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The European Commission has doubled its anti-dumping duties on optical fibre cables from China, following an investigation which found that Chinese exporters of optical fibre cables were attempting to impede the effects of the original measures.

The European Commission has renewed anti-dumping duties on imports of tungsten carbide from China for another five years, following an investigation which showed that EU industry would sustain injury from dumped imports if the measures were to lapse.

TRADE/2023/OP/0012 Study in Support of an Ex-post Evaluation of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the European Union and its Member States and Canada

Joint Statement by Commission Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis and Singaporean Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong on the launch of negotiations on an EU-Singapore digital trade agreement.

Today, the EU requested the establishment of a compliance panel to assess the measures taken by the US to comply with the World Trade Organization (WTO) Panel report which ruled against US tariffs on Spanish ripe olives.

The EU and New Zealand have today signed their free trade agreement (FTA), which will deliver significant gains for the EU. The deal will cut some €140 million a year in duties for EU companies from the first year of application. The agreement is now sent to the European Parliament for its consent.

The European Commission has published a report summarising progress made during the latest negotiation round to deepen the existing Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with five Eastern and Southern African partners.

Today, the Commission has launched a consultation on the possible use of the Enforcement Regulation in its dispute settlement case on Indonesian nickel export restrictions.

Negotiations on an Agreement on Investment Facilitation for Development (IFD) were concluded at the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva today.