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Appeals court says Section 201 safeguards can be modified to restrict trade

November 21, 2023 at 3:33 PM
A federal appeals court has rejected a ruling by the Court of International Trade that said Section 201 safeguard measures can be modified only to liberalize trade, contending that former President Trump acted within his authority when he moved to tighten safeguard measures on solar panels. Trump in 2020 issued a proclamation that modified safeguard measures imposed in 2018 on imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules and cells under Section 201 of the Trade Act of 1974, including by withdrawing...

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