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Commerce Finds Subsidies in First CVD Action Against Vietnam

The U.S. Department of Commerce has issued a preliminary determination in the first U.S. countervailing duty (CVD) action lodged against Vietnam. (74 Fed. Reg. 45811, Sep. 4, 2009) The action relates to imports of polyethylene retail carrier bags (“PCRBs”), the plastic bags used for packaging dry cleaning and

Yet More on Solar Panel Dumping

As a follow up on these two posts, The Australian reports the following: THE Coalition has called for an urgent investigation into the potential dumping of cut-price Chinese solar panels into Australia, which threatens to undermine a fledgling domestic solar power industry.Federal opposition environment spokesman Greg Hunt wrote

Mutual Assured Dumping

The AFP mentions the following interesting fact in relation to the WTO complaint by China against EU anti-dumping duties on fasteners (e.g., screws and bolts): In one of the biggest anti-dumping cases against China, the EU decided after an investigation to impose levies on imports of some

Russian Worries about Anti-Dumping Actions

From Reuters: Steel makers in Russia, the world's fourth-largest producer, have suffered from a decline in orders from the construction and automotive sectors as the global economic slowdown cuts demand. In response they have boosted exports, though this has led to a growing threat of tariffs and

More from the World Trade Report 2009

I found a lot of interesting things in the WTO's World Trade Report 2009, released yesterday. Here are a few tidbits. From page 51, questions about the problem of applying safeguards to services: How could the notion of safeguards be extended to the movement of consumers, under mode

WTO Report: Dumping is Good

At least in most cases. From page 67 of the World Trade Report 2009, released today: What are the effects of dumping on the economic welfare of the importing country? Economic theory suggests that, with the possible exception of predatory dumping, all other instances of dumping either increase, or at

Pascal Lamy on "Contingent Protection"

From a speech: We generally think of contingency trade policy as actions available to deal with unanticipated market situations. It is well understood such measures are fundamental to the effectiveness and stability of trade agreements. In their various guises, they can be thought of as safety valves, a form of

A Bold Proposal on Anti-Dumping

From a letter to the FT by Professors Robert McGee and Yeomin Yoon: President Obama should be audacious enough to proclaim the following: In a free enterprise economic system, domestic producers have no inherent claim on the funds of consumers. The only ethical way of obtaining the funds of consumers

The Continued Impact of the Byrd Amendment

It is not stated explicitly, but I assume that the Byrd Amendment is at work here: Despite a 22.7% drop in sales, La-Z-Boy recorded a profit of $5.3 million in the quarter ended April 25. ... The third quarter also included $8.1 million in added revenue

Expanding NAFTA Chapter 19

Stephen Powell of University of Florida Law School has posted a paper entitled "Expanding the NAFTA Chapter 19 Dispute Settlement System: A Way to Declaw Trade Remedy Laws in a Free Trade Area of the Americas?" Here's the abstract: Chapter 19 of the NAFTA transfers judicial