The Russian Federation will be served in the WTO against Ukraine because of duties on ammonium nitrate
Russia before the end of 2014 wants to submit to the world trade organization (WTO) against Ukraine on the introduction of antidumping duties on imports of ammonium nitrate from the Russian Federation, told reporters the Director of the Department of trade negotiations Ministry of economic development Maxim Medvedkov.
" in the near future, before the end of the year, We are considering the possibility of filing a lawsuit in connection with the adoption by Ukraine of antidumping measures on Russian ammonium nitrate, " said Medvedkov.
Ukraine in July threefold increased duties on imports of ammonium nitrate from Russia (with eleven, 91% to 36 03%) and extended their term for another 5 years. This decision was made due to the application of plants Ostchem forming part of the financial-industrial Group DF Dmitry Firtash. They appealed to the fact that the cost of gas for Ukrainian enterprises nitrogen chemistry and Russian producers is significantly different.
Medvedkov said that Ukraine has introduced these anti-dumping duties using energocorrection, as it made the European Union, against which Russia has already lodged a complaint to the world trade organization." We believe that these measures are inconsistent with the WTO rules, " explained Commissioner of the Ministry of economic development.
according to him, in 2013 exports of ammonium nitrate from Russia to Ukraine amounted to $ 59 million.