Dispute Settlement DS407

17/05/2013 12:00 - 857 Views

China — Provisional Anti-Dumping Duties on Certain Iron and Steel Fasteners from the European Union

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Complainant:	European Union
Respondent:	China
Third Parties:
Agreements cited: (as cited in request for consultations)	Anti-dumping (Article VI of GATT 1994): Art.2.2, 2.2.2, 2.4, 3.1, 3.4, 3.5, 6.1.3, 6.2,6.4, 6.5, 6.10, 7, 12.2.1 GATT 1994: Art. VI:1, X:3(a)
Request for Consultationsreceived:	7 May 2010

Consultations

Complaint by the European Union.

On 7 May 2010, the European Union requested consultations with China regarding China's provisional anti-dumping duties on certain iron or steel fasteners from the European Union. The European Union alleges that Notice 115 (2009) of the Ministry of Commerce imposing the provisional anti-dumping measures in question is inconsistent with a number of provisions of the WTO Anti-Dumping Agreement and GATT 1994. The European Union also considers that Article 56 of the Chinese Anti-Dumping Regulations is inconsistent with various provisions of the Anti-Dumping Agreement, the DSU, and GATT 1994. The request notes in particular that Article 56 provides, in part, “where a country (region) discriminatorily imposes anti-dumping measures on the exports from the People's Republic of China, China may, on the basis of actual situations, take corresponding measures against that country (region)”.