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 TRADE REMEDY ............................................................................................4

CHINA INBOUND...........................................................................................................................4

BIII hears presentations from petitioners of MEK anti-dumping investigation...........................4
MOFCOM initiates sample investigation on the influence of trade barrier upon importsfrom China.....4
MOFCOM discloses factual grounds before determination on anti-dumping investigation against Butanol and Nonylphenol......5
Octanol anti-dumping investigation terminated with non-injury.................................................5
Interim review of EOA case initiated......................................................................................6
Preliminary determination of sulfamethoxazole anti-dumping case issued..................................6
Final determination for Anti-dumping Investigation of Potato Starch Originating from EU ........7

CHINA OUTBOUND........................................................................................................................8

SINO-US .......................................................................................................................................8

US DOC decides aggregation of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation on coated freesheet paper ........................8

SINO-EU.......................................................................................................................................9

EU takes provisional anti-dumping measures on bicycle seats originating from China.........9
EU publishes green book to collect public opinion on trade remedy measures..................10

OTHER COUNTRIES AND REGIONS...............................................................................................10

Statistics of anti-dumping cases initiated against products originating from China in 2006 10 Pakistan holds public hearing on

anti-dumping investigation against porcelain tiles originating from China................................................................................11
Canada makes final determination on certain copper pipe fittings originating from China, Korea and U.S..............................11
Turkey starts supervision on twelve products......................................................................................................................12
Australia initiates anti-dumping investigation on sodium tripolyphosphate originating from China............................................12
South Africa decides to initiate a sunset review investigation on door locks and door handles originating from China.............12
South Africa decides to issue anti-dumping investigation on citric acid originating from China................................................12
Columbia decides not to impose anti-dumping duty on parts of textiles originating from China...............................................13
Philippines continues the special safeguard measures against porcelain tiles originating from China.........................................13
New Zealand terminates anti-dumping duty imposed on oil filter element originating from Chi ...............................................13
India initiates sunset review on trimethoprim originating from China ......................................................................................14
India makes preliminary determination on anti-dumping investigation against flat base steel wheel originating from China ........14
India makes final determination on anti-dumping investigation against saccharine originating from China..................................14
Taiwan terminates special safeguard measures investigation on towels originating from Mainland China..................................14

COMPETITION LAW.....................................................................................16

ANTITRUST FILING ......................................................................................................................16

MOFCOM is to promulgate a strict rule on antitrust filing ..................................................16
　

CASES............................................................................................................................17

The first anti-monopoly case was brought to court in Shanghai...........................................17

LEGISLATION ...............................................................................................................................18

The Supreme People’s Court issues the first judicial explanation on unfair competition cases......18

POLICY .......................................................................................................................................19

MOFCOM: Never intended to restrict foreign capitals ...........................................................19

LAW RESEARCHS .........................................................................................................................19

Competition Law Research Center of China University of Political Science and Law was
approved to operate...............................................................................................................19

OPINION......................................................................................................................................20

The Unirule Institute of Economy, “this year’s economic growth rate will be 10%, Anti-administrative

Monopoly need to speed up” ...................................................................................................20

FOCUSES .....................................................................................................21

IPR .............................................................................................................................................21

The third revision of Patent Law draft has been reported to the State Council ...................21
Beijing is to establish Olympic IPR protection mechanism.................................................21
China's Supreme Court issues judicial interpretation on IPR violations...............................22

WTO RELATED...........................................................................................................................23

Chinese government improves economic dialog with world trade partners .........................23
China-ASEAN trade likely to slow in 2007.......................................................................24