Executive Summary:
This notification concerns the annulment of a Sunset Review (SSR) antidumping investigation regarding Soda Ash imports from specific countries, which was initiated on June 16, 2017. The annulment is a consequence of the final findings of a Mid-Term Review (MTR) that recommended discontinuing the existing antidumping duty. The order is effective immediately, as of July 22, 2017.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Sunset Review Initiation:**
* Notification No. 752017DGAD, dated 16.06.2017, initiated a Sunset Review (SSR) concerning Soda Ash imports from China PR, European Union, Kenya, Pakistan, Iran, Ukraine, and USA.
* The SSR aimed to determine if the cessation of antidumping duty would lead to continued dumping and injury to the domestic industry.
* **Mid-Term Review and Supreme Court Order:**
* The SSR was initiated subject to the outcome of an ongoing Mid-Term Review (MTR), which was remanded to the Designated Authority by the High Court of Gujarat.
* The initiation of the SSR was also influenced by a Supreme Court order stating that any one-year extension of antidumping duty after the expiry of the existing duty would be illegal.
* **Annulment of Sunset Review:**
* The Authority's Final Findings on 22.07.2017 in the Mid-Term Review recommended discontinuing the antidumping duty imposed by Notification No. 342012 Customs ADD, dated 3rd July, 2012.
* As a result, Notification No. 752017DGAD, dated 16.6.2017, regarding the initiation of the Sunset Review, is rescinded with immediate effect.
Impact Analysis:
* **Domestic Industry:**
* Impact: The domestic industry will no longer have the protection of antidumping duties on Soda Ash imports from the specified countries, as per the Mid-Term Review's recommendation.
* Action Required: The domestic industry needs to adapt to market conditions without the existing antidumping duty protection.
* **Importers:**
* Impact: Importers of Soda Ash from China PR, European Union, Kenya, Pakistan, Iran, Ukraine, and USA will no longer be subject to antidumping duties.
* Action Required: Importers can import Soda Ash from the specified countries without the additional cost of antidumping duties.
* **Directorate General of Antidumping and Allied Duties (DGAD):**
* Impact: The DGAD is required to implement the annulment of the Sunset Review and discontinue the antidumping duty.
* Action Required: The DGAD must cease the Sunset Review investigation and ensure compliance with the Mid-Term Review's findings.
Key Entities Referenced
China PR: Country of origin/export for Soda Ash imports subject to antidumping investigation.
European Union: Country of origin/export for Soda Ash imports subject to antidumping investigation.
Kenya: Country of origin/export for Soda Ash imports subject to antidumping investigation.
Pakistan: Country of origin/export for Soda Ash imports subject to antidumping investigation.
Iran: Country of origin/export for Soda Ash imports subject to antidumping investigation.
Ukraine: Country of origin/export for Soda Ash imports subject to antidumping investigation.
USA: Country of origin/export for Soda Ash imports subject to antidumping investigation.
Soda Ash: The subject good in the antidumping investigation.
Ministry of Commerce and Industry: The ministry responsible for the Department of Commerce and Directorate General of Antidumping and Allied Duties.
Directorate General of Antidumping and Allied Duties: The authority responsible for conducting antidumping investigations.
Gujarat: State where the Hon'ble High Court's order impacted the Mid-Term Review investigation.
Supreme Court: The apex court whose order necessitated the initiation of the Sunset Review.
Union of India: A party in the Civil Appeal before the Supreme Court.
Dr. INDER JIT SINGH: Addl Secy. Designated Authority who issued the notification.
REGD. NO. D. L.-33004/99
EXTRAORDINARY
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PART I—Section 1
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
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वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मत्रं ालय
(वाणिज्य णवभाग)
(पाटनरोधी और सबं द्ध शल्ु क महाणनदशे ालय)
अणधसचू ना
नई ददल् ली, 22 जुलाई, 2017
णवषय : णनिाया क समीक्षा पाटनरोधी जाचं आरंभन अणधसचू ना सख्ं या 7/5/2017-डीजीएडी, ददनाकं 16.06.2017 के णनष्प्रभावन के
णलए जारी आदशे के सबं धं म।ें
फा. स.ं 7/5/2017-डीजीएडी.—1. चूंदक, भारतीय पाटनरोधी णनयमावली के णनयम 23 के अनुसार चीन जन गि, यूरोपीय
संघ, केन्या, पादकस्तान, ईरान, उक्रेन और संयुक्त राज्य अमेररका के मूल के अथवा वहां से णनयााणतत "सोडा ऐश" के आयातों के संबंध में
एक णनिाायक समीक्षा पाटनरोधी जांच अणधसूचना संख्या 7/5/2017-डीजीएडी, ददनांक 16.06.2017 के अनुसार आरंभ की गई थी दक
क्या संबद्ध दशे ों के मूल के अथवा वहां से णनयााणतत संबद्ध वस्तुओं के आयातों पर शुल्क की समाणि के कारि संबद्ध वस्तुओं का पाटन जारी
रहगे ा या उसकी पुनरावृणि होगी और घरेलू उद्योग को क्षणत होगी तथा क्या रवृि णनणित शुल्क को जारी रखने की आवश्यकता है।
2. चूंदक, ऊपर उणल्लणखत णनिाायक समीक्षा (एसएसआर) चीन जन गि, यूरोपीय संघ, केन्या, पादकस्तान, ईरान, यूक्रेन और संयुक्त
राज्य अमेररका के मूल के अथवा वहां से णनयााणतत "सोडा ऐश" के आयातों के संबंध में जारी मध्यवती समीक्षा (एमटीआर) पाटनरोधी जाचं
के णनष्प्कषा के अध्यधीन आरंभ की गई थी, णजसे 2016 के एससीए 16426 से 16429 में माननीय गुजरात उच्च न्यायालय के आदशे ों के
अनुसार णनर्दष्टा राणधकारी को वाणपस भेज ददया गया है।
3. चदूं क, भारत बनाम मैससा कुम्होपैट्रोकेणमकल्स कंपनी णलणमटेड [2014 की एसएलपी (सी) संख्या 29268 – 29269 से उत्पन्न
2017 की णसणवल अपील संख्या 008309 – 008310] के मामले में सवोच्च न्यायालय के आदशे ों को ध्यान में रखते हुए,जो धाररत करता
ह ै दक वतामान पाटनरोधी शुल्क के समाि होने के पिात पाटनरोधी शुल्क का कोई भी एक वषीय णवस्तार गैर कानूनी होगा, मध्यवती
समीक्षा का णवचाराधीनता के दौरान एसएसआर जांच का आरंभन अणनवाया था चूंदक ऊपर संदर्भात मध्यवती समीक्षा जांच में अणं तम जाचं
पररिाम णनष्प्कषा के रकाशन में अभी भी समय था और वतामान पाटनरोधी शुल्क शीघ्र ही अथाात् 03.07.2017 को समाि होने वाला था,
अतः मध्यवती समीक्षा के णनष्प्कषों के अध्यधीन णनिाायक समीक्षा आरंभ की गई।
4494 GI/2017 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—SEC. 1]
4. चूंदक, संदर्भात मध्यवती समीक्षा (एमटीआर) पाटनरोधी जांच में ददनांक 22.07.2017 को जारी अंणतम जांच पररिाम में
राणधकारी ने अब संबद्ध दशे ों से सबं द्ध वस्तुओं के आयातों पर अणधसचू ना संख्या 34/2012-सीमा शुल्क (एडीडी), ददनांक 3 जुलाई, 2012
के अनुसार लागू दकए गए पाटनरोधी शुल्क के समापन की णसफाररश की ह,ै णजसके द्वारा भारतीय पाटनरोधी णनयमावली के णनयम
23(1ख) में णनधााररत णनिाायक समीक्षा के मूल आधार को ही हटा ददया गया ह।ै
5. उपयुाक्त को ध्यान में रखते हुए, णनिाायक समीक्षा को आरंभ करने के संबंध में जारी की गई अणधसूचना संख्या 7/5/2017-
डीजीएडी, ददनांक 16.06.2017 को तत्काल रभाव से णनरस्त/णनष्प्रभावी दकया जाता ह।ै
डॉ. इंद्रजीत ससंह, अपर सणचव एवं णनर्दष्टा राणधकारी
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(Department of Commerce)
(DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF ANTI-DUMPING & ALLIED DUTIES)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 22nd July, 2017
Sub. : Order issued for annulment of Sunset review Anti-Dumping Initiation Notification No. 7/5/2017-DGAD,
dated 16.6.2017—reg.
F. No. 7/5/2017-DGAD.—1. Whereas, a Sunset review anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of
‘Soda Ash’, originating in or exported from China PR, European Union, Kenya, Pakistan, Iran, Ukraine and USA was
initiated vide Notification No. 7/5/2017-DGAD, dated 16.6.2017 in terms of Rule 23 of Indian Anti-Dumping Rules to
review whether cessation of duty on imports of subject goods originating in or exported from subject countries shall
lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping of the subject goods and injury to the domestic industry and the need for
continuation of definitive duty in force.
2. Whereas the abovementioned Sunset Review (SSR) was initiated subject to the outcome of the ongoing Mid-Term
Review (MTR) Anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of ‘Soda Ash’, originating in or exported from China
PR, European Union, Kenya, Pakistan, Iran, Ukraine and USA, which was remanded back to the Designated Authority
vide orders of Hon’ble High Court of Gujarat in SCA 16426 to 16429 of 2016.
3. Whereas, the initiation of the SSR investigation during the pendency of the Mid-Term Review was necessitated in
view of the order of the Supreme Court in the matter of Union of India vs M/s Kumho Petrochemicals Company
Limited (Civil Appeal Nos. 008309-008310 of 2017 arising out of SLP (C ) Nos. 29268 -29269 of 2014) holding that
any one-year extension of antidumping duty after the expiry of existing antidumping duty would be illegal. Since there
was still time for issuance of final findings in the above-referred mid-term review investigation and the existing anti-
dumping duty was to lapse shortly i.e. on 3.7.2017. The Sunset Review was initiated subject to the outcome of the Mid-
Term Review.
4. Whereas the Authority in Final Findings issued on 22.07.2017 in the referred Mid-Term Review (MTR) Anti-
dumping investigation has now recommended discontinuation of anti-dumping duty imposed vide Notification No.
34/2012- Customs (ADD), dated 3rd July, 2012 on import of subject goods from the subject countries, thereby removing
the very basis of Sunset Review stipulated in Rule 23(1B) of Indian Anti-Dumping Rules.
5. In view of above, the Notification No. 7/5/2017-DGAD, dated 16.6.2017, issued regarding the initiation of Sunset
Review is rescinded/ annulled with immediate effect.
Dr. INDER JIT SINGH, Addl Secy. & Designated Authority
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