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ThyssenKrupp fails in Nippon tariff-dodge appeal as EU's top court rules it inadmissible

By Joanna Sopinska and Poppy Carnell
  • 22 Apr 2021 06:48
  • 22 Apr 2021 06:48
Japanese steelmaker Nippon has escaped a challenge to its special permission to dodge EU dumping tariffs, after the EU’s top court rejected domestic producer ThyssenKrupp’s legal objection as inadmissible. 
The EU Court of Justice ruled today that the European Commission’s economic “conclusion” in favor of granting Nippon special treatment wasn’t a

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Joanna Sopinska

Senior Correspondent


Joanna covers trade in Brussels. Formerly trade editor of EU Trade Insights, she has many years' experience reporting on trade, investment policy and foreign affairs. Before that, she spent nine years at Europolitics news agency writing on trade, agriculture policy and foreign affairs. Before moving to Brussels in 2006, Joanna worked as an analyst at the Polish Institute of International Relations (PISM) in Warsaw.

Poppy Carnell

Chief Correspondent


Poppy has been reporting for MLex since 2008, providing the latest coverage and in-depth analysis on various EU regulation. Since 2012 she has broken stories and given comment on trade defense matters, trade and investment agreements and commercial policy. Previously, she was reporting on energy policy and climate change negotiations.

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