西门子呼吁延长节能灯关税

　　While Europe's leaders were last week urging householders to fit energy-efficient light bulbs， several governments were busy behind closed doors attempting to block moves to cut their price.

　　A European summit agreed to toughen regulations against old-fashioned incandescent bulbs by 2009 as part of a bid to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

　　But earlier in the week officials from trade ministries rebuffed attempts by the European Commission to end five-year-old surcharges on imports of energy efficient bulbs from China.

　　The 66 per cent duty was imposed in 2002 after European manufacturers complained of dumping by the Chinese. It expires in October but Siemens of Germany， which owns the Osram brand， is pushing for an extension.

　　就在欧洲领导人上周敦促居民安装节能灯的同时，欧洲几个国家的政府正暗中忙碌，试图阻止降低节能灯价格的措施。

　　上周召开的欧盟峰会一致同意，在2009年之前，强化有关规定，反对使用老式的白炽灯，以努力减少温室气体的排放。

　　欧盟委员会曾试图结束针对中国节能灯为期5年的

　　2002年，欧洲制造商抱怨中国节能灯厂商倾销，随后中国对欧洲出口的节能灯被征收66%的关税。该