Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products

11.12.2025 A10-0254/39

Amendment 39

Christophe Bay, Thierry Mariani, Isabella Tovaglieri, Anna Bryłka, Nikola Bartůšek

on behalf of the PfE 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

Recital 4

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(4) The Union is determined to make swift and effective use of the bilateral safeguard clauses to counteract possible negative impacts of the tariff reductions pursuant to the EMPA and the ITA, including for products whose market access is constrained by the limits contained in tariff rate quotas.

(4) The Union is determined to make swift and effective use of the bilateral safeguard clauses to counteract possible negative impacts of the tariff reductions pursuant to the EMPA and the ITA, including for products whose market access is constrained by the limits contained in tariff rate quotas. Nevertheless, while the bilateral safeguard may address quantitative imbalances arising from the Agreement, there is no safeguard ensuring that imports from Mercosur countries comply with the Union production rules, notably on food safety, animal welfare, social and environmental standards. Notes that the absence of genuine mirror clauses may negatively affect the competitiveness of Union farmers and the health of Union citizens.

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11.12.2025 A10-0254/40

Amendment 40

Enikő Győri, Christophe Bay, Thierry Mariani, Isabella Tovaglieri, Anna Bryłka, Nikola Bartůšek

on behalf of the PfE 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

Recital 10 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(10 a) Given that SPS checks at the Union’s external borders are based mainly on random sampling and therefore cover a limited share of incoming agricultural and food products, it is essential that the Commission significantly increases the intensity and frequency of these controls. It is therefore necessary to ensure that adequate testing capacity is available and properly funded to guarantee rigorous and credible checks on all agricultural imports entering the Union.

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11.12.2025 A10-0254/41

Amendment 41

Enikő Győri, Christophe Bay, Thierry Mariani, Isabella Tovaglieri, Anna Bryłka, Nikola Bartůšek

on behalf of the PfE 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 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

3 a. In the context of a safeguard investigation, the Commission shall take into account effects observed at Member State or regional market level, particularly in Member States with small domestic markets or concentrated production structures. Evidence of serious injury, threat of serious injury or risk thereof at Member State level shall be considered relevant for the assessment.

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11.12.2025 A10-0254/42

Amendment 42

Enikő Győri, Christophe Bay, Thierry Mariani, Isabella Tovaglieri, Anna Bryłka, Nikola Bartůšek

on behalf of the PfE 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 4 – paragraph 3 b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

3 b. Where an increase in imports causes or threatens to cause serious injury or the risk thereof to a sector in one or more Member States, the Commission may initiate the application of a safeguard measure on the products concerned, even if the 5 % increase threshold is not met at Union level, provided that clear evidence demonstrates significant adverse effects at Member State or regional market level.

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11.12.2025 A10-0254/43

Amendment 43

Christophe Bay, Thierry Mariani, Isabella Tovaglieri, Anna Bryłka, Nikola Bartůšek, Enikő Győri

on behalf of the PfE 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 5

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

5. Provisional safeguard measures shall not apply for more than 200 calendar days.

5. Provisional safeguard measures shall not apply for more than 400 calendar days.

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11.12.2025 A10-0254/44

Amendment 44

Christophe Bay, Thierry Mariani, Isabella Tovaglieri, Anna Bryłka, Nikola Bartůšek

on behalf of the PfE 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 8

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

8. In case the Commission determines that a provisional safeguard measure shall apply to MERCOSUR as a sole entity, Paraguay shall be exempted from the application of the measure, unless the result of an investigation demonstrates that the existence of serious injury or the threat of serious injury is also being caused by imports of products from Paraguay under preferential terms.

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11.12.2025 A10-0254/45

Amendment 45

Isabella Tovaglieri, Christophe Bay, Thierry Mariani, Anna Bryłka, Nikola Bartůšek

on behalf of the PfE 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 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Article9a

Automatic safeguard measure

1. The Commission shall suspend, without undue delay, the tariff preferences provided for by the Agreement if one of the following conditions applies:

(a) imports of a product from a Mercosur country exceed 5 % of the reference value for that product, calculated on the basis of the average imports from that country in the three years preceding the application of the Agreement; or

(b) imports under the quota for a given product from a Mercosur country exceed 50 % of the annual quota established by the Agrement.

2. This automatic safeguard shall be adopted no later than 21 days after the verification of one of the conditions set out in paragraph 1.

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