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3. Fig.1 illustrates the initiations of Anti-Dumping investigation during 1995-
2017. The trend of Anti-Dumping investigations can be categorized into
three phases i.e. 1995-2001, 2001-2011 and 2011-17. It is evident that
initiations of Anti-Dumping investigations rose between 1995 - 2001 and
declined thereafter till 2011. Since 2011 there has again been an overall rise
in the initiations of Anti-Dumping investigations with intermittent uctuations.

Fig. 2 : Countervailing and Safeguard Measures (Initiated)

Source: WTO data (01.01.1995 to 31.12.2017).

4. Fig-2 depicts a similar rising trend in initiation of CVD investigations
between 1995- 1999 followed by a phase of decline in initiations between
1999-2005. The CVD investigation initiations have again been on a rise
since 2005, with intermittent aberrations in 2010, 2012 & 2015. The
usage of Safeguard measures has risen between 1995-2002 and has
declined thereafter. However, the recent cases of Safeguard measures
initiated/imposed by European Union (EU), Canada, Turkey and Eurasian
Economic Union are not captured in this data.

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