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Report (COM(2025)0639 – C10-0247/2025 – 2025/0322(COD)) 2025-12-10

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

11.12.2025 A10-0254/81

Amendment 81

Raphaël Glucksmann, Jean-Marc Germain, Eric Sargiacomo, Pierre Jouvet, François Kalfon, Christophe Clergeau, Nora Mebarek, Claire Fita, Murielle Laurent, Chloé Ridel, Aurore Lalucq, Emma Rafowicz, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Estelle Ceulemans, Michael McNamara, Arash Saeidi, Ciaran Mullooly, Manon Aubry, Vicent Marzà Ibáñez, Anja Hazekamp, Saskia Bricmont, Luke Ming Flanagan, Thomas Waitz, Danilo Della Valle, Leila Chaibi, Kathleen Funchion, Lynn Boylan, David Cormand, Mounir Satouri, Cristina Guarda, Jaume Asens Llodrà, Majdouline Sbai, Ana Miranda Paz, Ignazio Roberto Marino, Benedetta Scuderi, Mélissa Camara, Christophe Gomart, Krzysztof Hetman, Céline Imart, Isabelle Le Callennec, Marina Mesure, Marko Vešligaj, Tilly Metz, Lena Schilling, Anthony Smith

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 2

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(2) The EMPA and the ITA aim to protect Union producers of sensitive commodities in the agriculture sector by limiting preferences to tariff rate quotas.

(2) The Partnership Agreement and the Interim Trade Agreement will reduce the protections enjoyed by Union producers who manufacture sensitive commodities in the agricultural sector. Bilateral safeguard clauses should therefore be put in place to limit the scope of preferential tariff quotas in the event of injury or threat of injury.

Or. en

11.12.2025 A10-0254/82

Amendment 82

Raphaël Glucksmann, Jean-Marc Germain, Eric Sargiacomo, Pierre Jouvet, François Kalfon, Christophe Clergeau, Nora Mebarek, Claire Fita, Murielle Laurent, Chloé Ridel, Aurore Lalucq, Emma Rafowicz, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Estelle Ceulemans, Michael McNamara, Arash Saeidi, Ciaran Mullooly, Manon Aubry, Vicent Marzà Ibáñez, Anja Hazekamp, Luke Ming Flanagan, Danilo Della Valle, Leila Chaibi, Kathleen Funchion, Lynn Boylan, David Cormand, Mounir Satouri, Cristina Guarda, Jaume Asens Llodrà, Majdouline Sbai, Ana Miranda Paz, Ignazio Roberto Marino, Benedetta Scuderi, Mélissa Camara, Christophe Gomart, Krzysztof Hetman, Céline Imart, Marina Mesure, Marko Vešligaj, Anthony Smith

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 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

5. ‘serious injury’ means a significant overall impairment to the position of the Union industry;

5. ‘serious injury’ means a significant overall impairment to the position of the Union industry; 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 a decrease of more than 5 % year-on-year in the average import price of a given product, shall be considered as prima facie evidence of serious injury;

Or. en

11.12.2025 A10-0254/83

Amendment 83

Raphaël Glucksmann, Jean-Marc Germain, Eric Sargiacomo, Pierre Jouvet, François Kalfon, Christophe Clergeau, Nora Mebarek, Claire Fita, Murielle Laurent, Chloé Ridel, Aurore Lalucq, Emma Rafowicz, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Estelle Ceulemans, Michael McNamara, Arash Saeidi, Ciaran Mullooly, Manon Aubry, Vicent Marzà Ibáñez, Anja Hazekamp, Luke Ming Flanagan, Danilo Della Valle, Leila Chaibi, Kathleen Funchion, Lynn Boylan, David Cormand, Mounir Satouri, Cristina Guarda, Jaume Asens Llodrà, Majdouline Sbai, Ana Miranda Paz, Ignazio Roberto Marino, Benedetta Scuderi, Mélissa Camara, Christophe Gomart, Krzysztof Hetman, Céline Imart, Marina Mesure, Marko Vešligaj, Anthony Smith

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 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

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.

Or. en

11.12.2025 A10-0254/84

Amendment 84

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 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

4 a. The Commission shall treat an increase in volume of the imports under preferential terms of a given product from a country concerned as prima facie evidence of serious injury or the threat of serious injury to Union industry, if, at the same time, the average import price of those imports is below 120 % of the reference thresholds laid down in Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.

Or. en

11.12.2025 A10-0254/85

Amendment 85

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 -a

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(-a) at a price below 120 % of the reference thresholds laid down in Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013; or

Or. en

11.12.2025 A10-0254/86

Amendment 86

Raphaël Glucksmann, Jean-Marc Germain, Eric Sargiacomo, Pierre Jouvet, François Kalfon, Christophe Clergeau, Nora Mebarek, Claire Fita, Murielle Laurent, Chloé Ridel, Aurore Lalucq, Emma Rafowicz, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Estelle Ceulemans, Michael McNamara, Arash Saeidi, Ciaran Mullooly, Manon Aubry, Vicent Marzà Ibáñez, Anja Hazekamp, Luke Ming Flanagan, Danilo Della Valle, Leila Chaibi, Kathleen Funchion, Lynn Boylan, David Cormand, Mounir Satouri, Cristina Guarda, Jaume Asens Llodrà, Majdouline Sbai, Ana Miranda Paz, Ignazio Roberto Marino, Benedetta Scuderi, Mélissa Camara, Christophe Gomart, Krzysztof Hetman, Céline Imart, Marina Mesure, Marko Vešligaj, Anthony Smith

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 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Or. en

11.12.2025 A10-0254/87

Amendment 87

Raphaël Glucksmann, Jean-Marc Germain, Eric Sargiacomo, Pierre Jouvet, François Kalfon, Christophe Clergeau, Nora Mebarek, Claire Fita, Murielle Laurent, Chloé Ridel, Aurore Lalucq, Emma Rafowicz, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Estelle Ceulemans, Michael McNamara, Arash Saeidi, Ciaran Mullooly, Manon Aubry, Vicent Marzà Ibáñez, Anja Hazekamp, Luke Ming Flanagan, Danilo Della Valle, Leila Chaibi, Kathleen Funchion, Lynn Boylan, David Cormand, Mounir Satouri, Cristina Guarda, Jaume Asens Llodrà, Majdouline Sbai, Ana Miranda Paz, Ignazio Roberto Marino, Benedetta Scuderi, Mélissa Camara, Christophe Gomart, Krzysztof Hetman, Céline Imart, Isabelle Le Callennec, Marina Mesure, Marko Vešligaj, Anthony Smith

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).

Or. en

11.12.2025 A10-0254/88

Amendment 88

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 also 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, animal welfare, health, food 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 may 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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