The EU will continue to follow the internal procedures of anti-dumping and countervailing investigations

Absrtact: The EU will continue to follow the internal procedures for anti-dumping and countervailing investigations following the agreement on price commitments for PV products in Central Europe. The European Commission said 7th that some Chinese photovoltaic companies would be exempt from high dumping due to a price-commitment agreement with China

The EU will continue to follow the internal procedures for anti-dumping and countervailing investigations after the Central European Union has agreed on a price commitment for "photovoltaic products".

The European Commission said 7th that some Chinese photovoltaic companies would be exempted from imposing high anti-dumping duties as a result of a "price commitment" agreement with China, but countervailing investigations into solar cells and related components produced in China will continue. The EU will not take temporary tax measures, and the final findings are to be announced by the end of the year.

Tetun (Taizhou) Industry Co., Ltd. (MORIMITSU) Business Management Department Chen told the first financial daily that the "price commitment" agreement reached in Central Europe had clearly stated that a package of solutions would replace the original double countermeasures. But whether anti-dumping, or countervailing, need to continue to walk through the EU internal process.

"The countervailing investigation is only the EU's internal process, as stipulated by the law." Countervailing duties have been included in the Promise agreement, and no countervailing duty will be levied on China's photovoltaic companies in the end. "he said.

Tetun (Taizhou) Industry Co., Ltd. was selected to provide technical and market support for the negotiation of the Ministry of Commerce and the electromechanical Chamber of Commerce, which is one of the 13 companies preparing negotiation plan for the negotiating team. Chen participated in the whole process of anti-dumping and countervailing defense since last year.

August 6, China and the EU on PV products, "price commitment" formally implemented. The two sides agreed on July 27 to resolve the issue of China's export of photovoltaic products to Europe by limiting the minimum price rather than "double counter".

The European Commission said on the same day that it would not temporarily levy a temporary countervailing duty on solar cell products in China, but ultimately whether the levy needs to be completed after investigation. "The end of the year will be published to the relevant interest groups of the analysis of the two-counter investigation conclusions, after the conclusion through the approval of these groups, the European Commission will be announced before December 5, whether the imposition of countervailing duties decision." ”

In the materials that the EU has sent to this newspaper before, Trade Commissioner De said: "After weeks of hard negotiations, I cannot say I am satisfied that the Chinese solar photovoltaic company's bid has reached the expectations of EU defence legislation, but this is a result of the harmony that both the EU and China are striving for." ”

However, the EU's double counter investigation and defense, has inevitably caused China's solar photovoltaic enterprises have been affected, and because of the large scale, affecting China's overall import and export situation.

According to China Mechanical and electrical products (import and export) Chamber of Commerce solar PV Products Branch statistics, 2011, China's PV cell product volume nearly trillion yuan, related bank loans of about 300 billion yuan, the overall industrial output value and loans over the trillion scale. The National solar energy industry employs about 400,000 ~50 million people, coupled with the supply chain related enterprises, the overall employment of millions. Foreign solar cell Product "Double counter" investigation, the impact on the entire industry is fatal and devastating.

According to the latest materials provided by the electromechanical Chamber of Commerce to this newspaper, the first half of this year, China's solar PV cells and components import and export total 8.169 billion U.S. dollars, down 24.61% year-on-year.

Among them, PV cells and components of the European Union market exports fell sharply, exports 2.791 billion U.S. dollars, down 58.33% year-on-year, exports to the Asian market 2.477 billion yuan, a significant increase of 150.49%; exports to Africa 281 million U.S. dollars, a year-on-year increase of 499.73%, Africa has become the fastest growing emerging market for solar photovoltaic cell exports in China.

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry suggested that, in addition to continuing to stabilize the existing market, it is proposed to support photovoltaic enterprises to expand emerging markets through foreign aid projects, and the relevant institutions actively provide financial and security support for enterprises to develop international markets.

At the same time actively start the domestic market. Relevant government agencies and business associations should implement the relevant national policy measures, start the domestic market, for enterprises to find domestic cooperation projects, such as in the field of circulation industry to establish a distributed photovoltaic power generation projects, to help enterprises to develop the domestic market.

In the field of capacity, due to the high concentration of PV industry, 2012 PV Export Enterprises for 537. It is recommended to promote the fittest, purify the market environment and standardize the export order through the combination of export qualification, compulsory certification and industry self-discipline. Leading the industry to advanced technology, brand building, integrated management of the high level of development.