Anti Dumping Solar Panels Eu

The cancellation of both anti dumping duty and anti subsidy restrictions will definitely make renewable energy more affordable and increase its supply due to the low cost of chinese solar panels.

Anti dumping solar panels eu.

Solar cells and solar wafers originating in china. The european commission today launched an anti dumping investigation into imports of solar panels and their key components i e. The new measures went into force on july 23. The european commission has today issued the following statement.

The minimum import price mip will be progressively cut every three months. The european commission has decided to maintain anti subsidy and anti dumping duties first introduced in may 2014 on solar glass imported from china. Eu pro sun an industry association claimed in its complaint lodged on 25 july 2012 that solar panels and their key components imported from china enter the european market at prices below market value. The european union has recently begun imposing anti dumping measures on selected chinese solar panels whose producers refused to negotiate a friendly settlement.

Brussels 6 september 2012. Eu will not extend anti dumping measures controversial anti dumping measures on solar panels from china will not be extended the european commission announced on monday. After having been in place for almost five years the eu anti dumping and anti subsidy measures on solar panels from china will expire at midnight on monday 3rd september. The restrictions finally came to an end on 3rd september 2018 opening the european market to solar panels manufactured in china.

The measures are believed to remain for two year and are set to enter into force on friday december 6. The european union announced last september 16 that it would reduce the minimum prices for chinese solar panels sold in europe. Trade defence instruments such as anti dumping or anti subsidy duties are ways of protecting european production against international trade distortions. These rates also provide the basis for anti dumping duties imposed on solar products imported from mainland china.

The eu first imposed anti dumping and anti subsidy measures for chinese solar panels wafers and cells in 2013 and extended them by 18 months in march last year signaling that they should then end. This decision follows a thorough and serious investigation and extended contacts with market players.