The parliament also approved separate legislation that allows EU industry and governments to request a re-imposition of duties if surging imports hurt EU producers.

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An imposition of duties is likely to have severe consequences for Chinese firms given that Europe is the largest market for the Chinese solar industry.

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Under U.S. antidumping law, Dow Corning and all other consumers of silicon metal were forbidden from participating formally in the proceedings that lead to the imposition of the duties.

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As the article demonstrates, since the imposition of AD duties on Chinese furniture beginning in 2005, imports from Vietnam, Indonesia, and other countries not subject to the AD restrictions have emerged to fill the vacuum created by declining imports from China.

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