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The solution arrived through the United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC), a quasi‑judicial body handling mass claims, created under UN Security Council Resolution 687. By addressing environmental harm—most notably via its ‘F4’ claim class—the UNCC set a seminal benchmark shaping how international law and contemporary arbitral panels allocate financial responsibility for wartime ecological devastation. With present-day wars in areas such as Eastern Europe and the Middle East bringing dam breaches, strikes on chemical facilities, and the burning of farmland, the UNCC’s legacy endures as an essential reference point for states, global investors, and companies engaged in post‑conflict arbitration. The F4 claims: Quantifying the unquantifiable Prior to the 1990s, mechanisms in international law for war reparations overwhelmingly favoured property loss, foregone earnings, and bodily injury. The natural world was commonly treated as a mute, non-compensable victim of armed hostilities...
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These measures are marginally below the provisional levies the bloc previously applied to Chinese BEV imports in July 2024. Under the plan, the proposed tariffs will not be retroactive and the provisional charges will not be recovered at all. The anti-subsidy steps, forming part of the EU’s most far-reaching trade-defence inquiry, must be formally signed off by EU governments before taking effect at the end of October 2024. If adopted, every BEV built in China — including models from European and US marques — will be covered. The three Chinese exporters sampled for the EU review ( BYD, Geely and Saic) are set to receive individual rates of 17%, 19.3% and 36.3%, respectively, according to a proposal dated 20 August 2024 and seen by MLex. Firms that cooperated but were not in the sample will face a...
In this issue: Trade in goods Subsidies and countervailing measures Customs Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Trade in goods Following a reduction in UK output of Category 1 steel products, the Trade Remedies Authority ( TRA) has outlined a proposal to change the tariff rate quota ( TRQ) applied to imports of these goods, varying the allowance as a result of the fall in domestic production of these products......
China’s government contends the EU’s decision to impose countervailing duties of up to 37.6% “has no factual or legal foundation, gravely breaches the WTO provisions, and imperils the broader global collaboration on tackling climate change.” A ministry spokesperson, in a statement, added: “ We call on the EU to swiftly correct these erroneous actions and, together, protect both China– EU economic and trade ties, and the overall stability of the EV industry and supply chain.”......
In this issue: Anti-dumping Customs Daily and weekly news alerts Anti-dumping New webinar— Protecting the UK industry from dumped imports The Lexis+ UK International Trade practical guidance team recently ran an informative webinar examining how the UK industry can be shielded from dumped imports. Rian Geldenhuys, lead for Lexis Nexis International Trade content, appeared alongside Dr Bregt Natens, counsel in Baker Mc Kenzie’s International Commercial & Trade Practice Group, and Raheel Shahid, a solicitor at the UK’s Trade Remedies Authority ( TRA). The panel delivered hands-on insights on navigating the route to securing protection against dumped imports and set out a rounded view of the pivotal elements the UK’s Trade Remedies Authority considers when reviewing such applications and the procedural steps involved effectively. The complete webinar, which is the first in a three-part......
In this issue: Anti-dumping Trade in goods WTO Customs Lex Talk®International Trade: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts Anti-dumping Chinese biodiesel to face EU preliminary anti-dumping duties of up to 36.4% MLex reports that the European Commission, in a pre-disclosure issued on 19 July 2024, stated EU buyers of Chinese biodiesel will face provisional anti-dumping tariffs up to 36.4%. See News Analysis: Chinese biodiesel to face EU preliminary anti-dumping duties up to 36.4%. Trade in goods TRA publishes Annual Report and Accounts 2023–24 The Trade Remedies Authority ( TRA) has released its Annual Report and Accounts for the period 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024. The report also includes a review of TRA’s work during......
Provisional duties on Chinese biofuels The EU regulator has introduced provisional duties after concluding that Chinese biofuel producers were selling their goods in the EU at unfairly low prices. Two Chinese groups will face reduced provisional tariffs from mid- August 2024, while others are set to receive the highest rate. Jiaao Group ( Zhejiang East River Energy, Zhejiang Jiaao Enproenergy, Jiaao International Trading): 36.4%. Chinese biodiesel exporters that did not co-operate with the investigation: 36.4%. Eco Ceres Group ( ECO Biochemical Technology, Eco Ceres Ltd): 12.8%. Zhuoyue Group ( Longyan Zhuoyue New Energy, Xiamen Zhuoyue Biomass Energy): 25.4%. All other co-operating companies will be subject to a 23.7% duty, the document indicates......
In this issue Anti-dumping Safeguards Customs Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Anti-dumping Commission launches anti-circumvention MSG investigation against PRC and Malaysia The European Commission has opened an inquiry into suspected evasion of the anti-dumping measures established by Implementing Regulation ( EU) 2021/633 on imports of monosodium glutamate ( MSG) originating in the People’s Republic of China ( PRC). The scrutiny concerns MSG shipped via Malaysia, whether or not it is declared as Malaysian in origin, and places these imports under registration. The matter is listed as Case R818, with 19 April 2025 set as the latest date for definitive measures. See: LNB News 24/07/2024 91......
In this issue: Key developments and materials WTO Anti-dumping Trade in goods Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Key developments and materials EU AI Act published in the Official Journal Regulation ( EU) 2024/1689 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 establishes harmonised rules for artificial intelligence and revises Regulations ( EC) No 300/2008, ( EU) No 167/2013, ( EU) No 168/2013, ( EU) 2018/858, ( EU) 2018/1139 and ( EU) 2019/2144, plus Directives 2014/90/ EU, ( EU) 2016/797 and ( EU) 2020/1828. Known as the EU Artificial Intelligence Act ( EU AI Act), it has now duly been published in the Official Journal. Refer to: LNB News 12/07/2024 26 for details. WTO WTO members explore ways to boost LDCs’ participation in services trade The WTO’s Sub- Committee on least-developed countries ( LDCs) convened to examine ways and means to boost LDCs’ capacity to...
In this issue: Subsidies and countervailing measures Anti-dumping WTO Trade in services Dispute settlement Customs Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Subsidies and countervailing measures European Commission imposes provisional countervailing duties on BEV imports from China The European Commission has introduced provisional countervailing duties on imports of battery electric vehicles ( BEVs) from China, nine months after commencing an ex officio anti-subsidy investigation. The Commission determined that China’s BEV value chain benefits from unfair subsidisation, posing a threat of economic injury to EU BEV manufacturers. The inquiry also assessed the expected effects and implications of these measures on importers, users and consumers of BEVs within the EU. The Commission indicated that any negotiated resolution to the investigation must effectively address the harmful forms of subsidisation identified. See LNB News 08/07/2024 9......
In this issue: Anti-dumping New and updated content Daily and weekly news alerts Lex Talk® International Trade: a Lexis®Nexis community Anti-dumping European Commission initiates anti-dumping investigation on epoxy resins imports The European Commission has commenced an anti-dumping investigation into imports of epoxy resins originating in the People’s Republic of China, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan and Thailand. Acting under Article 5 of Regulation ( EU) 2016/1036 of 8 June 2016, concerning protection against dumped imports from non- EU countries, as amended (the basic AD Regulation), the inquiry is aimed at the potential application of anti-dumping measures......
In this issue: Safeguards WTO Customs Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Safeguards DBT extends steel safeguard measures on 15 product categories The DBT has prolonged the steel safeguard measures across 15 product categories until 30 June 2026. This follows an extension assessment of the steel safeguard in 2023 and the Trade Remedies Authority’s April 2024 advice to continue the measures in place accordingly. The decision rests on a finding that, without the measure, UK industry across all 15 product categories would face serious injury as a result. The decision will take effect on 1 July 2024 then......
In this issue: Subsidies and countervailing measures Customs Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Subsidies and countervailing measures European Commission concludes China's BEV value chain is unfairly subsidising The European Commission has delivered a provisional finding that the battery electric vehicle ( BEV) value chain in China benefits from unfair subsidy support, creating a potential risk of economic injury for EU BEV producers......
In this issue: Trade in goods Anti-dumping WTO Customs Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Trade in goods EU Regulation revising checks on food imports to safeguard public health featured in the Official Journal. Commission Implementing Regulation ( EU) 2024/1662 of 11 June 2024 amends Implementing Regulation ( EU) 2019/1793 on the temporary increase of official controls and emergency measures for the entry into the Union of specified goods from certain third countries, implementing Regulations ( EU) 2017/625 and ( EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and the Council, and has been published in the Official Journal of the EU. The Regulation will take effect on 2 July 2024. See: LNB News 12/06/2024 16. Regulation on registering imports of titanium dioxide originating in the PRC published in the OJ. Commission Implementing Regulation ( EU)...
In this issue: Anti-dumping Customs Lex Talk® International Trade: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Anti-dumping Correction to Implementing Regulation ( EU) 2022/191 concerning anti-dumping duties on imports of specified iron or steel fasteners noted in the OJ. Commission Implementing Regulation ( EU) 2024/1513 of 31 May 2024 amends Implementing Regulation ( EU) 2022/191, which set a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain iron or steel fasteners from the People’s Republic of China, has been issued in the Official Journal. See: LNB News 04/06/2024 13......
In this issue: Free trade agreements Trade in goods Anti-dumping Customs Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Free trade agreements FCDO publishes joint statement on WAJC and TCA Partnership Council meetings On 16 May 2024, the FCDO issued a joint statement from European Commission Executive Vice‑ President Maroš Šefčovič and the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, David Cameron, outlining outcomes from the WAJC and TCA Partnership Council meetings. They reviewed the state of play on implementing the Withdrawal Agreement since the last session, considered citizens’ rights, and examined the Windsor Framework and its roll‑out. Both stressed that intensive work should continue to deliver the Framework and agreed that Northern Ireland businesses ought to benefit from UK tariff rate quotas for certain agri‑food products. The statement also highlighted the UK’s association to Horizon Europe and Copernicus, and the signing of a Memorandum of...
In this issue: Subsidies and countervailing measures WTO Customs Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Subsidies and countervailing measures Lao PDR formally accepts Fisheries Subsidies Agreement On 13 May 2024, Lao PDR became the 74th WTO member to formally accept the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies. Adopted at the WTO’s 12th Ministerial Conference in Geneva, the accord prohibits illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, bars fishing of overfished stocks, and removes subsidies for fishing on the unregulated high seas. It also recognises that developing countries will need support to put the agreement into effect. The instrument of acceptance was presented to the WTO Director- General, Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala, by Lao PDR’s Ambassador, Latsamy Keomany. See: LNB News 14/05/2024 36......
In this issue Subsidies and countervailing measures Anti-dumping Customs Daily and weekly news alerts Subsidies and countervailing measures Commission Implementing Regulation ( EU) 2024/1268 of 6 May 2024 prolongs the definitive countervailing duties set by Implementing Regulation ( EU) 2022/433 on stainless steel cold-rolled flat products ( SSCR) from Indonesia to SSCR consigned from Taiwan, Türkiye and Vietnam, irrespective of declared origin, and appears in the Official Journal. See: LNB News 07/05/2024 18. Anti-dumping Commission Implementing Regulation ( EU) 2024/1267 of 6 May 2024 widens the definitive anti-dumping duty under Implementing Regulation ( EU) 2021/2012 on SSCR from Indonesia to cover SSCR consigned from Taiwan and Vietnam, regardless of stated origin, and closes the investigation into possible circumvention via consignments from Türkiye; published in the Official Journal. See: LNB News 07/05/2024...
In this issue: Anti-dumping Free trade agreements WTO Customs Lex Talk® International Trade: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts Anti-dumping EU reviews anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures of PRC organic coated steel The European Commission has issued notices launching expiry reviews of the anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures on imports of certain organic coated steel products originating in the PRC. The products under review are specific organic coated steel items currently classified under CN codes ex 7210 70 80, ex 7212 40 80, ex 7225 99 00, and ex 7226 99 70 ( TARIC codes 7210708011, 7210708091, 7212408001, 7212408021, 7212408091, 7225990011, 7225990091, 7226997011 and 7226997091). The reviews will assess whether the lapse of the measures would probably result in continued dumping of the product concerned from the PRC and the continuation or return of injury to the Union industry, as well as...
In this issue: Safeguards Customs Daily and weekly news alerts Safeguards TRA makes its Final Recommendation to extend safeguard measure on steel products The TRA has delivered its Final Recommendation to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, advising a two-year extension of the UK’s steel safeguard. The step is intended to protect the country’s steel......
In this edition: Anti-dumping Trade in goods Customs Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Anti-dumping TRA initiates anti-dumping and countervailing measures reviews on Chinese steel TRA has opened transition reviews covering anti-dumping and countervailing measures on organic coated steel originating in China. The TRA will be assessing these EU‑inherited measures to decide whether they still suit the UK’s requirements and remain appropriate at present. The anti-dumping duty sits within the 5.9%–26.1% band with a 13.6% residual rate, while the countervailing duty falls in the 13.7%–29.7% band with a residual rate of 44.7%. The investigation period for these transition reviews is 1 April 2023–31 March 2024, with the injury period spanning 1 April 2020–31 March 2024. The cut-off to register......
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