During the first ten months of this year, the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Supply dealt with several cases and complaints related to the protection of national production, following the necessary legal procedures and in line with Jordan’s international obligations.
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According to the ministry, five protection cases were addressed concerning safeguard measures and anti-dumping actions, as some countries have initiated investigations into their imports from various countries, including Jordan. These cases involved household tools and construction materials.
The ministry’s spokesperson, Yinal Al-Barmawi, stated that through the Directorate of National Production Protection, the ministry received 16 complaints from local industrial establishments affected by high imports of certain goods or by imports sold at dumping or subsidized prices. These complaints were studied, and recommendations were forwarded to the relevant authorities.
Al-Barmawi added that the ministry reviewed 221 applications for import licenses for aluminum profiles and provided three technical and legal consultations to assist local industries in completing the requirements before officially applying for protection measures. Some establishments were guided to submit applications for safeguard and anti-dumping measures if they wished.
The ministry also sent regular notifications and reports to the World Trade Organization (WTO) regarding safeguard, anti-dumping, and subsidy agreements.
Additionally, the ministry initiated an anti-dumping investigation on imported solar panels from a certain country, based on claims by local industries that these imports were flooding the local market and causing material harm to domestic production.
In a related action, the ministry imposed final safeguard duties on a safety equipment product after confirming that it caused damage to local industries.
The Directorate of National Production Protection continues to expand cooperation with its counterparts in other countries on issues of national production protection (safeguards, anti-dumping, and subsidies), signing several cooperation protocols in this regard.
Jordan joined the WTO on April 11, 2000, which led to the establishment of the Directorate of National Production Protection as the authority responsible for implementing agreements and regulations aimed at protecting national industries from unfair trade practices such as rising imports or imports at dumping or subsidized prices.
The directorate applies these agreements through Jordanian laws and regulations, providing protection and support to local industries and producers affected by harmful or unfair trade practices, including increased imports of certain products or imports at unfairly low prices.
