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29.6.2026

P10_TA(2026)0255

Mr Bernd Lange

EU–Mexico Interim Agreement on Trade

Chair

Committee on International Trade

BRUSSELS

PE779.724

Subject: OpinionEuropean onParliament thelegislative proposalresolution forof a8 CouncilJuly decision2026 on the conclusion,draft onCouncil behalfdecision ofon the European Union,conclusion of the Interim Agreement on Trade between the European Union and the United Mexican States (COM(2025)(12421/2025 812– C10-0126/2026 – 2025/0271(NLE))

Dear Mr Chair,

(Consent)

The Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development calls on the Committee on International Trade, as the committee responsible, to incorporate the following suggestions into its motion for a resolution:

– having regard to the draft Council decision (12421/2025),

At its meeting of 29 June 2026, the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development considered the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion,– onhaving behalfregard ofto the European Union, of thedraft Interim Agreement on Trade between the European Union and the United Mexican States.States (12422/2025),

The Committee agreed with the proposed conclusion and decided to convey its opinion to the Committee on International Trade, as the committee responsible, pursuant to Rule 57.

– having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 91(1), Article 100(2), and Article 207(4), first subparagraph, in conjunction with Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a), and Article 218(7) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C10-0126/2026),

Yours sincerely,

– having regard to Rule 107(1) and (4) and Rule 117(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

Veronika Vrecionová

– having regard to the letter from the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development,

ANNEX I: DECLARATION OF INPUT

– having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on International Trade (A10-0198/2026),

Pursuant to Article 8 of Annex I to the Rules of Procedure, the rapporteur for opinion declares that he included in his opinion input on matters pertaining to the subject of the file that he received, in the preparation of the opinion, prior to the adoption thereof in committee, from the following interest representatives falling within the scope of the Interinstitutional Agreement on a mandatory transparency register, or from the following representatives of public authorities of third countries, including their diplomatic missions and embassies:

1. Gives its consent to the conclusion of the agreement;

1. Interest representatives falling within the scope of the Interinstitutional Agreement on a mandatory transparency register

2. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of the United Mexican States.

N/A

2. Representatives of public authorities of third countries, including their diplomatic missions and embassies

N/A

The list above is drawn up under the exclusive responsibility of the rapporteur for opinion.

Where natural persons are identified in the list by their name, by their function or by both, the rapporteur for opinion declares that he has submitted to the natural persons concerned the European Parliament's Data Protection Notice No 484 (https://www.europarl.europa.eu/data-protect/index.do), which sets out the conditions applicable to the processing of their personal data and the rights linked to that processing.

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