Countries challenge China export restraints
(NITL) The National Industrial Transportation League -- Logistics Management, 11/18/2009
Also on November 4, the European Union and Mexico joined the United States in requesting the establishment of a WTO dispute settlement panel regarding China's practices in regard to raw materials restrictions.
"We are going to the WTO...to enforce America's rights, so we can provide our country's manufacturers with a fair competitive environment. We believe the restraints at issue in this dispute significantly distort the international market and provide preferential conditions for Chinese industries that use these raw materials," said Debbie Mesloh, a USTR spokeswoman.
"Working together with the European Union and Mexico, we tried to resolve this issue through consultations, but did not succeed. At this point, therefore, we need to move forward with the next step in the WTO dispute settlement process. We remain open to working with China to find a mutually agreeable solution to our concerns."
The USTR noted that China's WTO entry agreement contains broad commitments not to restrict the right to export goods. Specifically, China committed to eliminate export duties for all products other than those listed in a specific annex. China also committed to limit any export duties on the listed products to specified levels. The export duties being challenged are on products not listed in the annex or are imposed
at rates that exceed the annex limits.
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