U.s. Anti-dumping Investigation Of Cases Handled By The "zero"

In recent years,"zeroing"methodology is a controversial issue in anti-dumping proceedings and has been challenged in WTO dispute settlement body (DSB) for several times. The application by the United States of the"zeroing"methodology in 15 anti-dumping proceedings and in 16 administrative reviews brings forth the newest battle about"zeroing"in anti-dumping area of WTO in 2006. This case is the most noticeable one among all the disputes involving"zeroing"of US because of the legion of involving products and parties.The dissertation systematically narrates the context and disputes settlement proceedings of this case by summarizing the Panel Report and Appellate Body Report, in order to arouse more attention to "zeroing" and promote the improvements of the legislation and practices of anti-dumping in China.In the first part, background and procedure of this case are introduced. Then legal issues and related provisions are abstracted.In the next part, Panel Findings and Appellate Body Findings are presented in procedure order. The content of this part is arranged circumstantiating the key issues. In the last part, two key issues of this case are addressed by the writer and the viewpoints are presented.The most remarkable features of the dissertation consist of: The first is its freshness. This case is the newest case involving"zeroing"in anti-dumping area. The AB Report was just issued in April 2006. So it is of great value to the study of anti-dumping theory and practices.The second is all the reference materials of the main part of this dissertation are original materials, i.e. the Panel Report and AB Report. This ensures the reliability.The third is the dissertation is organized in a systematical way and expressed in a concise way without violating the original reports. This is designed by focusing on key issues and employing fine translation skills to review the long and complicate reports, for readability.