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21601
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Vietnam calls on EU not to review anti-dumping tax on footwear
Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam calls on the European Union not to review its
anti-dumping tax levied on Vietnamese leather-capped shoes and let the
current tariff period go to an end on October 6, said Deputy Minister of
Industry and Trade Le Danh Vinh.
Vinh said that 15 out of the EU's 27 member countries opposed the review
of anti-dumping tax on leather-capped shoes imported from Vietnam at a
meeting of the EU's anti-dumping advisory committee.
The EC High Commissioner will meet to consider whether the expiry review
will be continued or not, he said at a meeting with the press in Hanoi after
accompanying Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem
during his official visits to Belgium, the EC and Holland.
Deputy Minister Vinh confirmed that Vietnamese businesses did not dump
leather-capped shoes into the EU market, and did not pursue a dumping
policy.
He went on by saying that the demand to conduct review of the anti-dumping
tax by a number of footwear producers does not (not) reflect the full
viewpoint of European footwear enterprises, going contrary to the EU's trend
of free trade, ignoring the interest of consumers and relevant businesses.
According to Deputy Minister Vinh, EU businesses, which have advantages in
capital, technology, designing and marketing, and Vietnamese businesses,
with advantages in labour and skills, should cooperate with each other
rather than confront.
Through cooperation, both sides will reach solutions of mutual benefit to
provide better service for consumers, including EU's consumers.
The Deputy Minister stressed that the 2009-2011 is a necessary preparatory
period for Vietnam to actively take part in and fully implement its
commitments to the WTO, and the Free Trade Agreement now under negotiation
between ASEAN and EU.
The fact that Vietnam has been removed from the EU's generalised system of
preferences (GSP) for the 2009-2011 period and also considered to be imposed
an anti-dumping tax rate of 10 percent in one and half years would cause
serious difficulties for the Vietnamese footwear sector, affecting workers
and their families, he stressed.
anti-dumping tax levied on Vietnamese leather-capped shoes and let the
current tariff period go to an end on October 6, said Deputy Minister of
Industry and Trade Le Danh Vinh.
Vinh said that 15 out of the EU's 27 member countries opposed the review
of anti-dumping tax on leather-capped shoes imported from Vietnam at a
meeting of the EU's anti-dumping advisory committee.
The EC High Commissioner will meet to consider whether the expiry review
will be continued or not, he said at a meeting with the press in Hanoi after
accompanying Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem
during his official visits to Belgium, the EC and Holland.
Deputy Minister Vinh confirmed that Vietnamese businesses did not dump
leather-capped shoes into the EU market, and did not pursue a dumping
policy.
He went on by saying that the demand to conduct review of the anti-dumping
tax by a number of footwear producers does not (not) reflect the full
viewpoint of European footwear enterprises, going contrary to the EU's trend
of free trade, ignoring the interest of consumers and relevant businesses.
According to Deputy Minister Vinh, EU businesses, which have advantages in
capital, technology, designing and marketing, and Vietnamese businesses,
with advantages in labour and skills, should cooperate with each other
rather than confront.
Through cooperation, both sides will reach solutions of mutual benefit to
provide better service for consumers, including EU's consumers.
The Deputy Minister stressed that the 2009-2011 is a necessary preparatory
period for Vietnam to actively take part in and fully implement its
commitments to the WTO, and the Free Trade Agreement now under negotiation
between ASEAN and EU.
The fact that Vietnam has been removed from the EU's generalised system of
preferences (GSP) for the 2009-2011 period and also considered to be imposed
an anti-dumping tax rate of 10 percent in one and half years would cause
serious difficulties for the Vietnamese footwear sector, affecting workers
and their families, he stressed.
