. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SG/N/9/IND/8/Suppl.1 
4 December 2009 
 (09-6228) 
Committee on Safeguards Original:   English 
  
 
INFORMATION TO BE NOTIFIED TO THE COMMITTEE 
WHERE A SAFEGUARD INVESTIGATION IS TERMINATED 
WITH NO SAFEGUARD MEASURE IMPOSED 
 
(Uncoated Paper and Copy Paper
) 
 
INDIA 
 
Supplement  
 
 
 The following communication, dated 27 November 2009, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of India.    
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 India has notified in a simultaneous notification
1 that the DG Safeguards has decided not to 
recommend any safeguard duty on this product.  The fi nal findings in this regard were published in 
the Gazette of India on 5 November 2009.  However,  the attached notification indicates, for greater 
transparency, the preliminary findings submitte d by the authorities earlier on 15 June 2009.   
 
1. Evidence of Serious injury or th reat thereof caused by increased import 
 
 The import of the product has increased in abso lute terms as well as compared to domestic 
sales.  The share of domestic sales of the s ubject product has seen decline during the year 2008-09 
compared to the preceding year.  Market share of domestic industry has shown a falling trend.  The 
share of import in the total available material in domestic market has seen a steep increase in recent 
period of 2008-09 compared to 2007-08.  The profita bility and return on capital employed of domestic 
industry has gone down.    
2. Information on whether there is an absolute  increase in import or an increase in import 
relative to domestic production 
 
 The import of uncoated paper and copy paper have shown an increasing trend in absolute 
terms as well as compared to the domestic sales as shown in the table given below:   
                                                     
 
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 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 
(Apr-Dec 2008) 2008-09 
(Jan-March 09) 
(Estimate) 
Imports (MT) 11077.00 17016.00 13504.00 5631.00 
Monthly imports 
(MT) 923.08 1,418.00 1,500.44 1,877.00 
Monthly imports 
(indexed) 100.00 153.62 162.55 203.34 
 
3. Precise description of the product involved 
 
 Uncoated Paper and Copy Paper, primarily ma de from virgin chemical pulp, classified under 
sub-heading Nos. 4802 54 90, 4802 55 10, 4802 55 20, 4802 55 30, 4802 55 40, 4802 55 50, 4802 55 90, 4802 5610, 4802 5620, 4802 5630, 4802 5640, 4802 56 50, 4802 5690, 4802 57 10, 4802 57 20, 4802 57 30, 4802 5740, 4802 57 50, 4802 5790, 4802 58 10, 4802 58 20, 4802 58 30, 4802 58 40 and 4802 58 90 of HSN as well as under Customs Tariff Act,1975.   
 
4.  Precise description of the proposed measure 
 
 DG, Safeguards, the competent authority, has recommended imposition of a provisional 
safeguard duty at the rate of 20 per cent ad valore m against import of Uncoated Paper and Copy Paper 
into India.   
 
5. Proposed date of introduction of measure 
 
 The Central government has not yet imposed provisional measures.   
 6. Expected duration of the measure  
 The Central government has not yet imposed provisional measures.   
 
7. Further information 
  The preliminary findings were published in Gazette of India on 24 April 2009.   
   
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