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EU urged to nix solar panel tariffs

China called on the European Union to put an end to punitive duties imposed on Chinese solar panels as soon as possible following a decision by the EU to extend the tax for 18 months. The European Commission, the EU's executive body, announced on Wednesday an 18-month extension, with a gradual phase-out, of duties on Chinese solar panels imposed more than three years ago.

Wang Hejun, head of the Ministry of Commerce's trade remedy and investigation bureau, said China regrets that the EU has extended the duties, disregarding the opposition of Chinese companies, although the extension period has been shortened.