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EU requests WTO Panel on Anti-Dumping duties on Light Commercial Vehicles

22/09/2014

The EU believes the anti-dumping duties applied by Russia are incompatible with WTO law, both on procedural and substantive grounds. At the EU’s request, consultations were held on 18 June 2014 to try to resolve the dispute. However, they did not satisfy the EU's concerns about the WTO-incompatibility of the measures applied by Russia.

EU asks WTO to rule on dispute with Russia over exports of vans

22/09/2014

(Reuters) - The European Union wants the World Trade Organization to rule on its dispute with Moscow over tariffs on vans exported from the EU to Russia, the WTO said on Monday.

China should remove non tariff trade barriers that affect trade

22/09/2014

Asserting that China has a huge advantage of over 30 billion dollar in the trade balance, Congress leader Shashi Tharooron Monday urged Beijing to remove the non tariff trade barriers as well as some of the tariffs that affect trade.

US Announces Anti-Dumping Duties On Mexican Steel

22/09/2014

The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has set anti-dumping duties of up to 66.7 percent on imports of reinforcing steel bars (rebar) from Mexican companies.

Turkish exporters welcome US decision to drop steel duties

22/09/2014

Todays Zaman reported that Turkish steel bar exporters have welcomed decision from the US Commerce Department to drop the steel duties imposed on their products.

Top Pork Countries Call for Tariff Elimination in TPP

22/09/2014

Organizations representing producers in the top pork countries – Australia, Chile, Mexico and the United States – are calling for a “comprehensive, high-quality” Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement that eliminates tariffs on nearly all products including pork. In a letter to the TPP negotiators, the groups stated there should be no product or sector exclusions, especially in agriculture.

Russia to appeal against US, EU sanctions to WTO

22/09/2014

Russia considers the latest round of Western sanctions illegal and is ready to appeal against them to the World Trade Organization (WTO), Russian Economy Minister Aleksey Ulyukaev told reporters on Friday.

Russia promises swift retaliatory measures to U.S. sanctions

22/09/2014

(Reuters) - Russia said on Friday it would respond quickly with retaliatory measures to the latest round of U.S. sanctions that it criticized as another "hostile step", pledging to support affected companies with state funds.