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EU tax on Chinese solar panels may lead to a wider range of tension (Joshua Chaffin from Brussels) EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht is pushing solar panels produced in China to levy 40% temporary tariffs. A move that could lead to broader trade tensions between the EU and China, and dividing the EU solar industry.

According to insiders say, De Gucht concluded that the solar panel manufacturers  in China by the Chinese government's illegal subsidies and dumping its products in Europe --- selling products below cost price, so he made such decision. This will be the largest anti-dumping investigation of the European Union based on Chinese exports to Europe in 2011, 21 billion euros worth of solar panels.

However, the scheme to impose punitive tariffs on Chinese solar panels caused by the strong opposition of the European solar industry part of the enterprise. Bring them the benefits of cheap Chinese products. Many small businesses that install solar panels and polysilicon important supplier Wacker Chemical Corporation have been warned to raise tariffs on imports of Chinese solar panels will damage the industry in Europe, not only does not make the increase in jobs in Europe, but will reduce.

Belgium clean technology trading company president Walter dimensional Mei Xu said: "If impose punitive tariffs on Chinese-made solar panels will artificially raise prices, the European home solar panels market will be at a standstill, which will give the green jobs employment disastrous effects. "De Gucht's plan also requires the EU Trade Commission this week or next week approved. According to several insiders said that the program has caused concerns in some EU member states, but they can not stop or change.

Program to be imposed provisional tariffs by the EU member states will not have a chance to overthrow the program, which lasted for several months until the completion of a comprehensive survey. At the same time, understand the position of De Gucht, the EU Trade Commissioner continued willingness to consider negotiations with China to reach a solution, and to impose temporary tariffs may move the process forward hopeful.

According to the EU anti-dumping, one possibility is to reach the so-called "price guarantee" that the European Commission have agreed on a minimum price a price higher than the minimum price, the exporter must sell their products in Europe. If companies believe that taxation is inevitable, then, such a result would at least so that they are sold at a higher price, rather than pay a fine to the European Commission. Chinese solar manufacturers are willing to accept such a solution, as well as whether the Chinese government will convince them to accept, is still unknown. Chinese solar manufacturers have not fared well. Some commercial lawyers cautioned that, in view of the many enterprises involved, to reach such a solution may also be difficult.