The European Commission Officially Launched an Anti-subsidy Investigation into Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) Imports from China

The European Commission (“Commission”) formally launched an anti-subsidy investigation into battery electric vehicle (BEV) imports from China on 4 October 2023. The investigation will first determine whether BEV value chains in China benefit from illegal subsidisation and whether this subsidisation causes economic harm to EU BEV manufacturers.

The Commission will determine whether it is in the EU's interest to remedy the effects of unfair trade practices identified by imposing anti-subsidy duties on imports of battery electric vehicles from China.

The investigation, announced by the President of the European Commission in his State of the European Union (SOTEU) speech on 13 September, will follow strict legal procedures, allowing all interested parties, including the Chinese government and companies/exporters, to submit their comments, evidence, and arguments.

The investigation will be concluded within a maximum period of 13 months from its initiation.

The full text of the press release on the investigation can be found here.

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