Geneva, May 7 -- The World Trade Organisation (WTO) committees on trade defence held a series of meetings from April 28 to May 1, the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations, the WTO, and other international organisations in Geneva, Switzerland, announced on May 6.

Specifically, the WTO Committee on Safeguards reviewed notifications on safeguard actions concerning 22 products submitted by 13 member countries, with seven cases involving steel or metal products. The European Union drew attention with amendments to its 2019 safeguard measures on certain UK steel products and its 2020 restrictions on other steel imports, while China's initiation of a safeguard investigation into beef imports in December 2024 also sparked debate. ...