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REPORT (COM(2025)0639 – C100247/2025 – 2025/0322(COD))

On the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council implementing the bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products

A-10-2025-0254

Committee on International Trade · Rapporteur: Gabriel Mato

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Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation implementing the bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur agreements for agricultural products tightens monitoring, lowers injury thresholds, shortens deadlines, and adds anti-circumvention rules.

Committee position. The Committee on International Trade proposes amendments to strengthen the Commission's proposal, including more frequent monitoring, lower injury thresholds, shorter deadlines, and anti-circumvention measures.

Key points

  1. The Commission must constantly and proactively monitor imports of sensitive products and present a monitoring report every three months with data on volumes and prices, with regional disaggregation.
  2. Monitoring may be extended to other products on a duly justified request by the Union industry, and the Commission must develop technical guidelines by 1 March 2026.
  3. A reciprocity obligation is added regarding products and production standards, and cooperation and data exchange must occur both vertically and horizontally.
  4. Prima facie evidence of serious injury is established by an import volume increase of more than 5% compared to the three-year average, or a price decrease of more than 5%, without the need for simultaneous price comparison.
  5. Investigations for sensitive products must be concluded within two months, and provisional safeguard measures must be adopted within 14 days of initiation.
  6. The Commission may extend safeguard measures to imports from exempted parties if circumvention is identified, and must strengthen customs cooperation on rules of origin and traceability.
  7. The list of sensitive products is expanded to include eggs class A and B, egg products, and citrus fruits.

Who is affected

  • EU agricultural producers of sensitive products such as beef, poultry, sugar, eggs, and citrus will benefit from faster and more responsive safeguard measures.
  • Mercosur exporting countries face stricter monitoring and potential safeguard measures with lower thresholds and shorter timelines.
  • The Commission and Member States are required to cooperate more closely and share data on imports and market conditions.

Figures and deadlines

  • Monitoring reports every three months instead of six.
  • Threshold for import volume increase lowered to more than 5% compared to three-year average.
  • Threshold for price decrease lowered to more than 5% compared to three-year average.
  • Investigation conclusion for sensitive products within two months.
  • Provisional safeguard measures within 14 days of initiation.
  • Technical guidelines by 1 March 2026.

Legal basis: Article 294(2) and Article 207(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union