. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/SG/N/8/IND/21/Suppl.1 
G/SG/N/10/IND/12/Suppl.1 G/SG/N/11/IND/7/Suppl.1 
6 September 2011 
 
(11-4345) 
Committee on Safeguards Original:   English 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.1(B) OF THE  
AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS ON FINDING  
A SERIOUS INJURY OR THREAT THEREOF  
CAUSED BY INCREASED IMPORTS 
 
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 12.1(C) 
OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS 
 
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 9, FOOTNOTE 2  
OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS 
 
INDIA 
 
(N1, 3-dimethyl butyl-N Phenyl paraphenylenediamine, 
also known as PX-13 or 6-PPD) 
 
Supplement 
 
  The following notification, dated 5 September 2011,  is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of India. 
 
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Government of India 
Ministry of Finance 
Department of Revenue 
 
Notification  
No. 83/ 2011-Customs  
 
New Delhi, dated 30 August 2011 
   G.S.R. (E). – Whereas, in the matter of impor t of N1, 3-dimethyl butyl-N'phenylenediamine 
(PX-13 also known as 6 PPD) (hereinafter referred as the subject goods), falling under tariff items 
3812, 3810, 2921, 2925, 2934 and 2942 of the First Sc hedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 
1975) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Di rector General (Safeguard), in its final findings 
vide number G.S.R.433 (E), dated 6 June 2011, publishe d in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, 
Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated 6 June , 2011, has come to the conclusion that increased 
imports of the subject goods into India has caused  and threatened to cause serious injury to the 
domestic producers of the subject goods and it nece ssitates to impose safeguard duty on imports of  G/SG/N/8/IND/21/Suppl.1 
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  the subject goods into India, and has recommended the imposition of safeguard duty on imports of the 
subject goods into India;  
 Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 8B of the 
said Act, read with rules 12 and 14 of the Custom s Tariff (Identification and Assessment of Safeguard 
Duty) Rules, 1997, the Central Government after cons idering the said findings of the Director General 
(Safeguards), hereby imposes on N1, 3-dimethyl bu tyl-N'phenylenediamine (PX-13 also known as 
6 PPD), falling under tariff items 3812, 3810, 2921, 2925,  2934 and 2942  of the First Schedule to the 
said Act, when imported into India, a safeguard duty at the rate of: 
  (a) Thirty per cent ad valorem minus anti-dumping duty payable, if any, up to one year 
from the date of publication of this no tification in the Official Gazette; and 
 
 (b) Twenty five per cent ad valorem , minus anti-dumping duty payable, if any, after one 
year referred to in clause (a), up to two years from the date of publication of this 
notification in the Official Gazette. 
  Nothing contained in this notification sha ll apply to imports of N1, 3-dimethyl butyl-
N'phenylenediamine (PX-13 also known as 6 PPD) from countries, notified as developing countries 
under clause (a) of sub-section (6) of section 8B of the said Act, other than China PR. 
   
[F. No.354/211/2011-TRU] 
 
           (Sanjeev Kumar Singh) 
Under Secretary to the Government of India 
  
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