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Anti-subsidy duty: Chinese coated fine paper Vs EU's potato starch
By TII News Service
May 20, 2011 , Beijing |
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TRADE war between EU and China scaled a new high
when Chinese Ministry of Commerce announced imposition of anti-subsidy
duties on potato starch imported from EU. This levy has come closely on
the heels of EU levying anti-dumping duties on Chinese coated fine paper.
The initial ruling issued by the Ministry of Commerce stated that, as certain
European companies have been subsidized by EU member states in exporting potato
starch to China, and as Chinese producers have suffered as a result, anti-subsidy
duties of between 7.7% and 11.19% will be imposed, with effect from May 19.
An anti-subsidy investigation into potato starch imports had been started by
the Chinese government at the end of August last year – the first time
it had commenced such an action against the EU. It has now imposed anti-subsidy
duties for the first time against imports from the EU, just as, a few days
ago, the EU had imposed anti-subsidy duties for the first time against imports
from China.
A month earlier, China had also decided to levy anti-dumping tariffs on EU
potato starch goods. Those duties range from 12.6% to 56.7%. After the announcement
of the EU duties on coated fine paper, the Ministry of Commerce said that the
decision to impose both anti-subsidy and anti-dumping duties on the same goods
appeared to be against WTO rules
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