Chinese PV companies with internal and external difficulties may be able to breathe a sigh of relief. The reporter learned from the core people close to the fifteenth China-EU summit that the results of the negotiations between China and the EU are: willing to seek a mutually acceptable solution through consultations and properly handle the EU anti-dumping investigation on PV products in China. On September 19-20, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao attended the 15th China-EU Summit in Brussels. The person familiar with the matter said that on the evening of the 19th, when Minister of Commerce Chen Deming, who was visiting Wen Jiabao, arrived in Brussels, he had one-on-one talks with EU Trade Commissioner De Gucht. The source said that in addition to easing its stance on anti-dumping investigations against PV products in China, the EU also decided to suspend trade remedy investigations on ZTE and Huawei's wireless communication equipment. This change in position shows that the EU is showing some flexibility in its interaction with China on trade relief issues. As for the specific solution to the anti-dumping investigation of photovoltaic products, the above-mentioned person said that China and the EU have discussed, but the results of the discussion are still unknown. PV companies are busy filling out the European questionnaire on September 6. The European Commission announced that it will conduct anti-dumping investigations on PV products imported from China (including crystalline silicon components, batteries, silicon wafers, etc.). Chen Zhuo is the legal affairs director of Yingli Green Energy Holdings Co., Ltd., one of the leading PV companies in China. He told reporters: "Our company is making every effort to fill out the questionnaire issued by the European Union. These weeks are particularly busy. Mid-October will be an important time." Last year, the total shipments of Chinese PV companies In the US market, it accounts for about 15%, and the EU market accounts for about 75%. The above-mentioned insiders revealed that although China and the EU have agreed to properly resolve trade remedies, China still does not dare to take it lightly and will pay close attention to the EU's next move. He said that the consensus reached by the leaders of China and the EU has an important role in promoting the solution of the problem. German Chancellor Angela Merkel reiterated her attitude on the 17th when she visited China at the end of last month, saying that she hopes to resolve trade disputes through dialogue. She also said that she has learned from German companies that they have prepared for such a dialogue. This time Wen Jiabao visited Europe and personally did the work of the EU leaders. Prior to this, Chong Quan, deputy representative of the International Trade Negotiation of the Ministry of Commerce, led a delegation to Germany, France and other EU countries and regions to communicate with the relevant responsible persons of the countries on the PV anti-dumping case, and also achieved relatively positive results. Chen Zhuo said: "Compared with the US case, the EU survey has a wider range of products. It can be seen that the Chinese government attaches great importance to the demands of PV companies." The EU anti-dumping investigation involved more than 20 billion US dollars. Chen Zhuo said that the industry hopes to see the result is that the European side has suspended the investigation or ruled that there is no dumping. Even if this is not the case, it is hoped that the final ruling will be at least a relatively reasonable tariff rate. However, some insiders also said that the price of China's exports of photovoltaic products to Europe has dropped by nearly 40% this year. It is not easy to retire in this anti-dumping investigation. In the past, PV companies completely counted on the international market, and the task of starting the domestic market is now imminent. The low anti-dumping tax rate is also difficult to bear the long-term representation of Chinese companies in response to the EU "double anti-" case, Beijing Huanzhong Law Firm partner Wang Xuehua told reporters that the EU's current anti-dumping investigation of China's PV-related products may be only the first step, One step is likely to be countervailing. For Chinese companies, the next important process is the application for market economy status, the response of exporters, and the expression of opinions in the form of hearings. He said that personally believe that the "negotiating settlement" and other favorable signals from the high-level sides of the two sides will not lead to the suspension of the case. "After the legal proceedings of the anti-dumping investigation is initiated, the EU investigation authority must investigate a result and it is difficult to violate this basic procedure. Intergovernmental consultations can only find one of the most favorable options in this established procedure - unless the EU applicants withdraw their complaints on their own initiative, they may be suspended." Wang Xuehua said that there are two special key points in the EU anti-dumping investigation procedure. Chinese companies in particular need to pay attention to - "European Community Interest Survey" and "damage survey." The “European Community Interest Survey†refers to the various stakeholders involved in the survey, including product users, representatives of the 27 EU countries and consumers. Everyone sits together and shows their position. The government can play a consultative role as a party to economic relations, and companies can also express their aspirations. The space that can be negotiated in the “damage survey†is that if the investigator finds that the dumping margin (the export price of the product is lower than its normal value) is 20%, only 10% of the anti-dumping duty is enough to offset the impact of dumping. Then it is possible to publish a lower anti-dumping tax rate. However, for the current PV companies in China, even the low anti-dumping tax rate, the loss of profits caused by the entire industry is difficult to underestimate. A senior executive in the photovoltaic industry said that the current cash flow of Chinese PV companies is mostly very tight. Many companies have even reached the point of controlling salespeople to reduce costs. "The EU's filing has already made quite a number of companies' products. Because of the relative saturation of the domestic market, the market share is more affected by the 'relationship' and the return period is long, so the EU can be said to be the most critical market. No matter what kind of anti-dumping tax rate the EU finally introduces, many Enterprises may be 'unbearable weight'."
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