Participants during the workshop hosted by MoCI.
Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) held a two-day workshop on Combating Harmful Practices in International Trade and Protecting Gulf Industries. The workshop was organised in cooperation with the Office of the Technical Secretariat for Combating Harmful Practices in International Trade at the GCC General Secretariat.
The workshop brought together employees from the General Authority of Customs responsible for applying duties related to combating harmful practices in international trade, in addition to staff from the Ministry working in this field. It also aimed to enhance awareness of the GCC Common Law of Anti-Dumping, Countervailing Measures and Safeguard, and to underline the role of customs authorities in enforcing measures adopted by ministerial committees.
Sessions covered types of harmful trade practices, including dumping, subsidies, and surges in imports, alongside relevant national and regional legislation.
It also introduced the GCC Common Law, the associated WTO agreements, and the Office of the Technical Secretariat at the GCC General Secretariat. It also discussed the economic impacts of such practices and the results achieved under the relevant law.
The workshop further outlined procedures for filing complaints, conducting investigations, and applying corrective measures, while highlighting the role of customs administrations across GCC member states in addressing such practices.
The workshop concluded with an open discussion, during which customs officials exchanged views and proposed solutions to strengthen duties against harmful trade practices.
