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2007-01-27 | Beijing

Europe's Trade Defence Instruments in a changing global economy - A Green Paper for public consultation.

On 6th December 2006 The European Commission adopted on a Green Paper to launch reflection on the application of the EU Trade Defence Instruments in light of emerging new realities in the global economic context. This reflection process forms part of the Commission's new Global Europe strategy for European competitveness.

Comments are invited from all stakeholders in the EU dealing with EU Trade Defence instruments on the questions raised in the Green Paper. Besides EU Member States, the European Parliament and the Economic and Social Committee this includes for example producers, consumers and users, exporters, importers, the legal community, academics or any other person interested in this field. Third country governments are also invited to respond to this green paper.

"Defending against unfair trade is a politically and economically crucial part of defending free trade"

Stakeholders are invited to use the questionnaire ( click here to download the questionnaire) to reply to this Green paper. The replies can be sent by e-mail to trade-tdi-green-paper@ec.europa.eu.  Replies to the questionnaire should reach the Commission by 31 March 2007. Comments received will be made available on-line unless a specific request for confidentiality is made, in which case only an indication of the contributor will be given. Following this public debate the Commission will communicate the results and, if appropriate, propose further action.


Peter Mandelson 

Click here to read the Green Paper.