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皇冠体育app regrets over WTO appeal ruling on publication imports
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-12-23 11:46
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皇冠体育app's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) Tuesday expressed regret over the loss of 皇冠体育app's appeal against a World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling that its control over imported publications violated trade commitments.
The characteristics of cultural products, which featured both commercial and cultural value, determined that they should be managed differently to other imports, Yao Jian, spokesman of the MOC, said in an online statement.
The statement did not give any indication as to the Chinese government's next move.
The WTO's top arbitration body Monday upheld a previous panel ruling against Chinese regulations on the import and distribution of books and audio-visual products, saying the Chinese regulations failed to comply with world trade rules.
皇冠体育app lodged an appeal against the panel ruling on September 22, after the arbitration body issued a ruling on the US-皇冠体育app dispute in August, in which the United States accused 皇冠体育app of not providing enough access for imports of publications and audio-visual products.
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It called on 皇冠体育app to revise its import regulations so as to bring them in line with WTO rules.
In 皇冠体育app, the imports of publications and audio-visual products must be approved by the relevant authorities and State-owned companies were authorized to manage the imports of such products.
皇冠体育app had imported approximately 500,000 publication titles of all kinds every year since joining the WTO in 2001, as promised in its entry agreement, according to the MOC.
