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DRAFT OPINION (COM(2025)0034 – C100006/2025 – 2025/0021(COD))

On the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the modification of customs duties applicable to imports of certain goods originating in or exported directly or indirectly from the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus

AGRI-PA-770263

Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development · Rapporteur: Mireia Borrás Pabón

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This draft opinion proposes amendments to a regulation increasing customs duties on agricultural goods and fertilisers from Russia and Belarus. It delays application, adjusts quotas, excludes certain fertilisers, and adds monitoring and safeguard measures.

Committee position. The rapporteur proposes amendments to delay implementation, adjust quotas, exclude phosphate fertilisers, and add monitoring and safeguard measures to protect EU farmers.

Key points

  1. Delays application of duties on fertilisers to 24 months after entry into force, and sets new dates for quota periods starting 1 July 2027.
  2. Sets new import quotas: 3.375 million tonnes from 1 July 2027 to 30 June 2028, 2.250 million from 1 July 2028 to 30 June 2029, and 1.485 million from 1 July 2029 to 30 June 2030.
  3. Excludes fertilisers containing phosphorus (CN codes 3105 20, 3105 30, 3105 40, 3105 51, 3105 59, 3105 90) from the scope due to EU dependency on imports.
  4. Requires the Commission to monitor monthly fertiliser prices in Member States and inform them of results.
  5. Mandates automatic safeguard measures, including temporary suspension of tariffs and removal of anti-dumping duties on imports from Trinidad and Tobago and the United States, if prices surge.
  6. Requires an impact assessment of the measures before application.
  7. Adds a review clause: the Commission must evaluate the regulation every 6 months, assessing impact on agriculture and food security.
  8. Deducts fixed duties from other regulations (EU) 2020/2100 and (EU) 2019/1688 from the new duties.

Who is affected

  • EU farmers and fertiliser producers, who face delayed implementation and potential price safeguards.
  • Importers of Russian and Belarusian fertilisers, subject to new quotas and duties.
  • Producers of phosphate fertilisers, excluded from the regulation.

Figures and deadlines

  • 3.375 million tonnes quota from 1 July 2027 to 30 June 2028.
  • 2.250 million tonnes quota from 1 July 2028 to 30 June 2029.
  • 1.485 million tonnes quota from 1 July 2029 to 30 June 2030.
  • 24 months delay for application to Annex II goods.