Australia – Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duty Measures on Certain Products from China

Request for the Establishment of a Panel by China

The following communication, dated 13 January 2022, from the delegation of China to the Chairperson of the Dispute Settlement Body, is circulated pursuant to Article 6.2 of the DSU.

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On 24 June 2021 the Government of the People's Republic of China ("China") requested consultations with the Government of Australia ("Australia") pursuant to Article 4 of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes (DSU), Article XXII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (GATT 1994), Article 17 of the Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (Anti-Dumping Agreement) and Article 30 of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (SCM Agreement) with respect to Australia's measures imposing anti-dumping measures on imports of wind towers, deep drawn stainless steel sinks (stainless steel sinks) and certain railway wheels (railway wheels), and countervailing measures on imports of stainless steel sinks, in each case as exported from China to Australia.

China held consultations with Australia on 11 August 2021. These consultations failed to resolve the dispute.

As a result, in order to resolve the dispute, China respectfully requests, pursuant to Articles 4.7 and 6 of the DSU, Article XXIII:2 of the GATT 1994, Article 17.4 of the Anti-Dumping Agreement and Article 30 of the SCM Agreement, that the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) establish a panel to examine this matter, with the standard terms of reference as set out in Article 7.1 of the DSU.