试析欧共体贸易保护工具与WTO体制的“对接”——以TBR为例

On the Linkage between EC’s Trade Protection Instruments and WTO System: TBR as an Illustration

贸易壁垒条例(TBR)是欧共体贸易保护法中首要的旨在保护欧共体在第三国贸易利益的进攻性法律手段。欧共体企业或产业协会依据TBR相关规定可向委员会提供有关第三国贸易保护与市场进入壁垒方面的信息,而委员会在权衡"共同体利益"后可决定是否向WTO提起争端解决程序,由此TBR在某种程度上与WTO体制实现了"对接"。在全球金融危机的负面影响仍未完全消退、多哈回合谈判仍陷于僵局的背景下,我国应密切跟踪国外贸易保护主义的发展趋势,切实发挥贸易预警和贸易调查制度的作用并完善相关制度建设,以便积极应对国际贸易摩擦和争端。

Trade Barriers Regulation （TBR） is an aggressive legal tool aimed to protecting the trade interest of the European Community （EC） in the third State. According to TBR, the EC enterprise or industry may provide the trade protection and market access information relevant with the third State to EC Commission, which can decide whether to initiate the WTO dispute settlement procedure after balancing out the Community interest. In the process, therefore, the linkage of TBR and the WTO system is somewhat materialized. Against the background of global financial crisis and the deadlock of Doha Round, China should monitor the recent development of trade protectionism abroad, and make full use of the early warning and investigation measures so as to deal with international trade friction and dispute more effectively.