Report by the Secretariat (WT/TPR/S/249): 1Part III. Trade Policies and Practices by Measure: (2) Measures Directly Affecting Imports; (viii) Contingency Measures: (a) Anti dumping and countervailing measures: paragraph 79, page 62:
1The Secretariat's Report outlines the process by which "changed circumstances" reviews may be conducted.
Could India please describe the evidentiary standards under which DGAD may initiate or self initiate a "changed circumstances" review and the standards by which affirmative determinations of "changed circumstances" may be made?
How often have "changed circumstances" reviews been undertaken and how often have such reviews resulted in the modification or termination of a measure?
Further, it is assumed that DGAD can either modify or terminate anti dumping/countervailing duty measures following such a review.
Can India please confirm the above?
Reply: A changed circumstances or mid term review is conducted by the Authority under Section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act read with Rule 23 of the Anti dumping rules. The evidentiary standards are provided in detail on the website www.commerce.nic.in . There are cases where such reviews have resulted in modification or termination of measures.
