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China-built EVs hit with duties in biggest EU trade case yet

Companies deemed to have cooperated with the anti-subsidy investigation, including western carmakers Tesla, opens new tab and BMW, opens new tab, will be subject to 20.8% tariffs and those that ...

The General Court confirms the validity of anti-dumping and anti ...

subsidies, which also caused significant injury to EU solar panel producers. 26 companies affected by those duties (with an average rate of 47.7%) applied to the General Court for annulment of the corresponding anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures.

Chinese solar groups pull out of tender after EU anti-subsidy probe

Two Chinese bidders have pulled out of a tender to supply a solar park in Romania, the latest sign that the EU''s new anti-subsidy powers are having a deterrent effect …

The EU lost a trade war with China 10 years ago. Has it learned?

When De Gucht pushed for anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures against China for undercutting the European market in solar panels and telecommunications equipment in 2012 and 2013, Beijing played EU countries off against each other in a game of divide ...

Measures to address Chinese dumping of solar ...

According to the latest Commission report on EU trade defence instruments, ''dumped and subsidised imports from China remain the greatest challenge causing damage to …

Solar industry warns EU rules would hamper clean energy transition

European solar companies say that local content rules in the EU''s proposal to boost the bloc''s renewables manufacturing will make the transition to clean energy more difficult because of ...

Solar power: Europe attempts to get out of China''s …

At the annual gathering of Europe''s solar power lobby in Brussels this month, industry executives celebrated the rapid rollout of panels across the region after the retreat from Russian gas ...

EU anti-subsidy probe into electric vehicle imports from China

Title EU anti-subsidy probe into electric vehicle imports from China Author GRIEGER Gisela Subject The trade pillar of the EU-Mercosur association agreement has sparked a controversy between two camps. Those rejecting the deal as it may be expected to fuel ...

Smarter European Union industrial policy for solar …

The EU has agreed in principle a non-binding 40 percent self-sufficiency benchmark for solar panels and other identified strategic technologies, to be approached or achieved by 2030. However, for the solar sector …

Brussels considers support for solar panel makers as …

The EU applied anti-dumping measures on Chinese solar cells, wafers and panels in 2013, only to lift them five years later to increase supply and meet renewable energy goals. Europe...

Fighting against climate change and for fair trade: finding the EU''s ...

And yet, in the solar panel case, the Commission examined the situation of China''s PV industry without consideration for their environmental value. It found that ''the PV industry in the PRC receives preferential treatment Footnote 30 '' amounting to an average aggregate subsidy margins of 6.4%, by applying a similar methodology as in the 2011 Coated …

China-EU solar panel trade dispute: Rhetoric versus reality

This week, the European Commission will almost certainly impose substantial interim tariffs on solar panels that it believes Chinese firms are dumping in the EU. This column explores the recent history of this case, including public clashes not only between the Commission and China but also between EU member states and Brussels. What''s actually new in this case isn''t so obvious.

EU initiates anti-dumping investigation on solar panel imports …

The European Commission today launched an anti-dumping investigation into imports of solar panels and their key components (i.e. solar cells and solar wafers) originating in China. EU Pro Sun, an industry association, claimed in its complaint lodged on 25 July

EU launches competition probes into Chinese solar …

The European Union launched two probes on Wednesday into Chinese solar panel makers suspected of using state subsidies to defeat competitors, as Brussels seeks to strengthen its stance against ...

EU launches probe into Chinese solar panels over potentially ...

The European Commission has launched two investigations into Chinese manufacturers of solar panels suspected of benefitting from "distortive" state subsidies and …

The looming trade tensions over China''s subsidies

Beijing has attacked the EU anti-subsidy investigation into EVs as "naked protectionism" and has criticised "de-risking". ... Solar panels being made in China for export. There is growing ...

New EU subsidy regime for climate protection boosts solar

The European Commission have published new Guidelines on State aid for climate, environmental protection and energy (''CEEAG''), which will be applicable from January 2022. The new EU ''state aid'' rules support projects for environmental protection, including ...

EU launches anti-subsidy investigation against Longi, Shanghai …

The European Commission has launched two in-depth investigations to determine whether two consortia violated the Foreign Subsidies Regulation in a 110 MW PV tender in Romania. "According to the ...

EU-China Solar Panels Trade Dispute: Settlement and challenges to the EU

Introduction: Overview of the EU-China solar panel dispute In 2012, the European Commission launched anti-dumping and anti-subsidy an investigation on solar panels imported from China after led a petition was by Prosun, fi the association for European solar

End of anti-dumping measures on imports of solar panels from …

In 2013, the EU introduced anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures on imports from China of solar cells and panels which it was shown were being sold at less than their production cost and were impacting on the competitiveness of the European solar cell industry. ...

EU: Anti-dumping probe into China solar panels

The European Union launched an anti-dumping probe into Chinese solar panels on Thursday after an industry association claimed the products were being exported for less than it costs to make them.

EU, China Agree to End Solar Panel Trade Dispute

European Union countries approved an agreement with China to curb imports of Chinese solar panels, ending the EU''s biggest ... The two-year duration of the measures is less than half as long as the normal five-year period for EU anti-dumping and anti-subsidy ...

Japan and EU to unify subsidy rules for EVs, solar panels

Japan and EU to unify subsidy rules for EVs, solar panels Two sides aim to reduce supply chain dependence on China Offshore wind turbines operate off the coast of France. The European Union looks ...

Guide: Grants & Subsidies for Solar Panels in Spain [2024]

If you''re interested in grants for solar panels in Spain in 2024…then you''ve missed the boat. Solar panel subsidies ended on 31st December 2023. But don''t leave this page yet. There are still three important things to know: The Spanish government has asked the EU for additional funding up to €163 billion to continue the package of solar grants until 2026

Court backs EU anti-dumping measures against Chinese solar panels

The EU''s top court gave its backing Tuesday to anti-dumping duties imposed by the EU in respect of imports of solar panels and key components originating in and consigned from China. (LUXEMBOURG) - The EU''s top court gave its backing Tuesday to anti-dumping duties imposed by the EU in respect of imports of solar panels and key components originating …

Making solar a source of EU energy security

protect the industry, the European Commission, in 2013, proposed a phased anti-dumping tariff on solar PV panels imported from China. In a nine-month investigation launched in September …

EU imposes definitive measures on Chinese solar panels, …

Definitive anti-subsidy duties will range from 0% (Delsolar) and 3.5% to 11.5% for cooperating companies in the investigation, with a residual anti-subsidy duty of 11.5% for non-cooperating …

EU launches 2 probes into China solar manufacturers

The EU has launched two investigations into Chinese solar panel manufacturers that Brussels said have benefited from market-distorting subsidies. The probes reflect a hardening stance in Europe ...

EU wins court backing on anti-dumping duties on Chinese solar panels ...

The move by the European Council to impose anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties with an average rate of 47.7 percent in late 2013 came following a two-year long investigation by ...

Memo : EU imposes provisional anti-dumping duties on Chinese solar panels

Chinese solar panels The European Commission today decided to impose provisional anti-dumping duties on ... initiated anti-dumping and anti-subsidy proceedings on 6 September 2012 and 8 November 2012 respectively. Throughout the procedure, all parties ...

EU reliance on Chinese energy sources and related subsidy …

Recently, the Commission itself launched an anti-subsidy investigation into the import of battery electric vehicles from China (to determine whether illegal subsidisation is …

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