This book offers a detailed, practical overview of the market of the European Community (EC) & its main instruments in commercial policy & trade. It focuses on the practical aspects & application of those laws regarding the EC's major trading partners. The book contains references to European Court of Justice (ECJ) rulings & to the legislation regulating market access conditions. Chapter coverage includes the following: . an overview of the determinants of EC trade policy & its constitutional framework; . an examination of the EC's various preferential & 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 & the 'commercial policy instrument'; .
an analysis of the ECs most important trade protection law, the antidumping law; & . 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 & knowledge for entering into & improving bilateral or multilateral trade relations with the EC. As a result, practitioners, in-house counsels, government officials, & academics will find this a practical handbook for grasping the scope & breadth of the EC's common commercial policy.