Trade defence instruments : system for protecting EU businesses from dumped and subsidised imports functions well; Special report No 17, 2020

The EU's trade defence policy provides protection for European companies facing unfair practices in international trade. In such cases, the European Commission can impose anti-dumping or anti-subsidy duties to restore fair competition. We examined whether the Commission successfully enforced this policy. Our conclusion was that the system for imposing trade defence instruments functions well. The Commission followed the required procedures properly during the investigations, and its justification for the decisions was satisfactory. However, the Commission could do more to raise awareness of trade defence instruments, document some checks better, and improve the way it monitors the measures and the policy's overall effectiveness. ECA special report pursuant to Article 287(4), second subparagraph, TFEU.