As you might be aware,  DGTR had initiated safeguard investigation  regarding import of phenol into India vide Notification No. 23/3/2019-DGTR dated 23rd August 2019.

 

In this regard,  DGTR has now issued Notice dated 13/04/2020  whereby we understand that  while the Director General was in the process of examining all the issues raised by various interested parties, and making a conclusion on the basis of analysis, the Applicants vide their letters dated 20th March 2020 and 23rd March 2020 withdrew the application for imposition of safeguard duty stating:

 

a. That the current jurisprudence and interpretation of Safeguard law does not remedy the increased import of Phenol into India,

 

b. That the Applicants are, therefore, seeking remedy under the Anti-dumping laws.

 

 

Since the Applicants have withdrawn the application, it is considered appropriate not to continue with the present investigation.

 

Accordingly, in view of the request made by the Applicants, the Director General, hereby, terminates the present Safeguard investigation concerning imports of “Phenol” into India initiated vide Notification No. 23/3/2019-DGTR dated 23rd August 2019.

 

 

Members are requested to take of this update.  For further details you may refer to the DGTR notice using below link-

 

http://www.dgtr.gov.in/sites/default/files/Phenol%20Safeguard%20Termination%20Notification.pdf

 

Members can send their feed-back/ concerns, if any, to the Council on our e-mail id’s:  ed@chemexcil.gov.in, deepak.gupta@chemexcil.gov.in;   rodelhi@chemexcil.gov.in, rokolkata@chemexcil.gov.in, roahmedabad@chemexcil.gov.in, & robengaluru@chemexcil.gov.in  for records and taking it further, if required. 

Take care and stay safe!