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Anti-dumping on Chinese solar panels, the EU survey reveals the China government’s aids to producers
According to the Commission’s report, the Chinese firms receive government’s aids up to the 11,5% of their turnover: however the survey does not question the confidential agreement in force.
The survey the EU Commission began on anti-dumping and anti-government’s aids on China-made solar panels has been concluded. The confidential results have been communicated to the involved parts.
Even if the EU Commission report will not put into discussion the confidential agreement stipulated with Beijing at the end of July, according to EU ProSun, the European producers organization who raised the case, the results confirm that “Chinese producers receive various governments aids reaching the 11,5% of their business”.
Now, all the subjects involved (the Chinese government, the exporters, the EU producers, the importers, the suppliers and the consumers) will be able to submit their observations to Brussels, in order to choose which “definite action” will have to be taken and proposed to the EU Council.
The common executive specified that the communication of the results to the involved parts is a standard procedure provided by the legislation “that does not compromise the confidential solution with China which is already working from the beginning of August”.
Anyway, the matter remains open given that the Eu ProSun president Milan Nitzschke highlighted how the agreement EU-China “does not face” the problem of public aids and “there is nothing that will make the Chinese government to stop in giving aids” to solar panels firms. From here arrived the request to Brussels of “imposing duties to oppose the effect of these illegal aids”.
Even if the EU Commission report will not put into discussion the confidential agreement stipulated with Beijing at the end of July, according to EU ProSun, the European producers organization who raised the case, the results confirm that “Chinese producers receive various governments aids reaching the 11,5% of their business”.
Now, all the subjects involved (the Chinese government, the exporters, the EU producers, the importers, the suppliers and the consumers) will be able to submit their observations to Brussels, in order to choose which “definite action” will have to be taken and proposed to the EU Council.
The common executive specified that the communication of the results to the involved parts is a standard procedure provided by the legislation “that does not compromise the confidential solution with China which is already working from the beginning of August”.
Anyway, the matter remains open given that the Eu ProSun president Milan Nitzschke highlighted how the agreement EU-China “does not face” the problem of public aids and “there is nothing that will make the Chinese government to stop in giving aids” to solar panels firms. From here arrived the request to Brussels of “imposing duties to oppose the effect of these illegal aids”.
