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Threat of material injury

Act: Anti-dumping Duties Ordinance 2000

Section Provisions

ANTI-DUMPING DUTIES ORDINANCE 2000 ANTI-DUMPING DUTIES ORDINANCE 2000 ORDINANCE LXV OF 2000 An Ordinance to amend and consolidate the law relating to imposition of anti-dumping duties to offset such dumping [Gazette of Pakistan, Extraordinary, Part I, 22nd December, 2000] F.No.2(I)/2000-Pub., dated 22-12-2000.-The following Ordinance made by the President is hereby published for general information:-- PART VI DETERMINATION OF INJURY 19. Threat of material injury.--(1) In making a determination regarding existence of a threat of material injury, the Commission shall consider all relevant factors, including but not limited to, such factors as-- (a) a significant rate of increase of dumped imports into domestic market indicating the likelihood of substantially increased importation; (b) sufficient freely disposable, or an imminent and substantial increase in capacity of an exporter indicating the likelihood of substantially increased dumped exports to market in Pakistan, taking into account the availability of other export markets to absorb any additional exports: (c) whether imports are entering at prices that shall have a significant depressing or suppressing effect on prices-in Pakistan, and would likely increase demand for further imports; and (d) inventories of, an investigated product. (2) No one of the factors specified in subsection (1) by itself shall be deemed to necessarily give decisive guidance and in making a determination regarding a threat of material injury the Commission shall on the basis of the totality of the factors considered, satisfy itself that further dumped exports are imminent and that, unless protective action- is taken, material injury shall occur.