The Ministry of Commerce Responded to Europe, Japan about WTO Announcement of Chinese Tungsten, Molybdenum products

Recently, the WTO announced the United States, European Union, Japan export management measures related to the case of the Appellate Body report, which was about Chinese tungsten, molybdenum.

The director of Treaty and Law department in Ministry of Commerce has announced that, the Appellate Body did not support the the United States appeal request and in some provisions of the WTO rules on legal interpretation supported Chinese appeal request, which China appreciated it.   China regretted to the decision made by Appellate Body in order to maintain the expert groups’ commitment.

The director pointed out that the need for the protection of exhaustible natural resources and environmental protection, the Chinese government strengthen and perfect the high pollution, high energy consumption of the integrated management of resource products in recent years. It was also important to make efforts for global sustainability. On the view of China, the WTO not only emphasizes on free trade , respect for sovereignty over natural resources, at the same time, it allows members to take the necessary means to realize the resource protection objectives. China will carefully evaluate the WTO ruling and conform to the WTO rules to strengthen the resources product management, promote resource conservation, the maintenance of fair competition, achieve sustainable development.

The director said that, if the report of Appellate Body of WTO and the report of exports were passed by the dispute-settlement panels, the adjudication would come into force. According to the procedures of the dispute-settlement panels, China will do properly follow-up work of this case.

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