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...

反倾销调查中，涉案产品范围需要详细确定。尽管反倾销协议没有提供这方面的指导，但是过于宽泛的涉案产品可能使调查复杂化。本期的“国际贸易法律月刊”一如既往关于由中国采取的贸易救济措施以及由其他国家对中国采取的贸易救济措施。世贸组织新闻方面，贸易争端解决机构已经同意根据印度的请求就美国对来自印度的某些钢材征收反补贴税争议案成立专家组。印度认为这些措施违反了补贴和反补贴协议。本期内容还报道了近期加尔各答高等法院作出的判决，支持“国内产业”可以包括进口涉案产品的进口商。 September, 2012/ Issue-16...