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27.5.2026

P10_TA(2026)0197

PROVISIONAL AGREEMENT RESULTING FROM INTERINSTITUTIONAL NEGOTIATIONS

Non-application of customs duties on imports of certain goods

Subject: Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the non-application of customs duties on imports of certain goods

Committee on International Trade

(COM(2025)0472 – C100192/2025 – 2025/0260(COD))

PE779.298

The interinstitutional negotiations on the aforementioned proposal for a regulation have led to a compromise. In accordance with Rule 75(4) of the Rules of Procedure, the provisional agreement reproduced below is submitted to the Committee on International Trade for decision by way of a single vote.

European Parliament legislative resolution of 16 June 2026 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the non-application of customs duties on imports of certain goods (COM(2025)0472 – C10-0192/2025 – 2025/0260(COD))

ANNEX

(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

2025/0260 (COD)

– having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2025)0472),

Proposal for a

– having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 207(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C100192/2025),

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

– having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

on the non-application of customs duties on imports of certain goods

– having regard to the budgetary assessment by the Committee on Budgets,

– having regard to the provisional agreement approved by the committee responsible under Rule 75(4) of its Rules of Procedure and the undertaking given by the Council representative by letter of 27 May 2026 to approve Parliament’s position, in accordance with Article 294(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

– having regard to Rules 60 and 58 of its Rules of Procedure,

– having regard to the report of the Committee on International Trade (A10-0070/2026),

1. Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out;

2. Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal;

3. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.

P10_TC1-COD(2025)0260

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 16 June 2026 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2026/… of the European Parliament and of the Council on the non-application of customs duties on imports of certain goods

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Whereas:

(1) The Union and the United States of America (the ‘United States’) have the largest and deepest bilateral trade and investment relationship in the world and have highly integrated economies. The total two-way trade between them was worth more than EUR 1.61,6 trillion in 2024. ThisThat deep and comprehensive partnership is underpinned by significant mutual investment with mutual investments in each other's marketsmarkets, worth aroundapproximately EUR 5.35,3 trillion.

(2) To avoid disruption and continue improvingof thetheir trade and investment relationshiprelationship, withand theto Unitedcontinue States,improving that relationship, the Union and the United States agreed the Joint Statement on a Tariff Agreement, announced on 21 August 2020,2020 (the ‘2020 Joint Statement’), under which the Union committed to eliminate tariffs on imports of United States live and frozen lobster products and the United States committed in return to reduce by 50 % its tariff rates on certain products exported by the Union worth an average annual trade value of USD 160 million, including certain prepared meals, certain crystal glassware, surface preparations, propellant powders, cigarette lighters and lighter parts. In order to implement thatthe 2020 Joint Statement, on 16 December 20202020, the Union adopted Regulation (EU) 2020/2131 of the European Parliament and of the Council1Council on the elimination of customs duties on ▌an erga omnes basis, on a limited number of goods, ▌including live and frozen lobster ▌products originating in the United States, for the period from 1 August 2020 ▌until 31 July 2025.

(3) InOn line27 withJuly the2025, politicalthe agreementPresident betweenof the UnionCommission and the President of the United States ofreached 27a Julypolitical 2025agreement andwhich thewas Jointsubsequently Statementreflected ofin 21the AugustJoint 2025Statement on a European Union – United States Framework on an Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair and Balanced Trade of 21 August 2025 (the ‘Joint Statement’)Statement’). In line with that political agreement and the Joint Statement, and in order to secure continued access for Union goods to the United StatesStates’ market, the Union should provide for the non-application, for a further period, of the customs duties on imports into the Union of the types of lobster covered by Regulation (EU) 2020/2131. In line with thethat political agreement,agreement and the Joint Statement, the non-application of customs duties should also include imports of processed lobster classified under code 1605 30 90 of the Combined Nomenclature (CN)(CN), codeas 1605laid 30down 90.in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87.

(4) Accordingly,Therefore, the applicable customs duties on imports of the goods classified under the CN codes listedcovered inby thethis AnnexRegulation should apply at a level ofbe 0 % ▌unless the United States is no longer effectively implementingimplements the Joint Statement.Statement in an effective manner.

(5) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission to suspendsuspend, in whole or in part, the non-application of the customs duties on goods covered by this Regulation, in specific circumstances. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with the examination procedure provided for in Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

(5a)(6) By 31 January 2030, the Commission should present an assessment of the effects of this Regulation. That assessment should also provide detailscover ofthe changes since 1 August 2025 in trade volumes and values of the United States’States exports to the Union of the goods classified under the CN codes listedcovered inby thethis Annex.Regulation. Where appropriate, that assessment should be accompanied by a legislative proposal for extensionto ofextend the period of application of this Regulation.

(6)(7) In view of the importance of avoiding disruption of the trade and investment relationship between the Union and the United States, this Regulation should enter into force on the day following that of its publication. For the same reason, this Regulation should apply with retroactive effect from 1 August 2025. Customs duties paid in excess of those applicable pursuant to this Regulation in the period between 1 August 2025 and the date of entry into force of this Regulation should be reimbursed upon request,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1 Non-application of customs duties

Non-application of customs duties

The applicable customs duties of the Common Customs Tariff established by Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on imports into the Union of the goods classified under the Combined Nomenclature (CN) codes listed in the Annex to this Regulation shall be 0 %.

The applicable customs duties of the Common Customs Tariff on imports into the Union of the goods classified under the Combined Nomenclature (CN) codes listed in the Annex shall be 0 %.

Article 2 Suspension

1. The Commission may adopt an implementing act suspending in whole or in part the application of Article 1 in any of the following circumstances:

(a) where the United States fails to implement the Joint Statement on a European Union – United States Framework on an Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair and Balanced Trade, announced on 21 August 2025 (the ‘Joint Statement’), or otherwise undermines the objectives of improving the trade and investment relationship between the Union and the United States and the objectives pursued by the Joint Statement, or undermines access of Union economic operators to the United States market, or otherwise disrupts the trade and investment relationship between the Union and the United States;

(b) where there areis sufficient indicationsindication that the United States will act in the manner referred to in point (a) in the future; or

(c) where a change of objective circumstances has occurred with regard to those existing aton the timedate of the Joint Statement was issued.Statement.

That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 3(2).

2. The implementing act referred to in paragraph 1 shall apply for as long as the circumstances referred to in paragraphthat 1paragraph persist.

Article 3 Committee procedure

1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Trade Barriers Committee established by Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No 2015/1843 of the European Parliament and of the Council. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.

2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.

Article 4 Reimbursement of customs duties

At theUpon request ofby the economic operators concerned, the competent national customs authorities of the Member States concerned shall reimburse any customs duties paid in excess of those applicable pursuant to this Regulation forin importsrespect of goods classified under the CN codes listed in the Annex imported into the Union between 1 August 2025 and the… [the date of entry into force of this Regulation, of goods classified under the CN codes listed in the Annex.Regulation].

Article 4a5 EvaluationAssessment and reporting

1. By 31 January 2030, the Commission shall present an assessment of the effects of this Regulation. That assessment shall provide detailscover ofthe changes since 1 August 2025 in trade volumes and values of the United States’States exports to the Union of the goods classified under the CN codes listed in the Annex.

2. Where appropriate, the assessment referred to in paragraph 1 shall be accompanied by a legislative proposal for extensionto ofextend the period of application of this Regulation.

3. The Commission shall keep the European Parliament and the Council informed, regularly andinformed, in a timely manner, of relevant developments in the application of this Regulation.

Article 56 Entry into force and application#application

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 1 August 2025 until 31 July 2030.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels,…,

For the European Parliament For the Council

0306 11 90

Frozen rock lobster and other sea crawfish ‘Palinurus(Palinurus Spp.,spp., Panulirus Spp.spp. and Jasus Spp.’,spp.), even smoked, whether in shell or not, including ones in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (excluding crawfish tails)

0306 12 10

Frozen lobsters ‘Homarus(Homarus Spp.’,spp.), whole, even smoked or cooked by steaming or by boiling in water

0306 12 90

Frozen lobsters ‘Homarus(Homarus Spp.’,spp.), even smoked, whether in shell or not, including lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (excluding whole)

0306 32 10

Live lobsters ‘Homarus(Homarus Spp.’spp.)

1605 30 90

Lobster, prepared or preserved (excl. merely smoked; excl. lobster meat, cooked, for the manufacture of lobster butter or of lobster pastes, pâtés, soups or sauces)

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