Report by the Secretariat (WT/TPR/S/249): III. Trade Policies and Practices by Measure: (2) Measures Directly Affecting Imports: (viii) Contingency measures (a) Anti dumping and countervailing measures
Paragraph 79 states:
The DGAD conducts mid term reviews to assess the need for continued imposition of anti dumping duties. These reviews may be self initiated or on request from an interested party and in view of changed circumstances. The review follows the same procedures prescribed for an investigation to the extent that they are applicable. In 2010, a trade notice was issued to clarify the initiation of mid term reviews.3 The notice indicates that an application for initiation of a mid term review of an anti dumping duty in force may be made to the DGAD by an interested party including exporters, importers, domestic producers, trade representative bodies, firms or institutions, which are representative of the domestic industry. The applicant must submit positive information substantiating the need for a review. The notice also indicates that the application for an interim/mid term review may be accepted by the DGAD provided that a reasonable period of time, i.e. at least one year, has elapsed since the imposition of the definitive anti dumping duty by the Central Government. However, the DGAD may review the need for the continued imposition of the duty, where warranted, on its own initiative.
Question: In the context of mid term reviews, how does India ensure that its review of the dumping calculation complies with WTO disciplines?
Reply: The methodology used by India for calculation of dumping margin in the original investigation and in the mid term review investigation is consistent with the WTO Anti Dumping Agreement.
