EU Trade Defense
Material regulatory developments from European Commission DG Trade are tracked daily by Cresthaven Analytics. Over the last 90 days, 12 material briefs relevant to professionals operating in the trade & geopolitical risk sector have been published below. Each brief is sourced directly from the primary regulatory feed, summarized for institutional readers, and scored for materiality.
Recent material activity
A selection of recent published briefs; this is not a complete archive.
European Commission imposes provisional safeguard measures on GOES imports via tariff-rate quotas and price thresholds
The European Commission imposed provisional safeguard measures on grain-oriented electrical steel (GOES) imports on September 18, 2026, following an investigation launched in March 2026. The measures take the form of tar…
Read the full EU Trade Defense brief →European Commission adopts 2026 delegated regulation updating the EU dual-use export control list across eight technology categories
The European Commission adopted a delegated regulation on 14 September 2026 updating Annex I of the EU Dual-Use Regulation. The update reflects 2025 decisions of the Wassenaar Arrangement, Australia Group, and Nuclear Su…
Read the full EU Trade Defense brief →European Commission submits EU-India Free Trade Agreement to Council for signature and conclusion authorisation
The European Commission submitted proposals to the Council of the EU on September 11, 2026, seeking authorisation to sign and conclude a Free Trade Agreement with India. This submission initiates the formal Council decis…
Read the full EU Trade Defense brief →European Commission opens 12-week public consultation on the first statutory review of the International Procurement Instrument
The European Commission launched a public consultation on 4 September 2026 on the scope, functioning, and efficiency of the International Procurement Instrument. The consultation closes on 27 November 2026 and fulfills a…
Read the full EU Trade Defense brief →European Commission adopts implementing act setting evidence requirements for steel importers to prove melt-and-pour country of origin
The European Commission adopted an implementing act on August 31, 2026 specifying the documentary evidence importers must provide to establish the country of melt and pour for steel products covered by the EU Steel Regul…
Read the full EU Trade Defense brief →European Commission imposes definitive anti-dumping duties on terephthalic acid imports from Korea and Mexico
On August 10, 2026, the European Commission imposed definitive anti-dumping duties on terephthalic acid imports from Korea and Mexico. Korean imports face duties of 6.1% to 13.3%; Mexican imports face a duty of 24.1%.
Read the full EU Trade Defense brief →European Commission extends indefinite suspension of EU rebalancing measures on US exports under the August 2025 Joint Statement
The European Commission adopted an Implementing Regulation on July 31, 2026 extending the suspension of EU rebalancing measures on US exports without an end-date. The suspension continues the arrangement established unde…
Read the full EU Trade Defense brief →European Commission opens targeted consultation on EU Steel Regulation product scope, inviting stakeholder input on coverage expansion
The European Commission launched a targeted consultation on July 30, 2026 to gather stakeholder feedback on which products should fall within the scope of the EU Steel Regulation. This is the first mandatory scope review…
Read the full EU Trade Defense brief →European Commission imposes definitive anti-dumping duties of 60% to 67.6% on Chinese polyamide yarn imports
The European Commission imposed definitive anti-dumping duties on polyamide yarn imports from China on July 28, 2026. Duties range from 60% to 67.6%, following an investigation that found dumped pricing is injuring EU pr…
Read the full EU Trade Defense brief →European Commission imposes definitive anti-dumping duties on Chinese passenger car and light lorry tyre imports
On July 7, 2026, the European Commission published a regulation imposing definitive anti-dumping duties on passenger car and light lorry tyre imports from China. The measure converts provisional findings into binding tra…
Read the full EU Trade Defense brief →EU steel safeguard regulation enters application on 1 July 2026, restructuring import controls on steel products
A new EU regulation protecting the steel sector from global overcapacity enters into application on 1 July 2026, one day after the European Commission announced it on 30 June 2026. The regulation establishes import contr…
Read the full EU Trade Defense brief →European Commission submits EU-Indonesia CEPA and Investment Protection Agreement to Council for signature and conclusion
On June 29, 2026, the European Commission transmitted its proposals on the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement and the Investment Protection Agreement with Indonesia to the Council for signature and conclusion. …
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