<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"In the light of its communication COM(2016)690 of 18October2016, and given that Section15(a)(II) of China's Protocol of Accession to the WTO expires on 11December2016, can the Commission say how it will check whether state subsidies granted in non-Member States are having an effect on the price of manufactured exports to Europe?  What type of calculation method will be used in new cases recorded between 11December2016 and the date on which the new legislation is adopted? How will ongoing anti-dumping and anti-subsidy cases be dealt with?  How will the WTO Appellate Body’s decision in the Argentina v EU anti-dumping measures on biodiesel case limit the use of this calculation method?"
Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number.
Policy area numbers: 1 = Macroeconomics
2 = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties
3 = Health
4 = Agriculture and Fisheries
5 = Labour, employment and pensions
6 = Education
7 = Environment
8 = Energy
9 = Immigration
10 = Transportation
12 = Law and Crime
13 = Social welfare
14 = Regional and Urban issues and Planning
15 = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues
16 = Defence
17 = Space, science, technology, and communications issues
18 = Foreign trade
19 = International affairs and foreign aid
20 = Governance and government
21 = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues
23 = Culture and media
[/INST]. Answer = [18]. </s>
In the light of its communication COM(2016)690 of 18October2016, and given that Section15(a)(II) of China's Protocol of Accession to the WTO expires on 11December2016, can the Commission say how it will check whether state subsidies granted in non-Member States are having an effect on the price of manufactured exports to Europe?  What type of calculation method will be used in new cases recorded between 11December2016 and the date on which the new legislation is adopted? How will ongoing anti-dumping and anti-subsidy cases be dealt with?  How will the WTO Appellate Body’s decision in the Argentina v EU anti-dumping measures on biodiesel case limit the use of this calculation method?