported from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Saudi
Arabia.
F. No.14/51/2016-DGAD.—Having regard to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, as amended from time to
time (hereinafter also referred to as the Act), and the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and
Collection of Anti-Dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995, as
amended from time to time, (hereinafter also referred to as the Rules) thereof, the Designated Authority has
issued the Initiation Notification, vide notification No. 14/51/2016-DGAD (Case No: OI/24/2017) dated
24.04.2017, in respect of subject Anti-dumping investigation
In partial modification thereof, necessitated because of inadvertent error in Para 13 and 16 reproduced
below, which read as follows at present
(A) 13. “The normal values and export prices determined show that there is sufficient prima facia
evidence that the subject goods are being exported form the subject countries to India at a price significantly
higher than normal value and the dumping margins are above de-minimis”.
Is corrected to read asI 3
“The normal values and export prices determined show that there is sufficient prima facia evidence
that the subject goods are being exported form the subject countries to India at a price significantly lower
than normal value and the dumping margins are above de-minimis”.
(B) 16. “The applicant has proposed the period of investigation (POI) for the purpose of present
investigation from 1st April, 2015 to 30th June, 2016 (15 months). However, M/s VVF was 100% E.O.U.
during this period Authority has considered the POI as 1st April, 2016 to 31st March, 2017 (12 months) so as
to undertake dumping and injury analysis on the basis of most recent data. The injury investigation period
covers the data of previous three years, i.e. 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 and the period of investigation (1st
April, 2016 to 31st March, 2017).”
Is corrected to read as
“The applicant has proposed the period of investigation (POI) for the purpose of present investigation
from 1st April, 2015 to 30th June, 2016 (15 months). However, M/s VVF was 100% E.O.U. during this period,
Authority has considered the POI as 1st April, 2016 to 31st March, 2017 (12 months) so as to undertake
dumping and injury analysis on the basis of most recent data. The injury investigation period covers the data
of previous three years, i.e. 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16 and the period of investigation (1st April, 2016 to
31st March, 2017).”
Dr. INDER JIT SINGH , Addl. Secy. & Designated Authority
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