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Date: 2020-08-04 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

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

Issued by Ministry of Commerce and Industry · Department of Commerce

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Executive Summary: This notification announces the termination of the antidumping investigation concerning imports of Naphthalene from specific countries, including China PR, European Union, Russia, Iran, Japan, and Taiwan. The investigation was initiated on June 1, 2016, following an application by Ms. Himadri Chemicals Industries Ltd. The termination comes after a request from the domestic industry to withdraw the petition and resubmit it with an enhanced scope. Key Points / Main Content: * **Initiation and Scope:** * The investigation concerned imports of Crude and Refined Naphthalene from China PR, European Union, Russia, Iran, Japan, and Taiwan. * The investigation was initiated based on an application by Ms. Himadri Chemicals Industries Ltd. * **Procedure Followed:** * The Authority issued a public notice and notified embassies, producers/exporters, importers/users, and the domestic industry. * Interested parties were requested to submit their views in writing. * Extensions were granted for filing Exporter Questionnaire Responses (EQR). * Oral hearings were held on April 10, 2017, and November 2, 2017. * **Legal Challenges and Extensions:** * Bodal Chemicals Ltd challenged the initiation notification in the High Court of Gujarat. * The Authority was granted extensions to complete the investigation until November 30, 2017. * The High Court of Gujarat dismissed the writ petition on February 20, 2020. * **Termination Request and Rule 14a:** * The domestic industry requested termination of the investigation under Rule 14a of the Anti-Dumping Rules. * The industry cited the need to include additional countries and resubmit the petition. * Rule 14a mandates termination upon a written request from the domestic industry. * **Termination Conclusion:** * The Authority terminates the antidumping investigation concerning Naphthalene imports as per Rule 14a. Impact Analysis: * Domestic Industry (Ms. Himadri Chemicals Industries Ltd): * Impact: The domestic industry's request to terminate the current investigation has been granted, allowing them to resubmit a broader application. * Action Required: Prepare and resubmit an updated application with an expanded scope including additional countries. * Exporters/Producers from China PR, European Union, Russia, Iran, Japan, and Taiwan: * Impact: The antidumping investigation against them has been terminated. * Action Required: Monitor any future investigations initiated by the domestic industry. * Importers/Users of Naphthalene: * Impact: The existing antidumping investigation has been terminated. * Action Required: Monitor any future investigations initiated by the domestic industry.

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Directorate General of Trade Remedies: The Indian authority responsible for trade remedies, including antidumping investigations. New Delhi: The city in India where the notification was issued and the location of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. China PR: One of the countries subject to the antidumping investigation concerning Naphthalene imports. European Union: One of the countries subject to the antidumping investigation concerning Naphthalene imports. Customs Tariff Act 1975: The primary Indian law governing customs tariffs, referenced in the context of antidumping duties. Customs Tariff Identification and Assessment and Collection of Antidumping duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury Rules, 1995: Rules governing the identification, assessment, and collection of antidumping duties in India. Himadri Chemicals Industries Ltd: The applicant company and domestic producer that initiated the antidumping investigation. Gujarat High Court: The High Court that addressed a challenge to the initiation notification.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. NO. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एलx.x-xअG.I-D0H5x0x8x2 020-220851 CG-DL-xExx-G0I5D0E8x2x0x2 0-220851 असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग I—खण्ड 1 PART I—Section 1 प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 185] िई ददल्ली, मगं लवार, अगस्ट्त 4, 2020/श्रावण 13, 1942 No. 185] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2020/SRAVANA 13, 1942 वाजणज्य और उद्योग मत्रं ालय (वाजणज्य जवभाग) (व्य ापार उपचार महाजिदेिालय) अजधसचू िा िई ददल् ली, 4 अगस्ट्त, 2020 िाचं समाजि जवषय:- “िप्े थ ालीि के दोिों रूपों’’- चीि िि.गण., यरू ोपीय सघं , रूस, ईराि और िापाि के मलू के अथवा वहा ं स े जियााजतत अपररष्क ृत िप्े थ लीि और चीि िि.गण., यरू ोपीय सघं और ताइवाि के मलू की अथवा वहा ं स े जियाजा तत पररष्क ृत िप्े थ लीि के आयातों स ेसबं ंजधत पाटिरोधी िाचं । फा.स.ं 14/35/2015-डीिीएडी.— क. प्रदिया 1. समय-समय पर यथासंिोजधत सीमािुल्क टैररफ अजधजियम,1975 (जिसे आगे अजधजियम भी कहा गया ह)ै और उसकी समय-समय पर यथासिं ोजधत सीमािुल्क टैररफ (पारटत वस्ट्तओंु की पहचाि, उि पर पाटिरोधी िुल्क का आकलि और सग्रं हण तथा क्षजतजिधाारण) जियमावली, 1995 (जिसे आगे जियमावली भी कहा गया ह)ै को ध् याि म ें रखत े हुए म.ै जहमाद्री कैजमकल्स इंडस्ट् रीि जलजमटेड (जिस े आग े आवेदक कहा गया ह)ै ि े संबंजधत अजधजियम और जियमावली के अिुसार महाजिदेिक के समक्ष एक आवेदि दायर दकया ह ै जिसम ें अपररष् कृत और पररष्क ृत िेप्थ लीि (जिन् ह ें आग े संबद्ध वस्ट् त ु या जवचाराधीि उत् पाद या पीयूसी भी कहा गया ह)ै अपररष् कृत िेप्थ लीि के आयातों स े संबंजधत 3496 GI/2020 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—SEC. 1] दिे चीि िि. गण., यूरोपीय संघ, रूस, ईराि, और िापाि ह ैं िबदक अपररष् कृत िेप्थ लीि के आयातों स े संबंजधत दिे चीि िि.गण., यूरोपीय संघ और ताइवाि (जिन् ह ेंआग े संबद्ध दिे भी कहा गया ह)ै ह ैं। 2. प्राजधकारी िे पाटिरोधी जियमावली के जियम 5 के अिुसार संबद्ध पाटिरोधी िांच के बारे म ें भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण म ें प्रकाजित अजधसूचिा स.ं 14/35/2015-डीिीएडी ददिांक 1 ििू , 2016 के माध् यम स े एक सावािजिक सूचिा िारी की थी तादक कजथत पाटि की मौिूदगी, मात्रा और प्रभाव का जिधाारण दकया िा सके और पाटिरोधी िल्ु क की ऐसी राजि की जसफाररि की िा सके जिसे यदद लगाया िाए तो घरेलू उद्योग को हुई क्षजत को समाप् त करिे के जलए पयााप् त होगी । ख. प्रदिया 3. प्राजधकारी िे िांच िुरूआत के बाद पाटिरोधी जियमावली के जियम 6(2) के अिुसार भारत म ें संबद्ध देिों के दतू ावासों, संबद्ध देिों स े ज्ञात उत् पादकों/जियाातकों, ज्ञात आयातकों/प्रयोक्त ाओं और आवेदक द्वारा उपलब् ध कराए गए पतों के अिुसार घरेल ू उद्योग को िांच िुरूआत संबंधी अजधसूचिा की प्रजतयां भेिी थीं और उिस े िांच िुरूआत अजधसूचिा के 40 ददिों के भीतर जलजखत म ेंअपि े जवचारों स ेअवगत कराि े का अिुरोध दकया था । 4. प्राजधकारी ि े जियाातक प्रश् िावली का उत् तर (इक्य आू र) प्रस्ट् ततु करि े के जलए 5-8-2016 तक समय बढाया था जिसे डीिीटीआर वैबसाइट के िररए सावािजिक डोमेि म ेंरखा गया था । 5. प्राजधकारी िे ज्ञात उत् पादकों/जियाातकों तथा जियमावली के जियम 6(3) के अिुसार भारत म ें संबद्ध देिों के दतू ावासों को आवेदि के अगोपिीय अंि की प्रजत उपलब् ध कराई । 6. भारत म ें संबद्ध दिे के दतू ावास स े उिके दिे के जियाातकों/उत् पादकों को जवजहत समय सीमा के भीतर प्रश् िावली का उत् तर दिे े की सलाह देि े का अिुरोध भी दकया गया था । उत् पादकों/जियाता कों को भेि े गए पत्र और प्रश् िावली की एक प्रजत संबद्ध दिे ों स े ज्ञात उत् पादकों/जियाातकों के िामों और पतों के साथ भी उन् ह ें भेिी गई थी । 7. िांच िुरूआत संबंधी अजधसचू िा और सूचिा के उत् तर म ें संबद्ध देिों स े जियाातकों/उत् पादकों तथा आयातकों/प्रयोक्त ाओं ि े जियाातक प्रश् िावली का उत् तर देकर और कािूिी अिुरोध प्रस्ट् तुत करके प्राजधकारी को उत् तर ददया था । 8. प्राजधकारी ि े जवजभन् ि जहतबद्ध पक्षकारों द्वारा प्रस्ट् तुत साक्ष्य ों के अगोपिीय अिं को एक सावािजिक फाइल के रूप म ेंजहतबद्ध पक्षकारों द्वारा जिरीक्षण हते ु खुला रखा था । 9. प्राजधकारी िे एडी जियमावली के जियम 6(6) के अिुसार 10.4.2017 को एक मौजखक सुिवाई आयोजित की थी । तत्प श् चात जिर्दष्ा ट प्राजधकारी के बदलिे के कारण 2.11.2017 को दसू री मौजखक सुिवाई भी हुई थी । 10. इसी बीच म.ै बोदल कैजमकल् स जलजमटेड ि े िांच िुरूआत संबंधी अजधसूचिा को चुिौती देत े हुए गुिरात उच् च न् यायालय म ेंअपील की । 11. प्राजधकारी िे िांच को परू ा करिे के जलए समय को 31.08.2017 तक बढाि े की अिमु जत दी थी जिस े डीिीटीआर वैबसाइट के िररए सावािजिक डोमेि म ें रखा गया था । प्राजधकारी िे पुि: िांच पूरी करिे के जलए समय सीमा को 30.11.2017 तक बढाया था । 12. िांच पूरी करिे के जलए 18 महीिे की समय सीमा और उसे 30.11.2017 तक बढाए िािे के कारण प्राजधकारी ि े सभी संबंजधत जहतबद्ध पक्षकारों को सूजचत दकया दक माििीय गुिरात उच् च न् यायालय के ददिांक 02.08.2017 के आदेि पर जवचार करते हुए प्राजधकारी आग े की समुजचत कारावाई जिणाय म ें ददए गए जिदेिों के अिुसार करेंग े । इस बात को 29.11.2017 को डी िी टी आर की वैबसाइट के िररए सावािजिक डोमेि म ें रखा गया था । माििीय उच् च न् यायालय के आदेि म ेंअन् य बातों के साथ-साथ जिम्ि ािुसार बताया गया ह ै।[भाग I—खण् ड 1] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 “याजचकाकता ा के वकील तथा िए िुड े प्रजतवादी के ददिांक 10 अगस्ट्त , 2017 के अिुरोध पर श्री देवांग व् यास, िो प्राजधकारी का पक्ष रखि े वाल े जवद्वाि वकील ह,ैं ि े अिुरोध दकया दक उन् ह ें संबंजधत प्राजधकाररयों द्वारा बताया गया ह ै दक चूंदक समय तेिी स े बीत रहा ह,ै इसजलए वकीलों और पक्षकारों को प्रदत् त अवसर स े अतं त: अंजतम िांच पररणाम संबंधी जिणाय के जलए कोई लाभकारी पररणाम प्राप् त होि े की संभाविा िहीं ह ै । ि य ायालय का यह जवचार ह ै दक इस मामल े संबंधी उत् सुकता पर मामले को उठाए िािे और कारगर सुिवाई के समय ध् याि ददया िाएगा । इस स्ट् तर पर यह कहिा पयााप् त ह ै दक सुिवाई की अगली तारीख तक कोई तत् काल कारावाई िहीं करिी ह ै” । 13. माििीय गुिरात उच् च न् यायालय िे ददिाकं 20.02.2020 के अपिे जिणाय द्वारा ररट याजचका को खाररि कर ददया । माििीय उच् च न् यायालय के आदेि म ेंअन् य बातों के साथ-साथ यह बताया गया ह ै दक : “33. इस न् यायालय का यह सुजवचाररत मत ह ै दक पूवोक्त कारणों की विह स े जविेष रूप स े िबदक जवचाराधीि अजधसूचिा दकसी भी तरह स े याजचकाकतााओं के जलए दकसी भी पूवााग्रह का कारण िहीं ह,ै क्य ोंदक याजचकाकताा ि े दकसी जविेष पूवााग्रह की दलील िहीं दी ह,ै इसजलए न् यायालय को इसम ें हस्ट्त क्षपे करि े की आवश् यकता िहीं ह ै । यह कहि े की आवश् यकता िहीं ह ै दक यहा ं की गई जवस्ट्त ृत समजु ियां अजधसूचिा को चिु ौती दिे े के प्रयोििाथ ा की की गई ह ैंऔर उिस े िांच, यदद कोई हो, पर कोई प्रभाव िहीं पडेगा । 34. इसके पररणामस्ट् वरूप याजचका जवफल होती ह ैऔर एतद्द्वारा खाररि की िाती ह।ै '' ग. घरेल ूउद्योग द्वारा प्राप्त अिरु ोध 14. यद्यजप, प्राजधकारी जियमावली के अिुसार िांच की प्रदिया को आगे बढाि े की कारावाई कर रह े थ,े घरेल ू उद्योग ि े ददिांक 10.06.2020 के अपिे पत्र द्वारा एडी जियमावली के जियम 14(क) के अतं गात यह कहत े हुए वतामाि िांच को समाप् त करिे का अिरु ोध दकया दक चूंदक घरेल ू उद्योग को संबद्ध देिों के अजतररक्त अन् य देिों स े पाटि के कारण क्षजत होिा िारी ह,ै इसजलए वह ररकॉड ा म ें उपलब्ध बाद की सूचिा और अन् य दिे ों जिन् ह ें वतामाि िांच म ें िाजमल िहीं दकया गया ह,ै को िाजमल करि े के जलए याजचका को पुि: प्रस्ट् तुत करि े की स्ट् वतंत्रता के साथ उसे वापस लेि ेकी अिुमजत की मागं करता ह ै। घ. प्राजधकारी द्वारा िाचं 15. प्राजधकारी िोट करत े ह ैंदक पाटिरोधी जियमावली का जियम 14(क) का पाठ ह ै: “ 14. िाचं की समाजि – जिर्दष्ा ट प्राजधकारी दकसी िांच को एक सावािजिक सूचिा िारी करके तत्क ाल समाप् त कर दगें े यदद - (क) उन् ह ें प्रभाजवत घरेलू उद्योग जिसके कहि े पर िांच िुरू की गई थी, उसकी ओर स े ऐसा करिे के जलए जलजखत अिुरोध प्राप् त होता ह ै । 16. यह िोट दकया िाता ह ै दक जियम 14 म ें कजतपय जस्ट्थजतयों म ें िांच समाप् त करिे की व् यवस्ट् था ह,ै जििम ें कंपिी द्वारा आवेदि वापस जलए िाि े की जतजथ िाजमल ह ै । जियमावली के जियम 14(क) म ेंयह व् यवस्ट्थ ा ह ैदक जिर्दष्ा ट प्राजधकारी एक सावािजिक सूचिा िारी करके िांच को तत्क ाल समाप् त कर देंग,े यदद उन् ह ें प्रभाजवत घरेल ू उद्योग, जिसके अिुरोध पर िांच िुरू की गई थी, स े या उसकी ओर स े जलजखत म ें ऐसा करिे के जलए कोई अिुरोध प्राप् त होता ह ै । वतामाि िांच म ें म.ै जहमाद्री कैजमकल् स एंड इंडस्ट् रीि जलजमटेड आवेदक घरेल ू उत् पादक ह,ैं जििके अिरु ोध पर िांच िुरू की गई थी । प्राजधकारी िोट करत े ह ैं दक घरेल ू उद्योग याजचका को वापस लेिा चाहता ह ै तादक वह अन् य देिों को िाजमल करके आवेदि के दायरे को बढा सके । यह िोट दकया िाता ह ै दक पाटिरोधी जियमावली का जियम 14(क) िांच की समाजि के जलए एक बार घरेल ू उद्योग द्वारा जलजखत अिरु ोध करि े पर िाचं की समाजि के मामल े म ें प्राजधकारी को कोई जववेकाजधकार प्रदाि िहीं करता ह ै।4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—SEC. 1] ड. जिष्क ष ा 17. पूवोक्त अिुरोध पाटिरोधी जियमावली के जियम 14(क) के मद्देििर प्राजधकारी अजधसूचिा स.ं 14/35/2015- डीिीएडी द्वारा ददिांक 01.06.2016 को “िेप्थ लीि के दोिों रूपों’’ - चीि िि.गण., यूरोपीय संघ, रूस, ईराि और िापाि के मूल के अथवा वहा ं स े जियााजतत अपररष्क ृत िेप्थ लीि और चीि िि.गण., यूरोपीय संघ और ताइवाि के मलू की अथवा वहां स े जियााजतत अपररष् कृत िेप्थ लीि के आयातों के संबंध म ें िरूु की गई पाटिरोधी िांच को एतद्द्वारा समाप् त करते ह ैं। जबद्युत जबहारी स्ट् विै , जविेष सजचव एव ं जिर्दष्टा प्राजधकारी MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (Department of Commerce) (DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF TRADE REMEDIES) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 4th August, 2020 TERMINATION Subject: Anti-dumping investigation in respect of imports of “Naphthalene in both its forms”- Crude Naphthalene originating in or exported from China PR, European Union, Russia, Iran and Japan and Refined Naphthalene originating in or exported from China PR, European Union and Taiwan. A. F. No. 14/35/2015 - DGAD.— A. Procedure 1. 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 and 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, M/s Himadri Chemicals & Industries Ltd (hereinafter referred to as the “Applicant”) filed an application before the Director General in accordance with the Act and Rules supra for initiation of Anti-dumping investigation and imposition of anti-dumping duties on imports of Crude and Refined Naphthalene (hereinafter also referred to as the “subject goods” or “product under consideration” or “PUC”). The Countries concerning Crude Naphthalene imports are China PR, European Union, Russia, Iran and Japan, while the Countries concerning Refined Naphthalene imports are China PR, European Union and Taiwan (hereinafter also referred to as the “subject countries”). 2. The Authority on the basis of prima facie evidence submitted by the Applicant, issued a public notice vide Notification No.14/35/2015-DGAD dated 1st June 2016, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, subject anti-dumping investigation in accordance with the Rule 5 of the AD Rules, to determine the existence, degree and effect of the alleged dumping and to recommend the amount of anti-dumping duty, which, if levied, would be adequate to remove the injury to the domestic industry. B. Procedure 3. The Authority post-initiation sent copies of the initiation notification to the Embassy of the subject countries in India, known producers/exporters from the subject countries, known importers/users and the domestic industry as per the addresses made available by the applicant and requested them to make their views known in writing within 40 days of the initiation notification as per Rule 6(2) of the AD Rules. 4. The Authority, granted extension, to file Exporter Questionnaire Response (EQR) by 05.08.2016, which was placed in the public domain through DGTR's website. 5. The Authority provided a copy of the non-confidential version of the application to the known producers/exporters and to the Embassy of the subject countries in India in accordance with Rule 6(3) of the Rules. 6. The Embassy of the subject countries in India was also requested to advise the exporters/producers from its countries to respond to the questionnaire within the prescribed time limit. A copy of the letter and questionnaire sent to the producers/exporters was also sent to them along with the names and addresses of the known producers/exporters from the subject countries. 7. In response to the initiation notification and intimation, exporters/ producers from subject countries and importers/ users responded to the Authority by filing Exporter’s Questionnaire Response and filing legal submissions.[भाग I—खण् ड 1] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5 8. The Authority made available non-confidential version of the evidences presented by various interested parties in the form of a public file kept open for inspection by the interested parties. 9. The Authority, in accordance with Rule 6(6) of the AD Rules held an oral hearing on 10.04.2017. Subsequently, another oral hearing was held on 02.11.2017 in view of the change of the Designated Authority. 10. Meanwhile, M/s Bodal Chemicals Ltd approached the High Court of Gujarat challenging the initiation notification. 11. The Authority was accorded permission for extension of time for completing the investigation i.e. up to 31.08.2017, which was placed in the public domain through DGTR's website. The Authority was again granted permission to extend the time limit of concluding the investigation by 30.11.2017. 12. In lieu of the 18 months’ timeline for completion of investigation and extension for the same up to 30.11.2017, the Authority informed all the concerned interested parties that considering the Hon’ble Gujarat High Court order dated 02.08.2017, the Authority will take further appropriate action as per directions contained in the judgment. The same was placed in the public domain through DGTR's website on 29.11.2017. The Hon’ble High Court Order, interalia, stated as follows: “At the request of counsel for the petitioners as well as newly added respondent, put up on 10th August 2017. Shri Devang Vyas, learned counsel appearing for the authorities submitted that it has been expressed to him by the authorities concerned that as the time is running, the accommodation which has been granted to the counsels and parties may not ultimately yield any fruitful results for deciding the final findings. The Court is of the view that the anxiety could be taken care of when the matter is taken up and after effective hearing. Suffice it to say at this stage that no precipitative action till the next date of hearing.” 13. The Hon’ble Gujarat High Court vide its Judgment dated 20.02.2020 dismissed the writ petition. The Hon’ble High Court Order, interalia, stated as follows: “33. This Court is of the considered view that for the aforesaid reasons especially when the notification impugned is not in any manner causing any prejudice to the petitioners, as the petitioners has not pleaded any special prejudice, the Court need not interfere therewith. It goes without saying that the detail observations made hereinabove are only for the purpose of examining the challenge to the notification and the same shall have no bearing upon investigation, if any. 34. As a result thereof, petition fails and is hereby dismissed.” C. Request Received from the Domestic Industry 14. While the Authority was in the process of proceeding further with the conduct of investigations, in accordance with the Rules, the domestic industry made a request to terminate the present investigation under Rule 14(a) of the AD Rule vide its letter dated 10.06.2020 stating that as the domestic industry continues to suffer from dumping from other countries in addition to the subject countries and hence would bring subsequent information on record and add other countries that are not included in the present investigation and further seeking permission to withdraw the petition with liberty to resubmit the same. D. Examination by the Authority 15. The Authority notes that the Rule 14(a) of the Anti-Dumping Rules read as under: “Rule 14. Termination of investigation. - The designated authority shall, by issue of a public notice, terminate an investigation immediately if – (a) it receives a request in writing for doing so from or on behalf of the domestic industry affected, at whose instance the investigation was initiated;” 16. It is noted that Rule 14 provides for termination of investigations in certain situations which includes a situation where the application is withdrawn by the company. Rule 14(a) of Rules provides that the Designated Authority shall, by issue of a public notice, terminate an investigation immediately if it receives a request in writing for doing so from or on behalf of the domestic industry affected, at whose instance the investigation was initiated. In the present investigation M/s Himadri Chemicals & Industries Ltd is the applicant domestic producer, on whose instance the investigation was initiated. The Authority notes that the domestic industry desires to withdraw the petition so as enhance the scope of application with other countries as well. It is noted that Rule 14(a) of the Anti-Dumping Rules does not grant any discretion to the Authority in the matter of termination of investigation, once the domestic industry files a written request for termination of the investigation.6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—SEC. 1] E. Conclusion 17. In view of the aforesaid request and Rule 14(a) of the Anti-Dumping Rules, the Authority hereby terminates the anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of “Naphthalene in both its forms”- Crude Naphthalene originating in or exported from China PR, European Union, Russia, Iran and Japan and Refined Naphthalene originating in or exported from China PR, European Union and Taiwan initiated on 01.06.2016 vide Notification No.14/35/2015-DGAD. BIDYUT BEHARI SWAIN, Special. 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