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Australia Brumby review calls for tougher anti-dumping laws

30/11/2012

Australia is under-performing when it comes to preventing dumping from importers, according to the Brumby Anti-Dumping Review.

Malaysia free trade deal makes anti-dumping reforms critical

28/11/2012

CFMEU National Secretary Michael O’Connor today endorsed the passage of a swathe of legislative reforms which will provide the Australian manufacturing industry with ammunition to fight the serious threat posed by the dumping of cheap imports currently threatening Australian jobs. The reforms will be critical to ensuring the Malaysia free trade deal does not further exacerbate the inflow of dumped Malaysian timber and wood products.

Anti-dumping agency to put trade on level playing field

28/11/2012

The establishment of a new trade remedies agency would be a major step forward in the fight against illegal dumping of goods into Australia, potentially saving thousands of local jobs, according to The Australian Workers' Union (AWU).

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.