23/07/2020
The EU’s trade defence policy provides protection for European
companies facing unfair practices in international trade. In such
cases, the European Commission can impose anti-dumping or
anti-subsidy duties to restore fair competition. We examined
whether the Commission successfully enforced this policy. Our
conclusion was that the system for imposing trade defence
instruments functions well. The Commission followed the
required procedures properly during the investigations, and its
justification for the decisions was satisfactory. However, the
Commission could do more to raise awareness of trade defence
instruments, document some checks better, and improve the way
it monitors the measures and the policy’s overall effectiveness.
ECA special report pursuant to Article 287(4), second
subparagraph, TFEU.
Special Report 17/2020: Trade defence instruments: system for protecting EU businesses from dumped and subsidised imports functions well
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