BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union has cleared the imposition of hefty duties on Chinese imports of glass used in solar panels, claiming they receive illegal subsidies and are sold at unfairly low prices that threaten European manufacturers.
A majority of the European Union's 28 members backed the proposed duties, ranging from 17.1 percent to 42.1 percent, EU sources said on Thursday.
The imports are already subject to provisional duties at these levels, imposed by the European Commission in November, but they required clearance from the EU's member states to extend the duration of the duties to five years.
(Reporting By Philip Blenkinsop; editing by Barbara Lewis)
