DGTR
Issues Revised Application Proforma and Checklist for Safeguard Investigation
(Original Investigation)
[DGTR
Trade Notice No. 01/2023 dated 1 June 2023]
Subject: Streamlining of the
Safeguard Investigation – Issuance of New Application Proforma and Checklist
relating to Safeguard Investigation (Original Investigation).
Attention of the Trade and
Industry is invited to Section 8B of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (“the Act”),
Customs Tariff (Identification and Assessment of Safeguard Duties) Rules 1997
as amended from time to time which stipulates the requirements for filing of
Safeguard Investigation (SG) applications for Original Investigation (on by the
domestic industry. In this regard, find attached new application proforma and
checklist for prima-facie scrutiny of applications in respect of Safeguard
Investigation – Original Investigation Cases.
2. All such applications
shall be submitted to the Authorized Officer at e-mail Id i.e
application-dgtr@gov.in as per the Proforma enclosed along with soft copies of
prescribed supporting documents. The application should be complete in all
respects with documents as mentioned in the application proforma and checklist
attached and as per the relevant trade notices/circulars issued by DGTR from
time to time in this regard.
3. The Authorized Officer
will do prima-facie scrutiny of the application with respect to completeness of
documents as per the said checklist. Incomplete applications shall be returned
for compliance of deficiencies. The Domestic Industry must rectify the
deficiencies pointed out by DGTR within prescribed time from the date of
receipt of such deficiency e-mail/letter from DGTR.
4. The above procedure will
supersede all previous instructions or Trade Notices issued by the Directorate
on the subject.
5. All the Trade
Associations and Chambers of Commerce and Industry are requested to bring the
contents of this trade notice to the notice of their members/constituents.
6. All Embassy /(ies) and Diplomatic Missions in New Delhi are requested to
bring the contents of this Trade Notice to the notice of all concerned.