EU ANTI-DUMPING POLICY-A Study in the CTV Case

Abstract: After integration for approximate half of century, EU, which compasses 25 Member State on 1st May, 2004, grows its influence on global economy day by day. There has been a significant increase of international trade between EU and China since 1990s. EU anti-dumping policy is playing such a key role among the external trade policies and the trade between EU and China. In order to help Chinese exporters to have the better understanding of the characteristics of EU anti-dumping regulations and legislations, this thesis will, according to recent judgment of Chinese CTVs case on anti-dumping measures, deeply analyze the characteristics of EU anti-dumping legislation and compare EU antidumping regulation to WTO Anti-dumping Agreement. In this thesis, I will firstly introduce the background of EC Anti-Dumping Regulations, and present its source of law, fact, procedure and prospective evolution. After the study of CTVs case, I will draw the comments on characteristics of EU antidumping regulation while comparing EC with GATT/WTO Anti-Dumping Agreements. Furthermore, some advises on how to deal with antidumping charges should be given to Chinese exporters and policy recommendations will be given to Chinese government. Through the CTVs study, it can be found that the governing body is conferred in excessively broad power by EU anti-dumping law and there are some incompatible measures of the Commission in implementation of EC Anti-Dumping Law against WTO Agreement. Since China `s entry into WTO, how to use WTO Dispute Settlement Mechanism so as to help exporters strive for fair treatment and adjust domestic economic policy is the prospective direction of governmental improvement.