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Report (COM(2025)0471 – C10-0193/2025 – 2025/0261(COD)) 2026-06-10

Adjustment of customs duties and opening of tariff quotas for the import of certain goods originating in the United States of America

10.6.2026 A10-0069/66

Amendment 66

Manon Aubry, Anthony Smith, Arash Saeidi, Marina Mesure, Leila Chaibi, Younous Omarjee, Rima Hassan, Emma Fourreau, Damien Carême, Ilaria Salis, Danilo Della Valle, Martin Schirdewan, Marc Botenga, Per Clausen

on behalf of The Left Group

Report A10-0069/2026

Bernd Lange

Adjustment of customs duties and opening of tariff quotas for the import of certain goods originating in the United States of America

(COM(2025)0471 – C10-0193/2025 – 2025/0261(COD))

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(1a) This Regulation reduces or eliminates tariffs on products originating from the United States while maintaining a 15 % tariff rate on most Union products, thereby establishing systemically unequal terms of trade at the expense of the Union which will further undermine the Union’s agricultural and industrial sovereignty.

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10.6.2026 A10-0069/67

Amendment 67

on behalf of The Left Group

Report A10-0069/2026

Bernd Lange

Adjustment of customs duties and opening of tariff quotas for the import of certain goods originating in the United States of America

(COM(2025)0471 – C10-0193/2025 – 2025/0261(COD))

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(2a) The US administration stated on 3 June 2026 its intention to impose an additional 10 % tariff on imports from the Union on the basis of alleged failures to prevent trade in goods produced with forced labour. That new measure creates a risk that the cumulative tariff burden on certain Union products could exceed the 15 % ceiling established under the Joint Statement. Given that risk, and the resulting uncertainty as to the United States' compliance with its commitments under that Statement, this Regulation should be withdrawn.

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10.6.2026 A10-0069/68

Amendment 68

on behalf of The Left Group

Report A10-0069/2026

Bernd Lange

Adjustment of customs duties and opening of tariff quotas for the import of certain goods originating in the United States of America

(COM(2025)0471 – C10-0193/2025 – 2025/0261(COD))

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(2a) The United States of America, in particular its President Donald Trump, has made multiple declarations and acts hostile to the Union over the last months, in such a way that the United States can no longer be regarded as a reliable partner for the Union; whereas no trade agreement should be signed with a country that threatens the territorial integrity of the Union or Union Member States and jeopardises the sovereignty, integrity or right to regulate of the Union.

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10.6.2026 A10-0069/69

Amendment 69

Manon Aubry, Anthony Smith, Arash Saeidi, Marina Mesure, Leila Chaibi, Younous Omarjee, Rima Hassan, Emma Fourreau, Damien Carême, Ilaria Salis, Danilo Della Valle, Martin Schirdewan, Per Clausen

on behalf of The Left Group

Report A10-0069/2026

Bernd Lange

Adjustment of customs duties and opening of tariff quotas for the import of certain goods originating in the United States of America

(COM(2025)0471 – C10-0193/2025 – 2025/0261(COD))

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 2 b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(2b) The US’ recent military interventions in Venezuela and Iran, violations of international law and overall foreign policy pose serious threats to global peace and cause a systematic weakening of the UN-based international order; whereas deepening the commercial relationship with the US in this context harms the credibility of the Union’s external action which, as per Article 21 of the Treaty on European Union, should be based on democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights.

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10.6.2026 A10-0069/70

Amendment 70

on behalf of The Left Group

Report A10-0069/2026

Bernd Lange

Adjustment of customs duties and opening of tariff quotas for the import of certain goods originating in the United States of America

(COM(2025)0471 – C10-0193/2025 – 2025/0261(COD))

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 4 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(4a) This Regulation is only the first realisation of the wider political agreement reached in Turnberry in July 2025 and reflected in the Joint Statement of 27 August 2025, by which the Union makes several far-reaching and concerning commitments in the areas of energy, investments, defence, and regulatory cooperation that will ultimately harm the interests of Union citizens and reinforce the dependency of the Union on the US.

Or. en

10.6.2026 A10-0069/71

Amendment 71

on behalf of the The Left Group

Report A10-0069/2026

Bernd Lange

Adjustment of customs duties and opening of tariff quotas for the import of certain goods originating in the United States of America

(COM(2025)0471 – C10-0193/2025 – 2025/0261(COD))

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(d) where a change of objective circumstances has occurred with regard to those existing at the time the Joint Statement was issued.	(d) where a change of objective circumstances has occurred with regard to those existing at the time the Joint Statement was issued, in particular regarding serious breaches of human rights, fundamental principles of democracy and the rule of law, as well as threats to the essential security interests of the Union or its Member States, including their territorial integrity and their economic dimension, and to their foreign and defence policies.

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