Anti-Dumping and Anti-Subsidy: Claims, Measures and Stance

Course Contents, Concepts and Issues

• Trade and the Global Economy
• Trade and the Global Economy
• The role of international trade in economic development, sustainability and growth
• Openness and productivity
• The World Trade Agreement (WTA) 1994
• The establishment of the World Trade Organization (WTO)
• Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization
• Article I - Establishment of the Organization
• Article II - Scope of the WTO v Article III - Functions of the WTO
• Article IV - Structure of the WTO v Article V - Relations with other Organizations
• Article VI - The Secretariat
• Article VII - Budget and Contributions
• Article VIII - Status of the WTO
• Article IX - Decision-Making
• Article X – Amendments
• Article XI - Original Membership
• Article XII - Accession
• Article XIII - Non-Application of Multilateral Trade Agreements between Particular Members
• Article XIV - Acceptance, Entry into Force and Deposit
• Article XV – Withdrawal
• Article XVI - Miscellaneous Provisions
• The Uruguay Round Protocol GATT 1994
• Understanding The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
• GATT's relationship to environmental policy
• WTO Agreement on Agriculture
• WTO Agreement on Sanitary and Photo sanitary Measures
• WTO Agreement on Textiles and Clothing
• WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
• WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Investment
• WTO Agreement on Pre-shipment Inspection
• WTO Agreement on Rules of Origin
• WTO Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures
• WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures
• WTO Agreement on Government Procurement
• Defining Dumping
• The effects of dumping on the economy of host countries
• The effects of dumping on the economy of domestic countries
• The effects of dumping on the economy of transhipment countries
• The patriotism stance: the British flag scenario
• Anti-dumping cases and measures

An Examination of Selected Anti-dumping Cases from:

• (1) Argentina
• (2) Brazil
• (3) Chile
• (4) China
• (5) Colombia
• (6) Czech Republic
• (7) Korea
• (8) India
• (9) Malaysia
• (10) Mexico
• (11) New Zealand
• (12) Philippines
• (13) South Africa
• (14) Taiwan
• (15) Turkey

An examination of some Anti-dumping measures taken by:

• 1. Argentina
• 2. Australia
• 3. Brazil
• 4. Canada
• 5. Chile
• 6. China, P.R.
• 7. Chinese Taipei
• 8. Colombia
• 9. Costa Rica
• 10. Czech Republic
• 11. Egypt
• 12. European Community
• 13. Guatemala
• 14. India
• 15. Indonesia
• 16. Israel
• 17. Jamaica
• 18. Japan
• 19. Korea, Rep. of
• 20. Latvia
• 21. Lithuania
• 22. Malaysia
• 23. Mexico
• 24. New Zealand
• 25. Nicaragua
• 26. Pakistan
• 27. Paraguay
• 28. Peru
• 29. Philippines
• 30. Poland
• 31. Singapore
• 32. South Africa
• 33. Thailand
• 34. Trinidad and Tobago
• 35. Turkey
• 36. United States
• 37. Uruguay
• 38. Venezuela

• Europe And World Trade Directorate
• The result of the European Commission’s Investigation of Allegations of Injury To The EU Steel Industry, Caused By Subsidised Imports From India And Korea
• Analysis of the EU Findings:
• Were other imports to blame?
• Does the domestic industry suffer from over capacity?
• The UK’s Stance on Anti-Dumping: A Departure from, and conflict with Europe
• The UK Trade And Investment White Paper, 'Making Globalisation A Force For Good'
• Analytical Support For The Trade And Investment White Paper
• The UK’s response to the EU Commission’s concern on anti-subsidy

Some Anti-Dumping Conclusions:

• The Tendency Of All Countries To Take Action To Protect The Interest Of Their National Economies.
• The Necessitation of The Use Of Subsidies And/Or External Competition That Might Result In Dumping
• Why The Same Countries that Are Against Dumping Are Themselves Engaged In Dumping.
• Credence In The UK’s Stance On Subsidy And Dumping – As Positive Factors Of Globalisation.
• The World Is One Large Community, - With Separate Economic ‘Pockets’
• The need for a balance in Dumping-Antidumping Stance

Services and Off-shoring: The Impact of Increasing International Competition in Services

• What the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS)?
• The aim of the GATS
• GATS and WTO
• The Cancun WTO Ministerial Declaration
• How GATS is viewed by the European Commission
• GATS as an instrument to benefit business"
• The main points of critique of GATS
• Are Developing countries marginalized by GATS?
• GATS and National Security
• International Infiltration and National Border Protection
• The case of Dubai Ports Authority and P&O Ferry