La UE inicia una investigación en materia de salvaguardias relativa a determinados vehículos híbridos nuevos

In the notification, the EU indicated, among other things, as follows:

"4. Provide a point of contact for the investigation and identify the preferred means for corresponding

European Commission

Directorate-General for Trade and Economic Security

Directorate G, Unit G5

Office: CHAR 05/152

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

Email address: [email protected]

5. Deadlines and procedures to present evidence and views by interested parties

In order to obtain the information necessary for the investigation, the Commission will collect questionnaire replies from producers, associations of producers, importers and dealers in the Union. The questionnaires will be published on the day of publication of this Notice on the website of the Directorate-General for Trade and Economic Security https://tron.trade.ec.europa.eu/investigations/ongoing. The completed questionnaires must reach the Commission within 21 days from the date of the date of publication of this Notice.

All interested parties including exporting producers, importers and dealers of the product concerned, their associations and third country representations are invited to make known their views in writing, submit information and to provide supporting evidence. Written submissions in a free format should be submitted within 21 days of the date of publication of this Notice in the Official Journal of the European Union.

All interested parties may request to be heard by the Commission's investigation services. Any request to be heard must be made in writing and within 21 days of the date of publication of this Notice in the Official Journal of the European Union."

The notification is available in G/SG/N/6/EU/4.

¿Qué es una investigación en materia de salvaguardias?

Una investigación en materia de salvaguardias tiene por objeto determinar si el aumento de las importaciones de un producto está causando, o amenaza causar, un daño grave a una rama de producción nacional.

En el curso de una investigación en materia de salvaguardias, los importadores, los exportadores y las demás partes interesadas pueden presentar pruebas y exponer sus opiniones, y tienen la oportunidad de responder a las comunicaciones de las otras partes.

Un Miembro de la OMC sólo puede adoptar una medida de salvaguardia (es decir, restringir temporalmente las importaciones de un producto) si se ha constatado que el aumento de las importaciones del producto ha causado o amenaza causar un daño grave.