WTO secretariat reports on anti-dumping investigation
09 May '06
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The WTO Secretariat reported that during the period 1 July-31 December 2005, the number of initiations of new anti-dumping investigations and the number of new measures applied continued their previously-reported downward trends, with 2005 marking the fourth consecutive year of declines in new initiations, and the second in new measures.
During July-December 2005, 16 Members reported initiating a total of 82 new investigations, compared with 106 initiations in the corresponding period of 2004.
A total of 15 Members applied 76 new final anti-dumping measures during the July-December 2005 period, compared with 93 new measures applied during July-December 2004.
Twenty-seven of the 82 new initiations were opened by developed Members, and 27 of the 76 new final measures were applied by developed Members, during the second half of 2005. This compares with 42 new initiations opened and 24 new measures applied by developed Members during the first half of 2004.
Concerning the affected sectors, products in the plastics sector were the most frequent subject of new measures during July-December 2005, accounting for 18 of the 76 total new measures reported. Products in the chemicals and base metals sectors were tied for second place, with 16 new measures each.
Products in the textiles sector were next, with seven new measures, followed by the pulp and paper and machinery sectors, each of which accounted for five of the reported new measures.
Of the 18 new measures reported on products in the plastics sector, India, Malaysia and the United States each applied four, followed by Brazil and the European Communities (two each), and Pakistan and Turkey (one each).
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