Government approves draft bill to protect Polish companies from dumping

The government has approved an anti-dumping draft bill designed to protect the local industries from unfair competition by foreign manufacturers exporting to Poland at prices lower than the costs of production. The bill outlines in detail the criteria for assessing goods' pricing as dumping and the appropriate action expected by the government if such situations develop. The new law would also give an allowance to Polish producers to appeal with the appropriate institutions within the Economy Ministry if they felt the goods of their foreign competitors were being sold at suspected dumping prices. The new law will replace the previous one of 1997, which is not fully compatible with the provisions of the World Trade Organization (WTO). (Gazeta Wyborcza, page 20) SM.