China has issued a challenge to the European Union regarding its imposition of definitive countervailing duties on new battery electric vehicles (BEVs) from China.
The country has requested WTO dispute consultations with the EU. Its request was circulated to WTO members on November 6.
China claims the EU's determination that alleged Chinese programmes cited by the EU constitute countervailable subsidies appears to be inconsistent with various provisions of the WTO's Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (SCM) and Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994.
China also claims that the EU acted in a manner inconsistent with various provisions of the SCM Agreement and Article VI of the GATT 1994.
A separate request for consultations with the EU was filed by China on August 9 with respect to the same investigation and the provisional countervailing duties imposed by the EU on imports of BEVs from China.
