EU Cites ‘Trade Justice’ in Vow for Tariff on China Solar Panels
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The European Union’s trade chief vowed to tax Chinese solar panels next month in the largest EU commercial dispute of its kind, while urging China’s exporters to boost prices in return for an eventual end to the tariffs.
EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht defended a proposal to impose provisional duties on Chinese manufacturers of solar panels for allegedly selling them in the 27-nation EU below cost, a practice known as dumping.