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The Customs Act, 1969

( ACT NO. IV OF 1969 )

Chapter V

LEVY OF, EXEMPTION FROM AND REPAYMENT OF, CUSTOMS-DUTIES

No imposition under section 18A or 18B in certain cases
18C. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 18A or section 18B-
 
 
 
 
(a) no goods shall be subjected to both countervailing duty and anti-dumping duty to compensate for the same situation of dumping or export subsidisation;
 
 
 
 
(b) The Government shall not levy any countervailing duty or anti-dumping duty-
 
 
 
 
(i) under section 18A or section 18B by reasons of exemption of such goods from duties or taxes borne by the like goods when meant for consumption in the country of origin or exportation or by reasons of refund of such duties or taxes;
 
 
 
 
(ii) under sub-section (1) of each of these sections, on the import into Bangladesh of any goods from a member country of the World Trade Organization or from a country with which the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh has a most favoured nation agreement (hereinafter referred as a specified country), unless in accordance with the rules made under sub-section (2) of this section, a determination has been made that import of such goods into Bangladesh causes or threatens to cause material injury to any established industry in Bangladesh or materially retards the establishment of any industry in Bangladesh; and
 
 
 
 
(iii) under sub-section (2) of each of these sections on import into Bangladesh of any goods from the specified countries unless in accordance with the rules made under sub-section (2) of this section, preliminary findings have been made of subsidy or dumping and consequent injury to domestic industry; and a further determination has also been made that a duty is necessary to prevent injury being caused during the investigation:
 
 
 
 
Provided that nothing contained in sub-clauses (ii) and (iii) of clause (b) shall apply if a countervailing duty or an anti-dumping duty has been imposed on any goods to prevent injury or threat of an injury to the domestic industry of a third country exporting the like goods to Bangladesh;
 
 
 
 
(c) The Government may not levy-
 
 
 
 
(i) any countervailing duty under section 18A, at any time, upon receipt of satisfactory voluntary undertaking from the Government of the exporting country or territory agreeing to eliminate or limit the subsidy or take other measures concerning its effect, or the exporter agreeing to revise the price of the goods and if the Government is satisfied that injurious effect of the subsidy is eliminated thereby;
 
 
 
 
(ii) any anti-dumping duty under section 18B, at any time upon receipt of satisfactory voluntary undertaking from any exporter to revise its prices or to cease exports to the area in question at dumped price and if the Government is satisfied that the injurious effect of dumping is eliminated by such action.
 
 
 
 
(2) The Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, make rules for the purposes of this section, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, such rules may provide for the manner in which any investigation may be made for the purposes of this section, the factors to which regard shall be paid in any such investigation and for all matters connected with such investigation.

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