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China 10:

Report by the Secretariat (WT/TPR/S/249):III. TRADE POLICIES AND PRACTICES BY MEASRUE: (2) Measures Directly Affecting Imports:

Question:

(1) Does India take such a view that due to domestic judicial proceedings in the anti dumping investigations the duration of temporary anti dumping measures and the investigation period could exceed six months and eighteen months respectively? Are these in conformity with Article 5.10, Article 7.4 and Article 7.5 of the Agreement on Anti dumping Measures?

(2) Is there any such practice in anti dumping investigations in Chinese products? If so, please provide details.

Reply (1): India's Investigating Authority is aware of the time limit prescribed under the WTO Agreement and the Anti dumping Rules of India. However, due to judicial interventions in the case of imports of R 134a from China PR and Japan, exceptional circumstances were created due to which anti dumping investigation could not be completed within the time frame.

Reply (2): There is no such general practice in India's anti dumping investigations. This case is the sole exception and full reasons and circumstances of the judicial interventions in this case leading to the extended time have been explained in the final findings issued by the DGAD. A copy of the final findings can be downloaded from the website www.commerce.nic.in.

China 11:

Report by the Secretariat (WT/TPR/S/249):III. TRADE POLICIES AND PRACTICES BY MEASRUE: (2) Measures Directly Affecting Imports:

Question: Since 2008, India has initiated several anti dumping investigations as well as taken anti dumping measures against textile products of China. Please provide details on production and sales of the relevant products in India and the import and export data after anti dumping measures were taken.

Reply: Data relating to production and sale of domestic industry and import and export data is given in the final findings issued by the investigating authority. The information sought by China relates to period after the anti dumping measures were taken. Generally such kind of data is not maintained by the investigating authority. However, the concerned domestic industry has been requested to provide data relating to production and sale of the relevant products. As regards import and export data, the same can be found at the website www.dgciskol.nic.in.

China 12:

Report by the Secretariat (WT/TPR/S/249):SECTION IV: TRADE POLICIES BY SELECTED SECTORS:

Question 4: Please provide information concerning all policies supporting the textile industry issued by the Indian Central Government from 2008 to 2011 and the effects of these policies.

Reply: The Government introduced National Textile Policy in 2000 with a vision to develop a strong and vibrant textile industry. Some of the objectives of the policy are to facilitate the textile industry to attain and sustain a pre eminent global standing in the manufacture and export of clothing; liberalise controls and regulations so that the different segments of the textile industry are enabled to perform in a greater competitive environment; enable the industry to build world class state of the art manufacturing capabilities in conformity with environmental standards, and for this purpose to encourage both foreign direct investment as well as research and development in the sector.