The trade group Europeche has issued a formal complaint to the European Commission (EC) asking it to investigate what it called the "dumping" of cheap Chinese-processed skipjack tuna loins on the EU market.
Europeche said in a press release that it wants the EC to cancel exemptions known as "derogations" that Chinese exporters enjoy on tuna loins and canned tuna exported to the EU.
The reason the derogations should be removed is that Chinese exporters are receiving "unlawful aids and tax breaks" from the country's government, Europeche alleged.
"The European fishing sector urges the EU to eliminate any present and future tariff derogation
granted to tuna loins, which mainly come from China, to mitigate further market and economic
disruption," it said. "Subsidised tuna exports are a trade practice that is not only breaching World Trade Organization (WTO) rules but also threatening sustainable ocean governance."
The WTO has long criticized the Chinese government's subsidies to its massive fishing fleet, rejecting a 2017 Chinese proposal that would have selectively banned the subsidies.
"The alleged interventions by the Chinese government undermine free competition and require urgent action from the EU to re-establish a level playing field in terms of tuna trade flows.
Europêche strongly feels that any harmful subsidy or tax relief granted to Chinese exporters should receive full attention from the European Commission," Europeche said.
September 29, 2020 at 12:04AM
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