Customs Act 1901 – Part XVB

Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate (Sodium bicarbonate)

Exported from the People’s Republic of China

Findings in relation to a Revocation Review of

Anti-Dumping Measures

Public Notice under subsection 269ZDB(1) of the Customs Act 1901

The Commissioner of the Anti-Dumping Commission (the Commission) has completed the review, which commenced on 22 July 2014, of the anti-dumping measures applying to sodium bicarbonate (“the goods”) exported to Australia from the People’s Republic of China.

Recommendations resulting from that review, reasons for the recommendations and material findings of fact and law in relation to the review are contained in Anti-Dumping Commission Report No.256 (REP 256).

I, IAN MACFARLANE, the Minister for Industry and Science, have considered REP 256 and have decided to accept the recommendations and reasons for the recommendations, including all the material findings of facts or law set out in REP 256.

Under subsection 269ZDB(1) of the Customs Act 1901 (the Act), I declare, for the purposes of the Act and the Customs Tariff (Anti-Dumping) Act 1975, that to the extent that the anti-dumping measures concerning the goods involved the publication of a dumping duty notice that, with effect from 22 July 2014, the notice is taken to have been revoked in relation to exporters generally.

Interested parties may seek a review of this decision by lodging an application with the Anti-Dumping Review Panel (www.adreviewpanel.gov.au) in accordance with the requirements in Division 9 of Part XVB of the Act, within 30 days of the publication of this notice.

The Anti‑Dumping Review Panel can be contacted by mail, phone, fax or email:

Anti-Dumping Review Panel

c/o Legal Services Branch

Department of Industry

10 Binara Street

CANBERRA  CITY  ACT  2601,  AUSTRALIA

Phone: +61 2 6276 1781

Fax: +61 2 6213 6821

Email: ADRP_Support@industry.gov.au

REP 256 has been placed on the public record which is available at www.adcommission.gov.au. Alternatively, the public record may be examined at the Commission’s office during business hours by contacting the case manager on the details provided below.

Enquiries about this notice may be directed to the case manager on telephone number +61 3 9244 8242, fax number 1300 882 506 or +61 2 6275 6888 (outside Australia) or email operations3@adcommission.gov.au.

Dated this 21st day of January 2015

IAN MACFARLANE

Minister for Industry and Science