China
said Mexico continued to impose anti-dumping measures on a large number of
Chinese goods under a provision of China's Protocol of Accession that had
lapsed in December 2007. It urged Mexico to take positive and proactive
steps to put these measures back on the normal track, adding that it would
be seeking a mutually acceptable solution through bilateral consultations.
Mexico said it would continue bilateral consultations with China on this
matter to achieve a mutually acceptable solution.
On Canada's anti-dumping action against
Chinese seamless carbon or alloy steel oil and gas well casings,
China complained that Canada's investigating authority had failed to
take into consideration a large amount of information it had
provided showing that the industry concerned was not controlled by
the government. China said that Canada's treatment of the product as
coming from a non-market economy had resulted in high anti-dumping
margins. Canada noted there were avenues of appeal in its courts or
in the WTO.
Regarding the EU, China expressed concerns
about what it described as discriminatory treatment against Chinese
firms as compared with European companies with Chinese affiliates in
anti-dumping actions on iron and steel fasteners, citric acid and
air compressors.
The United States asked for the status of
the following anti-dumping actions: Brazil on presensitized offset
plate; India on acrylic fibre and flexible slabstock polyol;
Indonesia on paracetamol; Mexico on apples and stearic acid; and
South Africa on PVC and chicken.
Egypt expressed concern that South Africa
maintains anti-dumping duties on carbon black from Egypt four years
after the normal termination date.
The Committee reviewed notifications of
new national legislation from Albania, China, Costa Rica, Guatemala
and Nicaragua and, at the request of China, conducted further review
of previously reviewed legislative notifications from Canada, the EU
and the United States.
The Chair, Mr Gareth Meyer (Australia),
reported on meetings held on the same day of two subsidiary groups
of the Committee.
On the Informal Group on
Anti-Circumvention, he said that members continued to discuss the
issue of "bundling" of invoices raised by New Zealand.
The Working Group on Implementation
discussed two papers: on foreign exchange fluctuations – Article
2.4.1 (from New Zealand); and on export prices to third countries or
constructed normal value – Article 2.2 (from the EU). The Chair
noted that members had decided for the time being not to continue
discussions on a draft recommendation concerning conduct of
verification in the light of specific changes proposed in this
regard by the Chair of the Negotiating Group on Rules.
The Committee elected by acclamation Mr
Jorge Huerta Goldman (Mexico) as its new Chair. It also elected as
Vice-chair Mr Pasquale de Micco (Italy).
The next meeting is scheduled for the week
of 27 October 2008.
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