The
report,
which
comes
from
Reuters
and
is
attributed
to
anonymous
“diplomatic”
sources,
does
not
indicate
when
such
registration
would
begin. The
registration
of
Chinese
panels
–
an
idea
apparently
put
forward
by
the
European
Commission
–
would
allow
for
the
retroactive
imposition
of
duties.
The
Commission
does
not
need
the
backing
of
member
states
to
impose
such
a
registration
requirement.
However,
their
formal
consent
would
be
taken
as
a
blow
against
Chinese
suppliers,
which
are
lobbying
hard
to
avoid
anti-dumping
and
countervailing
duties
such
as
those
implemented
in
the
US…
