On 13 September 2023, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced in her annual State of the Union Address that the European Commission (Commission) will launch an anti-subsidy investigation into Chinese subsidies to electric vehicle (EV) makers in China under EU trade rules. The Commission’s concern is that “global markets are now flooded with
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The rules of origin under the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement: consequences for trade of hybrid, plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles between the EU and the UK
Following the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union, a Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and the UK1 has been concluded, providing for duty-free trade of goods originating in the EU or in the UK.2 The TCA foresees a specific set of rules of origin (ROO) for hybrid,3plug-in hybrid…