Press Release: EU begins modernization review of Trade Defence Instruments

The European Commission on 28 October 2011 announced that it would launch a review of how it supports European companies in the face of unfair competition from across the globe.

The EU uses its so-called 'Trade Defence Instruments' to counter the dumping of under-priced products on its markets, re-establish a level playing field for its businesses in the face of unfair subsidies and ensure healthy competition through safeguards, in the event of sudden shifts in trade flows.

• Primary Source

European Commission: DG Trade: Tackling unfair trade: Trade defence http://ec.europa.eu/trade/tackling-unfair-trade/trade-defence/

Euractiv, 08.11.10: EU to raise trade defences against foreign state aid http://www.euractiv.com/priorities/eu-raise-trade-defence-against-foreign-state-aid-news-499517

ESO: Background information: The reform of the EU’s trade defence instruments http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-reform-of-the-eus-trade-defence-instruments/

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