India: Termination without measures of safeguard investigation on coated paper and paper board
Description
On April 20, 2009 the government of India initiated a safeguard investigation on coated paper and paper board. Four days later, on April 24, 2009 the preliminary affirmative decision that injury occured was taken. On November 13, 2009 the Government of India took the decision to terminate the investigation without imposing any measures.
Any Evidence-Based Deliberation:
| Question | Result |
|---|---|
| Is there anything in the public record to suggest that evidence of the effectiveness of the proposed measure was considered during official deliberations? | |
| Is there any evidence that alternatives to the proposed measure were considered? | |
| Is there anything in the public record that suggests that empirical evidence informed the comparison across the alternatives available to government? | |
| Was such evidence identified? | |
| Is such evidence publicly available? | |
| Did the official decision-maker in question provide an explanation as to why a chosen measure was favoured over alternatives? | |
| Is there any evidence to suggest that potentially affected trading partners were consulted before the measures were taken? | |
| Is there any evidence that safeguards have been put in place to ensure that implementation of the initiative is transparent and non-discriminatory? | |
| Did the government state its intention to review the measure within one year of implementation? |
Date Discovered: 17/11/2009
Implemented: Yes
Date of inception: 20 Apr 2009
GTA Evaluation: Green
Source:
As reported by: Bown, Chad P. (2009) “Global Antidumping Database,” [Version 5.0, July], available at www.brandeis.edu/~cbown/global_ad/
Government Response:
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