On 18 July 2025, the European Commission (EC) launched a public consultation on future measures to protect the European Union (EU) steel sector from unfair trade practices. The deadline to provide input is 18 August 2025....more
On Thursday, the European Commission opened a public consultation on a proposed list of U.S. imports that could face European Union (EU) countermeasures if current negotiations between the EU and the U.S. fail to reach a fair...more
The European Union (EU) had said repeatedly that it will retaliate in case of U.S. tariffs, which the EU sees as unjustified. The EU preferred (and attempted) a negotiated solution but moved swiftly to retaliation once the...more
3/14/2025
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EU’s 12th Sanctions Package - On 19 December 2023, the Council of the European Union (EU) together with the Commission published its 12th round of sanctions....more
12/27/2023
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Banking Sector ,
Cryptocurrency ,
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Export Controls ,
Fund Transfers ,
G7 ,
Imports ,
Information Sharing ,
Insurance Industry ,
Licensing Rights ,
Metals ,
Oil Prices ,
Pipelines ,
Propane ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Russia ,
SDN List ,
Software ,
Technology Sector ,
Telecommunications ,
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Transparency ,
UK
The UK announced that it will require importers to pay a carbon levy on certain goods imported from countries with a lower or no carbon price.
Covered goods under the UK’s carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) likely...more
• European Commission publishes survey on concept of “Specially Designed for Military Use,” and issues request for input for possible EU commercial policy measures targeting the United States
• Netherlands introduces...more
3/19/2018
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Draft Guidance ,
Encryption ,
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Netherlands ,
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Tariffs ,
Technology Sector
• A recent judgment of the European Court of Justice for bars the use of intercompany transfer prices for EU imports and EU customs duty purposes if (as is commonly the case) these are subject to retroactive adjustments.
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