The EU's anti-dumping measures on Chinese products: legal implication and proposals

Abstract: The European Union's policies toward China is influenced mostly by economic relations and political relations. Dumping, as one of the important element, causes trade friction, which could affect the Europe Union's commercial policy towards China. According to Europe Union's the Common Commercial Policy, Europe Union's anti-dumping is one of the commercial defence instruments, as non-tariff barrier. And Council Regulation 1225/2009 describes a list of articles concerning about procedures of anti-dumping investigation. The thesis is divided into four sections: The first section describes the importance of China-EU relations. In this section, there are Sino-EU commercial relations and European Union's economic policy towards China. And the description of elements which could influence Sino-EU commercial relations are also taken into consideration. The second section provides the Common Commercial Policy. Application of the Common Customs Tariff and introduction of anti-dumping duties are involved. The Third section indicates the European Union's anti-dumping legislation regarding with China. In the part, there are legal framework of institutions and anti-dumping regulation. The sections also involves the European Union's anti-dumping measures. Chinese exporters could be imposed three types of treats from the European Union, which is depend on the status whether they are regarded as market economy status or non-market economy status. In the stage of investigation, there are two method, such as the single country-wide duty rule and the analogue country methodology. In eventual, the effect of the anti-dumping measures on China-EU commercial and political relations. In final, I just provide government of China and Chinese exporters with suggestion to find appropriate action, in the proceeding of the EU's anti-dumping investigation.