Notification No. 3/2002, Dated 9th Jan 2002

9^th January, 2002

Notification No. 3/2002-Customs

            WHEREAS in the matter of import of Trimethoprim, falling under sub-heading 2933.59 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from People’s Republic of China, the designated authority vide its preliminary findings, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 7^th September, 2001, has come to the conclusion that -

(a)	Trimethoprim, originating in, or exported from, People’s Republic of China, has been exported to India below normal value, resulting in dumping;
(b)	the domestic industry has suffered injury;
(c)	the injury has been caused by the imports from the subject country;

             Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 9A of the said Customs Tariff Act, read with rules 13 and 20 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 Trimethoprim, falling under sub-heading 2933.59 of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act, originating in, or exported from, the country specified in column (2) of the Table annexed below, exported by exporters specified in column (3) of the said Table and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate specified in column (4) of the said Table.

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2.             The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective upto and inclusive of the 8^th day of July, 2002, and shall be payable in Indian currency.

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 said Customs Act, 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.

Vivek Prasad
Under Secretary to the Government of India

F.No.354/187/2001-TRU