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ORGANIZATIONG/SG/N/10/IND/6/Suppl.2
G/SG/N/11/IND/1
13  May 2002
(02-2653)
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
Supplement
The following communication, dated 7 May 2002, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of India.
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1. Please refer to my communication dated 8 March 2002 regarding a notification under
Article 12.1(b) of the Agreement on Safeguards enclosing therewith a copy of the final findings (No.
SG/INV/1/99(REV) dated 4 February 2002), of the Director General (Safeguards) concerning the
Review of exemption from imposition of safeguard duty on imports of acetone into India from
notified developing countries.  This has been circulated to Members as documentG/SG/N/10/IND/6/Suppl.1 dated 14 March 2002.
2. I now forward herewith a copy of Notifi cation No. 39/2002-CUSTOMS dated 12 April 2002,
issued by the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance containing the final decision of the
Government of India concerning this Review.G/SG/N/10/IND/6/Suppl.2
G/SG/N/11/IND/1
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NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, 12 April 2002
No. 39/2002-CUSTOMS
G.S.R.280(E) – WHEREAS in th e matter of import of Acetone, falling under sub-heading
2914.11 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), the Director General
(Safeguards) vide its final findings, dated 7 October 1999, published in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated 4 November 1999, had come to the conclusionthat 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 safeguard duty for a period of
two years and six months on im ports of Acetone into India;
AND WHEREAS after considering the aforesaid final findings, the Central Government has
imposed safeguard duty on Acetone vide notification No. 7/2000-Customs, dated 27 January 2000,
[G.S.R. 68(E), dated 27 January 2000] published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II
Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated 27 January 2000, up to and inclusive of 26 July 2002;
AND WHEREAS the Director General (Safeguards) vide its final findings in review, dated
4 February 2002, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i),
dated 8 February 2002 has come to the conclusion that the share of imports of Acetone into India
from South Africa and Singapore during the period April-October 2001 has been 3 per cent or more
and recommended that imports of Acetone into Indi a from South Africa and Singapore be subjected to
safeguard duty leviable thereon;
NOW THEREFORE, in exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 8B of the
said Customs Tariff Act, read with sub-section (6) thereof and rule 18 of Customs Tariff
(Identification and Assessment of Safeguard Duty) Rules, 1997, the Central Government after
considering the aforesaid final findings in review, hereby makes the following amendment in the said
notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No.
7/2000-Customs, dated 27 January 2000, except as respects things done or omitted to be done beforesuch amendment, namely:
In the said notification, in paragraph 2, for clause (b), the following clause shall be
substituted, namely:
"(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 and Singapore."
[F. No. 354/171/99-TRU]
G.D. LOHANI, Under Secr.
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