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Written by Gisela Grieger (2nd edition),
Trade defence instruments (TDIs) play a vital role in countering unfair trade practices from third countries and in levelling the playing field for EU companies, notably in times of mounting global overcapacity in a number of sectors. In April 2013, the Commission adopted a proposal to modernise the EU’s basic Anti‑dumping and Anti-subsidy (AD/AS) Regulations. The reform was intended to enhance the transparency and predictability of investigations and increase the effectiveness and enforcement of AD/AS measures. Parliament adopted its position on the proposal in 2014, but the procedure was deadlocked in the Council until November 2016. Following interinstitutional negotiations, a political agreement was achieved in December 2017. After the Council’s adoption of its first-reading position in April 2018, the text was formally adopted by Parliament in May 2018.
In 2016, the legislative procedure on the reform of the methodology for calculating AD duties was launched as a second pillar of the TDI reform. See also our ‘EU Legislation in progress’ briefing on that proposal: Protection from dumped and subsidised imports.
Versions
- July 2018: ‘Modernising trade defence instruments‘ (2nd edition)
| Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) 1225/2009 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community and Council Regulation No 597/2009 on protection against subsidised imports from countries not members of the European Community | ||
| Committee responsible: | International Trade (INTA) | COM(2013) 192 of 10.4.2013
2013/0103(COD) Ordinary legislative procedure (COD) (Parliament and Council on equal footing – formerly ‘co-decision’) |
| Rapporteur: | Christofer Fjellner (EPP, Sweden) | |
| Shadow rapporteurs:
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David Martin (S&D, UK) Sander Loones (ECR, Belgium) Marietje Schaake (ALDE, the Netherlands) Helmut Scholz (GUE/NGL, Germany) Yannick Jadot (Greens/EFA, France) |
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| Procedure completed. | Regulation (EU) 2018/825 OJ L 143, 7.6.2018, pp. 1-18 |
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