Weige, Hannes --- "The Negotiations of a New Anti Dumping Agreement (ADA) in the DDA – Some Observations" [2011] ELECD 775; in Govaere, Inge; Quick, Reinhard; Bronckers, Marco (eds), "Trade and Competition Law in the EU and Beyond" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2011)

Book Title: Trade and Competition Law in the EU and Beyond

Editor(s): Govaere, Inge; Quick, Reinhard; Bronckers, Marco

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN (hard cover): 9780857935663

Section: Chapter 8

Section Title: The Negotiations of a New Anti Dumping Agreement (ADA) in the DDA – Some Observations

Author(s): Weige, Hannes

Number of pages: 12

Extract:

8. The negotiations of a new anti
dumping agreement (ADA) in the
DDA ­ some observations
Hannes Welge*

The negotiations on antidumping of the Doha Round are ongoing. As
negotiator for the EU it would probably be unwise to write extensively
about the pros and cons of the positions of other WTO members or the
ones of the EU. And of course, it is not possible to explain where every-
body's bottom lines might be. However, in spite of these inherent restric-
tions, it may be interesting to read about some of the practical and
structural difficulties and problems of these negotiations; how important
organization and methods of negotiations are and which role the interac-
tion of the negotiators play in finding compromises. At first, it might be
useful to recall from where the positions originate and what this could
imply when the negotiations progress.


8.1 WHY NEGOTIATE A NEW AGREEMENT?

One might ask why members in 2001 saw the need for renegotiations of an
agreement, which had been completely rewritten just seven years ago. One
most obvious and frequently mentioned reason for the inclusion of a
variety of negotiating subjects into the negotiations of a new `Round' was
that many members at the time of the launch anticipated that this would
facilitate cross-cutting deals at the end of the negotiations. This considera-
tion is proved correct in previous Rounds and will eventually positively
affect the capability of all participants to accept the results as a package.
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