Industrial Minerals


WTO establishes dispute panel to investigate Chinese rare earths exports

23 July 2012

by Laura Syrett

Panel will check whether Chinese mineral restrictions comply with WTO rules

Keywords: rare earths, China, WTO, disputes panel

The World Trade Organization (WTO) today established a dispute panel to examine China’s export restrictions on rare earth minerals.

The panel, which was established at the joint request of Japan, the US and the EU, will ascertain whether China’s export duties and quantitative restrictions over its exports, are consistent with WTO rules.

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