Melamine Anti-dumping Duty on China Imports Extended upto 1^st April 2010

[Customs Notification No. 114 dated 1st October 2009]

Whereas, the designated authority vide notification No. 15/29/2008-DGAD, dated the 21st November, 2008, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, section 1 dated the 21st November, 2008, has 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 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in the matter of continuation of anti-dumping duty on imports of Melamine, falling under tariff item 2933 61 00 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from, the People’s Republic of China, imposed vide notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 107/2004-CUSTOMS, dated the 16th November, 2004, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3, sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R.748(E), dated the 16th November, 2004, and whereas, the Central Government had extended the anti-dumping duty on the subject goods, originating in, or exported from, People’s Republic of China upto and inclusive of the 1st October, 2009 vide notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 6/2009- Customs, dated the 15th January, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 30 (E), dated the 15th January, 2009 has requested for extension of anti-dumping duty upto 1st April, 2010, in terms of sub-section (5) of section 9A of the said Customs Tariff Act;

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (5) of section 9A of the said Act and in pursuance of 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. 107/2004-CUSTOMS, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3, sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R.748 (E), dated the 16th November, 2004, namely: -

In the said notification, at the end, the following shall be added, namely: -

“This notification shall remain in force upto and inclusive of the 1st April, 2010, unless the notification is revoked earlier”.

[F.No.354/28/2004-TRU]