A spokesman for EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht confirms toRecharge that while the Commission has disclosed its findings in the anti-subsidy case to all relevant parties, the conclusions will remain confidential.

However, a variety of media reports claim that the investigation uncovered evidence of illegal subsidies within China for the country’s PV manufacturers.

That determination will not have any immediate impact on Chinese solar suppliers selling into the EU, or on the deal struck earlier this month imposing a minimum price and a maximum export volume on them.

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