RECOMMENDATION (06518/2021 – C100024/2026 – 2021/0042(NLE))
On the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions on all the tariff-rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union
A-10-2026-0134
Committee on International Trade · Rapporteur: Saskia Bricmont
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- Full procedure 2021/0042
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Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the agreement between the EU and Pakistan on modifying tariff-rate quotas after the UK's withdrawal from the EU.¶
Committee position. The rapporteur recommends that Parliament give its consent to the conclusion of the agreement.¶
Key points
- The agreement modifies concessions on all tariff-rate quotas in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the UK's withdrawal.¶
- Pakistan has negotiating rights for one tariff-rate quota (husked rice, tariff item 1006 20) and consultation rights for five quotas.¶
- The EU recognises Pakistan's initial negotiating rights for the husked rice quota, and the apportioned volume was accepted by Pakistan.¶
- The agreement follows the EU-UK joint approach of maintaining existing EU28 quota volumes split between the EU27 and the UK.¶
- The agreement was initialled on 25 January 2021 and signed on 3 February 2026.¶
Who is affected
Figures and deadlines
Legal basis: Article 207(4) and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a)(v), of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union¶