World Trade Organization set up the Group of Experts investigating the case of special safeguard tire

The World Trade Organization on the 19th to set up a group of experts to investigate and determine the U.S. safeguard measures on China tire breach trade rules. The Expert Group was the day of the WTO dispute settlement body set up a meeting. The Chinese delegation at the meeting reiterated that the United States, the so-called special safeguard measures to the lack of factual basis in violation of its WTO obligations, a departure from the 20 leaders of the Group reached a consensus to oppose trade protectionism. Last year, in September, the U.S. government announced that cars imported from China and light truck tires the three-year punitive tariffs, that is 4% tariff on the basis of the original three-year, respectively, to levy 35%, 30% and 25% of the additional tariffs. The Chinese government subsequently launched a WTO dispute settlement case procedures in unsuccessful negotiations with the U.S. situation, the Chinese side started the dispute settlement procedures of the second step, which called for the establishment of expert groups. It is reported that members of the Group is in place, it will take at least six months time to complete the case and publish the ruling.