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OPINION (COM(2023)0432 – C90000 – 2023/0260(NLE))

On the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Advanced Framework Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part

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Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development · Rapporteur: Francisco Guerreiro

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The Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development gives its opinion on the proposed Council decision to conclude the Advanced Framework Agreement between the EU and Chile. It recommends that the lead committees approve the conclusion. The agreement removes tariffs on 99.9% of EU exports to Chile, keeps exclusions for sugar, rice and bananas, and grants extra EU market access only through duty-free quotas. It protects 216 European and 18 Chilean agri-food geographical indications, adds a trade and sustainable development chapter with a review clause, and creates a chapter on sustainable food systems.

Committee position. The committee recommends that Parliament give its consent to the conclusion of the agreement, and calls on the lead committees to recommend approval of the proposal for a Council decision.

Key points

  1. The agreement liberalises tariffs on 99.9% of EU exports to Chile, but keeps exclusions for sensitive products such as sugar for both parties and rice and bananas for the EU.
  2. Additional access to the EU market is granted only through duty-free quotas; existing quotas for beef and sheep meat are rationalised by removing the annual growth rate and setting fixed amounts.
  3. Increases in existing duty-free quotas for pork, garlic and canned fish remain modest, while the poultry quota is increased.
  4. The agreement protects 216 European agri-food geographical indications and 18 Chilean ones.
  5. A dedicated trade and sustainable development chapter commits both parties to implement the Paris Agreement and their Nationally Determined Contributions, and includes a review clause to revise provisions as environmental and social standards evolve.
  6. A chapter on sustainable food systems provides a basis for EU-Chile cooperation on the transition to sustainable food systems, including antimicrobial resistance and animal welfare.
  7. Both parties commit to maintain their current prohibitions on the use of antibiotics as growth promoters.
  8. The committee calls on the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on International Trade to recommend approval of the proposal for a Council decision on conclusion of the agreement.

Who is affected

  • EU exporters to Chile, who gain tariff-free access for 99.9% of exports.
  • EU producers of sensitive products such as sugar, rice and bananas, which remain excluded from liberalisation.
  • EU producers of beef, sheep meat, pork, garlic, canned fish and poultry, affected by changes to duty-free quotas.
  • Holders of European and Chilean agri-food geographical indications, with 216 European and 18 Chilean GIs protected.

Figures and deadlines

  • 99.9% of EU exports become tariff-free under the agreement.
  • 216 European agri-food geographical indications are protected.
  • 18 Chilean geographical indications are protected.

Legal basis: Article 218(6) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union