WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SG/N/10/IND/4
1 March 1999
(99-0776)
Committee on Safeguards Original:  English
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 12.1(C)
OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS
INDIA
The following communication, dated 22 February 1999, has been received from the
Permanent Mission of India.
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Please refer to India's communication dated 18 February 1999* regarding the findings of the
Director General (Safeguards) with regard to the investigation concerning imports of Flexible
Slabstock Polyol of molecular weight 3000-4000 us ed in the manufacture of Slabstock Foam and
Polyurethane Foam Mattresses into India.  The Government of India has taken a decision to imposesafeguard duty on this item.  A copy of the notification regarding the imposition of safeguard duty on
imports of Flexible Slabstock Polyol of molecular weight 3000-4000 used in the manufacture of
Slabstock Foam and Polyurethane Foam Mattresses into India is attached herewith.
                                                     
* (Document G/SG/N/8/IND/5).G/SG/N/10/IND/4
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TO BE PUBLISHED IN PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i) OF THE
GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, DATED 24 DECEMBER 1998
3 PAUSA, 1920 SAKA
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
NEW DELHI, dated 24 December 1998
3 Pausa, 1920 (Saka)
NOTIFICATION
No. 108/98-CUSTOMS
1. GSR (E).  In exercise of the powers conferred 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) published vide No. GSR 613 (E) dated 12 October 1998, in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), that the increased imports of Flexible SlabstockPolyol of molecular weight 3000-4000 used in the manufacture of Slabstock Foam and Polyurethane
Foam Mattresses have caused and further threatened to cause serious injury to the domestic industry,
and imposition of safeguard duty for a period of eighteen months will be in public interest, the central
Government hereby imposes on Flexible Slabstock Polyol of molecular weight 3000-4000 used in the
manufacture of Slabstock Foam and Polyurethane Foam Mattresses, falling under sub-heading No.3907.20 of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act, when imported into India, a safeguard
duty at the rate of:
(a) 20 per cent when imported up to and inclusive of the 23
rd day of December 1999;
and
(b) 5 per cent when imported from 24 December 1999 and 23 June 2000 (both days
inclusive).
2. Nothing contained in this notification shall apply to imports made 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 andthe article so replenished shall not be sold or transferred to any other person.
Explanation:  In this notification, "Advance Licence" 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;  orG/SG/N/10/IND/4
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(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 the
Government of India in the Mini stry of Commerce No. 1/1997-2002, dated
31 March 1997, as amended from time to time.
(Signed)
(Srinivas Tata)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
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