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This book offers a detailed, practical overview of the market of the European Community (EC) and its main instruments in commercial policy and trade. It focuses on the practical aspects and application of those laws regarding the EC's major trading partners. The book contains references to European Court of Justice (ECJ) rulings and to the legislation regulating market access conditions. Chapter coverage includes: an overview of the determinants of EC trade policy and its constitutional framework; an examination of the EC's various preferential and non-preferential trade regimes for third world countries; a look at customs laws, emphasizing preferential rules of origin; a discussion of specific trade laws, such as the anti-subsidy law and the `commercial policy instrument'; an analysis of the ECs most important trade protection law, the anti-dumping law; and an overview of remedies available to private parties. This work is of value as a straightforward picture of EC trade policy. It provides the necessary tools and knowledge for entering into and improving bilateral or multilateral trade relations with the EC. As a result, practitioners, in-house counsels, government officials, and academics will find this a practical handbook for grasping the scope and breadth of the EC's common commercial policy.

This text offers a detailed and practical overview of the market of the European Communities (EC) and the main instruments of the EC's commercial policy and trade agreements. The main focus is on the practical aspects and application of those laws with regard to the EC's major trading partners. The book makes full reference to the rulings of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) and also to the legislation regulating market access conditions. As a result, it provides a basic picture of EC trade policy together with the necessary tools and knowledge for entering into or improving bilateral or multilateral trade relations with the EC. The book is divided into six chapters. Chapter One contains an overview of the determinants of EC trade policy and its constitutional framework. Chapter Two examines the EC's various preferential and non-preferential trade regimes for third countries. Chapter Three is devoted to customs laws, with special emphasis on preferential rules of origin. Chapter Four discusses specific trade laws such as the anti-subsidy law and the "commercial policy instrument". Chapter Five covers the EC's most important trade protection law, the anti-dumping law.

Finally, Chapter Six contains an overview of judicial remedies available to private parties.