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PART I —Section 1
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No. 333] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY , DECEMBER 17, 2024 /AGRAHAYAN 26, 194 6
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MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(Department of Commerce )
(Directorate General of Trade Remedies )
TERM INATION NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 17th December , 2024
Case No. - AD(OI) – 02/2024
Subject: Termination of Anti -Dumping Investigation concerning imports of “Saccharin” originating in or
exported from China PR.
F. No. 6/ 02/2024-DGTR .—A. Introduction
1. Having regard to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 as amended from time to time (hereinafter also referred to as
the "Act") and the Customs Tariff ( identification , Assessment and Collection of Anti-Dumping Duty on
Dumped Articles and for Determina tion of Injury) Rules, 1995 (hereinafter referred as the "Rules"), thereof,
M/s Swati Petro Products Ltd. and M/s Blue Jet Healthcare Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the " applicant s"),
filed an application before the Designated Authority (hereinafter refe rred to as the "Authority'') for initiation
of anti -dumping investigation concerning imports of “ Saccharin ” (hereinafter referred to as the “subject
goods” or the “product under consideration”) originating in or exported from China PR (hereinafter referre d
to as the “subject country”).
2. The Authority, based on prima facie evidence of dumping of subject goods from the subject countr y, injury
to the domestic industry and causal link between the dumping and injury submitted by the applicant s,
initiated an anti -dumping investigation into the alleged dumping, and consequential injury to the domestic
industry in terms of Rule 5 of the Rules.
3. The Authority accordingly issued a public notice vide notification no. -6/02/202 4-DGTR dated 2 6 March
2024 published in the G azette of India, initiating the subject investigation concerning imports of “Saccharin”
originating in or exported from China PR.
B. Procedure
4. The Authority notified the embassy of the subject country in India about the receipt of the present anti -
dumping application before proceeding to initiate the investigation in accordance with Rule 5(5) of the Rules.
5. The Authority sent a copy of the initiation notification dated 26 March 2024 to the embassy of the subject
country, known producers /exporters from the subject country, known importers/users , and the domestic
industry as well as other domestic producers as per the addresses made available by the applicant and
requested them to make their views known in writing within the prescribed time limit.
6. The Authorit y provided a copy of the non -confidential version of the application to the known
producers/exporters and to the embassy of the subject country in India in accordance with Rule 6(3) of the
Rules.
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7. The embassy of the subject country in India was also reques ted to advise the exporters/producers from their
country to respond to the questionnaire within the prescribed time limit.
8. In response to the initiation notification and intimation, exporters/ producers from the subject country and
importers/ users respond ed to the Authority by filing Questionnaire Response s.
C. Request Received from the Domestic Industry
9. The applicants vide their communication dated 10 December 2024, have sought withdrawal of their petition
with the liberty to resubmit the same with a new investigation period stating that the Designated Authority
has recommended continuation of existing countervailing duties in the “ Anti-subsidy investigation
concerning imports o f Saccharin originating in the China PR (Case No. CVD 05/2018)”.
D. Examinat ion by the Authority
10. The request made by the domestic industry, M/s Swati Petro Products Ltd. and M/s Blue Jet Healthcare Ltd
vide its email dated 10 December 2024 has been examined.
The Authority notes that Rule 14(a) of the Rules reads as under:
“Termi nation of investigation. - The designated authority shall, by issue of a public notice,
terminate an investigation immediately if - (a) it receives a request in writing for doing so from or
on behalf of the domestic industry affected, at whose instance the investigation was initiated. ”
11. It is noted that Rule 14 provides for termination of investigations including circumstances wherein the
application is withdrawn by the domestic industry. Rule 14(a) of Rules provides that the Authority shall, by
issue of a p ublic notice terminate an investigation immediately if it receives a request in writing for doing so
from or on behalf of the domestic industry affec ted, at whose instance the investigation was initiated.
12. The present investigation was initiated based on an application filed by M/s Swati Petro Products Ltd. and
M/s Blue Jet Healthcare Ltd constituting the domestic industry. The Authority notes that Rule 1 4 (a) of the
Rules requires the Authority to terminate the investigation, once the domestic industry, at whose instance the
investigation was initiated files a written request for termination of the investigation.
E. Conclusion
13. In view of the aforesai d request made by the domestic industry, M/s Swati Petro Products Ltd. and M/s Blue
Jet Healthcare Ltd and un der the provisions of Rule 1 4 (a) of the Rules, the Authority hereby terminates the
investigation initiated vide notification no. 6/24/2023 -DGTR on 26 March 2024 concerning the imports of
‘Saccharin’ originating in or exported from China PR .
DARPAN JAIN , Designated Authori ty
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