EU proposes anti-dumping duties on Chinese shoes
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-08-30 21:04
BRUSSELS -- The European Commission, the EU executive body, on Wednesday
adopted a proposal to impose definitive anti-dumping duties on Chinese and
Vietnamese leather shoes.
The duties proposed by EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson were 16.5
percent for Chinese imports and 10 percent for Vietnamese products.
The measure was the same as that rejected by member states in early August.
In July, they rejected Mandelson's first proposed definitive measure by
introducing a deferred duty system that would allow 80 percent of Chinese and
Vietnamese shoes to enter the EU free of any anti-dumping duties, with shoes
entering above that allowance being subject to higher tariffs.
Mandelson came up with the latest plan in late July, which again was rejected
by member states.
The commission said on Wednesday that it would try its luck, as the proposal
was rejected by a narrow margin in July at advisory level.
"It will now return to member states for a legally-binding vote. Member
States may be asked to explain the legal rationale for their votes," it added.
The measure could last five years if approved.
The commission introduced provisional anti-dumping duties against Chinese and
Vietnamese leather shoes in April.
The provisional measure expires on October 6. If member states cannot agree
on a definitive measure, no punitive duties will be imposed.
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