Another anti-dumping proceeding in the steel sector, this time concerning imports of Chinese pins and staples into the EU, was initiated by the European Commission on Wednesday, 18 December.
The complainants, six European producers who represent more than 50% of total EU production of these products, relied on the China-specific report (see EUROPE 11918/17), which reports significant intervention by the Beijing government, particularly in the steel sector.
The Commission will base its allegation of dumping on a comparison with a constructed normal value. This value is based on undistorted costs of production and sale in an appropriate representative country and on the export price of the Chinese product to the EU.
As is always the case in this type of investigation, the European Commission will also examine whether the imposition of measures would not be against the Union interest.
To consult the notice in the Official Journal, go to: https://bit.ly/35CJwEP (Original version in French by Hermine Donceel)