EU’s Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Measures and the WTO jurisprudence
Abstract
This paper addresses issues of application of anti-dumping and countervailing measures in the EU, including legal basis and decision-making, litigation in the EU court and the WTO dispute settlement system. WTO disputes are analysed in terms of procedural and substantive aspects concerning determination of the normal value, export price, injury and causal link. The paper addresses the most controversial EU's practices in the context of ongoing and future WTO disputes taking into account the recent amendments of the basic antidumping regulation with respect to findings of "significant distortions" in the exporting country. The paper considers the impact of the WTO jurisprudence on the EU law and practice and opportunities for litigation in the WTO dispute settlement system.
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