A mid-term review is referred to as a review conducted by the Designated Authority after an anti-dumping or countervailing duty is imposed and before the expiry of the said duty. Mid-term reviews can be initiated on receipt of an application from any interested party after a lapse of a reasonable period of time. However, the […]

Author: Ojasvi Nautiyal, Legal Associate The US Department of Commerce (DOC) on 20th September 2021 published amendments to the present anti-dumping and anti-subsidy regulations under Part 351 of Title 19, Tariff Act of 1930. These amendments to the present law are intended to strengthen the administration and enforcement of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy regulations and to […]

Author: Kalpesh Gupta, Senior Consultant The issue of trans-national subsidies and treatment thereof in anti-subsidy investigations has been a topic of debate for a very long time. With no place in the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (“ASCM”), the investigating authorities have been left quite perplexed regarding the manner in which such subsidies may […]

Author: Aastha Gupta, Joint Partner Safeguard measure can be invoked when the imports of a product increases, due to unforeseen developments, and causes injury to the domestic industry. The key ingredients required to invoke safeguard measure are (a) there must be increased imports of a product, (b) the increase in imports must be a result […]

Author: Aastha Gupta, Joint Partner The DGTR, on 11th May, initiated an anti-dumping investigation into imports of Plain Medium Density Fibre Board exported by Kim Tin MDF Joint Stock Company from Vietnam. This is the first instance of an investigation being conducted against an individual exporter, as opposed to the general practice of investigations against […]

Author: Anand Nandakumar, Associate Within the European Union (EU), subsidies can lead to significant distortion in the market. As a result, subsidies conferred by members of the EU are regulated under the EU State Aid Rules in order to maintain a level playing field in the EU internal market. However, non-EU territories or non-EU authorities […]