WTO Adopts Ruling Against Chinese AD/CV Duties on U.S. GOES; China Pledges Implementation

The World Trade Organization’s Dispute Settlement Body adopted the report of the Appellate Body on Chinese antidumping and countervailing duties on grain oriented electric steel from the U.S. at a Nov. 16 meeting. The U.S. welcomed the report’s adoption, which found deficiencies with China’s measures, the WTO said. The Appellate Body found that China's price effects analysis was flawed, that China failed to disclose essential facts and that China failed to explain its determination. China said the Appellate Body should base its findings and conclusions on the determination of the investigating authority, not on a characterization of that determination. But despite disagreeing with the findings, China said it respected the conclusions and would work towards implementation.