China safeguard would come into force as of January 1

The protection measures for China’s domestic beef production that the government has been reviewing for the past year would be announced on December 30 (or later) and would come into force as of January 1, potentially with retroactive effect, according to a document issued by the Australian Meat Industry Council (AMIC) following a meeting held on December 23 between China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) and Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DAFT).