The European Union may complain of Russia to the WTO
The EU is seriously considering the appeal to the world trade Association with a number of complaints to the Russian Federation, as the Union is disappointed by the approach of powers to the organization. About it in his interview to The Wall Street Journal said European trade Commissioner Karel de Gucht.
"I am disappointed with the actions of the Russian Federation in relation to the WTO", - has declared Gucht, noting that Russia does not fulfil its own promises in the organization. - We seriously consider contacting the WTO on a number of issues". However he refused to say what directly intends to complain to the EU.
As tells RIA "Novosti", Russia today, is also a Respondent in the WTO on the suit of the Union for recycling collection vehicles. The EU, the main trading partner of Russia, still claims to the method of calculating this fee, despite the fact that from 1 January 2014 began to act amendments in domestic legislation, wyrownanie terms of payment for cars of domestic and foreign production.
Also, Russia's permanent representative at the EU Vladimir Chizhov said that Russia also may file a complaint to the WTO on discriminatory anti-dumping measures, the EU against domestic product, informs Euronews.
"The number of anti-dumping investigations in our relations with the European Union - wavy, their total number reached 12, at the present day there's a 5 - 3 pipes, one for ferrochromium and one on ammonium nitrate, he said. - All these measures in respect of domestic goods to the European Commission itself is not making it up, and takes under the influence of lobbyist structures, financed by the European companies".
Besides, Russia has launched its own operation in the so-called energokontrole", which serve as the prototype of the European anti-dumping measures applicable to the products of metallurgy and chemical industry.
"Brussels clicks that in Russia the cost of gas and electricity is lower than the world and even lower than the Russian export. But we are not the claims that, for example, in Spain the sun bigger oranges cheaper. We have such a climate, which in some areas almost all the year round it is necessary to heat the factory. That the EU is not taken into account, and takes measure for their energokontrole certain conditional situation," said the Ambassador.
The Ambassador said that Russia "is not a leader by the number of anti-dumping measures of the European Commission and proceedings thereon where the palm of supremacy already long ago and firmly belongs to China.
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