Section 9B:
NO levy under section 9 or section 9A in certain cases.
1[9B. No levy under section 9 or section 9A in certain cases.-- (1) Notwithstanding anything
contained in section 9 or section 9A,--
(a) no article shall be subjected to both countervailing duty and anti-dumping duty to compensate
for the same situation of dumping or export subsidization;
(b) the Central Government shall not levy any countervailing duty or antidumping duty--
(i) under section 9 or section 9A by reasons of exemption of such articles from duties or taxes
borne by the like article when meant for consumption in the country of origin or exportation or by
reasons of refund of such duties or taxes;
(ii) under sub-section (1) of each of these sections, on the import into India of any article
from a member country of the World Trade Organisation or from a country with whom
Government of India has a most favoured nation agreement (hereinafter referred as a specified
country), unless in accordance with the rules made under sub-section (2) of this section, a
determination has been made that import of such article into India causes or threatens material
injury to any established industry in India or materially retards the establishment of any industry
in India; and
(iii) under sub-section (2) of each of these sections, on import into India of any article from
the specified countries unless in accordance with the rules made under sub-section (2) of this
section, a preliminary findings has been made of subsidy or dumping and consequent injury to
domestic industry; and a further determination has also been made that a duty is necessary to
prevent injury being caused during the investigation:
Provided that nothing contained in sub-clauses (ii) and (iii) of clause (b) shall apply if a
countervailing duty or an anti-dumping duty has been imposed on any article to prevent injury or
threat of an injury to the domestic industry of a third country exporting the like articles to India;
(c) the Central Government may not levy--
(i) any countervailing duty under section 9, at any time, upon receipt of satisfactory voluntary
undertakings from the Government of the exporting country or territory agreeing to eliminate or
limit the subsidy or take other measures concerning its effect, or the exporter agreeing to revise
the price of the article and if the Central Government is satisfied that the injurious effect of the
subsidy is eliminated thereby;
(ii) any anti-dumping duty under section 9A, at any time, upon receipt of satisfactory
voluntary undertaking from any exporter to revise its prices or to cease exports to the area in
question at dumped price and if the Central Government is satisfied that the injurious effect of
dumping is eliminated by such action.
(2) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for the purposes
of this section, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, such rules may provide for the manner in which any investigation may be made for the purposes of this section, the factors to which
regard shall be at in any such investigation and for all matters connected with such investigation.]
Notes:
1. Ins. by Act 10 of 2000, s. 89 (w.e.f. 12-5-2000).