霭赣海龟是被70年代《濒危野生动植物物种国际贸易公约》列入最高级别保护的濒危珍稀动物。以往,海洋拖网捕虾作业中对海龟的误杀是这一珍稀动物生存的最大威胁。为了保护珍稀的海龟,美国国会在1973年通过的《濒危物种法案》中将各种占有、加工、加害为海洋拖网捕虾所误害的海龟视为非法。1989年美国在这一法案的...
■案由1998年,美国企业诉中国果汁倾销。接到美方的反倾销诉讼时,中国湖滨果汁有限责任公司联合山东省烟台北方安德利有限公司、中鲁果汁集团公司和陕西海升果汁有限公司等9家国内企业经过充分的准备欣然应诉。在应诉过程中,中国企业一方面对国际市场上倾销价格的认定和技术处理方面作出了有利于我方的安排。另一方面...
■案由1886年美国在贸易的贝壳案中最早提出了关于产品原产地认定的思路。该案争论的焦点是进口的经清洗和磨光后的贝壳是否仍为贝壳制品”,如果是贝壳制品,按美国当时的法律应征收35%的从价税;如果不是贝壳制品,则免征进口税。■裁决美国最高法院最后认定经清洗及磨光后的贝壳仍为贝壳。与贝壳相比,...
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