Trade BarriersCommission to register imports of all products under trade defence investigations
The European Commission decided today to register all imports of products under anti-dumping or anti-subsidy investigations, including ongoing investigations where provisional determinations have not yet been made.
The aim is to simplify procedures and alleviate the burden placed on industry, as well as tackle the effects of unfair competition, including overcapacity. Until now imports were usually registered only upon a justified request from EU industry. This would also prevent sharp increases in imports of products under investigation ahead of the imposition of the measures.
The purpose of registration of imports of products under investigation is to enable the retroactive collection of anti-dumping and countervailing duties if the legal conditions are met. However, the retroactive collection is not automatic and is subject to certain conditions; that decision is taken only at the definitive stage of each investigation.
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