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WTO Establishes Three Trade Dispute Panels

03/02/2012

The World Trade Organization (WTO) has confirmed the creation of two panels to mediate on cases relating to Chinese anti-dumping and countervailing duties, and a third to examine Canadian support to local manufacturers of clean-tech products in cases brought by the European Union and Japan.

Brazil: ‘Statistics manipulated’ in chicken antidumping case

03/02/2012

The heat is on in the Brazilian chicken antidumping case, with those opposing the application by local producers for greater protection saying there is a huge amount of misrepresentation and manipulation of statistics.

WTO Rejects Chinese Appeal of Ruling against Mineral Curbs

03/02/2012

World Trade Organization judges rejected China’s appeal of a ruling that found restrictions on exports of nine raw materials break global rules and give the country’s manufacturers an unfair edge over competitors.

U.S. lawmakers to press Obama on China auto parts

03/02/2012

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Midwestern lawmakers and groups from the U.S. auto parts sector plan on Tuesday to urge President Barack Obama to take action to restrict imports of auto parts from China, a U.S. industry official said.

Dominican Republic’s Import Tariffs on Bags Ruled Illegal by WTO

03/02/2012

The Dominican Republic’s import tariffs on polypropylene bags and tubular fabric break global rules, the World Trade Organization said, backing a complaint by Costa Rica, Panama, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.

China's Duties on US Chicken Broiler Products Under Investigation

03/02/2012

The World Trade Organisation's (WTO) Dispute Settlement Body has established a panel to examine China's anti-dumping and countervailing measures on US chicken broiler products.

US to continue anti-dumping duties on furfuryl alcohol from China

03/02/2012

WASHINGTON - The US government said on Friday that it will continue to maintain the existing anti-dumping duties on furfuryl alcohol from China, despite Beijing's repeated calls for Washington to drop protectionism.

India: Anti-dumping rules get some reform

01/02/2012

The finance ministry has amended the Anti-dumping Rules to discourage those who try to get around them. Provisions have also been made to determine and refund amounts collected in excess of the margin of dumping.