EU may raise leather shoes anti-dumping Sunset review

China's exports to Europe continue to decline domestic companies are actively defending journalists 辜璟 Beijing reporter recently learned from the China Leather Association, the European Union is brewing from China and Vietnam imports of leather shoes again filed anti-dumping review complaints. The EU footwear Federation is likely to formally submit its application to the European Commission within the deadline. "has been acting on China's shoes anti-dumping cases of China's deputy lawyer Paling told our correspondent, because Italy, Spain and other traditional footwear countries in the continued submission of review complaints, the attitude is more positive, so before the end of December, the EU shoe Industry Federation is likely to submit anti-dumping review complaints." "If that is the case, then it means that the EU will again draw a sunset review procedure for the anti-dumping cases involving China leather shoes, and the anti-dumping duty will continue for some time." "Because of the huge impact of the anti-dumping case involving China leather shoes, the longest duration, so the Ministry of Commerce in early 2010 to the establishment of the WTO Task Force on the case to trial." Paling revealed that "the current WTO expert group first round of the meeting has just concluded, the parties will be informed of the case." The second round of the meeting will be held around January 20 next year, the parties will defend the meeting. The verdict will be seen next March. "On October 5, 2006, the EU imposed a 16.5% anti-dumping duty on leather shoes originating in China for a period of two years."　　At the end of 2008, after sunset Review, the European Commission in December 2009 ruled that anti-dumping duties would be extended for 15 months until March 2011. Since 2006, the European Union shoes anti-dumping case, so that China's footwear products exports have been seriously affected, the export of European shoes continued to decline. Under the influence of the financial crisis, China's footwear export growth rate was almost zero in 2009.　　In the second half of 2009, countries such as Brazil, Argentina, Peru and Ecuador have adopted trade protection measures against Chinese footwear. It is also understood that 2006 O ' Connell and other China's 5 shoe companies believe that the European Commission in the investigation process in violation of the facts of the law, in December 2006 to the European Union Court of First Instance judicial review, March 2010, the European Court of First instance rejected 5 Chinese shoe enterprises lawsuit request.　　In June 2010, 5 shoe companies filed a lawsuit against the European Union's top court, demanding a new trial in the European Union's primary court. "At present, the European Union High Court is hearing the defense procedures of the parties involved, the procedure is expected to end early next year." If necessary, the High Court will hold an oral defense meeting. Paling said that the EU is a more respectful of the law of the Commonwealth, O ' Connell Court of Appeal in the case will not be too many political and economic factors such as interference, the outcome of the High Court decision should be more optimistic.