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[Euractiv]
Le conflit entre les fabricants de panneaux solaires est passé à la vitesse supérieure lundi (5 novembre) lorsque la Chine a porté plainte auprès de l’OMC, affirmant que la Grèce et l’Italie avaient injustement favorisé des fournisseurs nationaux.
China, the world's largest solar panel maker, accused the European Union of breaching world trade rules only days after saying it would consider blocking imports of solar technology from Europe. It said the crux of its complaint centred on offers by Rome and Athens of higher electricity prices to solar power producers that use mainly locally sourced components. Concerns that the financial crisis would bring simmering protectionist disputes to the surface proved misplaced until this year. During 2012 the WTO received 25 complaints compared to eight in 2011. Analysts blame the downturn in global growth this year for sparking a series of disputes that range from the US and Mexico complaining about Argentinian import restrictions on meat and fruit to objections from Brazil over South African anti-dumping duties on Brazilian frozen meat. The biggest disputes involve the four major trading blocs – the US, China, Japan and the EU.
Solar panels have become a flashpoint after Chinese panel makers maintained production despite a sharp slowdown in demand.
Lire : euractiv.com
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