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EU: Anti-Dumping Duty Extended to Three More Countries

02/06/2015

BRUSSELS, Belgium – The European Commission imposed anti-dumping duties on the import of bicycles from Cambodia, Pakistan and the Philippines. Only three Cambodian companies, including A&J, Smart Tech and Speedtech Industrial as well as Procycle Industrial from the Philippines are excluded.

Weak euro keeps EU pangasius market slow

01/06/2015

The weak euro is keeping the European pangasius market slow, with importers buying only what they need to keep inventories ticking over, two major Dutch firms told Undercurrent News.

Vietnam takes Indonesia to WTO over steel imports

01/06/2015

Vietnam has filed a complaint at the World Trade Organization to challenge Indonesia's use of emergency "safeguard" tariffs on imports of flat rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, the WTO said in a statement on Monday.

Turkey probes tax evasion of plywood imports from Vietnam

01/06/2015

HCMC – Turkey is investigating a possible avoidance of anti-dumping tax of plywood imported from Vietnam and Bulgaria since 2010, according to the Vietnam Competition Authority (VCA).

Russia fails to win WTO backing in fight to contest Western sanctions

01/06/2015

Russia has been unable to obtain the support of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in contesting the sanctions that the EU and the U.S. imposed against Russia in 2014 in response to its takeover of Crimea and alleged participation in the conflict in eastern Ukraine.

EU Extends Solar Anti-dumping Investigation To Malaysia And Taiwan

01/06/2015

Chinese solar modules manufacturers who have moved a part of their production facilities to neighbouring countries may face fresh anti-dumping investigations from the European Union.

Canada Retaliates Against U.S. Country Of Origin Labelling Requirements

01/06/2015

Since 2008, the Canadian government has challenged country of origin labelling (COOL) requirements imposed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). On May 18, 2015, the World Trade Organization (WTO) Appellate Body ruled that these requirements violate Articles 2.1 and 2.2 of the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT). On May 20, 2015, in response to the May 18 ruling, the U.S. Congress approved Bill H.R. 2393 — a bill to repeal the requirements.

EU launches probe into Taiwan's solar product exporters

31/05/2015

The European Union has launched an investigation into solar product exporters from Taiwan and Malaysia to determine whether China has been using the two countries to skirt the financial penalties imposed by the EU against dumping and subsidies, according to Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs.