The European Commission announced on 14 August that it had submitted to the World Trade Organization (WTO) a proposal to adjust safeguard measures on imports into the European Union of steel products (see EUROPE B12270A19).
The survey, carried out since mid-May, showed that the measures “have overall worked well during the first year of implementation”, the Commission says. However, the adjustments notified to the WTO are intended to make them “more effective in full compliance with...