Topic
Subsidies
133 published works
Antitrust, Competition and Trade
Guest Post: U.S. Countervailing Duty Rules on Transnational Subsidies: A Creative Departure?
By Simon Lester
This is a guest post by Huan Zhu of China Trade Monitor and law professor Weihuan Zhou“Transnational” subsidies have been at the forefront of the ongoing debate about how best…
Covington Competition
The European Commission adopts the Foreign Subsidies Regulation Guidelines
By Carole Maczkovics, Alessandro Cogoni
On 9 January 2026, the Commission adopted its Guidelines on the application of certain provisions of Regulation (EU) 2022/2560 of the European Parliament and of the Council on foreign subsidies…
The Legal Wire
China offers tech giants cheap power to boost domestic AI chips
It is reported that China has increased subsidies, reducing energy bills by up to 50% for major data centers operated by tech giants like ByteDance, Alibaba, and Tencent. This initiative…
Regulatory Oversight
<em>Wisconsin v. Bell</em> and What’s Next for FCA Enforcement
By Amy Pritchard Williams, Michael S. Lowe, Callan G. Stein, Ayana Brown
2025 is already shaping up to be an active year for False Claims Act (FCA) litigation. With the recent announcements of executive orders that may expand the FCA as an…
Covington Competition
The EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation – Outlook for the European Commission’s 2025-2029 Mandate
By Carole Maczkovics, Alessandro Cogoni
On 1 December 2024 the 2025-2029 College of Commissioners took office, led by President Ursula von der Leyen in her second term. This blog explores what companies can expect from…
International Trade Law
Client Alert: The EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation One Year On: An Effective Tool or Just More Red Tape?
By Vassilis Akritidis, Karel Bourgeois, Karl Stas, Benjamin Geisel, Jean-Baptiste Blancardi
The notification obligations set out in the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) became applicable about a year ago. High value M&A transactions and government calls for tender now need to…
Sustainability in Business
EU Trade Defense Focusses on Dumped or Unduly Subsidized Chemicals and Plastics
The European Commission (EC) has published its Report on its 2023 Anti-Dumping, Anti-Subsidy and Safeguard activities. Along with the Report, the Commission has also shared a more detailed Staff Working…
Cleary Foreign Investment and International Trade Watch
Definitive Duties Adopted by the EU on Chinese Battery Electric Vehicles to Counteract Subsidies to Apply by October 30
By François-Charles Laprévote, Wanjie Lin, Thomas Harbor
On October 4, 2024, the European Commission proposal to impose definitive countervailing duties of up to 35.3% on imports of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) from China was adopted by the…
International Trade Insights
Commerce Issues New Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Regulations
By Nithya Nagarajan, Jamie Shookman
On March 22, 2024, the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) released its anticipated new final countervailing duty regulations authorizing the agency to investigate subsidies provided by third country governments to manufacturers…
Trade Compliance Resource Hub
The President of the European Commission announces an anti-subsidy investigation on Chinese electric vehicles
By Yves Melin, Jin Woo Kim, Isabel Fressynet, Anna Golouchko
During her annual State of the European Union speech on 13 September 2023, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, announced that “the Commission is launching an…