Since the beginning of 2008, when the Green Paper exercise launched at the end of 2006 by EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson to review the EU’s trade defence instruments was withdrawn, the Commission has been very reluctant to discuss the idea of reform. However, recently the Commission has indicated that it might be willing to take a second look at selected areas that have faced criticism. In this article I examine some of the main areas where reform, from a perspective of importers and retailers, should be (and could be) achieved.
Global Trade and Customs Journal