The World Trade Organization (WTO) Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices met on 30 October 2024 to review members' latest notifications of new, amended or previously reviewed anti-dumping laws and regulations as well as reports on anti-dumping actions.
The Committee reviewed new notifications of legislation submitted by Brazil, Cabo Verde, Solomon Islands and the United States of America (US). It continued its review of the legislative notifications of the European Union (EU), Ghana, Liberia, and Saint Kitts and Nevis.
In reviewing semi-annual notifications on anti-dumping actions, delegations questioned and discussed the practices of other members, including those related to initiating investigations, imposing provisional and final anti-dumping measures, and reviewing existing anti-dumping measures. Delegations questioned and discussed actions contained in the semi-annual reports submitted by Brazil, the People’s Republic of China (China), the EU, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, South Africa, Türkiye, the United Kingdom (UK) and the US. In presenting its semi-annual report, Ukraine expressed concerns over the war in Ukraine and the effects on its domestic industry.
In respect of the semi-annual reports covering the period 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2024, 45 members notified the Committee of anti-dumping actions taken in this period, while 15 reported no new anti-dumping actions in the same period. In addition, 51 members submitted one-time notifications indicating they have not established an authority competent to initiate and conduct an investigation and have not, to date, taken any anti-dumping actions.
In addition to the semi-annual reports, the WTO's Anti-Dumping Agreement requires members to submit notifications of all preliminary and final anti-dumping actions taken without delay – on an ad hoc basis. Ad hoc notifications reviewed during the meeting were received from Argentina; Armenia; Australia; Brazil; Canada; Chile; China; the EU; Georgia; India; Israel; Japan; Kazakhstan; the Republic of Korea; the Kyrgyz Republic; Mexico; Morocco; Pakistan; the Russian Federation; South Africa; Chinese Taipei; Türkiye; Ukraine; the UK; and the US. Members raised questions and discussed actions taken by Australia, China and Morocco. Canada encouraged members to submit timely ad hoc notifications. It raised concerns about the conduct of investigations considered politically motivated and not based on sufficient evidence or justification.
In the absence of the Chair of the Committee, the interim Chair from Germany, elected to preside over the October 2024 meetings of the Committee and its subsidiary bodies, urged members who had not submitted semi-annual reports and ad hoc notifications of actions taken to do so promptly. The interim Chair welcomed members' continued extensive use of the anti-dumping portal to submit their semi-annual reports.
The Committee adopted its 2024 annual report to the Council for Trade in Goods.
Next meetings
The Committee decided that its spring and autumn meetings for 2025 would be held in the weeks of 28 April 2025 and 27 October 2025, respectively.