Ministry of Commerce on WTO tungsten, molybdenum exports a speech case

Geneva time on March 26 , World Trade Organization announced the United States, European Union, Japan v. China rare earths , tungsten, molybdenum export management measures related to the case of the panel report .

Commerce Department of Treaty and Law Department official has issued a statement that the panel approved a comprehensive resource and environmental protection measures in China for rare earths, tungsten, molybdenum taken , dismissed the application for EU companies molybdenum export quotas " export performance " requires discrimination foreign companies argued that the Chinese side appreciates . For the Panel finds that China's export duties involved in the product, export quotas and export quota management and allocation measures are inconsistent with WTO rules and China's commitments on joining the WTO , China regrets .

The official pointed out , facing increasingly severe pressure on resources and the environment , the Chinese government in recent years to strengthen and improve the high pollution, high energy consumption of the integrated management of resource products .

This is not only China conservation of exhaustible natural resources and the needs of the environment , are also important for maintaining global sustainability efforts made ​​. China believes that these management measures in line with WTO advocates sustainable development goals , and promoting resources , environment and human coordinated development. China will continue to comply with WTO rules and ways to strengthen the management of resource products , maintain fair competition.

The official said that China is currently evaluating the report panel decisions and make proper follow-up of the case under the WTO dispute settlement procedures .


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