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Amendment 001-059 - Karin Karlsbro - Report A10-0012/2026 - Negative trade-related effects of global overcapacity on the Union steel market

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12.5.2026 A10-0012/ 001-059

AMENDMENTS 001-059

by the Committee on International Trade

Report

Karin Karlsbro A10-0012/2026

Negative trade-related effects of global overcapacity on the Union steel market

Proposal for a regulation (COM(2025)0726 – C10-0245/2025 – 2025/0726(COD))

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Amendment 1

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 1

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(1) The steel sector is central to the Union’s competitiveness and security. The Union has shown unequivocally the strategic importance that it attaches to that sector and its commitment to ensure the sector’s viability and long-term sustainability.

(1) The steel sector that is the corner stone of its ecosystem, which includes derivative steel products in downstream sectors (e.g. automotive, building, metal packaging and components, machinery, technology industries and others) is central to the Union’s economy, economic security, competitiveness and security. The Union should reinforce its action in this strategic sector, which is vital for quality job creation and employment, the transition to a climate-neutral economy and the development of defence capabilities, through sustained investment in the steel sector’s viability and long-term resilience.

Amendment 2

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(1a) Steel-producing industrial towns and regions play an important role for workers, communities and competitiveness. Those towns and regions are where raw materials have been extracted and transformed and technical skills passed down over generations. Those towns and regions hold the knowledge, the equipment, and the social cohesion needed to make a transition real and just.

Amendment 3

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 2

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(2) Steel industries across countries and regions, including the Union, are suffering the negative impact derived from increasing global structural excess capacity. That global challenge affects the Union’s domestic market and markets of other countries either directly, through imports from countries with excess capacity, or indirectly, as a result of the ‘push-out’ effect, or in both ways. The effective resolution of global overcapacity requires enhanced joint efforts of the Union and its like-minded partners which do not contribute to global overcapacity. The Union will continue leading the international work, including in the framework of the Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity, on addressing the root causes of global overcapacity and implementing solutions strengthening transparency of the global steel market and taking into consideration modern production and supply techniques, including through the application of the “melted and poured” principle as well as monitoring of imports and exports. The Union and the like-minded countries should work together with a view to ring-fencing their economies from global overcapacity while ensuring secure supply chains and increasing market access among them.

(2) Steel industries, workers, industrial towns and regions across countries, including the Union, are suffering the negative impact derived from increasing global structural excess capacity. Global structural excess capacity in steel production poses a serious threat to the steel sector, by creating conditions of unfair competition and deterring investment crucial for the green transition. Global structural excess capacity is a trend that is not affecting only the steel sector but also many other industrial sectors and threatening their long-term viability. That global challenge affects the Union’s domestic market and markets of other countries either directly, through imports from countries with excess capacity, or indirectly, as a result of the ‘push-out’ effect, or in both ways. The effective resolution of global overcapacity requires enhanced joint efforts of the Union and its like-minded partners which do not contribute to global overcapacity. The Union will step up its efforts in leading the international work and also coordinating with like-minded countries including in the framework of the Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity, on addressing the root causes of global overcapacity and implementing solutions strengthening transparency of the global steel market and taking into consideration modern production and supply techniques, including through the application of the “melted and poured” principle as well as monitoring of imports and exports. The Union and the like-minded countries should urgently work together with a view to ring-fencing their economies from global overcapacity while ensuring secure supply chains and increasing market access among them. Such cooperation should be pursued in a constructive and forward-looking spirit that recognises shared strategic interests and mutual benefits. It should aim at reducing distortions in global steel markets, promoting fair competition based on market principles, and supporting the transition towards future-oriented industrial production. Strengthened coordination among partners can also enhance resilience and reinforce the foundation for stable, predictable and diversified supply chains.

Amendment 4

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(2a) Overcapacity is most effectively addressed through coordinated multilateral action as it constitutes a global problem requiring a global solution. In the absence of meaningful progress at that level, the Union should adopt a targeted and flexible measure.

Amendment 5

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 2 b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(2b) Europe has a longstanding tradition of steel production, with steelworkers playing a key role in the foundation of Union manufacturing. Those highly skilled, quality jobs that provide decent pay, strong labour protections and high health and safety standards are essential to sustaining the steel sector’s competitiveness and high social value.

Amendment 6

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 6

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(6) In November 2024, Union leaders adopted the Budapest Declaration2 highlighting the urgent need and determination to make the Union more competitive through a new European competitiveness deal. Furthermore, leaders declared their commitment to ensuring an industrial renewal and decarbonisation allowing the Union to remain an industrial and technological powerhouse. Union leaders also recognised the need for increasing defence readiness and capabilities, in particular by strengthening defence technological and industrial base accordingly. To that end, leaders committed to develop an industrial policy for the Union to ensure the growth of tomorrow’s key technologies, while paying particular attention to traditional industries in transition.

(6) In November 2024, Union leaders adopted the Budapest Declaration2 highlighting the urgent need and determination to make the Union more competitive through a new European competitiveness deal. Furthermore, leaders declared their commitment to ensuring an industrial renewal and decarbonisation allowing the Union to remain an industrial and technological powerhouse that fosters quality jobs. Union leaders also recognised the need for increasing defence readiness and capabilities, in particular by strengthening defence technological and industrial base accordingly. To that end, leaders committed to develop an industrial policy for the Union to ensure the growth of tomorrow’s key technologies, while paying particular attention to traditional industries in transition.

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2 https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2024/11/08/the-budapest-declaration/

Amendment 7

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 7

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(7) Industrial competitiveness is a core priority and decarbonisation constitute a powerful driver of growth when integrated with industrial, competition, economic and trade policies.

(7) Industrial competitiveness is a core priority for the Union steel sector to survive and to contribute to sustainable growth, long-term prosperity and resilience. For that strategic sector to be competitive, the Union needs to use decarbonisation and a combination of industrial, economic and trade policies. Such policies should include a preserved Union production capacity, technological leadership and skilled employment in key sectors within the Union in order to prevent relocation of strategic industries to regions with lower environmental and social standards and unfair subsidy mechanisms.

Amendment 8

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 7 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(7a) Overcapacity, combined with different levels of commitment to the climate goals by third countries, affects the Union steel industry in the context of its transition towards carbon-neutral production. Therefore, for the decarbonisation path of the steel sector in the Union to be viable, the level of the tariff rate quotas should be reviewed as necessary. This could serve as an impetus for creating the right conditions for the Union steel industry to decarbonise and move away from “business-as-usual”. In the framework of that review, the Commission should also report on the use of public subsidies by Union producers with a view to achieving Union climate targets, on the total volumes of Union low emission steel production and on the exposure of Union producers to unfair competition.

Amendment 9

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 8

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(8) Energy intensive industries are focal sectors requiring urgent support to decarbonise, electrify, and confront high energy costs, unfair global competition, and complex regulations, harming their competitiveness.

(8) Energy intensive industries are focal sectors requiring urgent intervention to support them to decarbonise, electrify, take up circularity, which would help to promote job creation in the Union and confront high energy costs, unfair global competition, and complex regulations, harming their competitiveness. It is essential to enable those industries to remain globally competitive and to continue producing in the Union while a continuous support for energy-intensive industries should be subject to social and environmental conditionalities, such as preserving production sites and jobs. Strengthening energy security, enabling access to affordable energy, reducing input costs, and simplifying regulatory burdens are critical to preventing industrial delocalisation and to preserving value chains within the Union. As steel production accounts for around 5 % of the Union’s greenhouse gas emissions, accelerating the deployment of low-and near-zero-emission technologies, including hydrogen-based and electrified steelmaking, and strengthening circularity through the recovery and processing of high-quality recycled ferrous scrap, will be essential to reducing emissions and enhancing resource efficiency.

Amendment 10

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 9

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(9) Moreover, as recognised in the Steel and Metals Action Plan3, steel represents a metal of strategic importance for the Union’s defence capability. Given the current geopolitical environment, stable and resilient supply chains of critical metals, like steel, and domestic production are essential for defence and aerospace, and for avoiding unwanted dependencies on third country suppliers.

(9) The Union remains committed to a fast and urgent implementation of the Steel and Metals Action Plan3, as steel represents a metal of strategic importance for the Union’s defence capability. Especially in a context marked by increasing global instability and heightened security pressures, stable and resilient supply chains of critical metals, like steel, and a strong and competitive domestic production base are essential for defence and aerospace, for achieving economic resilience and for avoiding unwanted dependencies on third country suppliers.

Amendment 11

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 9 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(9a) Steel is also foundational for many other industries such as Union’s clean-tech, transport, building and energy infrastructure industries. Preserving a competitive and technologically advanced steel base in the Union is therefore vital to the Union’s industrial sovereignty and its strategic autonomy.

Amendment 12

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 10

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(10) The Union has already adopted several trade defence measures in the metals sectors, including in the iron and steel sectors, against unfair global competition. Nevertheless, the industry is increasingly negatively impacted by global structural excess capacities and by global distortions, including non-market policies and practices in certain countries that artificially support their domestic industries or circumvent Union trade defence measures and sanctions. The Union is the only major steelmaking region seeing a decrease in capacity. However, these efforts are being completely offset by continuous large capacity additions across other regions, completely detached from evolution of domestic and global demand. Global overcapacity is expected to increase from the current 602 million tonnes (equivalent to five times the Union demand) to 721 million tonnes by 2027.

(10) In order to support the Union’s strategic industries and competitiveness, Union trade measures should not hamper Union steel production capacity. The Union has already adopted several trade defence measures in the metals sectors, including in the iron and steel sectors, against unfair global competition. Nevertheless, the industry is increasingly negatively impacted by global structural excess capacities and by global distortions, including non-market policies and unfair trade practices in certain countries that artificially support their domestic industries or circumvent Union trade defence measures and sanctions. The Union is the only major steelmaking region seeing a decrease in capacity. However, these efforts are being completely offset by continuous large capacity additions across other regions, completely detached from evolution of domestic and global demand. Global overcapacity is expected to increase from the current 602 million tonnes (equivalent to five times the Union demand) to 721 million tonnes by 2027. Hence any safeguard measure on the steel market should be conceived with a long-term perspective, since, contrary to previous periods when the Union steel sector has experienced overcapacity, the current situation is structural and unlikely to be resolved in the short or medium-term.

Amendment 13

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 11

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(11) In addition, the recent evolution of third country trade-restrictive measures is further increasing import pressure, both in terms of volumes and prices, on Union producers. Such pressure is expected only to increase further.

Amendment 14

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 11 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(11a) The rules-based multilateral trading system, with the WTO at its core, continues to be fundamental for ensuring stability, predictability and fairness in global trade. This Regulation should therefore be implemented in full compliance with the Union’s obligations under the WTO. This Regulation aims to address trade distortions caused by global excess capacity and should be understood as an instrument for restoring conditions for more open and rules-based trade in the future.

Amendment 15

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 12

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(12) As a result, the Union steel industry is in a dire situation with the unprecedented loss of the production capacity amounting to more than 30 million tons since 2018, historically low-capacity utilisation rate reaching 67% in 2024, and around 30000 jobs lost since 2018, with several thousand more job losses announced in 2024. The Union steel industry recorded losses in 2024.

Amendment 16

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 13

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(13) Given the fast-worsening situation of the domestic steel industry and the unsatisfactory progress so far in finding a collective solution addressing global structural overcapacity, it is necessary to adopt a new measure replacing Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/159. On 18 July 2025, the Commission launched a call for evidence and a targeted consultation to seek the views from stakeholders on various aspects of the new measure, including its form, level, geographical scope and duration, as well as other specific features such as rules of origin. The process ran until 18 August 2025 and over five hundred responses were received: 143 submissions to the call for evidence and 373 replies to the targeted consultation questionnaire. A detailed summary of the feedback received is available in the Staff Working Document accompanying this legislative proposal.

(13) Given the fast-worsening situation of the domestic steel industry and the unsatisfactory progress so far in finding a collective solution addressing global structural overcapacity, it is necessary to urgently adopt a new measure replacing Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/159. On 18 July 2025, the Commission launched a call for evidence and a targeted consultation to seek the views from stakeholders on various aspects of the new measure, including its form, level, geographical scope and duration, as well as other specific features such as rules of origin. The process ran until 18 August 2025 and over five hundred responses were received: 143 submissions to the call for evidence and 373 replies to the targeted consultation questionnaire. A detailed summary of the feedback received is available in the Staff Working Document accompanying this legislative proposal. Due to the urgency of the matter, the Commission decided not to conduct an impact assessment but affirmed its commitment to presenting an evaluation of its consequences after the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

Amendment 17

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 14

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(14) In parallel to the ordinary legislative procedure that this proposal will be subject to, the Union intends to open negotiations under Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 with a view to modifying certain WTO concessions for the products concerned by this Regulation and ensure that the resulting level of custom duties ensures the resilience of the Union steel industry in a context of structural global overcapacities, growing third country trade measures on the steel sector, and their negative trade-related impact on the Union’s steel industry. The modification of the Union’s commitments should not lead to compensation going beyond volumes of quotas provided for in Annex II to this Regulation, nor concern any products other than those included in Annex II to this Regulation. The Union should notify this Regulation to the WTO also under Article XX GATT because this Regulation is necessary to pursue the decarbonisation of the Union steel sector, and is also necessary to preserve the Union public order.

Amendment 18

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 14 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(14a) The Commission shall engage in proactive and transparent communication with trade partners to clearly explain the reasons for adopting this Regulation and to identify ways to maintain equal and fair conditions so as not to disrupt the existing spirit of genuine trade cooperation, particularly with existing and future FTA partners affected by this Regulation.

Amendment 19

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 15

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(15) Whereas under Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/159 the out-of-quota tariff is set at 25%, taking into account the level of tariffs in the steel sector in other key markets, it is appropriate to set the level of out-of-quota tariff to a 50% duty to minimise the risk of trade diversion. This duty would come in addition to other duties applying to the product categories covered by this Regulation.

(15) Whereas under Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/159 the out-of-quota tariff is set at 25%, taking into account the level of tariffs in the steel sector in other key markets, it is appropriate to set the level of out-of-quota tariff to a 50% duty to minimise the risk of trade diversion and to allow an increase in production capacity. This duty would come in addition to other duties applying to the product categories covered by this Regulation.

Amendment 20

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 20 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(20a) To ensure fair and balanced administration of tariff-rate quotas, the concentration of imports by a few major operators and stockpiling practices should be prevented. Stockpiling practices, whereby steel products are stored in ports, customs warehouses or free zones in order to delay their release for free circulation, may result in the rapid exhaustion of tariff quotas under the first-come-first-served system. Such practices risk undermining fair access to quotas for all economic operators and the effectiveness of the safeguard mechanism. The Commission should therefore closely monitor import patterns and storage levels and, where appropriate, consider adjustments to the administration of tariff quotas to ensure fair access for all operators in order to respond swiftly to changes in market conditions while protecting the Union steel industry and downstream industries.

Amendment 21

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 21

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(21) To ensure that the measure is effective in tackling the effects of global overcapacity, and in light of the specificities of steel products and the modern production and supply techniques, it is important to identify the country of “melt and pour”. The country of “melt and pour” refers to the original location in which raw steel and iron is initially produced in liquid form within a steelmaking or iron-making furnace and subsequently cast into its primary solid state. This primary solid state can encompass either a semi-finished product, including but not limited to slabs, billets, or ingots, or a finished steel mill product. Requesting evidence of the country of “melt and pour” will avoid that steel produced in certain countries contributing to global overcapacity unduly enters the Union’s market following further transformation in other countries and will increase transparency in the domestic supply chain for steel imports.

Amendment 22

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 21 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(21a) Imports of products for which the steel was melted and poured in the Russian Federation or in Belarus should not be granted access to the Union market and should not benefit from any tariff quota. Accordingly, all such products should be subject to an automatic prohibition at the external borders of the Union.

Amendment 23

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 24

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(24) In order to ensure that the level of quotas opened in relation to imports into the Union is adapted to changing circumstances in the markets of the products covered by this Regulation as well as to provide technical specifications for the implementation of the melt and pour requirement, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission to supplement this Regulation by laying down the detailed rules for identifying the country in which the steel used in the production of the product is melted and poured and to amend Annex II to this Regulation. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making8 . In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts.

(24) In order to ensure that the level of quotas opened in relation to imports into the Union is adapted to changing circumstances in the markets of the products covered by this Regulation as well as to provide technical specifications for the implementation of the melt and pour requirement, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission to supplement this Regulation by laying down the detailed rules for identifying the country in which the steel used in the production of the product is melted and poured and to amend Annex II to this Regulation. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making8 . Furthermore, it is of importance that affected industries and industrial towns and regions are heard in the preparatory work. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts.

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8 OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/agree_interinstit/2016/512/oj.

Amendment 24

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 25 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(25a) In line with Regulation (EU) 2025/1153 of the European Parliament and of the Counci1a and with the Union’s commitment to support Ukraine’s economy during Russia’s ongoing war of aggression against Ukraine, and in view of Ukraine’s strategic role in the Union’s steel supply chain, the Commission should ensure that the design and implementation of quota allocations fully reflect Ukraine’s candidate status and its vital importance for the stability of the Union steel market, while preserving the effectiveness and integrity of this Regulation.

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1a Regulation (EU) 2025/1153 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2025 suspending certain provisions of Regulation (EU) 2015/478 as regards imports of Ukrainian products into the Union (OJ L, 2025/1153, 5.6.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/1153/oj).

Amendment 25

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 25 b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(25b) Given that several third countries have adopted trade-restrictive measures directly affecting Union exports of steel products, the Commission should reflect those trade-restrictive measures.

Amendment 26

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 26

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

26. The Commission should assess at the latest within 2 years following the adoption of this Regulation the necessity to adjust the scope of products covered by this Regulation and if deemed necessary, it should consider making a legislative proposal to add additional steel products, including products that are made of or contain a significant amount of steel.

26. The Union steel processing industry, composed of thousands of SMEs that transform steel into specialised, high-value goods, is of vital importance to the entire Union steel sector. Like the Union's primary steel producers, the Union's downstream steel industry is increasingly exposed to cheap imports from third countries, where exporting producers benefit from illegal state subsidies, lower environmental standards and artificially suppressed energy or input costs. Recognising the urgency of that situation, the Commission should determine within 6 months after the adoption of this Regulation, the necessity to adjust the scope of products covered by this Regulation and if deemed necessary, it should put forward a legislative proposal at the latest after 1 year after the adoption of this Regulation to add steel products, including products that are made of or contain a significant amount of steel. In order to ensure the effectiveness of this Regulation, it is essential for the assessment to evaluate carefully whether the issues this Regulation seeks to address are being solved and not inadvertently displaced further along the value chain. That assessment should take into account, inter alia, foundries, the potential impact of evolving global trade measures that may redirect trade flows towards the Union, and the situation of downstream sectors whose competitiveness, including that of SMEs and foundries, may be negatively impacted. Following that initial assessment, the Commission should carry out subsequent assessments on a bi-annual basis, or earlier, if significant market disruptions or sudden changes in global trade patterns justify it.

Amendment 27

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 26 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(26a) The Commission should draw up an annual report on the implementation of this Regulation and submit it to the European Parliament and to the Council. That annual report should, inter alia, contain information on the use and evolution of quotas and the category and amount of import that fall under the 50 % duty. The annual report should be made public.

Amendment 28

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 27

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(27) Before 1 July 2031, and every five years thereafter, the Commission should evaluate the evolution of the key parameters that justified the adoption of this Regulation, including the evolution and trends of global overcapacity, as well as its effects on the steel market. The Commission should also review the situation of third country trade restrictive measures on steel and the implications and effects they may have, or be likely to have, in terms of risk of trade diversion into the Union market. In addition, the Commission should also analyse the situation concerning the existence of non- market policies and practices in third countries and their impact on the Union steel market. The Commission should also assess the evolution of the economic performance of the Union steel industry as well as the evolution of its decarbonisation projects,

(27) Before 31 December 2028, and every three years thereafter, the Commission should evaluate the evolution of the key parameters that justified the adoption of this Regulation, including the evolution and trends of global overcapacity, as well as its effects on the steel market and the downstream value chains. The Commission should also review the situation of third country trade restrictive measures on steel and the implications and effects they may have, or be likely to have, in terms of risk of trade diversion into the Union market. In addition, the Commission should also analyse the situation concerning the existence of non-market policies and practices in third countries and their impact on the Union steel market. The Commission should also assess the evolution of overall Union competitiveness and the economic performance of the Union steel industry, including price levels and capacity utilisation, as well as the decarbonisation path of the steel sector in the Union and the evolution of its decarbonisation targets. To that end, the Commission should conduct a structured impact assessment, in dialogue with the entire steel ecosystem, including the downstream segment. Those evaluations should include feedback from multilateral discussions, inter alia the OECD Steel Committee and the Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity,

Amendment 29

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 4 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

4a. Measures under this Regulation shall be applied in a manner consistent with WTO rules and shall not restrict trade beyond what is strictly necessary to address the negative effects of global overcapacity as a result of unfair market conditions.

Amendment 30

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

2. At the moment of importation, importers shall provide appropriate evidence, such as a mill certificate which will prove the country of “melt and pour” of the steel used in the production of the product.

2. At the moment of importation, importers shall provide verifiable appropriate evidence proving the country of “melt and pour” of the steel used in the production of the product. Such evidence shall include a mill certificate issued by the original steel producer, identifying the corresponding heat number and containing the technical and production data necessary to trace the origin of steel.

Amendment 31

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

2a. Imports of products for which the steel was melted and poured in the Russian Federation or in Belarus shall be strictly prohibited from entering the Union market and shall under no circumstances benefit from any tariff quota. All such products shall be subject to an automatic prohibition at the external borders of the Union.

Amendment 32

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 – paragraph 2 b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

2b. The country of “melt and pour” shall apply to the determination of the country of allocation of the tariff rate quotas pursuant to Article 4.

Amendment 33

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 – paragraph 2 c (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

2c. The Commission may adopt guidelines on how to provide the appropriate evidence with the aim of limiting administrative burden and to facilitate the compliance of SMEs.

Amendment 34

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

a) tariff quota levels equivalent to the import market share that prevailed in the Union steel market in 2013 prior to the impact of global overcapacity on the Union market;

a) tariff quota levels equal to the import market share that prevailed in the Union steel market in 2013 prior to the impact of global overcapacity on the Union market;

Amendment 35

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(ca) the level of tariffs applied by a third country on Union steel products;

Amendment 36

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(cb) whether a third country is compliant with its commitments under free trade agreements concluded with the Union, in respect of ILO Conventions and Multilateral Environmental Agreements;

Amendment 37

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1– subparagraph 1 – point h (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(h) the existence of Union unilateral measures suspending the application of safeguards for the benefit of a third country, in relation to products falling within the scope of this Regulation

Amendment 38

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 5(2).

Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 5(2). The first of those implementing acts shall be adopted and shall apply by 30 June 2026.

Amendment 39

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

2a. The Commission shall immediately and fully inform the European Parliament about negotiations with third countries under Article XXVIII GATT and shall ensure that it provides the European Parliament with access to the relevant documents. The Commission shall regularly issue publicly available information about those negotiations.

Amendment 40

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(ca) the decarbonisation path of the steel sector in the Union;

Amendment 41

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(e) potential issues of availability of supply in certain product categories

(e) potential issues of availability of supply in certain product categories and their impact on downstream value chains

Amendment 42

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(ea) the essential interests of the Union, in particular the Union's common security and defence policy;

Amendment 43

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 7 to supplement this Regulation by laying down the detailed rules for the application of Article 3.

2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 7 to supplement this Regulation by laying down the detailed rules and modalities for the application of Article 3, and in particular:

Amendment 44

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(a) detailed rules and modalities on the appropriate evidence referred to in Article 3(2) proving the country of “melt and pour” of the steel used in the production of the product;

Amendment 45

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(b) detailed rules to ensure the authenticity and traceability of mill certificates, referred to in Article 3(2), including, where appropriate, the use of digital verification systems, unique identification numbers, or other control mechanisms to prevent falsification or misuse, while taking into account the specific situation of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and avoiding disproportionate administrative burdens.

Amendment 46

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

The first of the delegated acts referred to in the first subparagraph shall be adopted by 1 October 2026.

Amendment 47

Proposal for a regulation

Article 7 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 6 shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from [Publications Office: insert the entry into force of this Regulation].

2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 6 shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from [Publications Office: insert the entry into force of this Regulation]. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period.

Amendment 48

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

1. By [Publications Office: insert the date 2 years after the adoption of this draft Regulation] the Commission shall assess the necessity of amending the product scope of this Regulation, and may submit a legislative proposal to amend this Regulation. This assessment shall be carried out periodically every two years after the first review.

1. By ... [six months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation], the Commission shall determine the necessity of amending the product scope of this Regulation, in particular whether it should comprise additional products that are made of, or contain, a significant amount of steel including with priority, downstream iron and steel products not covered by Annex I, which are at risk of trade diversion and may submit a legislative proposal to amend this Regulation. This assessment shall be carried out periodically every two years after the first review. Where significant market disruptions or sudden changes in global trade patterns occur, the Commission shall conduct an even earlier assessment. Such review shall take into account the wider situation of Union competitiveness and the Union steel industry, both upstream and downstream actors, in particular the situation for SMEs, as well as the Union’s common security and defence policy.

Amendment 49

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

2. Before 1 July 2031, and every five years thereafter, the Commission shall evaluate the effectiveness of this Regulation. Such evaluation shall have regard to the persistence of the circumstances that justified the adoption of this Regulation and the situation of the Union steel making industry. Based on that evaluation, the Commission may submit a legislative proposal to amend or repeal this Regulation.

2. By 31 December 2028, and every three years thereafter, the Commission shall evaluate the effectiveness and impact of this Regulation. Such evaluation shall have regard to the persistence of the circumstances that justified the adoption of this Regulation and the situation of the Union steel industry, including price levels and capacity utilisation, as well as the downstream value chains and the impact on Union industries using steel as manufacturing input and the decarbonisation path of the steel sector in the Union. For the purpose of that evaluation, the Commission shall carry out broad consultations with the relevant stakeholders throughout the steel value chain. Based on that evaluation, the Commission may submit a legislative proposal to amend this Regulation.

Amendment 50

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

2a. The Commission shall provide an annual report on the implementation of this Regulation to the European Parliament and to the Council. That report shall be made public.

Amendment 51

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

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

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

Amendment 52

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

It shall apply from 1 July 2026.

Amendment 53

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 1 b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Article 3(2) shall apply from 1 October 2026.

Amendment 54

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 1 c (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Article 3(2b) shall apply from ... [24 months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation].

Amendment 55

Proposal for a regulation

Annex 1 – row 21a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

21a

Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, of cast iron

CN 73030010, 73030090

Amendment 56

Proposal for a regulation

Annex 1 – row 28

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Non Alloy Wire

7217 10 10, 7217 10 31, 7217 10 39, 7217 10 50, 7217 10 90, 7217 20 10, 7217 20 30, 7217 20 50, 7217 20 90, 7217 30 41, 7217 30 49, 7217 30 50, 7217 30 90, 7217 90 20, 7217 90 50, 7217 90 90

Non alloy and other alloy wire

7217 10 10, 7217 10 31, 7217 10 39,

7217 10 50, 7217 10 90, 7217 20 10,

7217 20 30, 7217 20 50, 7217 20 90,

7217 30 41, 7217 30 49, 7217 30 50,

7217 30 90, 7217 90 20, 7217 90 50,

7217 90 90,

72 29 2000, 72 29 9020, 72 29 9050, 72

29 9090

Amendment 57

Proposal for a regulation

Annex 1 – row 29 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

29a

Stainless Wire

72 23 0011, 72 23 0019, 72 23 0091, 72 23 0099

Amendment 58

Proposal for a regulation

Annex 1 – row 30 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

30a

Non-Alloy and Other Alloy Forged Bars

7214 1000, 7228 1050, 7228 4010, 7228 4090

Amendment 59

Proposal for a regulation

Annex 2 – row 21 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

21a

Tubes, pipes and hallow profiles, of cast iron

CN 73 030010, 73 030090

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