The European Commission has opened an investigation in view of the forthcoming expiry of its safeguard measures on steel and aluminium (30 June 2024). These tariff quotas were introduced in 2018 and extended in 2021 (see EUROPE B12750A25).
As was the case three years ago, several Member States (14 this time) have asked the Commission to consider extending the measures. A few months ago, in June 2023, the Commission determined, after investigation, that it had no reason to withdraw the...