Practice of application of special protective, antidumping and compensatory measures in EU commercial policy

The main aim of this complex of measures is to counteract the unfair competition from imported goods (antidumping and countervailing measures) or the increase of the import that could cause serious injury to the national industry (safeguards). EC contingency trade remedies are applicable to all imports from third countries except for members of the European Economic Area (EEA). AD measures are the EC's most frequently used trade defence instrument. The procedure for countervailing investigations is similar to that for AD investigations, in particular with regard to the determination of injury, the definition of Community industry, the initiation of a proceeding, the provisional and definitive measures, and the termination of the proceedings.

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