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Mats Cuvelier

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Overview

Mats Cuvelier focuses on international trade law, including WTO dispute settlement, and customs law.

Mats has a keen interest in the security aspect of international trade law, including export control of military and dual-use goods, sanctions, and foreign direct investment screening. He has assisted with several matters in these areas, involving both EU and national legislation.

Prior to joining Van Bael & Bellis, Mats gained experience as an intern at the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organisation in Geneva.  

Languages

Dutch, English, French 

Education 

  • New York University School of Law, LL.M. in international legal studies, 2019
  • University of Ghent, LL.M., magna cum laude, 2018
  • University of Ghent, Bachelor of Law, cum laude, 2016

 

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    • 26/02/2021
    • News

    The implication of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) for the automotive sector

    On 24 December 2020, the European Union and the United Kingdom concluded the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part (the “TCA”), which is provisionally applied from 1 January 2021. The TCA forms the basis of the new bilateral relationship between the EU and the UK. The withdrawal of the UK from the EU and the terms of the TCA have changed the way in which goods are traded between the EU and the UK. For an industry that is as integrated as the automotive sector, these changes are significant. This Client Alert expands on our Client Alert “Implications of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement on trade in goods”, by focusing on the TCA’s provisions relevant to the automotive sector, in particular the provisions regarding the rules of origin and technical barriers to trade.

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    • 20/01/2021
    • News

    Review of EU anti-dumping and/or anti-subsidy measures following the withdrawal of the UK from the EU

    On 1 January 2021, the transition period specified in Article 126 of the “Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community” (“Withdrawal Agreement”) ended. As from the same date, the relationship between the European Union (“EU”) and the United Kingdom (“UK”) is governed by the “Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part” (“TCA”), which was concluded on 24 December 2020. On 18 January 2021, the European Union published a “Notice regarding the application of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures in force in the European Union following the withdrawal of the United Kingdom and the possibility of a review” (“Notice”) which affirms the possibility of requesting a review of the existing EU anti-dumping and/or anti-subsidy measures on the grounds of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (“Brexit”). This client alert briefly analyses the conditions that must be met in order to obtain the initiation of such a review. Please click on the link below to read our client alert on the topic.

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    • 25/11/2020
    • Articles

    EU publishes proposed amendments to the Dual-use Regulation

    On 10 November 2020, the European Council and the European Parliament agreed on the text of a long-awaited amendment to Regulation 428/2009 setting up an EU regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items (“Dual-use Regulation”). The proposal widens the scope of the EU dual-use control regime to cover cyber-surveillance technology and the supply of technical services related to dual-use items. Changes also include new conditions to obtain an export authorisation and the introduction of national control lists. This Client Alert sets out the proposal’s key points.

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