The EU said the tariffs would be introduced as China had been selling the panels at less than cost price in a bid to corner the market, a practice known as dumping.

欧盟表示，他们征收该关税是因为中国为了抢占市场而以低于成本的价格出售，也就是倾销行为。

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Article 33 no bidder may compete for a bid at a price below cost, or to win the bid in the name of another person or by other fraudulent means.

第三十三条投标人不得以低于成本的报价竞标，也不得以他人名义投标或者以其他方式弄虚作假，骗取中标。

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The key of realizing winning bid at the lowest price is to design a machenism that makes the bidder' price not lower than its cost.

低价中标评标方法能否实施的关键之一在于能否设计出一种使投标人报价不得低于成本的机制。

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That, in turn, helped him to bid for fixed-price government contracts, which most defense contractors are loath to do, fearing that cost overruns will eat up their profits.

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