01/03/2019 (Agence Europe) – On Friday 1 March, the European Commission announced changes to the function of Hearing Officer (CA), the independent supervisory body of the EU trade defence proceedings, in order to improve the effective exercise of the parties' rights in these proceedings. According to the Commission, the new terms of reference will provide parties who consider their rights of defence to have been violated with clearer instructions to mobilise the Board and will increase the...