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Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products
10.12.2025 A10-0254/34
Amendment 34
Manon Aubry, Lynn Boylan, Luke Ming Flanagan, Kathleen Funchion, Anja Hazekamp, Danilo Della Valle, Arash Saeidi
on behalf of The Left Group
Report A10-0254/2025
Gabriel Mato
Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products
(COM(2025)0639 – C10-0247/2025 – 2025/0322(COD))
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
(b a) clear indications of a deterioration in the economic situation of the industry, across the Union or at Member State level, including an increase in volume of more than 5% year-on-year compared to the three-year average of the imports under preferential terms of a given product or sustained decreases in domestic prices, may be sufficient to demonstrate serious injury to the sector and to warrant a safeguard.
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10.12.2025 A10-0254/35
Amendment 35
Manon Aubry, Lynn Boylan, Luke Ming Flanagan, Kathleen Funchion, Anja Hazekamp, Danilo Della Valle, Arash Saeidi
on behalf of The Left Group
Report A10-0254/2025
Gabriel Mato
Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products
(COM(2025)0639 – C10-0247/2025 – 2025/0322(COD))
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
(c) the increase of imports is the result of the reduction or the elimination of the customs duties on that product.
deleted
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10.12.2025 A10-0254/36
Amendment 36
Manon Aubry, Lynn Boylan, Luke Ming Flanagan, Kathleen Funchion, Anja Hazekamp, Danilo Della Valle, Arash Saeidi
on behalf of The Left Group
Report A10-0254/2025
Gabriel Mato
Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products
(COM(2025)0639 – C10-0247/2025 – 2025/0322(COD))
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
1. Where an investigation leads to the conclusion that the conditions set out in Article 3(1) are met, the Commission may adopt definitive safeguard measures in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 18(3).
1. Where an investigation leads to the conclusion that the conditions set out in Article 3(1) are met, the Commission shall adopt definitive safeguard measures in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 18(3).
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10.12.2025 A10-0254/37
Amendment 37
Manon Aubry, Lynn Boylan, Luke Ming Flanagan, Kathleen Funchion, Anja Hazekamp, Danilo Della Valle, Arash Saeidi
on behalf of The Left Group
Report A10-0254/2025
Gabriel Mato
Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products
(COM(2025)0639 – C10-0247/2025 – 2025/0322(COD))
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
3. The Commission shall not apply, extend or maintain in force a bilateral safeguard measure beyond the expiration of the transition period.
deleted
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10.12.2025 A10-0254/38
Amendment 38
Manon Aubry, Lynn Boylan, Luke Ming Flanagan, Kathleen Funchion, Anja Hazekamp, Danilo Della Valle, Arash Saeidi
on behalf of The Left Group
Report A10-0254/2025
Gabriel Mato
Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products
(COM(2025)0639 – C10-0247/2025 – 2025/0322(COD))
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 a (new)
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
Article12a
Reciprocity of Standards Clause and Health and SPS Clause
1. The Commission shall initiate an investigation and adopt safeguard measures under this Regulation where there is credible evidence that imports benefiting from tariff preferences do not meet equivalent environmental, climate, animal welfare, health, food and feed safety, or labour protection requirements applicable to Union producers.
2. In the event of a documented risk to human, animal, or plant health, including the use of production methods prohibited in the Union or failure to comply with sanitary and phytosanitary requirements, the Commission shall immediately suspend imports of the product benefiting from tariff preferences, in accordance with Article 9.
3. Measures adopted under this Article shall be necessary and proportionate and shall be subject to review in accordance with Article 12.
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