The mayor: Russia has submitted to the WTO a lawsuit against Ukraine for the duties on ammonium nitrate
MOSCOW, may 7 - RIA Novosti/Prime. Russia filed a lawsuit to the world trade organization (WTO) to Ukraine according to her duties on ammonium Nitrate, said Last news Director of the Department of trade negotiations Ministry of economic development Maxim Medvedkov.
Ukraine in July 2014 tripled its duties on imports of ammonium nitrate from Russia (with eleven, 91% to 36, 03%) and extended the validity period for another 5 years. This decision was made due to the application of Ostchem plants that are part of financial-industrial Group DF of Dmitry Firtash. They appealed to the fact that the price of gas for Ukrainian companies nitric chemistry and Russian producers is significantly different.
Russia was going until the end of 2014 to file a claim with the WTO on this issue. Ammonium nitrate (ammonium nitrate) is used as a component in explosives and as a nitrogen fertilizer.
Also Medvedkov added that the Russian Federation filed a lawsuit in the WTO to the EU - anti-dumping measures against Russian welded pipes and Also ammonium nitrate.
in early January, the European Commission declared the duty on the import of Ukrainian welded pipes, fees were introduced for producers from Russia, China and Belarus.