| As those who follow the rare-earths sector will know, on March 13, 2012, the United States, the European Union and Japan (the complainants) filed simultaneous and near-identical complaints with the World Trade Organization (WTO), in which they requested consultations with China (the respondent) on the measures that it has in place related to restrictions on the export of rare earths, tungsten and molybdenum.
The following article presents an overview of the WTO dispute process, the specific details of the rare-earths-related complaints, and looks at how China might respond to the specific complaints made..............................................Full Article: Source
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