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WTO rules against Russia in dispute with EU over duties on LCVs
A PANEL of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has declared as illegal the Russian anti-dumping duties that hinder exports of Italian and German light commercial vehicles (LCVs).
The panel ruled that Russia failed to observe a number of WTO rules when introducing the anti-dumping duties in 2013, which range from 23 per cent to nearly 30 per cent and affect exports of Italian and German vehicles.
The panel's findings remind Russia that its international obligations cannot be ignored, the American Journal of Transportation reported.
Said European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom: "I am glad to see a very clear ruling by the WTO against one of the unfair, protectionist and anti-competitive measures that we see today in Russia. The duties on light commercial vehicles are not in line with commitments by Russia at the time it joined the WTO. Those measures now have to be removed. I hope to see Russia honouring its international obligations and respecting this ruling without delay."
The panel agreed with the EU on all procedural claims and recognised several problems with the analysis by Russia that led to the introduction of duties.
The parties have 60 days to appeal the decision. Otherwise, Russia will be expected to remove its anti-dumping duties on LCVs from the EU. The anti-dumping duties on light commercial vehicles, introduced in May of 2013, target imports from Germany, Italy and Turkey.
The panel ruled that Russia failed to observe a number of WTO rules when introducing the anti-dumping duties in 2013, which range from 23 per cent to nearly 30 per cent and affect exports of Italian and German vehicles.
The panel's findings remind Russia that its international obligations cannot be ignored, the American Journal of Transportation reported.
Said European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom: "I am glad to see a very clear ruling by the WTO against one of the unfair, protectionist and anti-competitive measures that we see today in Russia. The duties on light commercial vehicles are not in line with commitments by Russia at the time it joined the WTO. Those measures now have to be removed. I hope to see Russia honouring its international obligations and respecting this ruling without delay."
The panel agreed with the EU on all procedural claims and recognised several problems with the analysis by Russia that led to the introduction of duties.
The parties have 60 days to appeal the decision. Otherwise, Russia will be expected to remove its anti-dumping duties on LCVs from the EU. The anti-dumping duties on light commercial vehicles, introduced in May of 2013, target imports from Germany, Italy and Turkey.
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