Antidumpingübereinkommen

The Antidumping Agreement, officially known as the Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994, is a multilateral trade treaty administered by the World Trade Organization (WTO). Its primary purpose is to provide a framework for WTO member countries to address and remedy the practice of dumping. Dumping occurs when a country or company exports a product at a price lower than its "normal value," which is typically the price in the domestic market of the exporting country or the cost of production plus a reasonable profit.

The agreement outlines the procedures that importing countries must follow when investigating allegations of dumping. This includes requirements for initiating investigations, collecting evidence of dumping and injury, and calculating the dumping margin. It also sets out the conditions under which importing countries can impose antidumping measures, such as antidumping duties, to offset the injury caused to their domestic industries.

Crucially, the Antidumping Agreement emphasizes that antidumping actions should not be used as a form of protectionism. It establishes strict rules and disciplines to ensure that measures are applied only when dumping is proven to be causing, or threatening to cause, material injury to a domestic industry. The agreement also includes provisions for dispute settlement, allowing member countries to challenge antidumping measures they believe are inconsistent with its rules.