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The EU anti-dumping Committee today met in Brussels to discuss the EU Commission’s plans to impose average provisional AD duties of 47% on Chinese PV imports on June 6, among other trade cases. The outcome of the consultation session was not revealed. Meanwhile, Germany has called for a “conciliatory solution.”

Asian, American and European solar energy representatives met at the “Solar Leaders Dialogue”, within the framework of SNEC 2013 tradeshow and conference in Shanghai, to discuss the industry’s current challenges, trends and prospects. The panel was dominated by the EU Commission’s plans to impose provisional AD duties on Chinese imports.

The photovoltaic inverter manufacturer is currently searching for new business models. The firm’s chief executive, Pierre Pascal Urbon, aims to reposition SMA as an energy management company.

The 2013 SNEC trade show has opened today with talk of escalating photovoltaic trade wars ever present and the intense price competition in the Chinese module market evident. Attendance figures are not available, however first impressions is that traffic is slower than in previous years.

As global photovoltaic industry leaders assembled for the SNEC 2013 tradeshow and conference in Shanghai today, a declaration has been issued calling for a negotiation and conciliation approach to various solar trade disputes currently gripping the industry.

In response to the EU Commission’s plans to impose provisional anti-dumping duties of an average 47% on Chinese solar imports as of June 6, China has called for dialogue and consultations to solve EU trade disputes.

As the EU Commission gears up to impose average anti-dumping duties of 47% on Chinese photovoltaic imports from June 6, China has called for dialogue to avoid a “trade war.” Meanwhile, reports have surfaced detailing the specific tariff levels of China’s biggest manufacturers.

In reaction to the news that photovoltaic AD duties will likely be imposed on June 6 by the EU Commission, EU ProSun says they will have a “positive effect” on solar growth and jobs. Conversely, AFASE believes tariffs will cause “severe damage” to the market.

EU commissioners today backed the EU trade chief Karel De Gucht’s proposal to impose provisional anti-dumping (AD) duties of an average 47% on Chinese photovoltaic imports as of June 6, an anonymous source close to the EC confirmed to pv magazine.

Canada suffered a setback on Monday as the World Trade Organization (WTO) ruled against its appeal on incentives offered to domestic companies, according to a report published by news agency Reuters. This final decision was based in a WTO ruling issued in December in favor of Japan and the EU, Reuters says.