TO BE PUBLISHED IN PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i)
OF THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY]
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE (DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
New Delhi, the 14th August, 2014
G.S.R. (E). – Whereas, the
designated authority, vide notification No. 15/12/2012- DGAD dated 22nd
November, 2012, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I,
Section 1, had initiated a review in the matter of continuation of anti-dumping
duty on imports of Ceftriaxone Sodium Sterile, also
known as Ceftriaxone Disodium Hemiheptahydrate-Sterile
(hereinafter referred to as subject goods) falling under heading 2941 or 2942
of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter
referred to as the Customs Tariff Act), originating in or exported from the
People’s Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the subject country),
imposed vide notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of
Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 98/2008-Customs dated 27th August, 2008, published
in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 614(E), dated the 27th August,
2008;
And whereas, the Central Government
had extended the anti-dumping duty on the subject goods, originating in or exported
from the subject country upto and inclusive of the
28th November, 2013 vide notification of the Government of India, in the
Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 50/2012-Customs dated (ADD)
dated 29th November, 2012, published in Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary vide number
855(E), dated the 29th November, 2012;
And whereas, in the matter of review
of anti-dumping duty on import of the subject goods, originating in or exported
from the subject country, the designated authority in its final findings,
published vide notification No. 15/12/2012-DGAD dated 20th May, 2014, in Part
I, Section 1 of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, has come to the conclusion
that-
i. there
is continued dumping of the product concerned from the subject country, causing
injury to the domestic industry;
ii. dumping
of the product under consideration is likely to intensify from the subject
country should the current anti-dumping duty be withdrawn,
and
has recommended imposition of the anti-dumping duty on the subject goods,
originating in or exported from subject country.
Now, therefore, in exercise of the
powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (5) of section 9A of the Customs
Tariff Act, read with rules 18 and 23 of the Customs Tariff (Identification,
Assessment and Collection of Anti-dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for
Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995, the Central Government, after considering
the aforesaid final findings of the designated authority, hereby imposes on the
subject goods, the description of which is specified in column (3) of the Table
below, specification of which is specified in column (4), falling under tariff
item of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act as specified in the
corresponding entry in column (2), originating in the countries as specified in
the corresponding entry in column (5), and exported from the countries as
specified in the corresponding entry in column (6), and produced by the
producers as specified in the corresponding entry in column (7), and exported
by the exporters as specified in the corresponding entry in column (8), and
imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate equal to the amount as
specified in the corresponding entry in column (9) in the currency as specified
in the corresponding entry in column (11) and as per unit of measurement as
specified in the corresponding entry in column (10) of the said Table, namely:-
Table
|
Sl. No. |
Tariff Item |
Description of goods |
Specifications |
Country of origin |
Country of export |
Producer |
Exporter |
Amount |
Unit |
Curre ncy |
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
(9) |
(10) |
(11) |
|
1 |
2941 90 90 or 2942 00 90 |
Ceftriaoxane Sodium Sterile or, Ceftriaxone Disodium Hemiheptahyd rate-Sterile |
Any |
People’s Republic of China |
People’s Republic of China |
Any |
Any |
21.85 |
Kg |
US Dollar |
|
2 |
2941 90 90 or 2942 00 90 |
Ceftriaoxane Sodium Sterile or, Ceftriaxone Disodium Hemiheptahyd rate-Sterile |
Any |
People’s Republic of China |
Any country other than People’s Republic of China |
Any |
Any |
21.85 |
Kg |
US Dollar |
|
3 |
2941 90 90 or 2942 00 90 |
Ceftriaoxane Sodium Sterile or, Ceftriaxone Disodium Hemiheptahyd rate-Sterile |
Any |
Any country other than People’s Republic of China |
People’s Republic of China |
Any |
Any |
21.85 |
Kg |
US Dollar |
2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this
notification shall be effective for a period of five years (unless revoked,
superseded or amended earlier) from the date of publication of this
notification in the Official Gazette and shall be paid in Indian currency.
Explanation.- For the purposes of this
notification, rate of exchange applicable for the purposes of calculation of
such anti-dumping duty shall be the rate which is specified in the notification
of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue),
issued from time to time, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 14 of
the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), and the relevant date for the determination
of the rate of exchange shall be the date of presentation of the bill of entry
under section 46 of the said Customs Act.
[F.No. 354/166/2007-TRU (Pt.-I)]
(Pramod
Kumar)
Under Secretary to the Government of India