CUTS Institute for Regulation & Competition Trade Remedial (Anti-Dumping and Safeguard Measures)

Are you
– An executive dealing with corporate affairs and business decisions related to international trade?
– A corporate lawyer advising clients on trade remedy laws and related compliance?
– Are any others interested in the application and implementation of trade remedy laws?

If you are
This three-day CIRC Training Programme on Trade Remedial Measures can strengthen your professional skills on how to address issues relevant to trade remedial measures which will help you to maintain your position in domestic and foreign markets, especially at this time when trade protectionism is growing.

You will gain the following
Knowledge of WTO Agreements and Indian laws and practices on anti-dumping, antisubsidy and safeguards issues Understanding of the procedure involved in making applications before the requisite authorities Understanding of the technicalities of the investigations conducted

Rationale
Economic recession is leading to greater protectionism around the world. Given the current economic situation, many industries may not be able to compete with imports. India has laws and rules on all the three trade remedies available under the WTO framework, i.e. antidumping duties, countervailing duties and safeguard measures. Knowledge of these laws and their operation will be useful for the industry as well as for other relevant stakeholders. This programme will provide practical inputs on issues such as calculation of dumping margin and injury and protection of one’s exports from the imposition of trade remedial measures in export markets.

Content
WTO basic principles and an overview of GATT and specific trade remedy agreements Indian anti-dumping duty law and practice on procedural issues Concepts and issues in dumping margin calculations Issues of injury and causal link An overview of use of trade remedies in India and sharing of experiences Indian countervailing duty law and practice including an appraisal of Indian schemes Indian safeguard duty law and practice and product-specific safeguards on imports from China Strategies and approach to anti-dumping, anti-subsidies and safeguard measures against Indian exports to major trading partners

Resource Persons
*The resource persons for this Programme comprise eminent experts such as

– Sharad Bhansali, Managing Partner, APJ-SLG Law Offices
– A. V. Ganesan, Former Member, Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization A. K. Gupta, TPM Consultants**
– R. K. Gupta, Principal Bench, Customs & Central Excise Settlement Commission** V. Lakshmi Kumaran, Partner, Lakshmikumaran and Sridharan Advocates** Pallavi Shroff, Partner, Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A. Shroff & Co**
– Krishnan Venugopal, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India * In alphabetical order of surname; ** TBC

Pedagogy
The pedagogical methods will include lectures, presentations, discussions and case studies by the resource persons and participants.

Place
This programme will be held in New Delhi and in other cities such as Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai.

About CIRC
CIRC (www.circ.in) was launched in September 2005. It is an initiative towards creating an intellectual and knowledge base on competition policy & law, economic regulation, and commercial & economic diplomacy. CIRC is governed by a 20-member Governing Council, chaired by C. Rangarajan, MP, Rajya Sabha. Dipak Chatterjee (former Commerce Secretary of India and former Indian Ambassador to the European Union) is the Director General.

How to Apply
An Application Form is enclosed. It is also available at www.circ.in/pdf/ApplicationFormTRM0901.pdf. Send your application along with a Demand Draft/Cheque of Rs. 25,000* per participant to the following address:

Mr. Wilson Tharakan
Office Secretary
CUTS Institute for Regulation & Competition (CIRC)
B-2, 3rd Floor, Greater Kailash Enclave-II, New Delhi 110 048
Phone: +91.11.29223021
Fax: +91.11.40535921
Email: circ@circ.in

For any clarification please write to Ms. Pallavi Kishore, Fellow, CIRC, pk@circ.in *

Service tax as applicable, to be paid by CIRC to the Government of India is included. Fee also includes study materials, lunch, and tea and refreshments. Travel and accommodation is not included in the fee. 15 percent discount will be offered if there are four and more candidates from an organisation.