Anti Dumping Solar Panels Eu

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.

Anti dumping solar panels eu.

The new measures went into force on july 23. The european commission has today issued the following statement. The restrictions finally came to an end on 3rd september 2018 opening the european market to solar panels manufactured in china. The european commission today launched an anti dumping investigation into imports of solar panels and their key components i e.

Today the european commission has decided to impose provisional anti dumping duties on imports of solar panels cells and wafers from china. 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. Trade defence instruments such as anti dumping or anti subsidy duties are ways of protecting european production against international trade distortions. The european commission has decided to maintain anti subsidy and anti dumping duties first introduced in may 2014 on solar glass imported from china.

Solar cells and solar wafers originating in china. 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. After considering the needs of both producers and those using or importing solar panels the commission decided it was in the best interests of the eu as a whole to let the measures lapse. Brussels 6 september 2012.

The european union has recently begun imposing anti dumping measures on selected chinese solar panels whose producers refused to negotiate a friendly settlement. 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. 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. These rates also provide the basis for anti dumping duties imposed on solar products imported from mainland china.

This decision follows a thorough and serious investigation and extended contacts with market players. Eu initiates anti dumping investigation on solar panel imports from china.