The EU anti-dumping lawsuit against Chinese shoes from 2005 had still not Huashangjuhao. Yesterday, China's Permanent Mission sent a letter WTO the EU WTO delegation on the EU's shoe anti-dumping measures taken to initiate WTO dispute settlement mechanism under the request for consultations, officially launched WTO dispute settlement proceedings.
This means that the China has warned the EU on the WTO, related domestic shoe yesterday, accept the "First Financial Daily" said in an interview, will assist the Government will carry out in the end a lawsuit.
In October 2008, the EU anti-dumping measures on China shoes, the occasion of the forthcoming expiration of the disregard of the interests of consumers and China's opposition, but also to launch the final review period, and in December 22, 2009 decision to extend anti-dumping measures 15 months.
YAO Jian, spokesman for the Ministry of Commerce said yesterday that the European Union on Chinese shoes anti-dumping investigations and rulings, in violation of WTO rules and undermine the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises. The Chinese government to negotiate bilateral and multilateral occasions, China's industry has expressed strong opposition, but these multilateral and bilateral dialogue has not resolved the Chinese concerns. Chinese government had made under the WTO dispute settlement mechanism of consultation request to the European Union will attach importance to China's strong concern in the WTO dispute settlement mechanism as soon as possible to properly solve the problem.
"EU anti-dumping shoes should Alliance" sponsors, Guangzhou Chuang Wu Zhenchang, chairman of the letter yesterday, Shoes accept the "First Financial Daily" reporters, said the EU appeals WTO mainly dominated by the Chinese government, while businesses will try to assistance, has been working with the Ministry of Commerce last paragraph of communication, the main line with a lawyer who advises companies to the Government detailed information to prove Chinese shoe dumping on the European market does not exist.
Aokang press spokesman Wang Hailong, when interviewed yesterday, also said that the EU will work with clients, lawyers, etc., together with the Chinese government will carry out in the end a lawsuit. The European Union on China imposed anti-dumping duty of 16.5% since, even though the EU has been paying customers in anti-dumping duty, but because of increased costs, which seriously affected Aokang market development in the European Union in 2006, before the average annual growth was doubled, while the After the tax is almost difficult to develop new customers, while customers are particularly opposed to the original European Union to impose anti-dumping duties against China.
EU shoe trade, the Chinese shoe lawsuit attorney form Puling dust that anti-dumping measures the EU will be extended for 15 months with a clear political orientation, not only did not explain the significance of extending anti-dumping duty has not yet made against Chinese shoe right The EU footwear industry, "no harm", "no causal relationship" to make a defense response in line with laws and regulations, which are questionable.
In 2005, the European Union was launched on China shoes up to 7 million the amount involved in anti-dumping investigations, and in 2006 imposed on China shoe anti-dumping duty of 16.5%. Affected by this, the past few years Chinese shoes leather shoes exports to the EU fell by 20%, a direct result of more than 20000 Chinese workers were unemployed.
