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Article: WTO expert panel to investigate China's auto parts import measure
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- October 26, 2006
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WTO expert panel to investigate China's auto parts import measure
GENEVA, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) - The World Trade Organization (WTO)
decided on Thursday to establish an expert panel to investigate
whether a Chinese auto parts import measure violates WTO trade rules
or not.
At a meeting of the WTO's Dispute Settlement Body (DSB), the
European Union, the United States and Canada again made a joint
request for the expert panel. Their previous request, made last
month, was blocked by China.
As China, like any other WTO member, can only block a panel
request once, the DSB automatically approved the setting up of the
panel on Thursday.
China considers car parts as a whole vehicle if they account ...