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EU tells WTO of Russia's "surge of protectionist measures"

28/11/2012

GENEVA, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Russia has recently taken "a surge of protectionist measures", some of which break the global trade rules, the European Union said on Monday, citing in particular a ban on imports of live animals from the EU and a recycling fee on imported vehicles.

China probes U.S., ROK and EU polysilicon

28/11/2012

BEIJING, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Ministry of Commerce announced on Monday the beginning of anti-dumping and countervailing investigations into imports of solar-grade polysilicon, a material used in solar equipment manufacturing, from the United States, the Republic of Korea (ROK) and the European Union (EU).

China dismisses Brazil currency proposal at WTO, criticizes QE

28/11/2012

GENEVA (Reuters) - China blamed quantitative easing for damaging emerging economies and rejected Brazil's proposal of using world trade rules to compensate for currency misalignments, during a debate at the WTO on Monday.

South Africa: Feathers fly in chicken import row

28/11/2012

South Africa is running out of time to conclude a disputed anti-dumping investigation into Brazilian chicken imports, which local producers see as crucial to protect jobs.

China levies anti-dumping duties on resorcinol imports

28/11/2012

BEIJING -- China on Friday started levying temporary anti-dumping duties on resorcinol from Japan and the United States by requiring companies to pay deposits for such imports, the Ministry of Commerce said.

WTO Sides with US in Steel Duty Dispute with China

28/11/2012

The World Trade Organisation's Dispute Settlement Body has adopted a report pertaining to the dispute over anti-dumping duties applied by China on grain oriented flat-rolled electrical steel (GOES) from the United States.

Australia Restarts Antidumping on China Glyphosate Preparations

28/11/2012

On November 16, 2012, the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service announced that, because Australian trade measures reviewing authority decided on October 23, 2012 to revoke the Customs termination of antidumping measures on glyphosate preparations from China, it has decided to restart its antidumping probe into the Chinese glyphosates under HS Code 3808.93.00.

U.S. Firms Seek Antidumping on China Silica Bricks

28/11/2012

On November 15, 2012, Utah Regractories Corporation, on behalf of American industry of Silica Bricks and Shapes, petitioned U.S. Department of Commerce and International Trade Commission to conduct an antidumping investigation into the silica bricks from China under American HS Code 6902.20.10.20.