US-EU ink to WTO limits on export of raw materials in China to prosecute

United States trade representative, Office 4, issued a statement declaring that the United States has joined the European Union and Mexico, the World Trade Organization set up expert groups to hear and determine the so-called Chinese restrictions on the export of raw materials. MOFCOM had previously said that China's policies in line with WTO rules.

23 June this year, the United States and the EU is China's exports of industrial raw materials restricted to WTO complaints, requirements and China in the WTO dispute settlement mechanism of consultation. Mexico-8-21 also proposed consultation request.

United States, the European Union and Mexico has accused China of used in steel, aluminum and chemical products production of raw materials for export restrictions, which pushed up the prices of raw materials of the international market, and to make China related business in the international competition was the "unfair advantage".

In 4, statement on United States trade representative's Office says that China's exports of raw materials including the limitation of bauxite, coke, fluorspar, magnesium, manganese, Silicon, silicon carbide metal, yellow phosphorus, and zinc.

The US-EU filing a complaint to the WTO, the Chinese Ministry of commerce-related charge 24 June said that China and the United States and the EU on raw material export policy has maintained a communication and contacts with China's relevant export policy's primary purpose is to protect the environment, protection of natural resources. China's policies in line with WTO rules, China will under the WTO dispute settlement procedures to properly handle requests for consultations.

It is understood that, under the WTO agreement, China has the right to nearly 100 kinds of raw materials and other products implementing export restrictions. In accordance with the WTO dispute settlement procedures, China and the United States and Europe have 60 days to Mexico. In the consultations failed to resolve the issue, the United States and Europe the ink may ask the WTO to establish expert groups on the case to be heard and adjudicated.

According to the United States trade representative's Office declared that the WTO dispute settlement body will be held from November 19 meeting convened to consider the United States and Europe the ink on the establishment of expert groups of the request.