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European Union – Anti-Dumping Measures on Imports of Certain Fatty Alcohols from Indonesia (US–Fatty Alcohols), DS442

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 February 2018

Jan Bohanes*
Affiliation:
Works in the Advisory Centre on WTO Law (ACWL), but writes in a personal capacity

Extract

The dispute concerns an anti-dumping duty, imposed in 2011 by the European Union, on imports of certain fatty alcohols and their blends originating in India, Indonesia, and Malaysia. Fatty alcohols are mainly used in the production of detergents and surfactants. They are also components of cosmetics, foods, and as industrial solvents. With respect to Indonesia, the anti-dumping duties were imposed primarily on two investigated companies, Ecogreen and Musim Mas. After the initial application of the anti-dumping duty, the Commission revised the determination in the light of an intervening judgment of the European Court of Justice that had addressed an issue of significance to an issue raised during the fatty alcohols investigation. As a result of that revision, the Commission removed a cost adjustment for one of the companies (Ecogreen), but not the other company (Musim Mas). The measure ultimately expired in the fall of 2016, at the very end of the WTO panel proceedings.

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Case Summaries
Copyright
Copyright © Jan Bohanes 2018 

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