0 relating to laws that are intended to prevent imported goods from being sold for less than they cost to produce:
There has been recently only one application for anti-dumping action on textiles, on acrylic yarn imports.
The second specific point is that no draft text has yet been agreed for a new anti-dumping code.
To succeed in a textile anti-dumping action, the main hurdle which has to be cleared is that the applicant has received a mortal injury.
In respect of textiles, as distinct from man-made fibres and clothing, there has been no case in which an anti-dumping duty has been imposed.
The criteria upon which an anti-dumping request is made must be changed if they are to be in any way effective.
The other excuse that is used is that the anti-dumping regulations fall within the general agreement on tariffs and trade.
Ives wants it both ways: he wants to get rid of the anti-dumping unit, but he wants the unit to be effective.
I hope that when they are finished the outcome will be clearer, with more effective anti-dumping procedures that take account of practical experience.
