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Date: 09-Feb-2024 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Termination Add concerning imports of Vitamin A Palmitate from China PR EU Switzerland

Issued by Ministry of Commerce and Industry · DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF TRADE REMEDIES

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What it means

  • The gazette notification announces the termination of the anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of Vitamin-A Palmitate originating in or exported from China PR, the European Union, and Switzerland.

Key Changes

  • The anti-dumping investigation initiated on December 29, 2022, vide Notification F. No. 6/15/2022-DGTR, regarding Vitamin-A Palmitate imports from China PR, the European Union, and Switzerland, is terminated.
  • The termination is based on the withdrawal of the petition by the applicant, Piramal Pharma Limited (PPL).
  • PPL withdrew its petition on January 17, 2024, stating its intention to file a fresh application for a more recent period due to increased volumes from China and continuously dropping prices, causing injury to the domestic industry.
  • The Designated Authority, in accordance with Rule 14(a) of the Anti-dumping Rules, 1995, has terminated the investigation.

Impact Analysis

Domestic Producers (Vitamin-A Palmitate)

  • Action Item: Domestic producers, including PPL, should prepare to gather updated data and evidence to support the filing of a new anti-dumping application to address the injury caused by dumped imports.

Importers and Users (Vitamin-A Palmitate)

  • Action Item: Importers should monitor the situation closely, as PPL intends to file a new application, which could lead to the imposition of anti-dumping duties in the future.

Exporters (Vitamin-A Palmitate from China PR, EU, Switzerland)

  • Action Item: Exporters should remain vigilant and be prepared to respond to any new investigations initiated by the Indian authorities.

Government (Directorate General of Trade Remedies - DGTR)

  • Action Item: The DGTR should be prepared to review and process any new application filed by PPL, ensuring a fair and transparent investigation process.

Key Entities Referenced

Piramal Pharma Limited (PPL): The applicant company representing the domestic industry that initially filed the anti-dumping petition and subsequently withdrew it. Designated Authority (DGTR): The authority responsible for conducting anti-dumping investigations and recommending anti-dumping duties. China PR, European Union, Switzerland: The countries from which Vitamin-A Palmitate imports were subject to the anti-dumping investigation. Vitamin-A Palmitate: The product under consideration in the anti-dumping investigation. Customs Tariff Act, 1975: The primary legislation governing customs tariffs in India. Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti-Dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995: The rules that govern the procedures for anti-dumping investigations and the imposition of anti-dumping duties. Notification F. No. 6/15/2022-DGTR dated 29th December 2022: The notification that initiated the anti-dumping investigation, which has now been terminated.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-09022024-251959 xxxGIDHxxx CG-DL-E-09022024-251959 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग I—खण्ड 1 PART I—Section 1 प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 29] ेई दशल्ली, िुक्रवार, फरवरी 9, 2024/ंाघ 20, 1945 No. 29] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2024/MAGHA 20, 1945 वाजणज्य एव ंद्योगग ं्ं ालय (वाजणज्य जवभाग) (व्य ापारार दपाररार ंनाजेशेिालय िारं संाजि अजधसरू ेा ेई दशल्ली, 9 फरवरी, 2024 ंांला स.ं एडी (ओआई 15/2022 जवषय: रीे िे. गण., यरू योगपारीय सघं और जस्ट्वटिरलडैं के ंलू के अथवा वना ं स े जेयाजा तत ‘जवटाजंे-ए पाराल्ं ीटेट’’ के आयातों स ेसबं जं धत पाराटेरयोगधी िारं की संाजि । फा. स.ं6/15/2022-डीिीटीआर.—क. प्रस्ट्त ावेा 1. संय-संय पारर यथासंियोगजधत सींा िुल् क टरिरफ अजधजेयं 1975 (जिसे आगे अजधजेयं भी कना गया न र और दसकी सींा िुल् क टरिरफ (पारािटत वस्ट् तओं कु की पारनराे, दे पारर पाराटेरयोगधी िल्ु क का आकले और सं्रहनण और क्षजत जेधारा ण जेयंावली 1995 (इस े आग े जेयंावली भी कना गया न र के अेुसार जपाररांल फांाा जलजंटेड (जिसे आग े ‘आवेशक’, ‘आवेशक कंपारेी’ या ‘पारीपारीएल’ भी कना गया न र े े रीे िे. गण., यूरयोगपारीय संघ और जस्ट्वटिरलैंड (जिन् न ें आगे संब दे शेि कना गया न र के ंलू के अथवा वनां स े जेयााजतत ‘’जवटाजंे-ए पाराल् ंीटेट’’ (जिसे आग े ‘जवराराधीे दत् पाराश’ या ‘संब दे वस्ट् त’ु भी कना गया न र के आयातों स े संबंजधत पाराटेरयोगधी िांर की 132 GI/2024 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—SEC.1] िुरूआत करे े के जलए घरेलू द्योगग की ओर से जेर्शष्ा ट प्राजधकारी (जिन् न ें आगे ‘प्राजधकारी’ भी कना गया न र के संक्ष एक आवेशे शायर दकया था। 2. प्राजधकारी ेे आवेशक द्वारा प्रस्ट् तुत प्रथंशष्् य ा सा‍य के आधार पारर जेयंावली के जेयं 5 के साथ पारितत अजधजेयं की धारा 9क के अेुसार संब दे िांर िुरू करते हुए भारत के रािपार् – असाधारण ंें प्रकाजित अजधसूरेा फा. सं. 6/15/2022-डीिीटीआर, दशेांक 29 दशसंबर, 2022 के ंाध् यं से एक सावािजेक सूरेा िारी की तादक संब दे शेिों के ंूल के अथवा वनां से जेयााजतत जवराराधीे दत् पाराश के संबंध ंें कजथत पाराटे की ंौिूशगी, ंा्ा और प्रभाव जेधाािरत दकया िा सके और पाराटेरयोगधी िल्ु क की ससी राजि की जसफािरि की िा सके जिसे यदश लगाया िाए तयोग वन घरेलू द्योगग कयोग हुई क्षजत कयोग संाप् त करेे के जलए पारयााप् त नयोगगी। ख. प्रदक्रया 3. प्राजधकारी ेे जेयंावली के जेयं 5(5 के अेुसार िांर की िुरूआत करेे के पारनले वतांाे पाराटेरयोगधी आवेशे की प्राजि के बारे ं ेंभारत ंें सबं दे शेिों के शतू ावासों कयोग अजधसूजरत दकया। 4. प्राजधकारी े े संब दे वस्ट्त ु के आयातों स े संबंजधत पाराटेरयोगधी िांर की िुरूआत करत े हुए भारत के रािपार् असाधारण ंें प्रकाजित अजधसरू ेा फा. सं. 6/15/2022-डीिीटीआर, दशेांक 29 दशसंबर, 2022 के ंाध् यं स े एक सावािजेक सूरेा िारी की। 5. प्राजधकारी ेे िांर िुरूआत के बाश िांर िुरूआत संबंधी अजधसूरेा की एक-एक प्रजत भारत ंें संब दे शेिों के शतू ावासों, ज्ञात दत् पाराशकों/जेयाातकों, ज्ञात आयातकों/प्रययोगक्त ाओं क, आवशेक कंपारेी तथा आवशे क द्वारा दपारलब् ध कराए गए पारतों के अेुसार भारत ंें संब दे वस्ट् तु के घरेलू दत् पाराशकों कयोग भेिी थी और जेयंावली के जेयं 6(2 के अेुसार जवजनत संय-सींा के भीतर जलजखत रूपार ं ें अपारे े जवरारों स े अवगत कराे े का अेुरयोगध देस े दकया था। 6. प्राजधकारी े े जेयंावली के जेयं 6(3 के अेुसार ज्ञात दत् पाराशकों/जेयाातकों और भारत ं ें संब दे शेिों के शतू ावासों कयोग आवेशे के अगयोगपारेीय अंि की एक-एक प्रजत शी थी। 7. भारत ंें संब दे शेिों के शतू ावासों से देकी शेि के जेयाातकों/दत् पाराशकों कयोग जवजनत संय-सींा के भीतर प्रश् ेावली का दत् तर शेे े की सलान शेे े का अेुरयोगध दकया गया था। दत् पाराशकों/जेयाातकों कयोग भेिे गए पार् और प्रश् ेावली कयोग संब दे शिे ों से ज्ञात दत् पाराशकों/जेयाातकों के ेां और पारतों के साथ-साथ शतू ावास कयोग भी भेिा गया था। 8. िांर िुरूआत अजधसूरेा और सूरेा के दत् तर ंें संब दे शेिों से जेयाातकों/दत् पाराशकों तथा आयातकों/प्रययोगक्त ाओं क ेे जेयाातक प्रश् ेावली के दत् तर और काेूेी अेरु योगध प्रस्ट् ततु करके प्राजधकारी कयोग दत् तर दशया था। 9 सभी जनतब दे पारक्षकारों की एक सूरी दे सभी स े इस अेुरयोगध के साथ डीिीटीआर की वेबसाइट पारर अपारलयोगड की गई थी दक वे अपारेे अेुरयोगधों का अगयोगपारेीय अिं सभी अन् य जनतब दे पारक्षकारों कयोग ई-ंेल कर शें क्य ोंदक वतांाे वरजिक ंनांारी के कारण सावािजेक फाइल भौजतक रूपार ंें दपारलब् ध ेन थी। 10. प्राजधकारी ेे जेयंावली के जेयं 6(6 के अेुसार जनतब दे पारक्षकारों कयोग ंौजखक रूपार से संगत सूरेा प्रस्ट् तुत करेे का अवसर शेे े के जलए दशेांक 22 िूे, 2023 कयोग एक सावािजेक सुेवाई आययोगजित की थी। ग. आवशे क कंपारेी स ेप्राप्त अेरु योगध 11. आवेशक ेे दशेांक 17 िेवरी, 2024 के अपारेी ई-ंेल के ंाध् यं से याजरका वापारस ले ली न र और जे्‍े जलजखत कारण बतात ेहुए िांर संाप् त करेे का अेरु योगध दकया न:र ‘’पारीपारीएल का इराशा अजधक नाल की अवजध के जलए पाराटे और क्षजत की पाररूी ंा्ा के जलए संुजरत दपाररार की ंांग करते हुए ेया आवेशे प्रस्ट् तुत करेे का न रक्य ोंदक रीे से आयातों की ंा्ा काफी अजधक बगई गई न रऔर कींतें लगातार घट रनी न।ैं अन्य शेिों स ेजेबााध पाराटे की साथ-साथ इसकी विन स ेघरेल ूद्योगग कयोग संरयी रूपार से अत्य जधक क्षजत हुई न।र‘’[भाग I—खण् ड 1] भारत का रािपार् : असाधारण 3 घ. प्राजधकारी द्वारा िारं 12. आवेशक कंपारेी द्वारा दकए गए दक्त अेरु योगध की िांर की गई न।र प्राजधकारी ेयोगट करते न ैंदक जेयंावली के जेयं 14(क ंें प्रावधाे न र दक जेर्शष्ा ट प्राजधकारी एक सावािजेक सूरेा िारी करके दकसी िांर कयोग तत्क ाल संाप् त कर शगें े। यदश ‘’दन् न ेंदस पारी ज डत घरेल ूद्योगग स ेया दसकी ओर से ससा करे ेके जलए जलजखत अेुरयोगध प्राप् त नयोगता न रजिसके अेरुयोगध पारर िांर िुरू की गई थी’’ । 13. आवेशक कंपारेी द्वारा याजरका वापारस लेे े और िांर संाप् त करे े के दसके अेुरयोगध कयोग ध् याे ं ें रखत े हुए प्राजधकारी अेेक जनतब दे पारक्षकारों द्वारा दताए गए जवजभन् े ंु्ों पारर जवरार करेा दजरत ेन संतते न ैं और एतशद्वारा यन िांर संाप् त करते न।ैं ड. जेष्क ष ा 14. आवेशक कंपारेी अथाात जपाररांल फांाा जलजंटेड द्वारा की गई याजरका कयोग वापारस लेेे के ं्ेेिर और पाराटेरयोगधी जेयंावली 1995 के जेयं 14(क कयोग ध् याे ंें रखते हुए प्राजधकारी एतशद्वारा रीे िे. गण. यरू योगपारीय संघ और जस्ट्वटिरलडैं के ंलू की अथवा वनां से जेयााजतत ‘’जवटाजंे-ए पाराल् ंीटेट’’ के आयातों से संबंजधत अजधसूरेा फा. सं. 6/15/2022-डीिीटीआर, दशेांक 29 दशसंबर, 2022 के ंाध् यं स े िरूु की गई पाराटेरयोगधी िांर कयोग संाप् त करते न ैं। अेन् त स्ट् वरूपार, जेर्शष्ा ट प्राजधकारी MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (Department of Commerce) (DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF TRADE REMEDIES) TERMINATION NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 9th February, 2024 (Case No. AD (OI) -15/2022) Subject: Termination of anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of “Vitamin- A Palmitate” originating in or exported from China PR, the European Union and Switzerland-reg. F. No. 6/15/2022-DGTR.—A. INTRODUCTION 1. As per the Custom Tariff Act, 1975 as amended from time to time (hereinafter also referred as the 'Act') and the Custom Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti-Dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995 (hereinafter also referred as the 'Rules'), thereof, Piramal Pharma Limited (hereinafter referred to as the 'applicant', the 'applicant company' or ‘PPL’) had filed an application before the Designated Authority (hereinafter referred to as the 'Authority') on behalf of the domestic industry for initiation of an anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of “Vitamin- A Palmitate” (hereinafter referred to as the 'Product Under Consideration' or 'subject goods') originating in or exported from China PR, the European Union and Switzerland (hereinafter referred to as 'the subject countries'). 2. The Authority, based on prima facie evidence submitted by the applicant, issued a public notice vide Notification F. No. 6/15/2022-DGTR dated 29th December 2022, published in the Gazette of India - Extraordinary, initiating the subject investigation in accordance with Section 9A of the Act read with Rule 5 of the Rules, to determine the existence, degree and effect of any alleged dumping in respect of the product under consideration originating in or exported from the subject countries 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 notified the embassies of the subject countries in India about the receipt of the present anti- dumping application before proceeding to initiate the investigation in accordance with Rule 5(5) of the Rules. 4. The Authority issued a public notice vide Notification F. No. 6/15/2022-DGTR dated 29th December 2022, published in the Gazette of India - Extraordinary, initiating the anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of the subject goods.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—SEC.1] 5. The Authority post-initiation sent a copy of the initiation notification to the embassies of the subject countries in India, the known producers/exporters, the known importers/users, the applicant company as well as the domestic producers of the subject goods in India as per the address made available by the applicant and requested them to make their views known in writing within the prescribed time limit as per Rule 6(2) of the Rules. 6. The Authority provided a copy of the non-confidential version of the application to the known producers/exporters and to the embassies of the subject countries in India in accordance with Rule 6(3) of the Rules. 7. The embassies of the subject countries in India were requested to advise the exporters/ producers from their country 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. 8. In response to the initiation notification and intimation, exporters/producers from the subject countries and importers/users responded to the Authority by filling the exporter questionnaire responses and the legal submission. 9. A list of all the interested party was uploaded on the DGTR’s website along with the request therein to all of them to email the non-confidential version of their submissions to all other interested parties since the public file was not accessible physically due to the ongoing global pandemic. 10. The Authority held an oral hearing dated 22nd June, 2023 to provide an opportunity to the interested parties to present the relevant information orally in accordance with the Rule 6(6) of the Rules. C. REQUEST RECEIVED FROM THE APPLICANT COMPANY 11. The applicant, through an email dated 17th January 2024, has withdrawn its petition and has requested for termination of the investigation citing the following reasons: “PPL intends to file a fresh application seeking an appropriate remedy to the full extent of dumping and injury for a more recent period as the volumes from China have grown significantly and prices continue to drop. This, in combination with relentless dumping from other countries, has cumulatively injured the Domestic Industry more egregiously.” D. EXAMINATION BY THE AUTHORITY 12. The said request made by the applicant company, has been examined. The Authority notes that Rule 14(a) of the 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." 13. In view of the withdrawal of the petition by the applicant company and its request for termination of the investigation, the Authority does not consider it appropriate to deal with the various issues raised by several interested parties, and hereby terminates this investigation. E. CONCLUSION 14. In view of the aforesaid withdrawal of the petition made by the applicant company, i.e., Piramal Pharma Limited and Rule 14(a) of the Anti-dumping Rules, 1995 the Authority hereby terminates the anti-dumping investigation initiated vide Notification F. No. 6/15/2022-DGTR dated 29th December 2022 concerning the imports of “Vitamin- A Palmitate” originating in or exported from China PR, the European Union and Switzerland. ANANT SWARUP, Designated Authority Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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