The European Parliament’s international trade committee adopted without amendments a regulation renewing unilateral trade preferences offered to Ukraine to support its war-torn economy.
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Commission prepares to slap retroactive duties on Chinese EVs
The high-profile anti-subsidy investigation against imports of electric vehicles from China launched by the EU last autumn is proceeding at pace. On Tuesday the European Commission said it would have car imports subject to registration, with a view to potentially imposing duties retroactively on the registered cars. Preliminary duties could …
Malaysia palm oil WTO panel divided over EU protectionist intent
The World Trade Organization released the panel report in one of the two cases brought by two world leading producers of palm oil against a European Union directive that excludes the oil produced in their countries from its future biofuels mix. The lengthy 348-page report does not settle for good …
THINK TANK: CRM, ITA3, conformity assessment, knowledge dissemination, MC13
MC13: Hinrich Foundation’s Keith Rockwell – WTO relevance at stake Following a disappointing 13th WTO ministerial conference in Abu Dhabi last week “A collapse of the organization is not impending, but its relevance remains the biggest question looming over the WTO,” writes Keith Rockwell, who has served many years as …
Forced labour ban: trilogue negotiations concluded
The three EU institutions finalised overnight negotiations putting the finishing touches on a regulation that enacts a formal ban on products made with forced labour.
THINK TANK: Non liquet, China’s MFN status and product dominance
This week’s international trade think tanks’ focus: The WTO and the question of restoring its dispute mechanism, the US toying with the idea of rescinding China’s most-favoured nation status and the latter’s global product-level dominance.
MEPs vote CJEU statute reform: customs cases transferred within Luxembourg court
The European Parliament has voted by a large majority of 600 in favour of a reform of the statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union that could have long-term implications on the way some issues related to international trade policy are adjudicated.
International friction looms over EU ownership rules in cyber certification scheme
The European Union’s ongoing standard-setting exercise for cloud service cybersecurity has become a high-stakes behind-the scenes geopolitical tussle. It could open up a new front in the world of never-ending EU-US trade frictions if local ownership requirements make their way into the EU digital ecosystem. Inevitable politics Member state civil …
THINK TANK: EU solar panels, WTO moratorium, CPTPP effect
Here are this week’s highlights from trade focused international think tanks.
Updated: European Commission initiates steel safeguard extension proceedings
The European Commission is preparing to extend a steel import safeguard it introduced in 2018 to allay fears that metal destined to the United States would be diverted to Europe in the aftermath of president Trump’s Section 232 steel tariffs. The safeguard, initially introduced for a duration of three years …
