Geneva - China violated international trade rules when it imposed anti-dumping tariffs against certain high-grade steel tubes from the European Union and Japan, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) said Friday in Geneva.
The WTO trade dispute body sided with the EU's and Japan's complaints that China had not followed the proper procedures and had acted in an intransparent manner when it introduced the tariffs in 2012 to counter imports that it deemed were below fair market value.
"I hope to see China reacting to this ruling immediately and restoring fair trading conditions for EU producers," EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom said.