for the U.S. Department of Commerce has promulgated a package of proposals to strengthen trade remedy measures, the Ministry of Commerce Office of Fair Trading said the head of the 1st , the package of proposals in a number of proposals for non-market economy, China expresses serious concern.
U.S. Commerce Department on August 26 announced the rule changes from the two aspects of the implementation and strengthening of trade remedy measures of 14 recommendations, involving anti-dumping, countervailing Deng trade remedy measures, which Hexinbaokuo Quxiaojiyu single Waiguo export business in a particular case of anti-dumping or countervailing duty exemption and so on.
that is responsible for said the Chinese side believes that the 14 recommendations for a number of issues, the U.S. Court has in previous litigation to judicial decisions, including the U.S. Department of Commerce should not be in the anti-dumping on the export tax and VAT for adjustment. If further adjustments to the practices and rules, would undermine the legitimacy and rationality of trade remedy investigations basis.
The Leader said the U.S. goal of achieving double exports depend on its own to enhance competitiveness and open international trade environment, through the adjustment of trade remedy investigations Fangfa greater efforts to restrict imports, not only useless in the United States and China to enhance industrial competitiveness, it will lead to other countries and regions to follow and a chain reaction, undermine the international trade order and rules. China hopes the United States seriously address this issue seriously to comply with the WTO anti-dumping and countervailing rules, trade remedy measures to avoid becoming tools of trade protectionism.
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8 26, the U.S. Commerce Department announced a 14 tightening the trade remedy law enforcement proposals, specifically for the:
1, in the trial of anti-dumping investigations and review investigations, the change in the original selection based on maximum import volume of the practice of the respondent companies, more random sample of enterprises involved in the use of the method ;
2, against non-market economy of the anti-dumping investigations, so that enterprises involved in the more difficult to obtain a separate tax rate;
3, to clarify the existing legislation against non-market economy practices --- import prices should include all shipping and handling costs;
4, to clarify the existing legislation against the practice of non-market economy countries --- requirements of all enterprises involved in the report produced by the factory in its raw material input of all products, not only those that produce output U.S. products factory;
5, to clarify the existing legislation against the practice of non-market economy countries --- reiterated the same subsidy as state-owned enterprises identified a specific group of enterprises;
6, against non-market economy of the anti-dumping investigation, to reconsider the export tax and VAT treatment ;
7, for non-market economies in anti-dumping investigations, the tightening of the distributors and uncensored side of the processing involved to ensure full payment of anti-dumping duties;
8, against non-market economy cases, the introduction of new methods for evaluating the level of wages the use of alternative country wages to cover non-market economy for all labor costs (including employer-paid benefits and taxes);
9, canceled in the past 3 consecutive years of anti-dumping review rate is 0 or 5 consecutive years countervailing review rate is 0, the enterprises involved from the corresponding anti-dumping or countervailing measures to exclude the practice;
10, against non-market economy countries of the anti-dumping investigations, using more stringent standard review, to determine if the use involved in enterprise-market economy import raw materials for the price;
11, to consider whether to make a preliminary ruling of anti-dumping or countervailing duty cash deposit after the required importers to pay to replace the previously required guarantees;
12, tightening the U.S. Department of Commerce to submit factual information of the certification process;
13, tightening in the United States engaged in trade remedy business lawyers and non-lawyer agent responsibilities and obligations;
14, tightening of anti-dumping or U.S. Department of Commerce to the countervailing investigation, the new factual information submitted by the deadline.
United States Department of Commerce will soon open on the proposal for public comment, suggested that the Chinese export enterprises, business associations and the relevant law closely and the other actively participate in the comments stand.
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