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WTO rules on one solar dispute, bigger lurk

15/05/2013

LONDON, May 14 (Reuters) - Rejection by the world's trade body last week of preferential support for domestic solar panel makers in Canadian province Ontario brings helpful but limited guidance in a growing number of other disputes.

U.S. warns Brazil that trade barriers hurt growth potential

15/05/2013

SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS, Brazil (Reuters) - Brazil's barriers to international trade are limiting its growth potential and could hamper a huge infrastructure push at the center of President DilmaRousseff's industrial agenda, the head of the U.S. Commerce Department said in a Tuesday interview.

LG, Samsung Drum Washing Machines Sell Well Despite US Anti-dumping Duties

15/05/2013

SEOUL, KOREA – Despite the US government’s anti-dumping duties imposed on LG, Samsung washing machines, LG and Samsung Electronics have succeeded in jacking up their share of the US drum washing machine market.

ePURE suspects circumvention of import duty on ethanol imports

15/05/2013

ePURE, the European Renewable Ethanol Association, has asked the European Commission to investigate if EU customs legislation is properlyapplied in Finland.

China Told To Comply With WTO Tariff Ruling

15/05/2013

A World Trade Organization (WTO) Arbitrator, on May 3, 2012, issued his decision regarding the "reasonable period of time" for the implementation of Dispute Settlement Body recommendations and rulings in the dispute over outlawed Chinese countervailing and anti-dumping duties on Grain Oriented Flat-Rolled Electrical Steel (GOES) from the United States.

UK: Study exposes ‘major flaws’ in case against Chinese solar duties

15/05/2013

A new report has called into question claims that trade duties could result in 38,600 UK job losses and cost the economy £3.46 billion.

China: MOFCOM Launched Anti-Dumping Investigation against Seamless Alloy-Steel Tubes and Pipes

15/05/2013

The Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) released Announcement No.24, 2013 on May 10 on its decision to launch an anti-dumping investigation against imports of Certain Alloy-Steel Seamless Tubes and Pipes for High Temperature and Pressure Service originated from EU, Japan and US.

China is Hit With Five-Year EU Tariffs on Fittings, Tableware

15/05/2013

The European Union imposed five-year tariffs on pipe fittings and ceramic tableware from China, the latest evidence of the Chinese threat to higher-cost EU producers. Thailand also faces five-year pipe-fittings duties.