WTO finds EU anti-dumping measures for violation of fasteners

WTO experts group 3, Geneva publishing awards report in support of China stands, finds the EU against imports from China's fastener implementation of anti-dumping measures and regulations in conformity with WTO rules.

The report believes that the EU of 22 December 1995 on the protection of the EU from non-EU countries with the relevant provisions of the ADA and the 2009 years January 26th to adopted from China's fastener levying formal provisions of the anti-dumping duties, some of the terms and pursuant to the articles of the appropriate measures in conformity with WTO rules.

The report noted that the European Union's approach against China's right, it is recommended that the EU under the WTO rules, to adjust the related requirements.

Under the WTO dispute settlement procedures, the parties may award report publication 20, after 60 days, will report to the WTO dispute settlement mechanism for consideration by the meeting, and shall have the right to appeal in this period.

China Ministry of Commerce of the Ministry in charge of the ruling of the WTO. The official said, for a long time, the EU has asked the Chinese exporters in anti-dumping in the proof of compliance to the EU's so-called "individual rate", on the dumping of Chinese enterprise with serious burdens and unfair treatment. The WTO panel ruling made it clear that the EU anti-dumping legislation and the practice was discriminatory, in violation of WTO rules.

The official noted that China urges the EU to respect the WTO ruling, as soon as possible in conformity with WTO rules and legislation and discriminatory practices, fair treatment of the Chinese export enterprises, the maintenance of normal trade activities in Europe.

At present, the EU has yet to comment on this matter.

Nov. 9th, 2007, the European Commission decided on imported from China to launch anti-dumping investigation of fasteners. Although some Chinese enterprises actively involved, but the EU despite China's opposition to decide early in 2009 China fasteners collection of up to 87% of the final anti-dumping duty for a period of 5 years.