Remand Proceeding in ADD investigation imports of Semi Finished Ophthalmic lens exported from China PR

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-20072026-274631 EXTRAORDINARY PART I-Section 1 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 205] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2026 MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (Department of Commerce) (DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE) INITIATION NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 14th July, 2026 Case ID: AD/AA/001/2026 Subject: Remand Proceeding in the anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of "Semi-Finished Ophthalmic Lens" originating in or exported from China PR. F. No. 6/6/2021-DGTR.— 1.The Hon'ble Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), vide Final Order Nos. 50783–50793/2026 dated 27th April 2026 in the matter of Essilorluxottica Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. v. Designated Authority & Ors., concerning anti-dumping duty relating to imports of "Semi-Finished Ophthalmic Lenses" originating in or exported from China PR, has set aside the Final Findings dated 29th September 2022 to the extent the Essilor Group was treated as non-cooperative. The Hon'ble Tribunal has remanded the matter back to the Designated Authority for fresh consideration, with a direction to examine the case of the Essilor Group afresh by treating it as a cooperative exporter/producer and to determine its individual dumping margin in accordance with law. 2. Since, the matter has been remanded back to the Designated Authority for reconsideration of the issues relating to determination of dumping margin in respect of Essilor Group, the Authority has taken up the remand proceedings from the stage considered appropriate in light of the observations made by the Hon'ble Tribunal. The Authority shall undertake fresh examination of the relevant information on record and provide an opportunity to all interested parties to present their submissions in accordance with the provisions of the Anti- Dumping Rules. The Authority shall proceed to determine the normal value, export price and dumping margin for the Essilor Group by treating it as a cooperative exporter/producer. 3. All the interested parties are required to register themselves on SETU Portal (https://setu.dgtr.gov.in). All communications and submissions from the interested parties shall be uploaded on the SETU portal under their registered name and corresponding case ID-AD/AA/001/2026. It should be ensured that the narrative part of the submission is in searchable PDF/MS-Word format and data files are in MS-Excel format. 4. Any other interested party may also make submission relevant to the present investigation in the form and manner as prescribed by this initiation notification, the AD Rules, 1995 and the applicable trade notices issued by the Authority, within the time limits prescribed in this initiation notification. 5. Any party making any confidential submission before the Authority is required to make a non- confidential version of the same available to the other parties. 6. The interested parties are further advised to keep a regular watch on the official website of the Directorate General of Trade Remedies at (www.dgtr.gov.in) and SETU portal (https://setu.dgtr.gov.in) for any updated information with respect to this investigation. Interested parties are directed to regularly visit the website of the DGTR (https://www.dgtr.gov.in/) to stay apprised with the further developments in the subject investigation and remain informed regarding notices that may be issued from time to time. 7. In case any interested party refuses access to and otherwise does not provide necessary information within a reasonable period or within the time stipulated by the Authority in this initiation notification, or significantly impedes the investigation, the Authority may declare such interested party as non-cooperative and record its findings based on the facts available and make such recommendations to the Central Government as deemed fit. AMITABH KUMAR, Designated Authority Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. BHABAJIT DEKA Digitally signed by BHABAJIT DEKA Date: 2026.07.20 23:24:48 +05'30'