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Anti-Dumping Duty: Choline Chloride export originating from People�s
Republic of China and European Union
WHEREAS in the matter of import of Choline Chloride, falling under
sub-heading Nos. 2309.90 or 2923.10 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff
Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from, the People�s
Republic of China, and the European Union, the designated authority vide
its preliminary findings, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part
I, Section I, dated the 23rd February, 2001 has come to the
conclusion that -
(a)
Choline Chloride, in all forms, originating in, or exported from the
People�s Republic of China, and the European Union have been exported to India
below their normal value;
(b)
the domestic industry has suffered material injury by way of decline in
its market share and financial losses due to depressed net sales realization on
account of price depression caused by low landed prices of the dumped Choline
Chloride;
(c)
the injury has been caused to the domestic industry by dumping of the
Choline Chloride, originating in or exported from the People�s Republic of
China and the European Union;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section
(2) of section 9A of the said Customs Tariff Act, read with rule 13 and rule 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 Choline Chloride of description specified in column
(4) of the Table annexed hereto, falling under sub-heading Nos. 2309.90 or
2923.10 of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act, originating in, or
exported from country or territory specified in column (2) of the said Table and
exported by exporters mentioned in column (3) of the said table, and when
imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate specified in the
corresponding entry in column (5) of the said Table.
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S. No.
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Country/ Territory
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Name of the Exporter/ Producer
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Choline Chloride on any carrier
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Amount of Duty
(US$ per metric tonne)
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(1)
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(2)
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(3)
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(4)
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(5)
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1.
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European
Union
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(a)
M/s Akzo Nobel Chemicals S.p.A., Italy and M/s Akzo Nobel Functional Chemical
BV, Netherlands
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60%
concentration
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148.35
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100%
concentration
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247.25
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50%
concentration
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123.62
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70%
concentration
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173.08
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(b)
All other exporter and producer
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60%
concentration
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272.68
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100%
concentration
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454.50
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50%
concentration
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227.23
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70%
concentration
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318.12
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2.
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People�s
Republic of China
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All
exporters and producers
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60%
concentration
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461.50
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100%
concentration
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769.17
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50%
concentration
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384.60
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70%
concentration
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538.42
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2.
The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective
upto and inclusive of the 29th day of September 2001, 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 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.
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