RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/ADP/W/92
G/SCM/W/101
ORGANIZATION 13October 1995
(95-3041)
Original: English Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE NOTIFICATIONS PROVIDED BY
THE GOVERNMENT OFINDIA1OFLAWS AND
REGULATIONS UNDER ARTICLES 18.5AND 32.6OFTHE AGREEMENTS
Thefollowing communication, dated 2October 1995, hasbeenreceived from theEuropean
Communities.
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Countervailing Duty Legislation ofIndia
1. IntheCustoms Tariff (Amendment) Act1995, No.6of1995 dated 25.3.95 (ref.
G/SCM/N/1/IND/2) atparagraph 2amending sections 9,9Aand9BoftheCustoms Tariff Act1975,
thelegislation refers toindirectly bestowing asubsidy, could theIndian authorities clarify towhatextent
theuseoftheword "indirect" isintended tobeapplied inthecontext ofthesubsidies code.
2. Inthesame paragraph (2.1) theIndian authorities appear tohaveindicated thatifanarticle
contains anelement ofasubsidy, andifthatarticle islatertransformed (before importation intoIndia)
bymanufacture, production orotherwise, theIndian authorities maystillapply acountervailing duty.
Could theIndian authorities please indicate whatcriterium would beusedtoassess theimpact ofsuch
anarticle ontheIndian domestic industry, producing thelikeproduct, forinjury determination purposes.
Could theIndian authorities alsoplease indicate whatcriterium would beapplied toestablish thatthe
alleged subsidized element ofapartiscontained inthetransformed article andonwhat legal basis
acountervailing dutycanbelevied onanarticle which hasadifferent CCT classification tothelike
product subject totheinvestigation.
3. InNotification No.1/95-N.T. CUSTOMS dated 1.1.95/11 Pausa 1916 (Saka), (Ref.
G/SCM/N/1/IND/2 page25)atparagraph 8(2)thelegislation states that"thedesignated authority may
require theparties providing information onaconfidential basistofurnish non-confidential summary
thereof ...". Does India intend tomake thisprovision mandatory? (12.4.1 SCM).
4. Inthesame legislation atNo.5reference ismade to"country oforigin". CantheIndian
authorities clarify thatwhere theyreferto"anysuchtransaction" theymean thatthearticle concerned
should stillbeclassifiable asthe"like article"?
5. AtNo.20(1) cantheIndian authorities confirm thatwhen theyrefertoimports from"specified
countries", andthattheamount ofdutyshallnotexceed theamount which hasbeenfound adequate
toremove theinjury, thisrulewillbeapplied onanon-discriminatory basistoallmembers oftheWTO.
1G/ADP/N/1/IND/2-G/SCM/N/1/IND/2.