EU: Launch of in-depth investigation of JD.com's proposed acquisition of Ceconomy under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation

This Thread tracks investigation-triggered trade instruments. These policies resemble traditional trade remedies but they operate outside WTO disciplines (i.e. no multilateral framework defines what counts as injury, what evidence is required, or how remedies are calibrated). Examples include US Sections 301 and 232, China's Trade Barriers Investigation regulation, and the EU's Trade Barriers...

This Thread tracks harmful trade policy interventions affecting all products. Covering all types of interventions monitored by Global Trade Alert, it highlights how the yearly number of these measures has evolved over time.