EU imposes safeguard measures on rice from Cambodia and Myanmar

The decision follows an investigation launched in March 2018 that confirmed a significant increase of imports of Indica rice from Cambodia and Myanmar into the EU and the related economic damage to European producers. The restored duty of €175 per tonne will be reduced to €150 per tonne in in the second year, and €125 per tonne in the third year. The decision is being taken using the safeguards mechanism under the Generalised Scheme of Preferences of which both countries are beneficiaries. The initial request for trade safeguards on rice imports was tabled by the Italian government in February 2018 and supported by all other EU rice growing Member States: Spain, France, Portugal, Greece, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria. For more information, see a full press release, the regulation as published in the EU Official Journal and webpages dedicated to the EU trade relation with Cambodia and Myanmar.