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OFFICE OF THE
COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, |
PUBLIC NOTICE NO: 35
/ 2001
C16/27/95
AP (PORT)
(T.S.
JAYACHANDAR)
CUSTOM HOUSE, CHENNAI
ASST.
COMMR. OF CUSTOMS(APPG.)
DATED: 28.02.2001
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NOTIFICATION NO.
3/2001-CUSTOMS
F.No.354/205/2000-TRU (Pt II) dated
22.01.2001
G.S.R. (E).- WHEREAS
the designated authority vide notification published in Part I, Section 1 of the
Gazette of India, Extraordinary, dated the 3rd day of March, 2000, had
initiated review in the matter of continuation of anti-dumping duty on Theophylline and
Caffeine, originating in, or exported from, People’s Republic of China, imposed vide
notification No.14/99-Customs, dated the 5th February, 1999 and had requested
for suitable extension of anti-dumping duty, pending the results of the review
investigations;
AND WHEREAS the
Central Government has extended the anti-dumping duty imposed on Theophylline and
Caffeine, originating in, or exported from, People’s Republic of China vide notification
Nos.29/2000-Customs, dated the 16th March, 2000, upto and inclusive of 19th
March, 2001, unless the notification is revoked earlier;
AND WHEREAS the
designated authority vide notification published in Part I, Section 1 of the
Gazette of India, Extraordinary, dated the 1st December, 2000 has come to the
conclusion that –
a. Theophylline and
Caffeine, originating in, or exported from, the People’s Republic of China, has been
exported below its normal value;
b. the domestic
industry is suffering material injury from dumped imports of subject goods from the
People’s Republic of China;
c. the injury to the
domestic industry would get intensified from imports from the People’s Republic of
China, in case the anti-dumping duty in force is removed;
Now, therefore, in
exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (5) of the said Customs Tariff
Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), read with rule 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, on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the
designated authority, hereby imposes on Theophylline and Caffeine, falling under Chapter
29 of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act, originating in, or exported from,
the People’s Republic of China, and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the
rate mentioned in column (3) of the Table below.
Table
S.No. |
Name of the Product |
Amount of duty
(in US dollars per kilogramme) |
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
1. |
Theophylline |
5.71 |
2. |
Caffeine |
6.86 |
Explanation. -
For the purposes of this notification, "rate of exchange" applicable for the
purposes of calculation of 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 under sub-clause (i) of
clause (a) of sub-section (3) of 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.
