Termination of EU Anti Dumping Investigation on Cast Iron Articles
Nishimura & Asahi is pleased to announce that we successfully represented all Turkish producers of manhole covers, together with their EU customers, in the EU anti dumping investigation concerning cast iron articles from Türkiye.
Brussels partners Benoit Servais and Victor Crochet, with associates Elyse Kneller and Eamonn Arbuckle from the Brussels Trade Team, coordinated and presented a two pronged defense, addressing both exporter and Union interest considerations, on behalf of the Turkish industry and its downstream EU partners.
The investigation was initiated on Feb. 26, 2025 and has now been formally terminated on March 17, 2026, bringing the proceedings to a close without the imposition of anti dumping measures.
In the current trade protectionist climate, the termination of the investigation represents the best possible outcome for the Turkish producers and their EU customers.
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With regard to EU law, Victor advises governments and corporations on how to navigate the intricacies of EU regulations with a particular focus on assisting clients impact the legislative developments of new regulations and comply with them. Victor also assists companies and governments in trade remedy investigations. He has advised clients in over fifty anti-dumping, anti-subsidy and safeguard investigations, successfully obtaining no or low duties for exporters in several instances. Furthermore, Victor has extensive experience in litigating before the Court of Justice of the European Union where he has successfully challenged several measures adopted by the EU institutions.
Turning to international economic law, Victor assists governments in WTO proceedings before panels and the Appellate Body and other appeal arrangements. His experience also includes advising governments and multinational corporations on a variety of economic policy matters such as providing legal opinions regarding the legality of measures adopted by the EU as well as third countries under international trade and investment law. Finally, Victor often assists governments with international trade and investment negotiations by helping them develop persuasive arguments during negotiations and ensure compliance with agreed upon rules.
Victor also teaches part of the course on international trade law at Cambridge University.
With regard to EU law, Benoit has been involved in more than 160 EU anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations since 1992 for clients from around the world. He has also successfully represented clients before the Court of Justice in the European Union in landmark trade-related disputes. Benoit also acts for EU exporting producers in anti-dumping investigations initiated by third countries and represents domestic producers in third country in anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations initiated by these third countries. Benoit is the main contributor in the standard work of reference in the field of EU trade law.