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Amended by Regulation (EU) 2018/825 32018R0825 on EUR-Lex (external, EUR-Lex)
dates added to the text: 2023-06-09
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Paragraph 1's list of matters covered by the annual report is expanded to add undertakings, the use of trade defence instruments by third countries against the Union, appeals against imposed measures, and the activities of the Hearing Officer and the SME Helpdesk.
A new paragraph is added to paragraph 1 requiring the report to cover how social and environmental standards, including those in multilateral environmental agreements, listed ILO Conventions, and equivalent exporting-country legislation, were considered in investigations.
A new paragraph 4 is added requiring the Commission to submit to the European Parliament and Council a periodic review, possibly accompanied by a legislative proposal, of the application of Articles 7(2a), 8(1) and 9(4).
Cited: Art. 23, v2 (external, EUR-Lex)
v1 is the previous version, v2 this one.
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Previous version, in force 20 December 2017 02016R1036-20171220 → this version, in force 8 June 2018 02016R1036-20180608
Article 23
Report and information
1. The Commission shall, with due regard to the protection of confidential information within the meaning of Article 19, present an annual report on the application and implementation of this Regulation to the European Parliament and to the Council. The That report shall include information about the application of provisional and definitive measures, the termination of investigations without measures, undertakings, reinvestigations, reviews, significant distortions and verification visits, and the activities of the various bodies responsible for monitoring the implementation of this Regulation and fulfilment of the obligations arising therefrom.
The report shall also cover the use of trade defence instruments by third countries targeting the Union and appeals against the measures imposed. It shall include the activities of the Hearing Officer of the Commission’s Directorate General for Trade and those of the SME Helpdesk in relation to the application of this Regulation.
The Report shall also include how social and environmental standards have been considered and taken into account in the investigations. Such standards shall cover those embodied in multilateral environmental agreements to which the Union is party and in ILO Conventions listed in Annex Ia to this Regulation, as well as equivalent national legislation of the exporting country.
2. The European Parliament may invite the Commission to an ad-hoc meeting of its responsible committee to present and explain any issues related to the implementation of this Regulation. It may also, inter alia, on the basis of the report pursuant to paragraph 1 and the presentation and explanations referred to in this paragraph, communicate any relevant considerations and facts to the Commission.
3. No later than six months after presenting the report to the European Parliament and to the Council, the Commission shall make the report public.4. By 9 June 2023 and every five years thereafter, the Commission shall submit, to the European Parliament and to the Council, a review of the application of Articles 7(2a), 8(1) and 9(4), including an evaluation of that application. Such a review may, where appropriate, be accompanied by a legislative proposal.