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Is the application of antidumping and countervailing duties not contrary to the trade liberalisation objectives of the FTAA?

April 26, 2017antidumping application contrary countervailing FTAA liberalisation Trade

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Is the application of antidumping and countervailing duties not contrary to the trade liberalisation objectives of the FTAA?

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No. Antidumping and countervailing duties are used to counter dumped and subsidized imports that cause, or threaten to cause, material injury to the domestic industry producing like goods. As such, they address unfair trade practices and not the movement across borders of fairly traded goods.