SECTORAL POLICIES / Agriculture

EU called on to avoid US anti-dumping measures against Spanish olives

Brussels, 28/08/2017 (Agence Europe)

The EU farming and agri-cooperative organisations, Copa and Cogeca, expressed regret on Friday 25 August at the announcement by the United States on the imposition of anti-dumping measures on imports of Spanish black table olives (see EUROPE 11836).

The US Department of Commerce is expected to issue “preliminary countervailing duty determinations” around September 15 and preliminary anti-dumping duties by November 29.

Copa and Cogeca believe such a measure to be “illegal”. Copa and...