Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duties Act 2018 · As enacted · Part I · Anti-Dumping Duties
61. Initiation of investigation to determine circumvention
Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.
Official translationFrom Department of Government Printing, unchanged
Except as provided herein below, the Director-General may initiate an investigation to determine the existence and effect of any alleged circumvention of the anti-dumping duty levied under section 2(1) of the Act, upon receipt of a written application by or on behalf of the Sri
Lankan industry.
The application shall, inter-alia, contain sufficient evidence as regards the existence of the circumstances to justify initiation of an anti-circumvention investigation.
Notwithstanding anything contained in subsection (1), the Director-General may initiate an investigation on his own initiative, if he is satisfied from information received from any party interested that sufficient evidence exists as to the existence of the circumstances pointing to circumvention of anti-dumping duty in force.
The Director-General may initiate an investigation to determine the existence and effect of any alleged circumvention of the anti-dumping duty in force, where he is satisfied that imports of the article circumventing an anti-dumping duty in force are found to be dumped:
Provided that, the Director-General shall notify the government of the exporting country before proceeding to initiate such an investigation.
The provisions regarding the conduct of anti-dumping investigations under this Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to any investigation carried out under this section.
Any such investigation shall be concluded within a period of twelve months and in no case more than a period of eighteen months of the date of initiation of investigation for reasons to be recorded in writing by the Director-General.