WHEREAS in the matter of import of Low Carbon Ferro Chrome (LCFC) falling under sub-heading No. 7202.49 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975(51 of 1975), originating in or exported from China PR, South Africa and Macedonia, the Designated Authority vide its final findings, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I Section 1, dated the 24^th September, 1999 had come to the conclusion that-

(a) Low Carbon Ferro Chrome originating in or exported from South Africa, China PR and Macedonia has been exported to India below its normal value;

(b) the domestic industry has suffered material injury;

(c) the injury has been caused to domestic industry by dumping of subject goods originating in or exported from South Africa, China PR and Macedonia;

and has considered it necessary to impose anti-dumping duty, on all imports of Low Carbon Ferro Chrome (LCFC), originating in or exported from China PR and Macedonia.

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), read with rules 18 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 final findings of the Designated Authority hereby imposes on the said Low Carbon Ferro Chrome (LCFC), when originating in or exported from China PR and Macedonia by the exporters mentioned in column (2) of the Table annexed hereto, and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate which is equivalent to the amount mentioned in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the said Table