Regulation

Safeguard, Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Regulation, 2077

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Type
Regulation
Year
२०७७ BS
Status
In force
Category
खण्ड ८: उद्योग, वाणिज्य तथा आपूर्ति · Volume 8: Industry, Corporate, and Import
Made under
Safeguards, Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Act, 2076
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What does it do?

  • A Nepali industry hurt by a surge of imports may ask the Ministry for a safeguard measure on the Schedule-1 form. The Ministry must pass it to the Department within three days, and the Department must name an officer of at least gazetted second class to investigate. If there is enough evidence of serious injury, the officer recommends a safeguard or interim safeguard; the government may impose it and must publish it in the Nepal Gazette.अनपेक्षित रूपमा बढेको आयातबाट हानि पुगेको स्वदेशी उद्योगले अनुसूची-१ को ढाँचामा मन्त्रालयसमक्ष सेफगार्ड्स उपाय लगाउन निवेदन दिन सक्छ। मन्त्रालयले तीन दिनभित्र विभागमा पठाउनुपर्छ र विभागले कम्तीमा राजपत्राङ्कित द्वितीय श्रेणीको अधिकृतलाई अनुसन्धान अधिकारी तोक्नुपर्छ। गम्भीर हानि नोक्सानीको पर्याप्त आधार देखिए अनुसन्धान अधिकारीले सेफगार्ड्स वा अन्तरिम सेफगार्ड्स उपाय सिफारिस गर्छ; नेपाल सरकारले उपाय लगाउन सक्छ र त्यसको सूचना नेपाल राजपत्रमा प्रकाशन गर्नुपर्छ। Nepal Law Commission Rules 3(1)-(8) and 4, PDF pp. 1-2; Schedule 1, PDF p. 8
  • Requests for anti-dumping duty (Schedule-2 form) and countervailing duty (Schedule-3 form) go to the Department. They must show domestic production capacity, the injury suffered or expected, the goods' customs code, and registration details of petitioning industries producing at least 25 per cent of output of the similar product and of supporting industries producing 50 per cent. The investigating officer may ask for more documents and consult the exporting country's authorities and importers.एन्टी-डम्पिङ्ग महसुल (अनुसूची-२) र काउन्टरभेलिङ्ग महसुल (अनुसूची-३) का लागि विभागसमक्ष निवेदन दिनुपर्छ। निवेदनमा स्वदेशी उत्पादन क्षमता, पुगेको वा पुग्न सक्ने हानि नोक्सानी, मालवस्तुको भन्सार वर्गीकरण सङ्केत तथा मिल्दोजुल्दो मालवस्तुको कुल उत्पादनमा कम्तीमा पच्चीस प्रतिशत हिस्सा राख्ने निवेदक उद्योग र पचास प्रतिशत हिस्सा राख्ने समर्थक उद्योगको दर्ता विवरण चाहिन्छ। अनुसन्धान अधिकारीले थप कागजात माग्न र निर्यातकर्ता मुलुकका निकाय तथा आयातकर्तासँग परामर्श गर्न सक्छ। Nepal Law Commission Rules 6 and 7, PDF pp. 2-3; Schedules 2-3, PDF pp. 9-12
  • If the government decides that an anti-dumping or countervailing duty should not have been charged, or was charged too high, the importer may apply to the Department, in writing or electronically, for a refund, naming the customs office where it wants to be paid. The Department sends the claim through the Ministry to the Ministry of Finance, which releases the money to that customs office, and the customs office must refund the importer.एन्टी-डम्पिङ्ग वा काउन्टरभेलिङ्ग महसुल लगाउनु नपर्ने वा बढी लगाइएको भनी नेपाल सरकारले निर्णय गरेमा सम्बन्धित आयातकर्ताले आधार र प्रमाणसहित लिखित वा विद्युतीय माध्यमबाट विभागमा फिर्ताका लागि निवेदन दिन सक्छ र रकम लिन पायक पर्ने भन्सार कार्यालय खुलाउनुपर्छ। विभागले मन्त्रालयमार्फत अर्थ मन्त्रालयमा लेखी पठाउँछ, अर्थ मन्त्रालयले त्यो भन्सार कार्यालयमा निकासा दिन्छ र भन्सार कार्यालयले आयातकर्तालाई रकम फिर्ता गर्नुपर्छ। Nepal Law Commission Rule 11(1)-(5), PDF pp. 4-5
  • A measure imposed for three years or more must be reviewed no later than the midpoint of its first term, then every year. Each review must finish within three months, extendable by up to one month. After half the term has passed, an interested party may ask for a review on the Schedule-5 form, depositing the cost set by the Ministry within seven days; otherwise the review may be suspended. Unused money is refunded on request.तीन वर्ष वा बढी अवधिका लागि लगाइएको उपाय वा महसुलको समीक्षा पहिलो अवधिको मध्यावधिभन्दा ढिलो नहुने गरी र त्यसपछि प्रत्येक वर्ष गर्नुपर्छ। समीक्षा तीन महिनाभित्र सक्नुपर्छ; बढीमा एक महिना थप्न सकिन्छ। आधा अवधि पूरा भएपछि सरोकारवाला पक्षले अनुसूची-५ को ढाँचामा समीक्षाका लागि निवेदन दिन सक्छ र मन्त्रालयले तोकेको खर्च सात दिनभित्र धरौटी राख्नुपर्छ; नराखेमा समीक्षा स्थगित हुन सक्छ। खर्च नभएको रकम निवेदन दिएमा फिर्ता हुन्छ। Nepal Law Commission Rules 12(1)-(10) and 13(1)-(6), PDF pp. 5-7; Schedule 5, PDF pp. 16-17

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