Legal Analysis Of China-Definitive Anti-Dumping Duties On X-Ray Secuirty Inspection Equipment From The European Union

Recently, improved countires not only take anti-dumping measures upon China, but alsodump their domestic production into China, which have caused great injury to Chinesedomestic industry. However, due to its unsound anti-dumping legislation, loose institutionalframework and unmatured anti-dumping measures, China failed to take valid measures toprotect own interests.In the perspective of the "China-Definitive Anti-dumping Duties on X-ray SecurityI"nspection Equipment from the European Union，the thesis aims to study the legal issues inWTO anti-dumping disputes. This ease began with the Chinese anti-dumping investigationagainst the x-ray secuirty inspection equipment imported rfom the EU who couid not acceptthe final verdict-ion and submitted it to the DSB panel. Atfer careful examination, the panelconcluded that China acted inconsistently with the Anti-Dumping Agreement. Closed in April,2013, the case is the latest anti-dumping dispute between China and the EU, which isundoubtedly worthy of study，especially on issues of investigation details. Although the resultis not in our favor，it makes the case more valuable for study, because we can learn a lessonfrom it and make sure we will do better in the future.Starting with the introduction of the case，the thesis analyzes controversial issues in thiscase concerning substantive law. By comparing them with the Panel evaluation, the thesis willfind out the flaws in our anti-dumping investigation which made the Panel conclude not in ourfavor. At last, the thesis aims to generalize inspirations the case reflects to us.Apart from the Introduction and Conclusion, the thesis contains four parts as follows:Chapter one is the introduction of the case, describing its background and process.Chapter two is the generalization of the controversial issues in this case, including mainarguments of two parties in relation to the injuires and causation findings.Chapter three is the legal analysis regard to issues came up with in the last chapter, inboth views of the Panel and the author, including the price comparability, examination of allfactors, positive evidence and causation analyzation. Chapter four is the inspiration to us，including the improvement measures in similarinvestigation and anti-dumping law and regulation to ensure our investigation and verdict-ioncomply with the international regulations.