Weekly highlights

Weekly highlights

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Latest International Trade News

Egypt Initiates Safeguard Investigation on hot rolled flat steel imports

The World Trade Organization (WTO) has published a notice regarding Egypt’s safeguard investigation into imports of hot rolled flat steel (HRC and/or HRFS). Initiated on 22 April 2025 and officially notified on 29 April 2025, the investigation is intended to assess whether increased imports are causing, or are likely to cause, serious injury to Egypt’s domestic steel industry in accordance with WTO safeguard procedures. Interested parties are required to submit documented evidence, comments, or relevant information within 30 days of the notice’s publication in the official gazette. Submissions should be directed to the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade’s Trade Remedies Sector.

DSB Panel established to review EU duties on Chinese battery electric vehicles

The World Trade Organization (WTO)'s Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) has agreed at a meeting on 25 April 2025 to a request from China for the establishment of a panel to review the EU's countervailing duties on new battery electric vehicles from China. The request also concerns the underlying investigation that led to the imposition of the duties. China said it considers the EU measures inconsistent with various WTO provisions and that it was open to constructive discussions. China also affirmed that it remains committed to resolving the dispute within WTO rules. The EU said it strongly maintains that its measures are entirely justified and that it is confident it will succeed in this dispute.

EU initiates appeal arbitration in WTO IP dispute case against China

The EU has initiated arbitration proceedings under Article 25 of the Dispute Settlement Understanding (DSU) to review the findings of a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute panel in case DS611 involving the Enforcement of IP rights by China. As part of these proceedings, the EU circulated a Notice of Appeal, including the full text of the panel report, to WTO members on 24 April 2025. This marks the second arbitration proceeding under the Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement involving both China and the EU.