By Dr. Smita Bhatia

Plastic packaging is big business. The India Brand Equity Foundation (IBEF) estimated the Indian packaging industry to be at about US$28 billion in 2014, with roughly half the market share belonging to plastic packaging [see end note 1]. Polyethylene and Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) account for nearly 70% of the polymers used in f...

By Atul Gupta

Article 5 of WTO:ADA provides for initiation and subsequent investigation. Clause (ii) of Article 5.2 provides that the application shall contain the information relating to the names of the country or countries of origin or export in question. Article 5.4 prohibits initiation of an Anti-dumping Duty investigation unless the Investigating A...

By Atul Gupta

It is a debatable issue from which date the period of 5 years should be reckoned for determining the date on which imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty would expire, if no sunset review is conducted before such expiry (Article 11.3 of WTO: ADA).  This debate assumed significance in respect of Indian practice after the delivery of...

By Atul Gupta

Article II of the GATT, 1994 provides that a Member country shall follow MFN principle. Article II.2 provides for exception to the MFN principles. One of such exception permits imposition of Anti-dumping Duty in terms of Article VI of the GATT, 1994. Article VI of GATT 1994 provides for imposition of Anti-dumping Duty on fulfilment of certa...

By T.D. Satish

In the Indian context, the scheme of anti-dumping provisions under the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (“the Act”) and the Anti-Dumping Rules (“AD Rules") [see end note 1] broadly divide the proceedings into two forms – original investigation and reviews. The procedure followed by the Designated Authority, Anti-Dumping (&ldquo...

主要合伙人及区域主管，班加罗尔

Shivadass领导班加罗尔分所。他负责诉讼、顾问和其他相关的事务，并且处理所有间接税有关的事务。他在印度、俄罗斯、中国、德国、泰国和韩国的反倾销调查中代表了许多出口商、进口商和国内产业。

1993年加入L&S之前，Shivadass在中央货物税部门工作了13年，期间担任许多重要职务。