WHEREAS in the matter of import of Vitamin-C, falling under sub-heading No. 2936.27 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from, Russia and European Union, the designated authority vide its preliminary findings, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 17th January, 2000 had come to the conclusion that -

(a)       Vitamin-C, originating in, or exported from, Russia and European Union, has been exported to India below value, resulting in dumping;

(b)       the Indian industry has suffered material injury;

(c)       the injury has been caused cumulatively by the imports from the subject country or territory,

AND WHEREAS on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the designated authority, the Central Government had imposed an anti-dumping duty vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 28/ 2000-Customs, dated the 16th March, 2000, published in Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, dated the 16th March, 2000 vide No. G.S.R. 247 (E) dated the 16th March 2000;

AND WHEREAS the designated authority vide its final findings in published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 8th August, 2000 has come to the conclusion that -

(a)       Vitamin-C, originating in, or exported from the subject country/ territory has been exported to India at a price below the normal value, thereby resulting in dumping;

(b)       the domestic industry has suffered material injury;

(c)       the injury has been caused to the domestic industry by dumping of the subject goods originating in, or exported from, Russia and European Union;

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 9A of the said Customs Tariff Act, read with sub-section (5) of the said section 9A and 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 Vitamin-C, falling under sub-heading 2936.27 of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act, originating in, or exported from, Russia and European Union and when exported by the exporters mentioned in column (3) of the Table annexed hereto, and imported into India, an anti dumping duty at the rate which is to be calculated as the difference between the amount  mentioned in column (4) of the said Table and the landed value of such imported Vitamin-C per Kilogramme.

2.      The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be levied with effect from the date of imposition of the provisional anti-dumping, duty i.e. the 16th March 2000 and be paid in Indian currency.