0 relating to laws that are intended to prevent imported goods from being sold for less than they cost to produce: --
In practice the implementation of anti-dumping rules is most unsatisfactory.
Our anti-dumping measures have been less than satisfactory.
At the same time, the present anti-dumping procedures are cumbersome and time-consuming, and they should be made much more effective.
Let us remember that we have the anti-dumping legislation designed to deal with such a problem as that presented by butter imports.
The criteria that regulate anti-dumping are almost identical to those which existed under our own legislation.
Once an investigation has been opened, the regulation requires exporters and importers of the goods concerned to supply full information relevant to the anti-dumping complaint.
The anti-dumping duties will remain in force for five years or until reviewed.
I hope that when they are finished the outcome will be clearer, with more effective anti-dumping procedures that take account of practical experience.
