EU Safeguard Investigation on Certain PET Resin Chemicals
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On 6 November 2026 the European Union initiated a safeguard investigation into imports of certain polyethylene terephthalate resin chemicals, notified to the WTO Committee on Safeguards as G/SG/N/6/EU/5. The notification does not state the products' scope in full. Interested parties must make themselves known to the European Commission no later than 15 days after the date of initiation, and completed questionnaires, written views and requests to be heard are due within 21 days of initiation. No determination, duty or other measure has been reported; the investigation is at its initiation stage.
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- WTO · Latest NewsEU initiates WTO safeguard investigation on certain PET resin chemicals
The European Union notified the WTO Committee on Safeguards that, on 6 November 2026, it initiated a safeguard investigation on imports of certain polyethylene terephthalate resin chemicals, in notification G/SG/N/6/EU/5. Interested parties must make themselves known to the European Commission no later than 15 days after the date of initiation, and completed questionnaires, written views and requests to be heard are due within 21 days of initiation. The notification does not state the products' tariff lines or any provisional measure.
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