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The European Union, together with 21 other Members of the World Trade Organization, yesterday committed to open and predictable trade in agricultural and food products during the current global health crisis.

Today, the EU notified to the World Trade Organization steps it has taken aimed at supporting the fight against coronavirus. This notification follows a recent commitment by G20 members to provide full transparency of all policies that affect international trade.

Both Parties and the Panel have agreed that under the current restrictions in view of limiting the spread of Covid-19, the hearing will be postponed.

The EU and 15 other members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) today decided on an arrangement that will allow them to bring appeals and solve trade disputes among them despite the current paralysis of the WTO Appellate Body.

The European Commission today issued guidelines to ensure a strong EU-wide approach to foreign investment screening in a time of public health crisis and related economic vulnerability.

On 15 March, the Commission introduced export authorisation requirements for exports of personal protective equipment outside of the European Union. This is a measure of temporary nature and not an export ban and is in line with all of the EU’s international obligations.

In its continuing efforts to protect citizens and to coordinate the response to COVID-19, the Commission has taken immediate steps to protect the availability of supplies of personal protective equipment (PPE),

The Commission published today adaptation measures for handling of trade defence investigations to make sure that economic damages for European companies related to unfair trade remain adequately addressed in the times of COVID-19 outbreak.

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