. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/ADP/Q2/IND/11 
25 October 2012 
 (12-5822) 
Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices Original:   English 
 
 
 
ARTICLE 16.4 OF THE AGREEMENT 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF ANTI-DUMPING DUTY ACTIONS 
 
Replies to Questions Posed by the UNITED STATES1 Regarding  
the Semi-Annual Report from INDIA2 
   The following communication, dated 23 October 2012, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of India. 
 
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Question 1 
  With regard to India's investigation on Stainless Steel Cold Rolled Flat Products of 
200 series having width below 600 mm from the United States, India notes that no measures 
were imposed because "No recommendation [was] made within the stipulated period." (column 8).  Does this indicate that this investigation was terminated?  If so, how were interested parties notified of the termination?  
 Reply 
 
 Yes, investigation in the matter was terminated.  The termination notification is in the process 
of being issued.  
Question 2  
 
 With respect to India's investigation on im ports of soda ash from the United States, 
India's Directorate General of Antidumping a nd Allied Duties (DGAD) issued its preliminary 
determination on 2 September 2011;  however, th is determination does not appear in India's 
semi-annual report.  Please explain why this fina l determination is not reported?  Likewise, 
DGAD's 5 December 2011 final determination in the antidumping duty investigation on 
morpholine imports from the United States also was not included in India's notification.  For 
the sake of transparency, we would appreciat e India including the preliminary and final 
determinations, respectively, for these investigat ions in its semi-annual report, just as it had 
notified the investigation involving Stainless Steel Cold Rolled Flat products of 400 series. 
                                                      
1 G/ADP/Q2/IND/10.    
2 G/ADP/N/223/IND. G/ADP/Q2/IND/11 
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  Reply 
 
 We are requesting the Secretariat to issue the necessary corrigendum by making corrections in the relevant columns of the SA Report of India (G/ADP/N/223/IND).  Question 3  
 
 With regard to India's investigation on Stainless Steel Cold Rolled Flat Products of 
400 series having width below 600 mm from the United States, India notes in column 8 that the final findings were issued in November 2011, and that the final imposition of measures will be 
announced by the Government on India.  It has been India's usual practice that imposition of 
duties by Indian Customs usually occurs with in approximately six weeks following DGAD's 
final findings.  However, to the best of our knowledge, Customs has not yet imposed final duties 
on these imports.  Can India please clarify this time lag between final findings and imposition of measures?  Can we assume, since measures have no t yet been imposed, that no measures will be 
imposed and the case is effectively terminated?    
Reply 
  Customs notification No 46/2012 dated 4
 October 2012 and the corrigendum dated 
11 October 2012 have been issued.  These are available at http://www.cbec.gov.in/  
 
Question 4 
 
 Regarding India's mid-term review of the antidumping duty measure on imports of 
caustic soda from the United States, which had been initiated on 8 June 2010, DGAD issued its 
final determination on 7 July 2011 which is not reflected in India's semi- annual report.  Please 
explain why this final determination is not reported. 
 
Reply 
  We are requesting the Secretariat to issue the necessary corrigendum by making corrections in 
the relevant columns of the SA Report of India (G/ADP/N/223/IND).   
   
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