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Safeguard measures

A safeguard investigation may lead to quantitative restrictions on imports of the investigated product (import or tariff quota) from any non-EU country and surveillance (a system of automatic import licensing).

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Import quotas should not be lower than the average level of imports over the last three representative years for which statistics are available.

In several cases, the Commission has imposed tariff quotas allowing imports in excess of the quota, subject to additional duty

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EU extends duties on electric bicycles from China

The European Commission has published two Regulations extending anti-dumping and countervailing duties on imports of electric bicycles (e-bikes) from China for another five years.

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Commission acts against dumped imports of erythritol from China

Today, the European Commission imposed definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of the sweetener erythritol from China. The measures were taken to ensure a level playing field for EU industry, which was threatened with definitive closure.

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