The book covers every issue likely to arise in any trade defence matter, including all of the following and more:
determining the dumping and injury margins; rules for the determination of permissible adjustments; clarification of the terms βsignificant distortionsβ and βdistortions on raw materialsβ; determining the subsidy margin; determining the causal link between dumping or subsidy and injury; determining if βUnion interestβ calls for intervention; examining the differences between anti-dumping and anti-subsidy legislation; procedural rules applicable to complaints, initiation of proceedings, investigations, protective measures, reviews and refunds; conditions for accepting an undertaking; measures that may be taken to prevent βcircumventionβ of anti-dumping or countervailing measures; rules governing the standing of various interested parties before the European Courts; allocation and administration of quantitative quotas; and surveillance measures.As a detailed and practical commentary on the relevant aspects of the EU trade defence instruments as actually applied by the EU institutions in the light of WTO law, this book is the pre-eminent work in the field which remains without peer as a guide to EU trade defence law.