GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)

Notification No. 81/2008-CUSTOMS

New Delhi, the 27th June, 2008

Whereas, the designated authority vide notification No. 15/7/2007-DGAD, dated the 25th March, 2008, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary Part I, section 1, dated the 25th March, 2008, had initiated review, in terms of sub-section (5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) and in pursuance of rule 23 of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti-dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995, in the matter of continuation of anti-dumping duty on graphite electrodes, originating in, or exported from, People’s Republic of China, vide notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No.101/2003-Customs dated the 7th July, 2003 [G.S.R.525(E), dated the 7th July, 2003] and had requested for extension of anti-dumping duty, for a period of one year pending the completion of the review;

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (5) of section 9A of the said Act, read with rule 23 of the said rules, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendment in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 101/2003-Customs published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section ( vide number G.S.R. 525(E), dated the 7th July, 2003 namely:-

In the said notification, after the second paragraph, and before the Explanation, the following paragraph shall be inserted, namely:-

“3.“3. This notification shall be in force up to and inclusive of the 6th day of July, 2009, unless revoked earlier.".

(G.G. Pai)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
[F.No.354/182/2002-TRU (Pt-II)]