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9 17, 27 Member States, the European Union, the representative of "the European Commission produced in China and Vietnam Leather shoes Extended collection Anti-dumping Tax proposals "to vote, the results of 15 to 12, rejected the proposal.
Although this vote is not legally binding, but "the vote will almost negate the European Commission to extend the decision to impose anti-dumping duties." Charge of the case of high friends day at the law firm lawyer on 18 Wang Lei told reporters, "at least extend the possibility of anti-dumping duties have been greatly weakened."
Guangdong Foreign Economic and Trade Office of Fair Trading on Local Secretary explained to the newspaper, the EU anti-dumping sunset review process are: first, the European Commission to make proposals through the research, then vote by the representatives of Member States, and finally by the European Authority for final decision.
On Local view, obviously, this carried out by the EU member states vote the final decision of the European Commission will produce "a decisive impact on almost."
Two anti-dumping campaign This year in October, 2006, the European Commission announced that China and Vietnam Export EU punitive tariffs on leather shoes (16.5% tariffs on Chinese leather shoes, Vietnam 10%) of the measures is about to expire.
However, in May, the EU will extend the collection within the real estate re-exports to Macao shoes, so in May of footwear products in China since the marked slowdown in exports to the EU.
According to Customs statistics show Guangdong Branch, Guangdong Province by the EU anti-dumping of leather shoes 1-July exports of Guangdong Province, 380 million pairs of leather shoes, down 17.5%, worth 2.95 billion U.S. dollars, down 10.3%
But previously, should be Italy Requirements and other countries, the European Commission Trade Commissioner Peter? Mandelson proposals to extend anti-dumping measures, he asked to review the measures put forward at the same time period to review and sunset review, to impose a disguised extension of at least 1 year.
However, whether China or Vietnam, the relevant departments and enterprises, are actively preparing for this accordingly.
In fact, Vietnam Leather And Shoes Association this week announced that Vietnamese footwear exports to the EU price of 9.20 euros per pair increased from to 10.14 euros (14 dollars), the retail prices of shoes already up 10% -18%.
"The European economy is at the edge of recession, and is enduring the pain of high inflation," the association said, "Therefore, any anti-dumping measures are a continuation of low-income consumers will have more negative effects The type of consumer is the primary user of the Asian shoes. "
"Our companies have been waiting for the European Commission's decision to launch sunset review if, of course, our business will continue to fight on." IMC Shoe leader, Guangdong League Secretary-General of the EU anti-dumping shoes, Wei-Wen Kuo stressed to reporters, "Actually, we already have companies prepared to do so."
However, "clearly the current situation has turned to China for business. European Commission must take into account the results of the vote." Lei counsel.
Chinese shoes who moved the cheese?
And start on Chinese textiles safeguard provision similar to the situation when the European Commission on the Chinese shoes anti-dumping investigation at the beginning, then by the EU on behalf of the interests of producers, "Trade Protection Group" and representatives of the interests of retailers and consumers "Trade liberal" double pressure.
To Denmark, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom and other EU countries, represented by large retail "trade liberals", firmly resist the Chinese shoes anti-dumping measures, accusing the EU of protectionism tendencies detrimental to the interests of retailers and consumers . While Spain, Italy, Portugal and France and other European footwear producing countries, it is strongly requested to the Chinese shoes anti-dumping levy high taxes, to protect Europe's traditional footwear.
2006 1 month, the European Commission refused to recognize 13 Chinese shoe companies "market economy status", the Chinese shoes anti-dumping cases at a serious disadvantage. February 23, the European Commission released the results of anti-dumping investigation, identified the Chinese shoe disguised government subsidy to lower the "cost" price dumping to the EU market. Subsequently, the EU member states decided in the March 16, from April 7, 2006 from the Chinese anti-dumping duties on footwear, and gradually within 6 months of anti-dumping tax from 4.8% to 19.4%.
March 16 this year, the European Commission published a "progressive" tax measures, and will determine the final amount of anti-dumping date postponed to October this year.
In the final ruling date approached, July 20, the European Commission's first "quota + tariff" in the final ruling suggestion that China's annual exports of 140 million pairs of leather shoes of the normal limits, beyond the limit of some required to pay 23% of the tariff, but this proposal was met with "protectionist faction" veto.
