EU Initiated Dispute Settlement Procedures For Anti-Dumping Measures On Chinese Leather Shoes

China's permanent mission to the world trade organization sent a letter to the European Union delegation on the 4 day of the EU anti-dumping on Chinese leather shoes. Measures On the request of the WTO dispute settlement mechanism, the WTO dispute settlement process was officially launched.

The delegation said in a statement that from 1995 to 2005, the EU had exported to China. leather shoes The quota limit has been implemented for ten years. European Union Although the quota restrictions were abolished in accordance with the commitments made in China's accession to the WTO, in 2005, an anti-dumping investigation was carried out on Chinese leather shoes without an objective and fair examination. In October 2006, a decision was made to implement anti-dumping measures for a period of 2 years. In October 2008, when the anti-dumping measure was about to expire, the European Union launched a final review in spite of the interests of consumers and China's opposition. In December 22, 2009, it decided to extend the anti-dumping measures for another 15 months.

The statement said that the EU's anti-dumping investigations and rulings on Chinese leather shoes violated the rules of WTO and damaged the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises. The Chinese government has made many representations on many bilateral occasions. The Chinese industry has also expressed strong opposition. However, these bilateral dialogues have never solved the concerns of the Chinese side. China has put forward a request for consultations under the WTO dispute settlement mechanism, hoping that the EU can attach great importance to China's strong concern and solve the problem at an early date under the WTO dispute settlement mechanism.

In accordance with the WTO dispute settlement procedures, China and the EU will have about a day's deadline for consultations on the case. If negotiations fail, then the Chinese side has the right to request WTO to set up an expert group to investigate and decide the case.