Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council. 34th annual report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the EU’s anti-dumping, anti-subsidy and safeguard activities (2015)

This is a report of the European Union's anti-dumping, anti-subsidy and safeguard activities during 2015. It is presented to the European Parliament and the Council in line with the provisions of Article 23 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Union, Article 34 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1037 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on protection against subsidised imports from countries not members of the European Union and Article 23 of Regulation (EU) 2015/478 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2015 on common rules for imports.

The anti-dumping, anti-subsidy and safeguard investigations conducted by the Commission are governed by the above mentioned Regulations. A comprehensive overview of the existing legislation, terminology and procedures is available in the accompanying Staff Working Document.

This short report provides an overview of the highlights in the area of trade defence in the EU during 2015 and is accompanied, as in previous years, by a Commission Staff Working Document, together with detailed annexes. This report follows the same general structure of the Staff Working Document, including all its headings, for easy reference to more comprehensive information.

EUR-Lex: SWD(2016)330: Commission Staff Working Document accompanying the report http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=SWD:2016:330:FIN

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