For example, the same suspense blockbuster, starting from the beginning of this year, whether the EU will cancel the anti-dumping tax on Chinese energy-saving lamps in October, was speculated. Today, the mystery is finally unveiled. Regrettably, the end of the story is not the favorite reunion of the Chinese. On October 15, the Council of the European Union decided to impose another one year anti-dumping duty on energy-saving lamps produced in China.
"Good days" have to wait a year
Since 2001, the EU has imposed an anti-dumping duty of up to 66.1% on energy-saving lamps produced in China for a period of five years. In July 2006, the EU, at the request of a few lighting equipment manufacturers, launched a 15-month investigation on energy-saving lamps produced in China to decide whether to continue to impose anti-dumping duties. During the investigation, the original anti-dumping measures still apply. In August this year, the European Commission proposed to continue to impose a one-year anti-dumping duty on energy-saving lamps produced in China and submit this proposal to the European Council for approval. However, this proposal has met with strong dissatisfaction from the EU business community and environmentalists. They believe that continuing to impose anti-dumping duties will harm the interests of EU companies and consumers. Anti-dumping duties have caused the price of energy-saving light bulbs in the EU market to rise by nearly 70%.
According to statistics from the European Union from July 2005 to June 2006, 69% of energy-saving lamps on the market are produced in China. At the EU spring summit that ended on March 9 this year, the participants reached an agreement that European countries will gradually replace the old-fashioned incandescent lamps with high energy consumption with energy-saving fluorescent lamps within two years. It is reported that after the implementation of the agreement, EU member states will save 60% of electricity and reduce 23 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions per year. At present, the local products of the EU countries can only meet the market demand of 25%, and the prices are generally expensive.
"Because the EU's anti-dumping duties have been implemented for six years, it has limited impact on China's energy-saving lamps exports compared with the initial implementation," said an expert from China Lighting Association, surnamed Chen. Zhejiang Sunshine Group Co., Ltd. is one of the largest energy-saving lamp production and export bases in China. Wang Wenwu, manager of the company's international marketing department, believes that the implementation of EU anti-dumping duties will mainly increase the export cost of enterprises. As the cost of EU importers has also increased, the price of energy-saving lamps in the EU market will rise and rise. 66%.
In addition to the trade barriers of anti-dumping duties, the EU has also placed obstacles on the export of energy-saving products in China through technical barriers. The most famous of these are the three green directives - the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE Directive), the Directive on Restricting the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (RoHS Directive) and Energy Consumption. Product Eco Design Framework Directive (EUP Directive). "The three major directives will definitely affect the export of energy-saving lamps. At present, our association is jointly conducting quality inspections and training on enterprises. In turn, the implementation of these directives can also promote the quality of energy-saving lamps in China from one aspect. The promotion." The relevant person in charge of the China Lighting Association said.
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