The public hearing on safeguard duty case on hot rolled plates and sheets which was scheduled on 5 Feb’16 have now been rescheduled on 10 Feb’16.
DG Safeguards have issued a notification citing unavoidable circumstances as reason for reschedulement of public hearing. However the timing and venue of hearing will remain the same in New Delhi at 11 am.
The registration date for all the interested parties has also been rescheduled to 8 Feb’16 from 3 Feb’16 earlier. The interested parties now can confirm their participation via mail on or before 8 Feb’ 16.
On 28 Oct’ 15, a petition was filed by SAIL, Essar Steel, JSW Steel and Jindal Steel & Power Ltd for imposition of safeguard duty on imports of “Hot Rolled flat sheets and plates (excluding hot rolled flat products in coil form) of alloy or non alloy steel having nominal thickness less than or equal to 150mm and nominal width of greater than or equal to 600mm”.
The product under consideration is classified under Tariff Heading 7208 and 7225 (722540413, 72254019, 72254020, 72254030 and 72259900).
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