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EU Opens Dumping, Anti-Subsidy Investigation Into U.S. Bioethanol
EU Opens Dumping, Anti-Subsidy Investigation Into U.S. Bioethanol

28/11/2011

The European Union is threatening to impose duties on imports of bioethanol from the U.S., saying American sellers may be using trade-distorting government aid to sell in the EU below cost, a practice known as dumping.
WTO Ruled Against Decades Old U.S. Law
WTO Ruled Against Decades Old U.S. Law

27/11/2011

In the World Trade Organization (WTO), other countries can challenge not just actions by the United States, but entire laws. Sometimes these are laws that have been on the books for decades. In one such case, the European Communities and Japan challenged an 82-year-old Anti-Dumping Act of 1916.
Seoul considers renewing anti-dumping measures on Malay chipboard
Seoul considers renewing anti-dumping measures on Malay chipboard

27/11/2011

South Korea is considering extending anti-dumping measures against particle board imports from Malaysia and Thailand to protect the local industry, the government said Thursday.
Australia: Abbott's anti-dumping plan rejected by Productivity Commission
Australia: Abbott's anti-dumping plan rejected by Productivity Commission

27/11/2011

Gary Banks, the chairman of the Productivity Commission, has slapped down a key plank of Tony Abbott’s plan to help manufacturers, dismissing the Coalition's policy for assisting Australian firms in price disputes with foreign rivals.
Australia: Second tranche of anti-dumping improvements introduced to Parliament
Australia: Second tranche of anti-dumping improvements introduced to Parliament

27/11/2011

Minister for Home Affairs and Justice Brendan O’Connor today introduced legislation implementing the second tranche of improvements under the Gillard Government’s major overhaul of Australia’s anti-dumping system.
Chinese Solar Companies May Move Production to Dodge U.S. Tariff
Chinese Solar Companies May Move Production to Dodge U.S. Tariff

27/11/2011

Chinese solar companies are considering shifting manufacturing to other countries to avoid paying tariffs that may result from a trade complaint.
Indonesia: RI worried about possible increase in Chinese products inflow
Indonesia: RI worried about possible increase in Chinese products inflow

24/11/2011

Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara (ANTARA News) - Indonesia is worried about the possibility of an inordinate increase in the flow of Chinese products into the country following a decline in China`s exports to the US and Europe due to the global crisis.
Number of trade restrictions up: WTO
Number of trade restrictions up: WTO

24/11/2011

Economies saw a resurgence in trade restrictions this year amid sluggish growth, large-scale disasters and climate change, with countries such as the Philippines adopting fewer trade facilitation measures, a top World Trade Organization (WTO) official reported yesterday.
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