Italy and EU call on Australia to drop dumping inquiry

Published Nov 13, 2024

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The Italian Government and the EU have intervened in an Anti-Dumping Commission (ADC) investigation in Australia, following claims of dumping of tinned tomatoes by Italy, as alleged by SPC Global. The government and EU contend that the investigation is based on questionable programs and information that is unnecessarily excessive and not applicable in the current legal context. They argue that the request for detailed information going back decades is unduly burdensome and that some programs cited are outdated and no longer in effect. Despite these concerns, the investigation is still ongoing.

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The Government of Italy (GoI) and the EU have called on the Anti-Dumping Commission (ADC) to terminate its investigation into SPC Global’s allegations that Italy is dumping tinned tomatoes on the Australian market at reduced and subsidised prices, causing material injury to the local industry. GoI said it had serious concerns about the cases chosen by the commission, arguing that a “substantial” part of the investigation was based on programs that were “countervailable in different legal systems and relate to distinct services and products”. The EU said the information requested by the ADC was “manifestly excessive and not necessary for determining any potential impact on Australian producers of allegedly subsidised imports of Italian preserved tomatoes in the investigation period”. The ADC’s questionnaire targeted 84 programs and 99 companies that the EU said required “very” detailed information going back decades, “that in no way seems necessary or that could reasonably be made ...

Source: WTOCenter