MINISTRY OF COMEMRCE
(Anti Dumping Division)
INITIATION NOTIFICATION
Subject:-
Initiation of review of anti-dumping duty imposed on NBR originating in
or exported from Japan.
No.
38/4/97-ADD.-The Designated Authority (hereinafter
referred to as Authority) having regard to the Customs Tariff (Second
Amendment) Act, 1982 and Custom Tariff
(Identification, Assessment and Collection of Duty or Additional Duty on dumped
Articles and for Determination of injury) Rules, 1985 thereof recommended
imposition of definitive Anti Dumping Duty on imports of Acrylonitrile
Butadiene Rubber (referred to as NBR hereinafter) originating in or exported
from Japan.
1. Product
Under Consideration: The product under
consideration is Acrylonitrile Butadiene Rubber (also
known as Nitrile Rubber or NBR and referred to as NBR
also in this notification). NBR is classified under custom sub-heading 400259
of Schedule I of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975. The classification is, however,
indicative only and is not binding on the scope of the present review.
2. Initiation
of Anti-Dumping Investigation:- The Customs Tariff (Amendment) Act,
1995 and the rules made thereunder require the
Authority to review, from time to time, the need for the continued imposition
of Anti Dumping Duty recommended. The Designated Authority, therefore,
considers that the Anti Dumping Duty imposed by the Central Government in
pursuant to the recommendations made by the Authority vide notification No.
189, dated 19th Oct., 1995 need be reviewed at the stage.
3. Having
decided to review the final findings notified vide No. 189 dated 19th
Oct., 1995, the Authority hereby initiates investigations to review the need
for continued imposition of the anti-dumping duty on imports of NBR originating
in or exported from Japan in accordance with the Customs Tariff (Amendment)
Act, 1995 and the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of
Anti-Dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of injury) Rules,
1995.
4. This Review
covers all aspects of Notification No. 189 dated 19th Oct, 1995.
5. Period
of Investigation: The Period of investigation for the purpose of the
present review is 1st April., 1997 to
6. M/s. Gujarat
Apar Polymers Ltd. was considered as the domestic
industry in the above referred notification. The Authority proposes to consider
the same company as the domestic industry in accordance with the Rules
supra.
7. Submission
of Information: The exporters
and importers known to be concerned and domestic industry are being informed
separately to enable them to file all information relevant in the form of
manner prescribed. Any other party interested to participate in the present
investigation may write to:
The
Designated Authority
(Anti Dumping Division)
Government of India
MINISTRY
OF COMMERCE
Udyog Bhawan
New Delhi-101 011.
8. Time Limit : All information relating to this
review should be sent in writing
so
as to reach the Authority at the above
address not later then 40 days from the date of publication of this
notification. If no information is received within the prescribed time limit or
the information received is incomplete, the Authority may record their findings
on the basis of the facts available on record in accordance with the Rules
supra.
9. Inspection
of Public File: In terms of Rules 6 (7), any interested party may
inspect the public file containing non-confidential version of the evidence
submitted by other interested parties.
10. In case where
an interested party refuses access to, or otherwise does not provide necessary
information within a reasonable period, or significantly impeds
the investigation, the Authority may record its findings on the basis of the
facts available to it and make such recommendations to the Central Government
as deemed fit.
RATHI VINAY JHA, Designated
Authority