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1. EU’s latest Annual Report on anti-dumping activities reveals mainland China as primary target
On 26 October 2009, the EU’s anti-dumping report for 2008 (the 27th Annual Report) was presented by the Commission to the European Parliament.
13 Nov 2009
2. Anti-dumping shoe tariffs engender disharmony among Member States; other trade items discussed
The EU Member States are gearing up for a tough round of discussions in upcoming Anti-Dumping Committee meetings, especially the one planned for 19 November 2009.
30 Oct 2009
3. Landmark success for Chinese exports in anti-dumping rights of defence case
Hong Kong’s business community will certainly welcome the first decision by the EU’s highest court, the European Court of Justice (ECJ), in favour of an exporter from mainland China.
16 Oct 2009
4. EU ponders extending controversial duty on footwear; new anti-dumping actions gain limelight
Hong Kong traders exporting to the EU may be increasingly alarmed at recent news concerning the European Commission’s preparations for a rising wave of trade defence measures that would mainly target products from mainland China.
2 Oct 2009
5. New EU toy law brings major concerns for mainland Chinese exporters over next year
Toys from the Chinese mainland continue to be a big issue, with EU trade Commissioner Baroness Ashton’s recent visit to Beijing, and the publication of a report that states that toys are still near the top of the EU import list from mainland China.
18 Sept 2009
6. EU racing to investigate new claims of dumping concerning Chinese mainland products
Hong Kong’s business community will note with some alarm the new anti-dumping cases targeting mainland Chinese products, either recently opened by the European Commission or coming up, pursuant to complaints received.
4 Sept 2009
7. Unprecedented WTO action by mainland China fails to stem flurry of EU cases
Hong Kong’s business community will certainly be interested in the unprecedented decision by mainland China to haul the EU before the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in the case of iron and steel fasteners.
21 Aug 2009
8. Member States give green light for anti-dumping measures, on unprecedented threat of injury basis
Hong Kong’s business community will be interested in knowing the results of the most recent EU Anti-Dumping Committee meeting of 28 July 2009 in Brussels.
7 Aug 2009
9. Trade Commissioner Ashton prepares to take bold decision over leather footwear case; update on other anti-dumping cases
Business Alert-EU readers will certainly wish to be kept abreast of the latest state of play as concerns the highly controversial review of measures in the leather footwear case. Indications are rife that EU Trade Commissioner, Catherine Ashton, is set to tackle one of the most divisive issues of her time in office, namely whether to extend duties on mainland Chinese and Vietnamese footwear...
24 July 2009
10. New EU-wide law on toys published, imposing tougher safety requirements on economic operators
On 30 June 2009, Directive 2009/48/EC on the safety of toys (the “toy safety Directive”) was published in the EU’s Official Journal.
10 July 2009
11. Enhanced transparency reform of anti-dumping procedures may prove beneficial to mainland Chinese traders
The long standing debate over reform of the EU’s trade defence regime is set to be resurrected, with the Commission to launch a soft reform of its procedures as early as July 2009.
26 June 2009
12. EU-mainland China trade could be hampered by EU responses to recession
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has predicted that, as a result of the current economic crisis, the volume of world trade will shrink by as much as 13% in 2009, the first fall in global trade flows in the last twenty five years.
12 June 2009
13. EU trade defence: high level consensus required to avoid tensions spiralling; focus remains on mainland products
Hong Kong’s business community may like to be kept abreast of the latest figures reported by the WTO on new initiations of anti-dumping investigations.
29 May 2009
14. New toy safety Directive adopted
On 11 May 2009, the new toy safety Directive was adopted by the Council without further discussion. Given the significant number of toys imported from Hong Kong and mainland China to the EU, sellers should apprise themselves of this new law, which will replace the twenty year old Directive 88/378/EEC and will require substantive changes to be implemented by the toy industry...
15 May 2009
15. Toys, clothing among most commonly found dangerous consumer goods; update on revision of toy safety law
On 20 April 2009, the European Commission published its 2008 Annual Report on the operation of the Rapid Alert System for non-food consumer products
30 April 2009
16. EU Court maintains rigid approach to market economy status; recent developments highlighted on trade issues including textiles
Business Alert-EU readers that follow the ongoing debate as to whether to grant the Chinese mainland market economy status (MES) for the purposes of anti-dumping investigations may well be interested in the recent judgment of 18 March 2009 by the EU's Court
17 April 2009
17. Free-trade minded players push for transparency in anti-dumping actions; recent cases targeting mainland products robustly discussed
Hong Kong's exporters selling to customers in the EU's 27 Member States will note with interest some new developments concerning the highly contentious debate on how the European Commission should enhance transparency when dealing with anti-dumping cases
3 April 2009
18. Eurofer-commissioned report may pave way for future trade defence measures, despite setback in stainless steel case
Business Alert-EU readers with steel interests in mainland China, will certainly celebrate the latest decision by Eurofer, the confederation representing EC steelmakers, which, on 4 March 2009, announced that it was withdrawing its anti-dumping complaint against imports of cold-rolled flat stainless steel from the Chinese mainland
20 March 2009
19. EU court's scrutiny looms over measures against mainland Chinese-origin footwear
The controversial decision by the EU to impose anti-dumping measures on imports of leather footwear from mainland China and Vietnam has recently been the subject of deep debate before the EU's Court of First Instance in Luxembourg
6 March 2009
20. Textiles debate gains ground as EU regulators mull over industry worries
With the world economic crisis tightening its grip on the EU, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have become concerned about the termination, at the end of last year, of the double-checking surveillance system which had monitored various categories of textile products imported from the Chinese mainland
20 Feb 2009
 
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