Commercial Information Circular
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Ref. : EIC 230/1
5 January 2024
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 37/2024
European Union (EU)* : Regulation on the protection of the EU and its Member States from economic coercion by third countries
The European Commission (EC) has published Regulation (EU) 2023/2675 on the protection of the EU and its Member States from economic coercion by third countries. The Regulation entered into force on 27 December 2023 and is available at: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L_202302675. Relevant questions and answers regarding this Anti-Coercion Instrument prepared by the EC are available at: https://policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/enforcement-and-protection/protecting-against-coercion/qa-regarding-anti-coercion-instrument_en.
2.For enquiries concerning the content of this circular, please contact the undersigned at 2398 5684.
Yours faithfully,
(Miss Tracy MAK)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry
* The EU comprises 27 member countries, namely, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.
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| Note 2: | "Regulatory Alert - EU" of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council provides up-to-date information on the latest developments in EU trade policy and trade regulations. It is available at: https://research.hktdc.com/en/regulatory-alerts/eu. |