S.I. No. 199/1977:

IMPOSITION OF DUTIES (DUMPING AND SUBSIDIES) (No. 13) (ANTI-DUMPING DUTY ON HARDBOARD) ORDER, 1977.

IMPOSITION OF DUTIES (DUMPING AND SUBSIDIES) (No. 13) (ANTI-DUMPING DUTY ON HARDBOARD) ORDER, 1977.

WHEREAS, during an investigation by An Coimisiún Dumpála under section 7 of the Imposition of Duties (Dumping and Subsidies) Act, 1968 (No. 11 of 1968), in relation to goods of the kind specified in Article 3 of the Order following, that Commission recommended to the Minister for Industry and Commerce that a provisional duty be imposed for a period of six months on goods of the kind specified in that recommendation:

AND WHEREAS, by the Imposition of Duties (Dumping and Subsidies) (Provisional Duty on Hardboard) Order, 1977 ( S.I. No. 84 of 1977 ), the Minister for Industry and Commerce imposed a provisional duty at the rates set out in that Order on goods of the kind specified in Article 2 thereof:

AND WHEREAS the Minister for Industry and Commerce is satisfied that there has been injurious dumping of goods of the kind aforesaid:

AND WHEREAS the Minister for Industry and Commerce is further satisfied that there has been dumping of those goods on which provisional duty is chargeable and that the dumping would, but for the provisional duty have caused material injury to an industry in the State:

NOW, THEREFORE, the Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 14 of the said Imposition of Duties (Dumping and Subsidies) Act, 1968 , hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Imposition of Duties (Dumping and Subsidies) (No. 13) (Anti-Dumping Duty on Hardboard) Order, 1977.

2. This Order shall come into operation on the 30th day of June, 1977.

3. (1) An anti-dumping duty at the rates specified in paragraph (2) of this Article shall be charged, levied and paid on hardboard that--

( a ) is produced in, or originates in, Czechoslovakia or Poland, and

( b ) is classified at tariff code numbers 4809-614, 4809-622, 4809-630, 4809-638, 4809-646 and 4809-654 in the Schedule to the Imposition of Duties (No. 200) (Customs and Excise Duties and Form of Tariff) Order, 1972 ( S.I. No. 220 of 1972 ), and

( c ) is imported into the State after the commencement of this Order.

(2) The duty imposed by this Order shall be at the following rates, that is to say--

( a ) in the case of hardboard which is produced in, or originates in, Czechoslovakia, at the rate of £11.00 per 100 square metres, or

( b ) in the case of hardboard which is produced in, or originates in, Poland, at the rate of £10.00 per 100 square metres.

4. For the purposes of this Order, the country of origin of goods shall be determined in accordance with the rules of origin contained in Council Regulation (EEC) 802/68* of the 27th day of June, 1968.

5. The duty imposed by this Order is hereby placed under the care and management of the Revenue Commissioners.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Government, this 28th day of June, 1977.

LIAM MAC COSGAIR,

Taoiseach.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order provides for the charging of an anti-dumping duty at the rate of £11.00 per 100 square metres on hardboard produced in or originating in Czechoslovakia and at the rate of £10.00 per 100 square metres on hardboard produced in or originating in Poland.