WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SG/N/10/IND/6
21 February 2000
(00-0624)
Committee on Safeguards Original:  English
NOTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 12.1(C) AND
ARTICLE 9, FOOTNOTE 2, OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS
ON TAKING A DECISION TO APPLY A SAFEGUARD MEASURE
INDIA
The following communication, dated 18 February 2000, has been received from the
Permanent Mission of India.
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Please refer to my letter number GEN/PMI/WTO/204/36/99/1443 dated 29 October 1999,
enclosing therewith a copy of the Notification dated 7 October 1999 containing the final findings of
the Director-General (Safeguards) regarding the safeguard investigation concerning imports of'Acetone' into India, for being notified under Article 12.1(b) of the Agreement on Safeguards.
The attached notification (No. 7/2000-CUSTOMS dated 27 January 2000) is regarding the
imposition of safeguard duty by India on imports of the item under reference.G/SG/N/10/IND/6
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MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, 27 January 2000
No. 7/2000-CUSTOMS
G.S.R. 68(E) – In exercise of the powers confer red by sub-section (1) of section 8B of the
Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975);  read with rules 12 and 14 of the Customs Tariff
(Identification and Assessment of Safeguard Duty) Rules, 1997, and based upon the final findings of
the Director General (Safeguards) dated 7 October 1999, published in the Gazette of India,Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated 4 November 1999, that increased imports of
Acetone into India have threatened to cause serious injury to the domestic producers of Acetone and it
would be in the public interest to impose safeguar d duty for a period of two years and six months on
imports of Acetone into India, the Central Government after considering the above-mentioned
findings of the Director-General (Safeguards), hereby imposes on Acetone, falling under sub-headingNo. 2914-11 of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act, when imported into India, a
safeguard duty at the rate of –
(1) 28 per cent ad valorem  or Rs. 3,000 per metric tonne, whichever is lower, if imported
up to and inclusive of 26 January 2001;
(2) 21 per cent ad valorem  or Rs. 2,250 per metric tonne, whichever is lower, if imported
on or after 27 January 2001 but not later than 26 January 2002;  and
(3) 9 per cent ad valorem  or Rs. 965 per metric tonne, whichever is lower, if imported on
or after 27 January 2002 but not later than 26 July 2002.
2. Nothing contained in this notification shall apply to imports made-
(a) under an advance licence, subject to the condition that the exempt article shall not be
disposed of or utilized in any manner except for utilization in discharge of export
obligation, or for replenishment of article so utilized and the article so replenishedshall not be sold or transferred to any other person;
(b) from countries notified as developing countries under clause (a) of sub-section (6) of
section 8B of the said Customs Tariff Act, other than South Africa.
Explanation – in this notification "Advanced Licences" means:
(i) Quantity Based Advance Licence issued in terms of paragraph 50 of the Export and
Import Policy 1 April 1992-31 March 1997 published vide public notice of the
Government of India in the Ministry  of Commerce No. 1-ITC(PN)/92-97, dated
31 March 1992, as amended from time to time, and endorsed with non-transferable
and actual user condition;  or
(ii) Quantity Based Advance Licence issued in terms of paragraph 7.4 of the Export and
Import policy 1 April 1997-31 March 2002 published vide notification of theGovernment of India in the Mini stry of Commerce No. 1/1997-2002, dated
31 March 1997, as amended from time to time;  orG/SG/N/10/IND/6
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(iii) Annual Advance Licence issued in terms of paragraph 7.4A of the Export and Import
policy 1 April 1997-31 March 2002 published vide notification of the Government of
India in the Ministry of Commerce No. 1/1997-2002, dated 31 March 1997, as
amended from time to time.
[F.No. 354/171/99-TRU]
PRASHANT KUMAR SINHA, Under Secy.
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