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Yongqing Bao
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Work Department
Trade Remedies, EU Trade, WTO Disputes, Customs
Position
Senior Associate - Yongqing Bao advises governments and private parties on trade and investment issues, strategies for negotiating international trade agreements, and EU law. He is a qualified Chinese lawyer who has been practising international trade and EU customs law in Brussels for more than 10 years.
Yongqing has a particular focus on China, having represented Chinese clients on more than 60 multijurisdictional trade defense and customs investigations. He has also advised clients in several investment-related projects in China and Europe.
With his extensive knowledge of all aspects of trade remedy (anti-dumping, anti-subsidy, and safeguards) proceedings, Yongqing is well-equipped to assist clients during on-spot verifications, in the preparation of questionnaire responses, and in the negotiation of undertakings. He regularly represents private and public bodies before the EU courts in Luxembourg in trade remedy, public procurement, and EU internal market disputes.
Yongqing also has broad experience with EU customs rules and procedures regarding product classification and origin, duty suspension, tariff quota, and export controls, as well as other EU regulatory matters.
Career
People's Republic of China
Brussels (B List)
Languages
Mandarin Chinese (Putonghua), Chinese (Shanghainese), French, and English
Memberships
Association of Chinese Jurists and Economists in France
Education
M.A., Université Paul Cézanne, Aix Marseille III, 2003
LL.M., Université Paul Cézanne, Aix Marseille III, 2002
B.A., Fudan University, 2001
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