The UAE Ministry of Economy’s (MoE) industrial sector will be organising two seminars and accompanying workshops on the role of GCC Technical Secretariat for Anti-Dumping in Gulf industries.

The event will be held under the patronage of UAE Minister of Economy Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansouri.

The activities will be organised in cooperation with the GCC Technical Secretariat for Anti-Dumping Secretariat, Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI), and Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

The first seminar and workshop will be held on June 29 and June 30, 2008 at the DCCI building, while the second seminar and workshop will be held at the Conference Hall of Expo Centre Sharjah on July 1 and 2, 2008.

The activities, which are open to the public, are intended to educate institutions, industrial and commercial organisations, authorities, and legal and economic consulting offices on the unified anti-dumping law in the Gulf.

“These seminars and workshops continue work started by the Ministry in Abu Dhabi to highlight the role of the Technical Secretariat of Anti-Dumping in addressing harmful practices in international trade. They will clarify compliance terms covering international trade practices and investigative procedures against cases of illegal practices in handling commodity supplies,” said executive director of the MoE’s industrial sector Jamal Nasser Lootah.

The workshops will include a detailed explanation of the complaint forms filed against dumping, as well as practical examples and measurement techniques related to dumping and imports. – TradeArabia News Service