Safeguards

Safeguards

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With Dentons you will have a reliable advisor, with in-depth experience in safeguard investigations, including in the EU, the US and Canada.

Safeguard investigations in any jurisdiction are intended to provide temporary protection to local industry from surging imports from third countries. A safeguard investigation aims to impose additional tariffs or tariff quotas.

Safeguard investigations in most jurisdictions globally must meet the standards established by the rules of the World Trade Organization (WTO). In practice, safeguards can effectively block imports and have significant side effects, triggering safeguard actions by other major countries around the world.

Dentons can provide you with early warning and urgent assistance in safeguards investigation, irrespective of jurisdiction. Our team ensures that our clients’ interests are protected and that WTO rules are met. Our lawyers can also help you mitigate risks from global import surges and safeguard actions and devise legal or economic arguments to advance your international trade objectives.

Experience

Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China: Representing MOFCOM in a landmark Canadian safeguards investigation on bicycles from China
Furniture consortium: Representing consortium of the largest Canadian importers in safeguards investigation on Chinese furniture
Steel: Representing users of steel in section 201 proceeding
A leading worldwide agricultural machinery manufacturer: Representing and defending commercial interest and its investments in Russia. We advised on the WTO consistency of a number of regulatory measures in Russia/Eurasian Customs Union and preparation for litigation at the Eurasian Court on the Eurasian CU safeguard measures on imports of grain harvesters.
Cerame-Unie (The European Ceramic Industry Association): Representing and defending interest of an association of European ceramic industry producers (Cerame-Unie) in the safeguard investigation on imports of various types of table and kitchenware from porcelain into the customs territory of the Customs Union of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus.

Insights

Saudi Arabia adopts Trade Remedy Law

March 21, 2023

Saudi Arabia: In November 2022, the Council of Ministers in Saudi Arabia approved the Law of Trade Remedies in International Trade (the Trade Remedies Law). It regulates the conduct of anti-dumping, countervailing and the imposition of trade remedies on imports into Saudi Arabia, with the aim of protecting exports from Saudi Arabia from similar measures.