Amendment of the Trade Remedies (Increase in Imports Causing Serious Injury to UK Producers) (EU Exit) Regulations 20192

Regulation 2 (interpretation) of the Trade Remedies (Increase in Imports Causing Serious Injury to UK Producers) (EU Exit) Regulations 20192 is amended as follows—

a

in the definition of “interested party” after paragraph (e) insert—

f

an overseas producer of the goods concerned or the goods subject to review;

b

after the definition of “overseas exporter” insert—

  • “overseas producer” means a person outside of the United Kingdom that produces goods;

c

for the definition of “pace of liberalisation” substitute—

  • “pace of liberalisation” means—

    1. i

      in respect of a definitive safeguarding amount, the process by which the amount of import duty applicable to the goods becomes progressively smaller, in accordance with paragraph 17(4)(b) of Schedule 5 to the Act;

    2. ii

      in respect of a tariff rate quota, the process by which the amount of import duty applicable to goods becomes progressively smaller, or the amount of the quota becomes progressively larger, or both, in accordance with paragraph 18(5)(b) of Schedule 5 to the Act;