The European Commission is said to have concluded the safeguard probe opened in March on rice imported duty-free from Cambodia and Myanmar in the context of the EU’s generalised system of preferences. It is planning to restore customs duties on these products for three years.
“This is an important result which recognises the economic damage done to our countries by such imports”, said Gian Marco Centinaio, Italian Agriculture Minister, speaking on 6 November.
The probe was launched...