Turkey: Antidumping duties on imports of polyvinyl chloride suspension grade (PVC-S) from the USA, Germany, Italy and Romania remain in place

Measure #0545 | Published 1 Sep 2009 | Last Updated 01/01/2009 ▲

Description

Turkey decided on August 5, 2009 that revoking of existing anti-dumping duties on imports of polyvinyl chloride suspension grade (PVC-S) from the USA, Germany, Italy and Romania may lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping. The duty will therefore remain in place and its amount unchanged at 25 or 45 USD/ton.

Any Evidence-Based Deliberation:

Turkey decided on August 5, 2009 that revoking of existing anti-dumping duties on imports of polyvinyl chloride suspension grade (PVC-S) from the USA, Germany, Italy and Romania may lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping. The duty will therefore remain in place and its amount unchanged at 25 or 45 USD/ton.

Question Result
Is there anything in the public record to suggest that evidence of the effectiveness of the proposed measure was considered during official deliberations? Don't know
Is there any evidence that alternatives to the proposed measure were considered? Don't Know
Is there anything in the public record that suggests that empirical evidence informed the comparison across the alternatives available to government? Don't Know
Was such evidence identified? Don't Know
Is such evidence publicly available? Don't Know
Did the official decision-maker in question provide an explanation as to why a chosen measure was favoured over alternatives? Don't Know
Is there any evidence to suggest that potentially affected trading partners were consulted before the measures were taken? Don't Know
Is there any evidence that safeguards have been put in place to ensure that implementation of the initiative is transparent and non-discriminatory? Don't Know
Did the government state its intention to review the measure within one year of implementation? Don't Know

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Date Discovered: 24/08/2009

Implemented: Yes

Date of inception: 5 Aug 2009

GTA Evaluation: Red

Source:

As reported by Antidumpingpublishing.com. See http://www.antidumpingpublishing.com/anti-dumping-news/Anti-Dumping-News...

Government Response:

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