The European Commission is throwing away its traditional shyness in resorting to import safeguards.
Defensive trade policy
UPDATED – The EU’s China EV tariffs are in force
The European Commission published this afternoon the definitive regulation enacting much-awaited electric vehicle countervailing duties after an investigation launched in October last year into subsidisation of the sector by the Chinese authorities. The duties will come into force as soon as tomorrow (30 October).
ECJ spells out first views on International Procurement Instrument
A judgment by the European Court of Justice spelled out preliminary views on the effects of the EU’s International Procurement Instrument on the treatment of non-EU companies involved in public bidding contracts.
Trade defence: EU Commission eyes continued case load surge
The European Commission is working on an increasing workload of trade defence cases, is eyeing the end of its 2018 steel safeguard and plans to continue to focus on circumvention of anti-dumping or countervailing duties.
EU prosecutor enters fray in customs and anti-dumping enforcement
Trade policy folks watching enforcement of European Union trade policy now need to pay close attention to the activities of European Prosecutor’s Office. The EU’s supranational anti-corruption and fraud office established in 2021 to clamp down on fraud affecting EU funds has, over the last two weeks, issued hefty fines …
China EV price offers: Commission eyes negotiation extension
European Commission director for trade defence Martin Lukas said his institution was ready to clinch a price deal with Chinese companies on their exports of electric cars even after definitive EU duties are enacted.
EU beneficiary industry calls for trade-defence ramp-up
It’s trade defence stock-take week in Brussels. The European Commission released its annual report on its trade defence policy covering its activities in the year 2023. On the same day, the commission announced it will now systematically request that imports are registered the moment it initiates an investigation. But AEGIS …
EU extends steel safeguard for final two years
The European Commission is extending a steel import safeguard it introduced in 2018 for another two years, until 30 July 2026. The decision is flanked by a range of adjustments, such as capturing imports from Mozambique. The European Union will also cap how much steel any country can monopolise within generic quotas. …
AEGIS calls for relaxation of EU trade defence rules
The alliance of European Union industries AEGIS Europe is calling on Brussels to step up its trade defensive action against China ahead of a coming leadership reshuffle following European Parliament elections.
EU TDI update: slew of new China and other provisional anti-dumping duties
The European Commission is not letting off in its trade defence activity targeting China. After having announced provisional duties on electric vehicles, the EU executive announced a slew of new provisional duties on products for which it launched new anti-dumping investigations in November 2023.
