MOLDOVA SCAM
March 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALLEXPORTS of steel rope and cables from Moldova into the European Union (EU) should attract 51.8 per cent definitive anti-dumping duties, the European Commission has proposed, to prevent Ukraine producers fraudulently routing the product through its neighbour to evade existing tariffs. Brussels has acted following an inquiry confirming that EU imports of steel rope and cables fell off sharply after the protective duty was imposed on Ukraine exports in 1999, whilst those from Moldova rose quickly. Indeed an inquiry about alleged false declarations of ...
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