WHEREAS in the matter of import of Disodium Carbonate, falling under sub-heading no.2836.20 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from, the 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 18^th November, 1999 had come to the conclusion that -

(a)       Disodium carbonate originating in, or exported from, the People�s Republic of China, has been exported to India below normal value, resulting in dumping;

(b)       the Indian industry has suffered material injury;

(c)       the injury has been caused cumulatively by imports from the subject country;

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. 4/ 2000 - Customs, dated the 13^th January, 2000, published in Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, dated the 13^th January, 2000 vide G.S.R.39 (E), dated the 13^th January, 2000;

AND WHEREAS the Designated Authority vide its final findings published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part 1, Section 1, dated the 11^th July, 2000 has come to the conclusion that -

(a)       Soda ash (Disodium Carbonate) originating in, or exported from, People�s Republic of China, has been exported to India below normal value;

(b)       the domestic industry has suffered material injury;

(c)       the injury has been caused to domestic industry by dumping of the subject goods originating in, or exported from, the People�s Republic of China;

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) thereof 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 Disodium Carbonate, falling under sub-heading No.2836.20 of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act, originating in, or exported from, the People�s Republic of China, and when exported by exporters mentioned in column (2) of the Table below, and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate which is to be calculated as the difference between the amount mentioned in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the said Table and the landed value of such imported Disodium Carbonate per metric tonne.                

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 13^th January 2000; and be paid in Indian currency.