Author: Kalpesh Gupta, Senior Consultant The issue of trans-national subsidies and treatment thereof in anti-subsidy investigations has been a topic of debate for a very long time. With no place in the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (“ASCM”), the investigating authorities have been left quite perplexed regarding the manner in which such subsidies may […]

Author: Aastha Gupta, Joint Partner Safeguard measure can be invoked when the imports of a product increases, due to unforeseen developments, and causes injury to the domestic industry. The key ingredients required to invoke safeguard measure are (a) there must be increased imports of a product, (b) the increase in imports must be a result […]

Author: Aastha Gupta, Joint Partner The DGTR, on 11th May, initiated an anti-dumping investigation into imports of Plain Medium Density Fibre Board exported by Kim Tin MDF Joint Stock Company from Vietnam. This is the first instance of an investigation being conducted against an individual exporter, as opposed to the general practice of investigations against […]

Author: Anand Nandakumar, Associate Within the European Union (EU), subsidies can lead to significant distortion in the market. As a result, subsidies conferred by members of the EU are regulated under the EU State Aid Rules in order to maintain a level playing field in the EU internal market. However, non-EU territories or non-EU authorities […]

Author: P Sree Lakshmi The financial sector plays a key role in expansion of Chinese economy, allowing it to  emerge as the second largest in the world. The financial sector includes different elements such as the formal banking sector, the interbank market, the bond market, and shadow banking. This article deals with the overview of […]

Author: Richa Shukla As the world’s largest export-oriented economy, the fastest-growing consumer market and the largest trading nation, China has always played a prominent role in international trade. Keeping pace with the increased globalization, China has been taking steps to increase its participation in trade organizations and to sign treaties and free trade agreements / […]