Zhejiang should lose retroactive solar-duty challenge, EU court opinion says
By Karoline Del Vecchio ( November 5, 2026, 10:57 GMT | Insight) -- Chinese solar-panel maker Zhejiang Sunflower Great Health and EU importer Sunowe Solar should lose their legal challenge to retroactive duties imposed on Chinese solar-panel imports, according to a non-binding opinion for the EU’s top court issued Thursday. The companies are contesting a 2019 decision by the European Commission to apply the duties after finding that they had breached a minimum sale price agreement. (n.b. shorter headline) Chinese solar-panel maker Zhejiang Sunflower Great Health and EU importer Sunowe Solar should lose their appeal to duties imposed on past Chinese solar-panel imports, a non-binding opinion for the EU’s top court recommended Thursday. The companies are contesting a 2019 decision by the European Commission to apply the duties after finding that they had breached a minimum sale price undertaking....
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