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China Request WTO Panel On EU Shoe Tariff

April 19, 2010 Ainsley Brown Leave a comment

By: Ainsley Brown The trade skirmish that has erupted between China and the European Union over shoe tariffs has been one that I have being following very closely here on Commercial Law international. And, yes you guessed it, each side continues to exchange salvoes; the latest being China moving from the consultative stage of the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) dispute

Consumer Goods, EU, Government Policy, Litigation, Trade, WTO

EU Shoe Tariff: Balancing Competing Interests

November 18, 2009 Ainsley Brown Leave a comment

By: Ainsley Brown There is nothing new with European Commission having to balance competing constituents – both market and geographic. The case remains the same with the anti-dumping duties put in place in 2006 to protect EU shoe manufacturers from cheaper Chinese and Vietnamese imports. The EU will decide tomorrow if it will continue or end the duties on the cheaper Chinese and Vietnamese

Commercial Awareness, Competition, EU, Government Policy, Regulation, Tax, Trade, WTO