[TO BE PUBLISHED IN PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i) OF THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY]                                                   

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF FINANCE

(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)

Notification No. 39/ 2008-Customs 

New Delhi, the 26^th March, 2008 

              G.S.R.  (E). -Whereas, the designated authority vide notification No. 15/11/2008-DGAD, dated the 7^th March, 2008, published in Part I, section 1 of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, dated the 10^th March, 2008, has initiated review, in terms of sub-section (5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) and in pursuance of rule 23 of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti-dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995 (hereinafter referred to as the said Rules), in the matter of continuation of anti-dumping duty on Sodium Hydroxide, commonly known as Caustic Soda, originating in, or exported from, the European Union (excluding France), Indonesia and Chinese Taipei, imposed vide  notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 168/2003-CUSTOMS dated the 14^th November 2003, published in the Gazette of India vide number G.S.R.891(E), dated the 14^th November 2003, and has requested for  extension of anti-dumping duty for a period of one year from the date of its expiry, in terms of sub-section (5) of section 9A of the said Customs Tariff Act, pending the completion of the review;  

            Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (5) of section 9A of the said Act and in pursuance of rule 23 of the said Rules, the Central Government hereby makes the following further amendment in the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 168/2003-CUSTOMS dated the 14^th November 2003, published in the Gazette of India vide number G.S.R.891 (E), dated the 14^th November 2003, namely: - 

In the said notification, after paragraph 2, the following paragraph shall be inserted, namely: - 

“3.        This notification shall remain in force upto and inclusive of the 26^th March, 2009, unless the notification is revoked earlier.’’

[F. No.354/8/2003-TRU (Pt)]

(Uumesh Wagh)

Under Secretary to the Government of India

Note: The principal notification No. 168/2003-CUSTOMS dated the 14^th November 2003, was amended vide Notification No. 72/2006-CUSTOMS, dated the 10^th July, 2006, published in the Gazette of India vide number G.S.R.409 (E), dated the 10^th July, 2006.