The Hanoitimes - One effective measure for exporters to protect their legitimate interests is to bring lawsuits to US courts or use the World Trade Organisation (WTO) dispute settlement mechanism.
The Hanoitimes - One effective measure for exporters to protect their legitimate interests is to bring lawsuits to US courts or use the World Trade Organisation (WTO) dispute settlement mechanism. Tran Huu Huynh, Vice General Secretary of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) made recommendations at a seminar in Hanoi on May 24. As Vietnamese businesses are facing an increasing number of trade barriers, including anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures, from the US , the seminar helps them learn from the use of the two instruments to deal with drawbacks resulting from US investigations US lawyer William H. Barringer, who successfully consulted for many Vietnamese businesses on anti-dumping and anti-subsidy lawsuits in the US , shared his experiences in preparing procedures and handling lawsuits. He talked about procedural conditions and procedures for legal proceedings at the WTO since Vietnam ’s first lawsuit, as well as US anti-dumping measures on Vietnam ’s shrimp. He also pointed out challenges for the Government and export businesses in the current period, and what businesses expect when bringing lawsuits to US courts and at the WTO. KTD |