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Italy defends EU tariffs as last defence against China

05/10/2015

Italy has fired the first shots in one of Europe’s most difficult impending trade decisions, arguing that the EU must not surrender its power to retaliate against Chinese dumping.

Australia sees way to resolve TPP drug dispute with United States

05/10/2015

Oct 4 Australia sees a way forward to resolve a dispute with the United States over next-generation medicines that is stalling Pacific trade talks but "splitting it down the middle" on patent protections will not be the answer, Australia's trade minister said on Sunday.

EU withdraws Anti-Dumping Duty on Pak products

05/10/2015

In a major development, the European Union (EU) has withdrawn the crippling Anti-Dumping Duty on Pakistan’s products of PET (Polyethylene terephthalate, a chemical used in making mineral water and beverage bottles), imposed five years ago, due to aggressive “trade diplomacy” of Pakistan.

WTO panel to hear Japan-Korea import ban dispute

05/10/2015

A dispute panel is now set to hear Japan’s complaint (DS495) against Korea’s import ban and certification and testing requirements on certain imported foods, following a second panel request from Tokyo.

Australia questions India’s mandatory sugar export quota

05/10/2015

Australia has questioned India’s decision to make it mandatory for sugar millers to export 5 million tonnes during the 2015-16 sugar season (October-September). “Australia has (at a WTO meet) indicated that if India intends to carry out the mandated exports at a subsidised price, it has the potential to distort world trade in the commodity,” an official who attended a recent meeting of the WTO’s committee on agriculture, told BusinessLine.

U.S. submits compromise on anti-tobacco laws under Pacific trade deal

05/10/2015

Governments will be allowed to block tobacco companies from suing over anti-smoking measures under a U.S. proposal being considered by Pacific trading partners as part of a free trade deal involving a dozen countries.

Federal government to investigate hot-rolled dumping

05/10/2015

A flood of $1.9 billion in imports from seven foreign countries is damaging the steel industry, the U.S. International Trade Commission found.

WTO Panel To Rule In US-Indonesia Anti-Dumping Dispute

05/10/2015

The World Trade Organization (WTO) announced on September 28, 2015, that it has established a panel to mediate in an anti-dumping dispute between Indonesia and the United States.