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influential countries of the West pursue a policy of state protectionism, often
putting political pressure on their competitors, primarily on the markets of armaments
and hi-tech products, such as aircraft, equipment for nuclear power stations and
others. This leaves Ukrainian producers little room for manoeuvre. The Ukrainian
government has no efficient leverage to influence these processes and therefore
the government structures are unable to offer serious support to Ukrainian companies
in their struggle for big international contracts.
he forms of protectionism
being used to discriminate against Ukrainian exporters are getting increasingly
refined. A variety of technical, environmental, sanitary and other standards are
exploited to complicate the procedures for product certification and requirements
concerning the forms and methods of product sales and technical servicing. Mechanisms
of antidumping investigation are launched to reduce the competitiveness of Ukrainian
products.
 kraine retains its status
as a nonmarket economy which sends the antidumping margin from the 10-per-cent
minimum up to 125 per cent, thus leaving Ukraine no access to respective markets
for at least five years. To cut Ukrainian goods off "inadvisable" international
markets, some other political leverage is used as well, including a somewhat loose
interpretation of international export control regimes and setting additional
requirements for Ukraine to develop relations (with NATO and the EU) and to get
credits from international financial structures.
kraine's ineffective policy
in the sphere of international economic integration. Insufficient integration
into international economic structures seriously restricts our presence in markets
of high priority for Ukraine. Having no membership in the WTO system, Ukraine
is unable to use international mechanisms regulating trade conditions, including
trade-related disputes. There are special rules used against us when framework
conditions are outlined in conducting antidumping investigations. |
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