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International trade: EU-Singapore digital trade pact in force; EU anti-dumping on Chinese goods; Philippines tile safeguard; UK-EU SPS talks scrutiny; UK-EU TCA preference guidance

Published on: 12 February 2026

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  • Free trade agreements
  • Anti-dumping
  • Safeguards
  • Dispute settlement
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Free trade agreements

Commission announces entry into force of EU-Singapore Digital Trade Agreement

The European Commission has confirmed that the EU-Singapore Digital Trade Agreement (DTA) took effect on 2 February 2026, marking the EU’s first standalone bilateral accord on digital trade. The DTA sets out rules for cross-border digital dealings and captures pledges on online consumer safeguards, the protection of personal data and privacy, together with measures against unsolicited commercial messages. It advances paperless trade, accepts the legal effect of electronic signatures, contracts and invoices, and bans customs duties on electronic transmissions. It likewise outlaws unjustified data localisation obligations and any compelled handover of software source code. The DTA builds upon the 2019 EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement, with talks on the accord having begun on 20 July 2023. See: LNB News 06/02/2026 23.

Anti-dumping

Commission imposes definitive anti-dumping duties on Chinese steel cylinder imports

The Commission has set definitive anti-dumping duties ranging between 57.7% and 90.3% on high pressure seamless steel cylinders for compressed or liquefied gas imported from China...

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