Recent Development of the Special Treatment under the EU Anti-dumping Law – Case T-498/04, Zhejiang Xinan Chemical Industrial Group v. Council, delivered on 17 June 2009; Case T-299/05, Shanghai Excell M&E Enterprise and Shanghai Adeptech Precision v. Council, delivered on 18 March 2009; Case T-1/07, Apache Footwear Ltd and Apache II Footwear Ltd (Qingxin) v. Council, delivered on 9 December 2009

Abstract:
As one of the biggest users of anti-dumping actions, the EU has established a rather complicated regime in this area. Despite the conventional division between market and non-market economies (NME), it further develops a separated approach towards economies in transition. These special treatments under EU anti-dumping proceedings have been exhaustively explored in academia in terms of the investigation approaches and practice engaged by the European Commission. However, the importance of a systematic analysis on the jurisprudence of the European Court cannot be overestimated. It not only indicates the issue of admissibility and the chance of successful legal challenges by the private parties, more importantly, it may also signal the direction of policy development in the future.