WTO Releases Findings in EU-China Anti-Dumping Case
The World Trade Organization decided China acted inconsistently with parts of the Anti-Dumping Agreement, according to a dispute panel report released Feb. 26. The report was requested by the European Union concerning China's "imposition of definitive anti-dumping duties on x-ray security inspection equipment" from the EU, the report said. The EU first requested consultations with China in July 2011.
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The EU contested both China's anti-dumping duties -- claiming, among other things, that China did not objectively examine effects of the dumped imports on domestic prices -- and China's underlying investigation into the anti-dumping issue, including that China failed to provide access to relevant information, the report said. The WTO panel did not agree with all of the EU's claims, but it did recommend China bring its anti-dumping measures into conformity with the agreement. The report also said that "to the extent China acted inconsistently with the Anti-Dumping Agreement, we conclude that it has nullified or impaired benefits accruing to the European Union under that Agreement." A summary of the report's findings is here.