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Australia: Third tranche of anti-dumping legislation passes House of Representatives

11/05/2012

Minister for Home Affairs Jason Clare today welcomed the passing of the third tranche of the Government’s anti-dumping legislation through the House of Representatives.

PV groups trade insults over Chinese support measures

11/05/2012

SolarWorld and its US allies see a significant expansion of what they call illegal support for PV exporters in China’s latest five-year plan.

US: Louisiana Congressmen Tackle Illegal Circumvention of Trade Laws, Help Commercial Fishermen

11/05/2012

Tarpon Springs, FL—The Southern Shrimp Alliance commends the leadership of Rep. Charles Boustany (R-La.) and Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-La.) in combating the illegal importation of shrimp through the introduction of H.R. 5708, the “Preventing Recurring Trade Evasion and Circumvention Act” or the “PROTECT Act.” By preventing circumvention of U.S. antidumping and countervailing duties, the bill would benefit thousands of small, family-owned shrimping businesses in the Gulf and South Atlantic regions as well as a vast array of industries throughout the country that face unfair competition from abroad.

EU to develop new weapons against China trade practices

11/05/2012

BRUSSELS, May 10 (Reuters) - The European Union is planning new trade defences to counter subsidies and dumping by trading partners such as China, including a more active role for its executive Commission, the bloc's trade chief said on Thursday.

Anti-dumping: EP adopts modification of Council regulation

11/05/2012

MEPs adopted at first reading the European Commission’s proposal, on 10 May, to amend a Council regulation regarding the protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community.

WTO Appoints Chang Seung Wha to Seven-Member Appellate Body

11/05/2012

The World Trade Organization appointed Chang Seung Wha, a professor in trade law at Seoul National University, to join its seven-member Appellate Body, South Korea’s Trade Ministry said in an e-mailed statement today.

India: Anti-dumping duty on viscose yarn up, weavers cry foul

11/05/2012

SURAT: Powerloom weavers and yarn importers in Surat, which houses the country's biggest man-made fibre industry, are unhappy with the Union finance ministry imposing anti-dumping duty on the import of viscose filament yarn from China.

India: Anti-dumping Duty on Illegal Import of Silk from China

11/05/2012

Import of raw silk is free as per ITC (HS) Classification for Export and Import Items. Due to dumping of raw silk from China, Anti-Dumping Duty has been imposed on some grades of Mulberry raw silk for 5 years from 6.1.2009 onwards.