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Draft report (COM(2025)0639 – 2025/0322(COD)) 2025-11-27

Implementing the bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products

Committee on International Trade

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Amendment 1

Jean-Marc Germain, Raphaël Glucksmann, Eric Sargiacomo

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 1

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(1) The EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement (hereinafter referred to as the ITA) and the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement (hereinafter referred to as the EMPA) grant to products originating in or destined to Mercosur countries preferential treatment and include bilateral safeguard clauses for the temporary withdrawal of tariff preferences. The specificities of some agricultural products subject to these Agreements, as well as the vulnerable situation of the Union's outermost regions as referred to in Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) require ad hoc provisions.

(1) The EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement (hereinafter referred to as the ITA) and the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement (hereinafter referred to as the EMPA) grant to products originating in or destined to Mercosur countries preferential treatment and include bilateral safeguard clauses for the temporary withdrawal of tariff preferences. The specificities of some agricultural products subject to these Agreements, in particular the health, environmental, social, labour and animal welfare standards that apply to them, as well as the vulnerable situation of the Union's outermost regions as referred to in Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) require ad hoc provisions.

Or. fr

Amendment 2

Jean-Marc Germain, Raphaël Glucksmann, Eric Sargiacomo

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 2

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(2) The EMPA and the ITA aim to protect Union producers of sensitive commodities in the agriculture sector by limiting preferences to tariff rate quotas.

(2) The EMPA and the ITA weaken protections for Union producers of sensitive commodities in the agriculture sector. It is therefore essential to put in place bilateral safeguard clauses so as to be able to limit the scope of tariff rate quotas at preferential rates in the case of injury or a threat thereof.

Or. fr

Amendment 3

Saskia Bricmont, Vicent Marzà Ibáñez, Majdouline Sbai

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(3) The Union maintains its right to take global safeguard measures in accordance with the WTO Agreement and the ITA and EMPA.

(3) The Union maintains its right to take global safeguard measures in accordance with the WTO Agreement, including the GATT Article XX on General Exceptions, and the ITA and EMPA.

Or. en

Amendment 4

Christophe Bay, Thierry Mariani, Isabella Tovaglieri, Anna Bryłka

on behalf of the PfE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 4

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(4) The Union is determined to make swift and effective use of the bilateral safeguard clauses to counteract possible negative impacts of the tariff reductions pursuant to the EMPA and the ITA, including for products whose market access is constrained by the limits contained in tariff rate quotas. Nevertheless, while the bilateral safeguard may address the unbalance derived from the Agreement in quantitative way, there is no safeguard in place that guarantee that imports from Mercosur countries in the Union will respect the same quality, food safety, animal welfare, social and environmental standards that apply in the Union, having a negative impact on the competitiveness of EU farmers.

Or. en

Amendment 5

Benoit Cassart, Jérémy Decerle

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 4 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(4 a) It is essential to recall that European food sovereignty represents a central pillar of EU strategic autonomy, ensuring the viability of the European agricultural model. The lack of reciprocity in agricultural production standards encourages outsourcing and undermines the EU’s commitments to sustainable food systems. In its Vision for Agriculture and Food, the European Commission committed to work on reciprocity and to pursue a stronger alignment of production standards applied to imported products. Yet, the continued lack of mirror clauses for production methods and imported products prevents the EU from ensuring full compliance with its sanitary and phytosanitary standards and creates unfair competition for our European farmers which have to comply with higher standards.

Or. en

Amendment 6

Krzysztof Hetman, Dariusz Joński, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Bartosz Arłukowicz, Daniel Buda, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak, Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, Borys Budka, Andrzej Buła, Magdalena Adamowicz, Adam Jarubas, Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz, Mirosława Nykiel, Marta Wcisło, Jacek Protas, Andrzej Halicki, Céline Imart, Ewa Kopacz

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 4 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(4 a) The bilateral safeguard clause serves as a market management tool in agricultural trade, based on clear trigger thresholds, monitoring indicators and fast activation procedures to counteract import surges and price shocks for sensitive EU products.

Or. en

Amendment 7

Benoit Cassart, Jérémy Decerle

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 4 b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(4 b) Reciprocity in agricultural production standards guarantees not only the competitiveness of European farmers, but also the credibility of their commitments to environmental protection and the preservation of public health.

Or. en

Amendment 8

Krzysztof Hetman, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Dariusz Joński, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak, Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, Borys Budka, Andrzej Buła, Magdalena Adamowicz, Adam Jarubas, Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz, Mirosława Nykiel, Marta Wcisło, Jacek Protas, Bartosz Arłukowicz, Daniel Buda, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Andrzej Halicki, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Céline Imart, Ewa Kopacz

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 5

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(5) It is necessary to lay down procedures to guarantee the effective implementation of the bilateral safeguard clauses for agricultural products.

(5) It is necessary to lay down procedures to guarantee the effective implementation of the bilateral safeguard clauses for agricultural products. The particular characteristics of the agricultural sector meet the criteria of “exceptional circumstances” referred to in article 9.2 (b) of Chapter 9 Bilateral Safeguard Measures of the EMPA and the ITA

Or. en

Amendment 9

Saskia Bricmont, Vicent Marzà Ibáñez, Majdouline Sbai

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 5

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(5) It is necessary to lay down procedures to guarantee the effective implementation of the bilateral safeguard clauses for agricultural products.

(5) It is necessary to lay down procedures to guarantee the effective implementation of the bilateral safeguard clauses for agricultural products while considering accompanying measures in parallel to strengthen the protection of farmers in conformity with the WTO rulebook and the EMPA and ITA.

Or. en

Amendment 10

Jean-Marc Germain, Raphaël Glucksmann, Eric Sargiacomo

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 6

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(6) A delay in applying justified safeguard measures could lead to injury to EU farmers in one or more Member States that could be difficult to remedy.

(6) A delay in applying justified safeguard measures could lead to injury to EU farmers in one or more Member States that could be difficult, or even impossible, to remedy.

Or. fr

Amendment 11

Jérémy Decerle, Benoit Cassart, Laurence Farreng

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 6

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(6) A delay in applying justified safeguard measures could lead to injury to EU farmers in one or more Member States that could be difficult to remedy.

(6) A delay in applying justified safeguard measures could lead to injury to EU farmers in one or more Member States or Regions that could be difficult to remedy.

Or. en

Amendment 12

Krzysztof Hetman, Dariusz Joński, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Andrzej Buła, Magdalena Adamowicz, Adam Jarubas, Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz, Mirosława Nykiel, Marta Wcisło, Jacek Protas, Bartosz Arłukowicz, Daniel Buda, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Andrzej Halicki, Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, Borys Budka, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak, Céline Imart, Ewa Kopacz

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 7

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(7) It is therefore appropriate to lay down specific procedures consistent with the Agreement to guarantee a timely implementation of the bilateral safeguard clauses in the EMPA and the ITA as regards certain sensitive agricultural products, taking into account the need to ensure effective protection throughout the adjustment period in sensitive sectors.

Or. en

Amendment 13

Jean-Marc Germain, Raphaël Glucksmann, Eric Sargiacomo

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 7

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(7) It is therefore appropriate to lay down specific procedures to guarantee a timely implementation of the bilateral safeguard clauses in the EMPA and the ITA as regards certain sensitive agricultural products.

Or. fr

Amendment 14

Waldemar Buda

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 7 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(7 a) In view of the paramount importance of the Treaty-based obligation to ensure a high level of protection of human and animal health and food safety, as well as taking into account the serious concerns raised by the European agricultural sector regarding the compliance of agricultural production standards, the use of pesticides, active substances, antibiotics and animal welfare conditions in the Argentine Republic, the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Republic of Paraguay and the Oriental Republic of Uruguay with the requirements applicable in the Union, it is necessary to provide additional verification of the effective observance of those standards before the application of tariff preferences; Therefore, having regard to the objectives of the Union’s Farm to Fork policy, in particular those related to the reduction of pesticide use, the enhancement of food safety and the improvement of animal welfare, it is appropriate to adopt a transitional measure consisting of the temporary suspension of the application of tariff preferences to agricultural products covered by the Agreement, pending the completion by the Commission of additional sanitary, phytosanitary and veterinary audits and the submission of their results to the European Parliament and the Council, in order to guarantee the highest level of health and food safety protection in accordance with Union law.

Or. en

Amendment 15

Daniel Buda, Iuliu Winkler

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 8

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(8) Safeguard measures are only to be considered where the product in question is imported into the Union in such increased quantities, in absolute terms or relative to Union production, and under such conditions as to cause or threaten to cause serious injury to Union producers of like or directly competing products. Safeguard measures should take one of the forms referred to in the Agreement.

(8) Safeguard measures are to be considered where the product in question is imported into the Union in such increased quantities, in absolute terms or relative to Union production, and under such conditions as to cause or threaten to cause serious injury to Union producers of like or directly competing products. Safeguard measures should take one of the forms referred to in the Agreement.

Or. ro

Amendment 16

Jean-Marc Germain, Raphaël Glucksmann, Eric Sargiacomo

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 8

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(8) Safeguard measures are only to be considered where the product in question is imported into the Union in such increased quantities, in absolute terms or relative to Union production, and under such conditions as to cause or threaten to cause injury to Union producers of like or directly competing products. Safeguard measures should take one of the forms referred to in the Agreement.

Or. fr

Amendment 17

Daniel Buda, Iuliu Winkler

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 8 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(8a) The integrity of EU standards on public health, food safety, animal welfare, environmental protection and sanitary and phytosanitary requirements is a precondition for the smooth functioning of the internal market and for maintaining consumer confidence, while the available information highlights the risk of certain imported products being produced using production methods that do not comply with mirror clauses. Such asymmetry may create distortions of competition to the detriment of EU producers and compromise the reciprocity of commitments under the Agreement. It is therefore necessary to provide for a separate safeguard clause allowing imports to be suspended or restricted should non-compliance with those standards be detected.

Or. ro

Amendment 18

Jessika Van Leeuwen, Céline Imart

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 8 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(8 a) Serious concern is raised by the continued use of antibiotics as growth promoters in Mercosur livestock production, a practice which not only results in unfair competition for Union producers but also poses a significant public health risk, as resistant bacteria may enter the Union through animal-derived products. Such practices jeopardise the health of Union citizens and livestock; it is therefore appropriate that the Commission closely monitor trends in antimicrobial resistance within the Union and activate the safeguard clause where a significant increase is detected following the entry into force of the Agreement.

Or. en

Amendment 19

Saskia Bricmont

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 8 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(8 a) Given the cumulative effects of trade agreements on European farmers, it is not always possible to attribute serious injury or a threat of serious injury to the EU-Mercosur agreement. When monitoring the markets and adopting and implementing safeguard measures, the Commission will take into account information suggesting an impact linked to the EU-Mercosur agreement.

Or. en

Amendment 20

Enikő Győri

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 10 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(10 a) Given that SPS checks at the Union's external borders are currently predominantly based on random sampling, covering only a limited proportion of incoming agricultural and food products, it is appropriate to ensure that the Commission increases the intensity of checks on agricultural imports into the Union and ensures that adequate and sufficient testing capacity is available to carry out this task.

Or. en

Amendment 21

Saskia Bricmont, Vicent Marzà Ibáñez, Majdouline Sbai

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 11

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(11) The reliability of statistics relating to all imports from the countries concerned to the Union is crucial when determining whether the conditions for the imposition of safeguard measures are met. In this regard, the future revision of the Harmonized System will offer an opportunity to design more detailed codes allowing for a more precise monitoring and effective implementation of the safeguard measures

Or. en

Amendment 22

Krzysztof Hetman, Dariusz Joński, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Andrzej Buła, Magdalena Adamowicz, Adam Jarubas, Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz, Mirosława Nykiel, Marta Wcisło, Jacek Protas, Bartosz Arłukowicz, Daniel Buda, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak, Borys Budka, Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Andrzej Halicki, Céline Imart, Ewa Kopacz

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 12

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(12) The close monitoring of any sensitive products should facilitate timely decisions concerning the possible initiation of investigations and the subsequent imposition of safeguard measures. Therefore, the Commission should regularly monitor imports of any sensitive products from the date of entry into force of the ITA or the EMPA. Monitoring should be extended to other products or sectors if the relevant Union industry makes a duly justified request to the Commission.

Or. en

Amendment 23

Jérémy Decerle, Benoit Cassart, Laurence Farreng

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 12

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(12) The close monitoring of any sensitive products should facilitate timely decisions concerning the possible initiation of investigations and the subsequent imposition of safeguard measures. Therefore, the Commission should bi-monthly monitor imports of any sensitive products from the date of entry into force of the ITA or the EMPA. Monitoring should be extended to other products or sectors if the relevant Union industry makes a duly justified request to the Commission.

Or. en

Amendment 24

Daniel Buda, Iuliu Winkler

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 12 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(12a) Effective cooperation and information exchange is essential not only between the Commission and Member States, but also horizontally among Member States, so that any potential cross-border dimensions to market disturbances can be ascertained at an early stage. Member States are encouraged to make use of already-existing cross-border mechanisms, such as the Mutual Assistance Mechanism1a, to facilitate the swift exchange of information, harmonise risk assessment and support the Commission in the cohesive implementation of safeguard clauses.

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1a [Adopted Regulation on cooperation among enforcement authorities responsible for the enforcement of Directive (EU) 2019/633 on unfair trading practices in business-to-business relationships in the agricultural and food supply chain]

Or. ro

Amendment 25

Daniel Buda, Iuliu Winkler

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 12 b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(12b) The Commission should develop guidelines to support Member States that do not have the requisite administrative capacity to effectively monitor market disturbances and provide the necessary evidence to the Commission to trigger a safeguard clause or to initiate an investigation. The technical guidelines serve to indicate the parameters needed for minimum monitoring and what constitutes sufficient grounds for triggering potential safeguard measures or investigations.

Or. ro

Amendment 26

Daniel Buda, Iuliu Winkler

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 12 c (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(12c) Public information on supply chains in Mercosur countries has shown there to be persistent risks of social and environmental dumping, including the use of substances or production methods banned or strictly regulated in the Union, continuous deforestation and structural deficiencies in the field of labour rights. Such practices may compromise the traceability of products exported to the Union and lead to distortions of competition to the detriment of European producers. Thus, in order to ensure compliance with the obligations laid down in the Agreement and to guarantee the integrity of the EU’s sanitary, phytosanitary, environmental and social standards, the Commission needs to conduct unannounced inspections in the Mercosur States Parties and to incorporate the findings of those inspections into monitoring and reporting mechanisms.

Or. ro

Amendment 27

Daniel Buda, Iuliu Winkler

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 13 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(13a) The placing on the market of low-priced agri-food products marketed under the own brands of major retail chains is liable to facilitate the rapid substitution of products originating in the EU with lower-priced imports and may affect transparency as to the origin of products. The Commission should therefore assess the impact of those practices on the EU market and on farmers, while guaranteeing consumers transparency as to the origin of products. In addition to this, the Commission should support measures promoting European preference for EU agricultural products, including in the field of public procurement [in line with the text negotiated in the OCM file];

Or. ro

Amendment 28

Jean-Marc Germain, Raphaël Glucksmann, Eric Sargiacomo

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 15

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(15) Safeguard measures should be applied only to the extent, and for such time as necessary to prevent serious injury and to facilitate adjustment. The maximum duration of safeguard measures should be determined, and specific provisions regarding the extension and review of such measures should be laid down.

(15) Safeguard measures should be applied only to the extent, and for such time as necessary to prevent injury and to facilitate adjustment. The maximum duration of safeguard measures should be determined, and specific provisions regarding the extension and review of such measures should be laid down.

Or. fr

Amendment 29

Krzysztof Hetman, Dariusz Joński, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Andrzej Buła, Magdalena Adamowicz, Adam Jarubas, Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz, Mirosława Nykiel, Marta Wcisło, Jacek Protas, Bartosz Arłukowicz, Daniel Buda, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak, Borys Budka, Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Andrzej Halicki, Céline Imart, Ewa Kopacz

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 15 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(15 a) In order to ensure a genuine level playing field, the safeguard measure should also be applicable in the event of non-equivalence of environmental, animal welfare, food safety and labour protection requirements for imported products benefiting from tariff preferences.

Or. en

Amendment 30

Jean-Marc Germain, Raphaël Glucksmann, Eric Sargiacomo

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 16

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(16) In order to amend the Annex to this Regulation, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the TFEU should be delegated to the Commission in respect of amending the list of products identified as sensitive. 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-Making (2). 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.

(16) In order to amend the Annex to this Regulation, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the TFEU should be delegated to the Commission in respect of adding new products to the list of products identified as sensitive for food security reasons. 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-Making (2). 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.

Or. fr

Amendment 31

Manon Aubry, Lynn Boylan

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 19

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(19) The advisory procedure should be used for the adoption of prior surveillance measures and provisional safeguard measures, given the effects of those measures and their sequential logic in relation to the adoption of definitive safeguard measures. The examination procedure should apply to the imposition of definitive safeguard measures and for the review of such measures.

(19) The advisory procedure should be used for the adoption of prior surveillance measures, provisional safeguard measures, and the imposition of definitive safeguard measures given the effects of those measures and their sequential logic in relation to the adoption of definitive safeguard measures. The examination procedure should apply to the the review of such measures.

Or. en

Amendment 32

Jean-Marc Germain, Raphaël Glucksmann, Eric Sargiacomo

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 22

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(22) The Commission should submit an annual report to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of the safeguard measures,

(22) The Commission should submit a biannual report to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of the safeguard measures, including when it decides, in the wake of the investigation, not to apply any safeguard measures,

Or. fr

Amendment 33

Christophe Bay, Thierry Mariani

on behalf of the PfE Group

Isabella Tovaglieri, Enikő Győri

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Upon a duly justified request by the Union industry concerned, or on its own initiative, the Commission may amend the Annex as regards the list of sensitive products.

Upon a duly justified request by the Union industry concerned, or on its own initiative, the Commission may amend the Annex as regards the list of sensitive products. The removal of sensitive products from the annex may only occur through a legislative act adopted by the European Parliament and the Council. Beef and pork, poultry, sugar, ethanol and rice may be removed only if the risks of serious harm to the Union industry are demonstrably eliminated.

Or. en

Amendment 34

Krzysztof Hetman, Dariusz Joński, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Andrzej Buła, Magdalena Adamowicz, Adam Jarubas, Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz, Mirosława Nykiel, Marta Wcisło, Jacek Protas, Daniel Buda, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak, Borys Budka, Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Andrzej Halicki, Bartosz Arłukowicz, Céline Imart, Ewa Kopacz

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Upon a duly justified request by the Union industry concerned, or on its own initiative, the Commission may amend the Annex as regards the list of sensitive products.

Upon a duly justified request by the Union industry concerned, or on its own initiative, the Commission may amend the Annex as regards the list of sensitive products, including through the specification of product categories within a given sensitive product (tariff headings or one or more sub-segments of one or more tariff headings, or any segmentation of products commonly used in Union industry)

Or. en

Justification

It is necessary to indicate that a potential modification of the list of sensitive products may in particular take place through a more precise specification of product categories within a given product. Responding to potential harm to EU producers may, among other things, consist in introducing safeguard measures for individual categories (tariff headings, sub‑segments

Amendment 35

Waldemar Buda

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Article1a

Article 1a

Temporary suspension of tariff preferences for agricultural products

1. The application of tariff preferences and any liberalisation measures provided for in the Agreement shall be temporarily suspended until 30 June 2026 with regard to all agricultural products covered by this Regulation.

2. During the period of suspension, the Commission shall carry out additional, in‑depth on‑site audits in the Argentine Republic, the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Republic of Paraguay and the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, conducted by the competent Union inspection services, in particular concerning food safety, the use of pesticides, active substances and antibiotics, animal welfare, and sanitary, phytosanitary and veterinary standards.

3. The audits referred to in paragraph 2 shall include an assessment of the compliance of production, control and supervisory practices in the countries listed in paragraph 2 with the objectives of the Union’s Farm to Fork policy, as well as with the following Union legal acts:

(a) in relation to the use of pesticides and active substances, including compliance with: Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, Regulation (EU) 2019/1381 on the transparency and sustainability of the EU risk assessment in the food chain, the lists of substances withdrawn, prohibited or not renewed pursuant to implementing acts adopted under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the maximum residue levels (MRLs) applicable in the Union pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005;

b) in relation to the use of veterinary medicinal products and the prevention of antimicrobial resistance, including compliance with: Regulation (EU) 2019/6 on veterinary medicinal products, Regulation (EU) 2019/4 on medicated feed, the rules limiting the prophylactic, mass and routine use of antibiotics in animal husbandry;

(c) in relation to animal welfare, including compliance with: Directive 98/58/EC concerning the protection of animals kept for farming purposes, sector‑specific directives (broiler chickens, pigs, calves), Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 on the protection of animals during transport, including temperature and travel‑time standards, Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009 on the protection of animals at the time of killing;

(d) in relation to sanitary, phytosanitary and veterinary standards, including compliance with: Regulation (EU) 2017/625 on official controls, the food hygiene package: Regulations (EC) No 178/2002, 852/2004 and 853/2004, requirements concerning refrigeration systems, frozen‑goods transport, traceability and the supply chain;

(e) in relation to environmental and climate requirements, in particular concerning the use of chemical substances in accordance with: Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH), Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 (CLP), on prohibitions concerning substances of particular concern for health or the environment.

The audits shall also assess whether public‑control mechanisms and certification systems are in place and capable of ensuring that agricultural products exported to the Union do not contain substances whose use is prohibited or restricted under Union law.

4. The Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council a report on the results of the audits referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 no later than 30 June 2026.

5. Where the Commission fails to submit the report referred to in paragraph 4 by the deadline set therein, or where that report demonstrates evidence of non-compliance or a risk of non-compliance with Union standards, the suspension of tariff preferences shall be automatically extended for an additional period of six months. Such extension shall continue to apply, in successive six-month periods, until the Commission has established, on the basis of verified and conclusive evidence, full compliance of the production, control and supervisory systems of the countries concerned with all applicable Union standards.

Or. en

Amendment 36

Manon Aubry, Lynn Boylan

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point iii a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(iii a) trade unions representing workers producing of the like or directly competitive product in the importing party;

Or. en

Amendment 37

Francesco Torselli, Waldemar Buda, Daniele Polato, Carlo Fidanza

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

4. ‘Union industry’ means either the Union producers as a whole of the like or directly competitive product who operate within the territory of the Union or Union producers whose collective output of the like or directly competitive product normally constitutes more than 50% and in exceptional circumstances not less than 25% of the total production of such product;

4. ‘Union producers' means individually or in association producers of industrial goods, as well as Union producers of seafood and agricultural goods covered by this Regulation;

Or. en

Justification

As currently drafted, the reference to “Union industry” risks being interpreted too narrowly, potentially excluding important categories of producers—particularly those in the industrial, seafood, and agricultural sectors—who are directly exposed to competitive pressure resulting from tariff liberalisation.

Amendment 38

Enikő Győri

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

4. ‘Union industry’ means either the Union producers as a whole or, where relevant, the producers operating in one or more Member States of the like or directly competitive product who operate within the territory of the Union or Union producers whose collective output of the like or directly competitive product normally constitutes more than 50% and in exceptional circumstances not less than 25% of the total production of such product;

Or. en

Amendment 39

Krzysztof Hetman, Dariusz Joński, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Andrzej Buła, Magdalena Adamowicz, Adam Jarubas, Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz, Mirosława Nykiel, Marta Wcisło, Jacek Protas, Bartosz Arłukowicz, Daniel Buda, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak, Borys Budka, Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Andrzej Halicki, Céline Imart, Ewa Kopacz

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

4. ‘Union industry’ means either the Union producers as a whole of the like or directly competitive product who operate within the territory of the Union or Union producers whose collective output of the like or directly competitive product constitutes not less than 25% of the total production of such product;

Or. en

Amendment 40

Anna Bryłka

on behalf of the PfE Group

Isabella Tovaglieri, Christophe Bay, Enikő Győri, Thierry Mariani

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

4. ‘Union industry’ means either the Union producers as a whole of the like or directly competitive product who operate within the territory of the Union or Union producers whose collective output of the like or directly competitive product normally constitutes more than 25% and in exceptional circumstances not less than 15% of the total production of such product;

Or. en

Amendment 41

Enikő Győri

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

4 a. 'Affected Member State industry' means the producers of the like or directly competitive product established in one or more Member States or regional markets within a Member State, where evidence indicates serious injury, threat of serious injury or risk thereof due to increased imports.

Or. en

Amendment 42

Jean-Marc Germain, Raphaël Glucksmann, Eric Sargiacomo

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

4a. 'injury' means significant injury to a Union industry, a threat of significant injury to a Union industry or a significant delay in the creation of such an industry;

Or. fr

Amendment 43

Jean-Marc Germain, Raphaël Glucksmann, Eric Sargiacomo

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

4b. 'threat of injury' means an injury that is clearly imminent, based on facts and not merely on allegation, conjecture or remote possibility;

Or. fr

Amendment 44

Jean-Marc Germain, Raphaël Glucksmann, Eric Sargiacomo

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

5. ‘serious injury’ means a significant overall impairment to the position of the Union industry;

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Or. fr

Amendment 45

Manon Aubry, Lynn Boylan

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

5. ‘serious injury’ means a significant overall impairment to the position of the Union industry;

5. ‘serious injury’ means a significant overall impairment to the position of the Union industry; an increase in volume of more than 5% year-on-year of the imports under preferential terms of a given product or a decrease of more than 5% year-on-year in the average import price of a given product will be considered as prima facie evidence of serious injury;

Or. en

Amendment 46

Francesco Torselli, Waldemar Buda, Daniele Polato, Carlo Fidanza

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

5. ‘serious injury’ means a significant overall impairment to the position of the Union industry;

5. ‘material injury’ means an injury to the Union industry that is significant in its extent or effects, determined on the basis of positive evidence and an objective examination of all relevant economic factors.

Or. en

Justification

Based on: Regulation (EU) No 2016/1036 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Union. This amendment aligns the definition of injury with established Union trade defence instruments, ensuring consistency, legal clarity and a more workable evidentiary threshold for Union industry.

Amendment 47

Enikő Győri

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

5. ‘serious injury’ means a significant overall impairment to the position of the Union industry;

5. ‘serious injury’ means a significant overall impairment to the position of the Union industry or of the industry of one or more Member States.

Or. en

Amendment 48

Benoit Cassart, Jérémy Decerle

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

5. ‘serious injury’ means a significant overall impairment to the position of the Union industry;

5. ‘serious injury’ means a significant overall impairment to the position of the Union industry; determined on the basis of economic indicators.

Or. en

Amendment 49

Francesco Torselli, Waldemar Buda, Daniele Polato, Carlo Fidanza

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

5 a. 'market disturbance' means a situation in which significant price developments, market imbalance, or other events disturb or threaten to disturb the normal functioning of the market.

Or. en

Justification

Amendment 50

Jean-Marc Germain, Raphaël Glucksmann, Eric Sargiacomo

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

6. ‘threat of serious injury’ means a serious injury that is clearly imminent, based on facts and not merely on allegation, conjecture or remote possibility;

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Or. fr

Amendment 51

Benoit Cassart, Jérémy Decerle

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

6. ‘threat of serious injury’ means a serious injury that is clearly imminent, based on facts and not merely on allegation, conjecture or remote possibility;

6. ‘threat of serious injury’ means a serious injury that is clearly imminent, based on facts and not merely on allegation, conjecture or remote possibility with regard to economic indicators.

Or. en

Amendment 52

Francesco Torselli, Waldemar Buda, Daniele Polato, Carlo Fidanza

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

6. ‘threat of serious injury’ means a serious injury that is clearly imminent, based on facts and not merely on allegation, conjecture or remote possibility;

6. ‘threat of material injury or market disturbance’ means an injury or disturbance that is clearly imminent, based on facts and not merely on allegation, conjecture or remote possibility;

Or. en

Justification

The amendment broadens the scope of threats to include material injury and market disturbance, allowing earlier intervention when imminent harm is supported by objective evidence.

Amendment 53

Jean-Marc Germain, Raphaël Glucksmann, Eric Sargiacomo

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

8. ‘sensitive products’ means products referred to in the Annex;

8. 'sensitive products' means products referred to in the Annex in view of their importance for food security;

Or. fr

Amendment 54

Jean-Marc Germain, Raphaël Glucksmann, Eric Sargiacomo

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – paragraph 1 – point iii

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(iii) a product which directly competes within the internal market of the importing Party, given its degree of substitutability, basic physical characteristics and technical specifications, final uses and channels of distribution;

Or. fr

Amendment 55

Jérémy Decerle, Benoit Cassart, Barry Cowen, Laurence Farreng

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

10. ‘transition period’ means:

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(i) 12 years from the date of entry into force of the Agreement; or

(ii) for goods for which the Tariff Elimination Schedule of the Union provides for tariff elimination in 10 years or more, 18 years from the date of entry into force of the Agreement;

Or. en

Amendment 56

Manon Aubry, Lynn Boylan

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

10. ‘transition period’ means:

deleted

(i) 12 years from the date of entry into force of the Agreement; or

(ii) for goods for which the Tariff Elimination Schedule of the Union provides for tariff elimination in 10 years or more, 18 years from the date of entry into force of the Agreement;

Or. en

Amendment 57

Krzysztof Hetman, Dariusz Joński, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Andrzej Buła, Magdalena Adamowicz, Adam Jarubas, Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz, Mirosława Nykiel, Marta Wcisło, Jacek Protas, Daniel Buda, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak, Borys Budka, Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Andrzej Halicki, Bartosz Arłukowicz, Céline Imart, Ewa Kopacz

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point i

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(i) 12 years from the date of entry into force of the Agreement; or

(i) 15 years from the date of entry into force of the Agreement; or

Or. en

Amendment 58

Francesco Torselli, Waldemar Buda, Daniele Polato, Carlo Fidanza

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point i

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(i) 12 years from the date of entry into force of the Agreement; or

(i) 15 years from the date of entry into force of the Agreement; or

Or. en

Justification

Extending the period from 12 to 15 years is necessary to ensure an adequate adjustment timeframe for sectors exposed to significant competitive pressure under the EU–Mercosur Agreement. Several agricultural and industrial supply chains operate with long investment cycles and limited short-term elasticity.

Amendment 59

Jérémy Decerle, Benoit Cassart, Laurence Farreng

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point i

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(i) 12 years from the date of entry into force of the Agreement; or

(i) 18 years from the date of entry into force of the Agreement; or

Or. en

Amendment 60

Jean-Marc Germain, Raphaël Glucksmann, Eric Sargiacomo

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point i

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(i) 12 years from the date of entry into force of the Agreement; or

(i) 18 years from the date of entry into force of the Agreement;

Or. fr

Amendment 61

Jean-Marc Germain, Raphaël Glucksmann, Eric Sargiacomo

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point ii

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(ii) for goods for which the Tariff Elimination Schedule of the Union provides for tariff elimination in 10 years or more, 18 years from the date of entry into force of the Agreement;

deleted

Or. fr

Amendment 62

Krzysztof Hetman, Dariusz Joński, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Andrzej Buła, Magdalena Adamowicz, Adam Jarubas, Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz, Mirosława Nykiel, Marta Wcisło, Jacek Protas, Daniel Buda, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak, Borys Budka, Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Andrzej Halicki, Bartosz Arłukowicz, Céline Imart, Ewa Kopacz

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point ii

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(ii) for goods for which the Tariff Elimination Schedule of the Union provides for tariff elimination in 10 years or more, 18 years from the date of entry into force of the Agreement;

(ii) for goods for which the Tariff Elimination Schedule of the Union provides for tariff elimination in 10 years or more, 20 years from the date of entry into force of the Agreement;

Or. en

Amendment 63

Jérémy Decerle, Benoit Cassart, Laurence Farreng

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point ii

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(ii) for goods for which the Tariff Elimination Schedule of the Union provides for tariff elimination in 10 years or more, 18 years from the date of entry into force of the Agreement;

(ii) for goods for which the Tariff Elimination Schedule of the Union provides for tariff elimination in 10 years or more, 25 years from the date of entry into force of the Agreement;

Or. en

Amendment 64

Saskia Bricmont, Vicent Marzà Ibáñez, Majdouline Sbai

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

11 a. ‘adjustment’ means the process by which the Union producers covered by a safeguard measure have stabilized the EU corresponding market, their revenue while allowing a fair wage of the workers, preserving jobs and improving the sustainability of their production;

Or. en

Amendment 65

Jean-Marc Germain, Raphaël Glucksmann, Eric Sargiacomo

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

11a. 'reference thresholds' means the thresholds laid down in Article 7 of Regulation (EU) 1308/2013.

Or. fr

Amendment 66

Saskia Bricmont, Vicent Marzà Ibáñez, Majdouline Sbai

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11 b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

11 b. ‘chemical substances banned in the EU’ means:

(i) the active substances used in plant protection products and banned in the EU as per Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market ; or,

(ii) the antimicrobial medicinal products in animals for the purpose of promoting growth or increase yield and designated antimicrobials as per Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on veterinary medicinal products and repealing Directive 2001/82/EC; or

(iii) the antimicrobial products used as additives as per Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition;

Or. en

Amendment 67

Céline Imart, François-Xavier Bellamy, Christophe Gomart, Isabelle Le Callennec, Krzysztof Hetman, Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz, Laurent Castillo, Nadine Morano, Marta Wcisło, Andrzej Buła, Dariusz Joński, Jessika Van Leeuwen, Nina Carberry, Daniel Buda, Magdalena Adamowicz, Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, Borys Budka

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

1. A safeguard measure may be imposed in accordance with this Regulation where a product originating in a country concerned is imported into the Union:

1. A safeguard measure may be imposed in accordance with this Regulation where a product originating in a country concerned, which complies with European Union production rules through operational mirror clauses and effective controls, is imported into the Union:

Or. en

Amendment 68

Nina Carberry

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

1. A safeguard measure may be imposed in accordance with this Regulation where a product originating in a country concerned is imported into the Union:

1. A safeguard measure may be imposed in accordance with this Regulation where a product originating in a country concerned, which complies with EU environmental, animal welfare, food-safety and labour requirements, is imported into the Union:

Or. en

Amendment 69

Francesco Torselli, Waldemar Buda, Daniele Polato, Carlo Fidanza

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(a) in such increased quantities, in absolute terms or relative to Union production or consumption; and

(a) in such increased quantities, in absolute terms or relative to Union production or consumption; and/or

Or. en

Justification

The amendment replaces the cumulative (“and”) requirement with an alternative cumulative formulation (“and/or”), thereby ensuring that the safeguard mechanism can be triggered when any of the conditions listed in points (a), (b) or (c) is sufficiently demonstrated.This adjustment is necessary to avoid an unduly restrictive interpretation of Article 3(1), which—if left cumulative—would significantly limit the ability to act in cases where a single factor (such as a sharp import surge or price-depressing market conditions) already constitutes a measurable threat.

Amendment 70

Manon Aubry, Lynn Boylan

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(a) in such increased quantities, in absolute terms or relative to Union production or consumption; and

(a) with an increase in volume of more than 5% year-on-year of the imports under preferential terms; or

Or. en

Amendment 71

Jean-Marc Germain, Raphaël Glucksmann, Eric Sargiacomo

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(a) in such increased quantities, in absolute terms or relative to Union production or consumption; and

(a) in such increased quantities, in absolute terms or relative to Union production or consumption; or

Or. fr

Amendment 72

Manon Aubry, Lynn Boylan

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(a a) a decrease in the average import price of more than 5% year-on-year of a given product from a country concerned;

Or. en

Amendment 73

Francesco Torselli, Waldemar Buda, Daniele Polato, Carlo Fidanza

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(b) under such conditions, as to cause or threaten to cause serious injury to the Union industry; and

(b) under such conditions, as to cause or threaten to cause serious injury to the Union industry; and/or

Or. en

Justification

Amendment 74

Jean-Marc Germain, Raphaël Glucksmann, Eric Sargiacomo

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(b) under such conditions, as to cause or threaten to cause serious injury to the Union industry; and

(b) under such conditions, as to cause or threaten to cause injury to the Union industry; and

Or. fr

Amendment 75

Manon Aubry, Lynn Boylan

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(c) the increase of imports is the result of the effect of obligations incurred under the Agreement, including of the reduction or the elimination of the customs duties on that product.

deleted

Or. en

Amendment 76

Jean-Marc Germain, Raphaël Glucksmann, Eric Sargiacomo

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(c) the increase of imports is the result of the effect of obligations incurred under the Agreement, including of the reduction or the elimination of the customs duties on that product.

(c) the increase of imports is the result of the effect of obligations incurred under the respective Agreement and the other previous agreements concluded with the country concerned, including of the reduction or the elimination of the customs duties on that product.

Or. fr

Amendment 77

Saskia Bricmont, Vicent Marzà Ibáñez, Majdouline Sbai

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

For letter (b), “under such conditions” has to be understood as to conditions under which the production in the exporting country are at least equivalent to those in the EU in terms of the protection of human, animal, plant life or health, and the protection of exhaustible natural resources. For greater certainty, the use of chemical substances banned in the EU may be a reason to impose a safeguard measure.

Or. en

Amendment 78

Daniel Buda, Iuliu Winkler

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(ca) Irrespective of the conditions set out in this paragraph, a safeguard measure may be imposed where there is sufficient evidence that products imported from a country concerned have been produced using production methods which do not comply with applicable EU requirements relating to public health, food safety, animal welfare, environmental protection or sanitary and phytosanitary rules.

Or. ro

Amendment 79

Ciaran Mullooly, Lynn Boylan, Taner Kabilov

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(c a) under such condition, that we do not have full and verifiable equivalence with EU standards, including those relating to animal welfare, food safety, traceability, antibiotic and hormone use, and environmental requirements; whereas, in the absence of demonstrable equivalence, such products shall be excluded from preferential treatment;

Or. en

Amendment 80

Jean-Marc Germain, Raphaël Glucksmann, Eric Sargiacomo

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(b) an increase in the rate of customs duty on the product concerned to a level which does not exceed the lesser of:

(b) an increase in the rate of customs duty on the product concerned to a level which does not exceed the greater of:

Or. fr

Amendment 81

Krzysztof Hetman, Dariusz Joński, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Andrzej Buła, Magdalena Adamowicz, Adam Jarubas, Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz, Mirosława Nykiel, Marta Wcisło, Jacek Protas, Bartosz Arłukowicz, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Daniel Buda, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak, Borys Budka, Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Andrzej Halicki, Céline Imart, Ewa Kopacz

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(c) the most-favoured-nation applied rate of customs duty on the product concerned in effect at the time the safeguard measure is taken; or

(c) in the event of acute or structural market disruption, temporary suspension of imports of specific products benefiting from preferential access under the Agreement, to the extent strictly necessary and proportionate to restore market stability.

Or. en

Amendment 82

Francesco Torselli, Waldemar Buda, Daniele Polato, Carlo Fidanza

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(c a) the suspension of the preferential tariff treatment and the application of a prohibitive tariff rate equivalent to the most-favoured-nation bound rate, where, on the basis of verifications conducted pursuant to this Regulation, the Commission establishes that a statistically significant number of consignments benefiting from preferential access fail to comply with on-farm production, animal-welfare or environmental standards required to Union producers.

Or. en

Justification

The amendment introduces a reciprocity-based safeguard to ensure that preferential imports comply with farm-level, animal-welfare and environmental standards required to EU producers, thereby preventing unfair competition.

Amendment 83

Krzysztof Hetman, Dariusz Joński, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Andrzej Buła, Magdalena Adamowicz, Adam Jarubas, Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz, Mirosława Nykiel, Marta Wcisło, Jacek Protas, Bartosz Arłukowicz, Daniel Buda, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak, Borys Budka, Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Andrzej Halicki, Céline Imart, Ewa Kopacz

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Or. en

Justification

Amendment 84

Benoit Cassart, Jérémy Decerle

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(c a) the introduction of a reciprocity obligation regarding products and production standards

Or. en

Amendment 85

Manon Aubry, Lynn Boylan

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(c a) a suspension of imports of the product concerned.

Or. en

Amendment 86

Saskia Bricmont, Vicent Marzà Ibáñez, Majdouline Sbai

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

2 a. A safeguard measure may be imposed:

(a) if the EMPA or ITA is used to challenge the EU precautionary principle; or

(b) in case of persistent substantial differences in the standards pertaining to the protection of human, animal, plant life or health, and the protection of exhaustible natural resources; or

Or. en

Amendment 87

Nina Carberry

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

1. The Commission shall regularly monitor the Union market of sensitive products, in particular as regards import and export trends, production and price developments. For that purpose, the Commission shall cooperate and exchange data with Member States and the Union industry on a regular basis.

1. The Commission shall regularly monitor the Union market of sensitive products, in particular as regards import and export trends, production and price developments, and compliance of the products with applicable EU sanitary and phytosanitary requirements. For that purpose, the Commission shall cooperate and exchange data with Member States, the European Parliament and the Union industry on a regular basis.

Or. en

Amendment 88

Jean-Marc Germain, Raphaël Glucksmann, Eric Sargiacomo

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

1. The Commission shall regularly monitor the Union market of sensitive products, in particular as regards import and export trends, production and price developments, through the Union market observatories established in Article 222a of Regulation (EU) 1308/2103. For that purpose, the Commission shall cooperate and exchange data with Member States and the Union industry on a regular basis.

Or. fr

Amendment 89

Saskia Bricmont, Vicent Marzà Ibáñez, Majdouline Sbai

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

1. The Commission shall regularly monitor the Union market of sensitive products, in particular as regards import and export trends, production and price developments, with the support of the Union market observatories established by Regulation (EU) 1308/2013. For that purpose, the Commission shall cooperate and exchange data with Member States and the Union industry on a regular basis.

Or. en

Amendment 90

Jérémy Decerle, Benoit Cassart, Laurence Farreng

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

1. The Commission shall bi-monthly monitor the Union market of sensitive products, in particular as regards import and export trends, production and price developments. For that purpose, the Commission shall cooperate and exchange data with Member States and the Union industry on a regular basis.

Or. en

Amendment 91

Daniel Buda, Iuliu Winkler

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

1a. Cooperation and information exchange shall take place both vertically between the Commission and the Member States and horizontally among the Member States. In the event of potential cross-border market disturbances, Member States shall, without undue delay, exchange all the relevant information needed to assess the market situation.

Or. ro

Amendment 92

Ciaran Mullooly, Lynn Boylan, Taner Kabilov

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

1 a. The Commission shall proactively monitor trading activities in order to avoid market collapse rather than intervening only after severe economic damage has occurred, thus ensuring stability, confidence and resilience within EU agricultural markets;

Or. en

Amendment 93

Daniel Buda, Iuliu Winkler

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

1b. The Commission shall, by 1 March 2026, develop and make available to Member States technical guidance on indicators, parameters and the data types that can be monitored on markets at national and local level.

Or. ro

Amendment 94

Saskia Bricmont, Vicent Marzà Ibáñez, Majdouline Sbai

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

2. The Commission shall rapidly assess the market situation based on the monitoring referred to in paragraph 1, by linking a possible increase in imports for the relevant sensitive products with the evolution of production and/or consumption, price and market share on the Union market. In case such a link cannot be demonstrated clearly because of the cumulative impacts of the trade agreements, the reasonable indication based on objective, factual and verifiable information that the surge in imports for the relevant sensitive products is likely to create a serious injury or a threat of serious injury will trigger the assessment by the Commission.

Or. en

Amendment 95

Jean-Marc Germain, Raphaël Glucksmann, Eric Sargiacomo

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

2. The Commission shall rapidly assess the market situation based on the monitoring referred to in paragraph 1, by linking a possible increase in imports for the relevant sensitive products brought about by all the preferential agreements with the country concerned with the evolution of production and/or consumption, price and market share on the Union market, as well as exports from the Union.

Or. fr

Amendment 96

Manon Aubry, Lynn Boylan

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

2 a. Upon a duly justified request by the Union industry concerned, the Commission may extend the scope of the monitoring referred to in paragraph 1 to any products or sectors other than those mentioned in the Annex.

Or. en

Justification

As it is included in the similar article in the REGULATION 2019/287 "implementing bilateral safeguard clauses and other mechanisms allowing for the temporary withdrawal of preferences in certain trade agreements concluded between the European Union and third countries" https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:02019R0287-20241007

Amendment 97

Francesco Torselli, Waldemar Buda, Daniele Polato, Carlo Fidanza

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

2 a. The Commission shall ensure disaggregation of data collected at the level of individual Member States, in order to detect locally concentrated effects.

Or. en

Justification

In order to obtain more detailed information about the effects of the Agreement, more detailed monitoring should be guaranteed.

Amendment 98

Barry Cowen, Nina Carberry

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

3. The Commission shall present a monitoring report to the European Parliament and to the Council every six months containing its assessment of the impact of imports of sensitive products benefitting from preferential market access under the agreement. Such reports shall cover the Union market and, if relevant, also cover the situation in one or several Member States.

3. The Commission shall present a monitoring report to the European Parliament and to the Council every three months containing its assessment of the impact of imports of sensitive products benefitting from preferential market access under the agreement. The Commission shall provide data on the strengthening of product-specific monitoring and on detailed findings arising from enhanced border checks in the monitoring report. Such reports shall cover the Union market and, if relevant, also cover the situation in one or several Member States.

Or. en

Amendment 99

Jean-Marc Germain, Raphaël Glucksmann, Eric Sargiacomo

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

3. The Commission shall present a monitoring report to the European Parliament and to the Council every three months containing its assessment of the impact of imports of sensitive products benefitting from preferential market access under the agreement and all other preferential agreements with the country concerned. Such reports shall cover the Union market and, if relevant, also cover the specific situation in one or several Member States.

Or. fr

Amendment 100

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

3. The Commission shall present a monitoring report to the European Parliament and to the Council every six months containing its assessment of the impact of imports of sensitive products. Such reports shall cover the Union market and, if relevant, also cover the situation in one or several Member States.

Or. en

Amendment 101

Jérémy Decerle, Benoit Cassart, Laurence Farreng

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 102

Saskia Bricmont, Vicent Marzà Ibáñez, Majdouline Sbai

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 103

Krzysztof Hetman, Dariusz Joński, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Andrzej Buła, Magdalena Adamowicz, Adam Jarubas, Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz, Mirosława Nykiel, Marta Wcisło, Jacek Protas, Bartosz Arłukowicz, Daniel Buda, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak, Borys Budka, Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Andrzej Halicki, Céline Imart, Ewa Kopacz

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

3. Once every two months, the Commission shall present a monitoring report to the European Parliament and to the Council every six months containing its assessment of the impact of imports of sensitive products. Such reports shall cover the Union market and, if relevant, also cover the situation in one or several Member States.

Or. en

Amendment 104

Francesco Torselli, Waldemar Buda, Daniele Polato, Carlo Fidanza

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Or. en

Justification

Shortening the reporting period from six to three months should ensure more timely monitoring and allowing quicker reactions to market developments affecting sensitive sectors.

Amendment 105

Enikő Győri

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

3 a. The Commission shall monitor the impact of this Regulation not only on the Union market as a whole but also on individual Member States or regional markets within Member States, taking into account their specific economic structures and market size.

Or. en

Amendment 106

Enikő Győri

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 3 b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

3 b. In the context of a safeguard investigation, the Commission shall take into account effects observed at Member State or regional market level, particularly in Member States with small domestic markets or concentrated production structures. Evidence of serious injury, threat of serious injury or risk thereof at Member State level shall be considered relevant for the assessment.

Or. en

Amendment 107

Enikő Győri

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 3 c (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

3 c. Where an increase in imports causes or threatens to cause serious injury or the risk thereof to a sector in one or more Member States, the Commission may initiate the application of a safeguard measure on the products concerned, even if the 10% increase threshold is not met at Union level, provided that clear evidence demonstrates significant adverse effects at Member State or regional market level.

Or. en

Amendment 108

Daniel Buda, Iuliu Winkler

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Article 4a

Assessment of the impact of own-brand marketing practices

1. The Commission shall, by 31 December 2026, conduct a comprehensive assessment of the impact on the EU market and on farmers of the placing on the market of low-priced agri-food products marketed under the own brands of major retail chains, including as regards the possible substitution of products originating in the Union with lower-priced imports and the effects on transparency as to the origin of products.

2. The assessment referred to in paragraph 1 shall in particular assess the impact on the agri-food chain in Member States with lower GDPs, where bargaining capacity, competitiveness and economic resilience are lower, and the risk of creating structural dependence on imports at the expense of local and EU production.

3. As part of the assessment, the Commission shall examine how practices of rapid integration of imported products into the assortments of retail chains, including under private labels, can affect the functioning of the internal market, consumer choice in terms of transparency of origin, value distribution along the agri-food chain and access to marketing channels for EU producers.

4. The Commission shall submit a detailed report to the European Parliament and to the Council with the results of the assessment and, where appropriate, take the necessary measures to ensure transparency as to the origin of products, the smooth functioning of the internal market, support to EU producers and the maintenance of economic and social cohesion in vulnerable rural areas.

Or. ro

Amendment 109

Krzysztof Hetman, Dariusz Joński, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Andrzej Buła, Magdalena Adamowicz, Adam Jarubas, Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz, Mirosława Nykiel, Marta Wcisło, Jacek Protas, Bartosz Arłukowicz, Daniel Buda, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak, Borys Budka, Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Andrzej Halicki, Céline Imart, Ewa Kopacz

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Article4a

Common Monitoring Platform

1. The Commission shall establish a common monitoring platform, comprising the Commission, Member States, and organisations representing agriculture and production sectors, to systematically collect early warning signals regarding imports of sensitive products.

2. The platform shall ensure regular exchange of data on import volumes, prices, regional disaggregation, and compliance with sustainability, animal welfare, and sanitary requirements.

3. The Commission shall publish the outcome of the work performed within the platform to the extent necessary to ensure transparency in the application of this Regulation.

Or. en

Amendment 110

Daniel Buda, Iuliu Winkler

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Article 4b

Inspections and traceability verification

1. In order to verify compliance with the sanitary, phytosanitary, environmental and labour rights obligations laid down in the Agreement, the Commission shall conduct frequent unannounced inspections in the Mercosur States Parties. The frequency of inspections shall be adjusted in line with the risks identified in the monitoring process.

2. The inspections referred to in paragraph 1 shall include checks on:

(a) the use of substances, treatments or production methods that are prohibited or strictly limited in the EU, including pesticides, antibiotics and growth hormones;

(b) the existence of practices or supply chains linked to deforestation or ecosystem degradation;

(d) the functioning of traceability mechanisms for products intended for export to the EU, including verification of critical points in the supply chain where gaps or irregularities may occur.

3. The Commission shall ensure that the inspections enable the complete tracing of agri-food products exported to the EU, from production to point of export, and shall take the necessary measures to address any traceability deficiencies identified during its checks.

4. The findings of inspections, including any irregularities identified, corresponding recommendations, and proposed or implemented remedial measures, shall be included in the annual report by the Commission referred to in Article 14.

Or. ro

Amendment 111

Manon Aubry, Lynn Boylan

Proposal for a regulation

Article 5 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

1. An investigation shall be initiated by the Commission at the request of a Member State, of any natural or legal person that is acting on behalf of the Union industry, or of any association not having legal personality that is acting on behalf of the Union industry, where there is sufficient prima facie evidence of serious injury or the threat of serious injury to the Union industry, as determined on the basis of factors referred to in Article 7(5).

1. An investigation shall be initiated by the Commission at the request of a Member State, of any natural or legal person that is acting on behalf of the Union industry, of any association not having legal personality that is acting on behalf of the Union industry, or of a trade union representing workers of the Union industry, where there is sufficient prima facie evidence of serious injury or the threat of serious injury to the Union industry, as determined on the basis of factors referred to in Article 7(5).

Or. en

Amendment 112

Jérémy Decerle, Benoit Cassart, Laurence Farreng

Proposal for a regulation

Article 5 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

1. An investigation shall be initiated by the Commission at the request of the European Parliament, of a Member State, of any natural or legal person that is acting on behalf of the Union industry, or of any association not having legal personality that is acting on behalf of the Union industry, where there is sufficient prima facie evidence of serious injury or the threat of serious injury to the Union industry, as determined on the basis of factors referred to in Article 7(5).

Or. en

Amendment 113

Benoit Cassart, Jérémy Decerle

Proposal for a regulation

Article 5 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 114

Manon Aubry, Lynn Boylan

Proposal for a regulation

Article 5 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

1. An investigation shall be initiated by the Commission at the request of a Member State, the European Parliament, of any natural or legal person that is acting on behalf of the Union industry, or of any association not having legal personality that is acting on behalf of the Union industry, where there is sufficient prima facie evidence of serious injury or the threat of serious injury to the Union industry, as determined on the basis of factors referred to in Article 7(5).

Or. en

Amendment 115

Jean-Marc Germain, Raphaël Glucksmann, Eric Sargiacomo

Proposal for a regulation

Article 5 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

1. An investigation shall be initiated by the Commission at the request of a Member State, of any natural or legal person that is acting on behalf of the Union industry, or of any association not having legal personality that is acting on behalf of the Union industry, where there is sufficient prima facie evidence of injury or the threat of injury to the Union industry, as determined on the basis of factors referred to in Article 7(5).

Or. fr

Amendment 116

Krzysztof Hetman, Dariusz Joński, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Andrzej Buła, Magdalena Adamowicz, Adam Jarubas, Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz, Mirosława Nykiel, Marta Wcisło, Jacek Protas, Bartosz Arłukowicz, Daniel Buda, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak, Borys Budka, Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Andrzej Halicki, Céline Imart, Ewa Kopacz

Proposal for a regulation

Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point e

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(e) the rate and amount of the increase in imports of the product concerned, in absolute and relative terms, for at least over the 36 months prior to the date of the presentation of a request to initiate an investigation, for which information is available;

deleted

Or. en

Amendment 117

Jean-Marc Germain, Raphaël Glucksmann, Eric Sargiacomo

Proposal for a regulation

Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point e

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(e) the rate and amount of the increase in imports of the product concerned, in absolute and relative terms, for at least over the 24 months prior to the date of the presentation of a request to initiate an investigation, for which information is available;

Or. fr

Amendment 118

Christophe Bay, Thierry Mariani

on behalf of the PfE Group

Isabella Tovaglieri, Enikő Győri

Proposal for a regulation

Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point e

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 119

Krzysztof Hetman, Dariusz Joński, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Andrzej Buła, Magdalena Adamowicz, Adam Jarubas, Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz, Mirosława Nykiel, Marta Wcisło, Jacek Protas, Bartosz Arłukowicz, Daniel Buda, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak, Borys Budka, Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Andrzej Halicki, Céline Imart, Ewa Kopacz

Proposal for a regulation

Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point f

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(f) the level of import prices during the same period as well as the price of like or directly competitive products; and

deleted

Or. en

Amendment 120

Krzysztof Hetman, Dariusz Joński, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Andrzej Buła, Magdalena Adamowicz, Adam Jarubas, Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz, Mirosława Nykiel, Marta Wcisło, Jacek Protas, Bartosz Arłukowicz, Daniel Buda, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak, Borys Budka, Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Andrzej Halicki, Céline Imart, Ewa Kopacz

Proposal for a regulation

Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point g

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(g) the share of the domestic market taken by the increased imports, and the changes regarding the Union industry with respect to the level of sales in the domestic market, production, inventories, prices for the Union market, productivity, capacity utilisation, profits and losses, and employment, for at least the last 36 (thirty-six) months previous to the presentation of the request, for which information is available.

deleted

Or. en

Amendment 121

Jean-Marc Germain, Raphaël Glucksmann, Eric Sargiacomo

Proposal for a regulation

Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point g

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(g) the share of the domestic market taken by the increased imports, and the changes regarding the Union industry with respect to the level of sales in the domestic market, production, inventories, prices for the Union market, productivity, capacity utilisation, profits and losses, and employment, for at least the last 24 months previous to the presentation of the request, for which information is available.

Or. fr

Amendment 122

Krzysztof Hetman, Dariusz Joński, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Andrzej Buła, Magdalena Adamowicz, Adam Jarubas, Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz, Mirosława Nykiel, Marta Wcisło, Jacek Protas, Bartosz Arłukowicz, Daniel Buda, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak, Borys Budka, Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Andrzej Halicki, Céline Imart, Ewa Kopacz

Proposal for a regulation

Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

2 a. Requests for the initiation of an investigation may contain the following aditional information:

(e)the rate and amount of the increase in imports of the product concerned, in absolute and relative terms, for at least over the 36 months prior to the date of the presentation of a request to initiate an investigation, for which information is available;

(f)the level of import prices during the same period as well as the price of like or directly competitive products; and

(g)the share of the domestic market taken by the increased imports, and the changes regarding the Union industry with respect to the level of sales in the domestic market, production, inventories, prices for the Union market, productivity, capacity utilisation, profits and losses, and employment, for at least the last 36 (thirty-six) months previous to the presentation of the request, for which information is available.

Or. en

Justification

The proposed amendment aims to eliminate unnecessary bureaucratic burden. The data referred to in points a–d are sufficient to initiate proceedings. The data referred to in the former points e–g are, as a rule, also available to the Commission and may be submitted by the Applicant, but should not be mandatory.

Amendment 123

Jean-Marc Germain, Raphaël Glucksmann, Eric Sargiacomo

Proposal for a regulation

Article 5 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

4. An investigation may also be initiated where there is a surge of imports concentrated in one or several Member States, provided that there is sufficient prima facie evidence of serious injury or the threat of serious injury to the Union industry, as determined on the basis of factors referred to in Article 7(5).

4. An investigation may also be initiated where there is a surge of imports concentrated in one or several Member States, provided that there is sufficient prima facie evidence of injury or the threat of injury to the Union industry, as determined on the basis of factors referred to in Article 7(5).

Or. fr

Amendment 124

Benoit Cassart, Jérémy Decerle

Proposal for a regulation

Article 5 – paragraph 5

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

5. The Commission shall provide a copy of the request to initiate an investigation to the Member States before it initiates the investigation.

5. The Commission shall provide a copy of the request to initiate an investigation to the Member States before it initiates the investigation and shall inform the European Parliament.

Or. en

Amendment 125

Jean-Marc Germain, Raphaël Glucksmann, Eric Sargiacomo

Proposal for a regulation

Article 5 – paragraph 6

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

6. Where it is apparent to the Commission that there is sufficient prima facie evidence to justify the initiation of an investigation, the Commission shall initiate the investigation and shall publish a notice on initiation of investigation (the ‘notice of initiation’) in the Official Journal of the European Union. The investigation shall be initiated within one month of the Commission receiving the request pursuant to paragraph 1.

6. Where it is apparent to the Commission that there is sufficient prima facie evidence to justify the initiation of an investigation, the Commission shall initiate the investigation and shall publish a notice on initiation of investigation (the ‘notice of initiation’) in the Official Journal of the European Union. The investigation shall be initiated within 21 days of the Commission receiving the request pursuant to paragraph 1.

Or. fr

Amendment 126

Christophe Bay, Thierry Mariani, Isabella Tovaglieri, Anna Bryłka

on behalf of the PfE Group

Enikő Győri

Proposal for a regulation

Article 5 – paragraph 6

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

6. Where it is apparent to the Commission that there is sufficient prima facie evidence to justify the initiation of an investigation, the Commission shall initiate the investigation and shall publish a notice on initiation of investigation (the ‘notice of initiation’) in the Official Journal of the European Union. The investigation shall be initiated within 15 days of the Commission receiving the request pursuant to paragraph 1.

Or. en

Amendment 127

Manon Aubry, Lynn Boylan

Proposal for a regulation

Article 5 – paragraph 6

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

6. Where it is apparent to the Commission that there is sufficient prima facie evidence to justify the initiation of an investigation, the Commission shall initiate the investigation and shall publish a notice on initiation of investigation (the ‘notice of initiation’) in the Official Journal of the European Union. The investigation shall be initiated within 10 days of the Commission receiving the request pursuant to paragraph 1.

Or. en

Amendment 128

Saskia Bricmont, Vicent Marzà Ibáñez, Majdouline Sbai

Proposal for a regulation

Article 5 – paragraph 6

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

6. Where it is apparent to the Commission that there is sufficient prima facie evidence to justify the initiation of an investigation, the Commission shall initiate the investigation and shall publish a notice on initiation of investigation (the ‘notice of initiation’) in the Official Journal of the European Union. The investigation shall be initiated within 21 days of the Commission receiving the request pursuant to paragraph 1.

Or. en

Amendment 129

Jean-Marc Germain, Raphaël Glucksmann, Eric Sargiacomo

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

2. The Commission shall examine, as a matter of priority, whether such prima facie evidence exists in cases where there is a surge of imports or a decrease in domestic prices concentrated in one or several Member States, or where there is a surge of imports or a decrease in the price of a product and the Union producers of like or directly competitive products are predominantly established in one or several Member States.

2. The Commission shall examine, as a matter of priority, whether such prima facie evidence exists in cases where there is a surge of imports, a decrease in domestic prices or a reduction in market share for the Union industry, concentrated in one or several Member States, or where there is a surge of imports, a decrease in the price of a product or a reduction in market share for the Union industry, and the Union producers of like or directly competitive products are predominantly established in one or several Member States.

Or. fr

Amendment 130

Saskia Bricmont, Vicent Marzà Ibáñez, Majdouline Sbai

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

2. The Commission shall examine, as a matter of priority, whether such prima facie evidence exists in cases where:

- there is a surge of imports or a decrease in domestic prices or a decrease of market share of the Union industry concentrated in one or several Member States; or

- there is a surge of imports or a decrease in the price of a product or a decrease of market share of the Union industry and the Union producers of like or directly competitive products are predominantly established in one or several Member States.

Or. en

Amendment 131

Jean-Marc Germain, Raphaël Glucksmann, Eric Sargiacomo

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

3. The Commission shall treat, in the absence of contrary indications, an increase in volume of more than 10% year-on-year, as a rule, of the imports under preferential terms of a given product from a country concerned as prima facie evidence of serious injury or the threat of serious injury to Union industry, if, at the same time, the average import price for those imports from a country concerned is at least 10%, as a rule, below the relevant average domestic price of like or directly competitive products during the same period, based on available data.

3. The Commission shall treat an increase in the volume of imports under preferential terms of a given product from a country concerned as prima facie evidence of injury to Union industry, where:

Or. fr

Amendment 132

Saskia Bricmont, Vicent Marzà Ibáñez, Majdouline Sbai

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

3. The Commission shall treat an increase in volume of more than 5% year-on-year, as a rule, of the imports under preferential terms of a given product from a country concerned as prima facie evidence of serious injury or the threat of serious injury to Union industry.

Or. en

Amendment 133

Manon Aubry, Lynn Boylan

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

3. The Commission shall treat, in the absence of contrary indications, an increase in volume of more than 2% year-on-year, as a rule, of the imports under preferential terms of a given product from a country concerned as prima facie evidence of serious injury or the threat of serious injury to Union industry,

Or. en

Amendment 134

Benoit Cassart, Jérémy Decerle

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 3

COM (2025) 639 final

Article 6, para. 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Or. en

Justification

The reference to a European “average domestic price” remains vague and unharmonized between Member States, opening the door to legal disputes over the calculation method and the validity of comparisons. Furthermore, it will be very difficult for a Member State or stakeholder to meet the cumulative evidence requirements of the EC by directly attributing an observed price decrease to a specific import flow.

Amendment 135

Jérémy Decerle, Benoit Cassart, Laurence Farreng

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

3. The Commission shall treat, in the absence of contrary indications, an increase in volume of more than 5% year-on-year or 10% over 5 years, as a rule, of the imports under preferential terms of a given product from a country concerned as prima facie evidence of serious injury or the threat of serious injury to Union industry.

Or. en

Amendment 136

Francesco Torselli, Waldemar Buda, Daniele Polato, Carlo Fidanza

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

3. The Commission shall treat, in the absence of contrary indications, an increase in volume of more than 5% compared to the three-year average as a rule, of the imports under preferential terms of a given product from a country concerned as prima facie evidence of material injury, market disturbance or the threat of material injury to Union industry or market disturbance, if, at the same time, the average import price for those imports from a country concerned is at least 5%, as a rule, below the relevant average domestic price of like or directly competitive products during the same period, based on available data.

Or. en

Justification

Lowering the thresholds for volume and price indicators will enable earlier identification of harmful import surges and providing more effective protection to vulnerable sectors.

Amendment 137

Krzysztof Hetman, Dariusz Joński, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Andrzej Buła, Magdalena Adamowicz, Adam Jarubas, Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz, Mirosława Nykiel, Marta Wcisło, Jacek Protas, Bartosz Arłukowicz, Daniel Buda, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak, Borys Budka, Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Andrzej Halicki, Céline Imart, Ewa Kopacz

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

3. The Commission shall treat, in the absence of contrary indications, an increase in volume of more than 5% calculated on the basis of a rolling average from the previous three to five years, of the imports under preferential terms of a given product from a country concerned as prima facie evidence of serious injury or the threat of serious injury to Union industry, if, at the same time, the average import price for those imports from a country concerned is at least 10%, as a rule, below the relevant average domestic price of like or directly competitive products during the same period, based on available data.

Or. en

Amendment 138

Christophe Bay, Thierry Mariani, Isabella Tovaglieri, Anna Bryłka

on behalf of the PfE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

3. The Commission shall treat, in the absence of contrary indications, an increase in volume of more than 5% compared to the three-year average, as a rule, of the imports under preferential terms of a given product from a country concerned as prima facie evidence of serious injury or the threat of serious injury to Union industry, if, at the same time, the average import price for those imports from a country concerned is at least 5%, as a rule, below the relevant average domestic price of like or directly competitive products during the same period, based on available data.

Or. en

Amendment 139

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

3. The Commission shall treat, in the absence of contrary indications, an increase in volume of more than 10% year-on-year, as a rule, of the imports of a given product from a country concerned as prima facie evidence of serious injury or the threat of serious injury to Union industry, if, at the same time, the average import price for those imports from a country concerned is at least 10%, as a rule, below the relevant average domestic price of like or directly competitive products during the same period, based on available data.

Or. en

Justification

The Commission's proposal is limited to analysing the effects of increased imports under the preferential quotas provided for in the trade agreement. However, existing quotas are already widely used by several Mercosur countries. Accordingly, the new preferential quotas opened up by the agreement are also likely to reach their ceiling quickly.Under these circumstances, and given the additional advantages that South American producers will enjoy on volumes imported at preferential rates, it is highly likely that exports outside the quotas will increase in the coming years, due to the additional margins achieved by South American producers on exports included in the quota.It is therefore essential to broaden the Commission's analysis to include the impact on the European market of imports outside any preferential tariff framework.

Amendment 140

Jean-Marc Germain, Raphaël Glucksmann, Eric Sargiacomo

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point 1 (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(1) this increase averages, as a rule, more than 8 % over a period of three years;

Or. fr

Amendment 141

Jean-Marc Germain, Raphaël Glucksmann, Eric Sargiacomo

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point 2 (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(2) the average import price of these imports from a country concerned is, as a rule, at least 8 % lower than the average domestic price of like or domestically competing products over the same period, based on available data;

Or. fr

Amendment 142

Jean-Marc Germain, Raphaël Glucksmann, Eric Sargiacomo

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point 3 (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(3) the market share of European industry has decreased by 8 % on average over three years; or

Or. fr

Amendment 143

Jean-Marc Germain, Raphaël Glucksmann, Eric Sargiacomo

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point 4 (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(4) the average import price of these imports from a country concerned is below 120 % of the reference threshold.

Or. fr

Amendment 144

Saskia Bricmont, Vicent Marzà Ibáñez, Majdouline Sbai

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

4. The Commission shall treat, in the absence of contrary indications, a decrease of more than 10% year-on-year, as a rule, in the average import price of a given product from a country concerned imported into the Union on preferential terms as prima facie evidence of serious injury or the threat of serious injury to Union industry, if at the same time the average import price for that product from a country concerned is at least 10%, as a rule, below the relevant average domestic price of like or directly competitive products during the same period, based on available data.

deleted

Or. en

Amendment 145

Jean-Marc Germain, Raphaël Glucksmann, Eric Sargiacomo

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

4. The Commission shall treat a decrease in the average import price of a given product from a country concerned imported into the Union on preferential terms as prima facie evidence of injury to Union industry, where:

Or. fr

Amendment 146

Manon Aubry, Lynn Boylan

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

4. The Commission shall treat, in the absence of contrary indications, a decrease of more than 2% year-on-year, as a rule, in the average import price of a given product from a country concerned imported into the Union on preferential terms as prima facie evidence of serious injury or the threat of serious injury to Union industry,

Or. en

Amendment 147

Benoit Cassart, Jérémy Decerle

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 4

Regulation COM(2025)639

Article 6, paragraph 4

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Or. en

Justification

Amendment 148

Jérémy Decerle, Benoit Cassart, Laurence Farreng

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

4. The Commission shall treat, in the absence of contrary indications, a decrease of more than 5% year-on-year or 10% over 5 years, as a rule, in the average import price of a given product from a country concerned imported into the Union on preferential terms as prima facie evidence of serious injury or the threat of serious injury to Union industry.

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Amendment 149

Krzysztof Hetman, Dariusz Joński, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Andrzej Buła, Magdalena Adamowicz, Adam Jarubas, Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz, Mirosława Nykiel, Marta Wcisło, Jacek Protas, Bartosz Arłukowicz, Daniel Buda, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak, Borys Budka, Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Andrzej Halicki, Céline Imart, Ewa Kopacz

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

4. The Commission shall treat, in the absence of contrary indications, a decrease of more than 5% calculated on the basis of a rolling average from the previous three to five years, as a rule, in the average import price of a given product from a country concerned imported into the Union on preferential terms as prima facie evidence of serious injury or the threat of serious injury to Union industry, if at the same time the average import price for that product from a country concerned is at least 10%, as a rule, below the relevant average domestic price of like or directly competitive products during the same period, based on available data.

Or. en

Amendment 150

Francesco Torselli, Waldemar Buda, Daniele Polato, Carlo Fidanza

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

4. The Commission shall treat, in the absence of contrary indications, a decrease of more than 5% compared to the three-year average as a rule, of the imports under preferential terms of a given product from a country concerned as prima facie evidence of material injury, market disturbance or the threat of material injury to Union industry or market disturbance, if, at the same time, the average import price for those imports from a country concerned is at least 5%, as a rule, below the relevant average domestic price of like or directly competitive products during the same period, based on available data.

Or. en

Justification

Lowering the thresholds for volume and price indicators will enable earlier identification of harmful import surges and providing more effective protection to vulnerable sectors.

Amendment 151

Christophe Bay, Thierry Mariani, Isabella Tovaglieri, Anna Bryłka

on behalf of the PfE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

4. The Commission shall treat, in the absence of contrary indications, a decrease of more than 5% compared to the three-year average, as a rule, in the average import price of a given product from a country concerned imported into the Union on preferential terms as prima facie evidence of serious injury or the threat of serious injury to Union industry, if, at the same time, the average import price for that product from a country concerned is at least 5%, as a rule, below the relevant average domestic price of like or directly competitive products during the same period, based on available data.

Or. en

Amendment 152

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

4. The Commission shall treat, in the absence of contrary indications, a decrease of more than 5% year-on-year, as a rule, in the average import price of a given product from a country concerned imported into the Union as prima facie evidence of serious injury or the threat of serious injury to Union industry, if at the same time the average import price for that product from a country concerned is at least 10 %, as a rule, below the relevant average domestic price of like or directly competitive products during the same period, based on available data.

Or. en

Amendment 153

Jean-Marc Germain, Raphaël Glucksmann, Eric Sargiacomo

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 4 – point 1 (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(1) this decrease averages, as a rule, more than 8 % over a period of three years;

Or. fr

Amendment 154

Jean-Marc Germain, Raphaël Glucksmann, Eric Sargiacomo

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 4 – point 2 (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(2) the average import price of this product from a country concerned is, as a rule, at least 8 % lower than the average domestic price of like or domestically competing products over the same period, based on available data; or

Or. fr

Amendment 155

Jean-Marc Germain, Raphaël Glucksmann, Eric Sargiacomo

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 4 – point 3 (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(3) the market share of European industry has decreased by 8 % on average over three years; or

Or. fr

Amendment 156

Jean-Marc Germain, Raphaël Glucksmann, Eric Sargiacomo

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 4 – point 4 (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(4) the average import price of these imports from a country concerned is below 120 % of the reference threshold.

Or. fr

Amendment 157

Barry Cowen, Nina Carberry

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

4 a. The Commission shall not be limited to the quantitative thresholds set out in this Article when establishing prima facie evidence of serious injury. Clear indications of a deterioration in the economic situation of the industry, across the Union or at Member State level, including sustained decreases in domestic prices, shall be sufficient to demonstrate injury to the sector and may warrant the initiation of an investigation.

Or. en

Amendment 158

Krzysztof Hetman, Dariusz Joński, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Andrzej Buła, Magdalena Adamowicz, Adam Jarubas, Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz, Mirosława Nykiel, Marta Wcisło, Jacek Protas, Bartosz Arłukowicz, Daniel Buda, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak, Borys Budka, Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Andrzej Halicki, Céline Imart, Ewa Kopacz

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

4 a. If the thresholds referred to in paragraph 3 or 4 are reached, the Commission shall initiate an ex officio investigation.

Or. en

Amendment 159

Francesco Torselli, Waldemar Buda, Daniele Polato, Carlo Fidanza

Proposal for a regulation

Article 7 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

3. Where possible, the investigation shall be concluded within six months from the date on which the notice of initiation is published in the Official Journal of the European Union. That time limit may be extended by a further period of three months in exceptional circumstances, such as the involvement of an unusually high number of interested parties or complex market situations. The Commission shall notify all interested parties of any such extensions and explain the reasons therefor. Where an investigation concerns sensitive products, the Commission shall conclude it as soon as possible, with the aim of taking a final decision within four months from the date on which the notice of initiation is published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

3. Where possible, the investigation shall be concluded within three months from the date on which the notice of initiation is published in the Official Journal of the European Union. Where an investigation concerns sensitive products, the Commission shall conclude it as soon as possible, with the aim of taking a final decision within one month from the date on which the notice of initiation is published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Or. en

Justification

It accelerates the safeguard investigation timeline to ensure that sensitive sectors receive timely protection, particularly in situations where delays could exacerbate market disruption.

Amendment 160

Jérémy Decerle, Benoit Cassart, Laurence Farreng

Proposal for a regulation

Article 7 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

3. The investigation shall be concluded within six months from the date on which the notice of initiation is published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The Commission shall notify all interested parties of any such extensions and explain the reasons therefor. Where an investigation concerns sensitive products, the Commission shall conclude it as soon as possible, with the aim of taking a final decision within four months from the date on which the notice of initiation is published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Or. en

Amendment 161

Benoit Cassart, Jérémy Decerle

Proposal for a regulation

Article 7 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

3. Where possible, the investigation shall be concluded within three months from the date on which the notice of initiation is published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The Commission shall notify all interested parties of any such extensions and explain the reasons therefor. Where an investigation concerns sensitive products, the Commission shall conclude it as soon as possible, with the aim of taking a final decision within two months from the date on which the notice of initiation is published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Or. en

Amendment 162

Krzysztof Hetman, Dariusz Joński, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Andrzej Buła, Magdalena Adamowicz, Adam Jarubas, Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz, Mirosława Nykiel, Marta Wcisło, Jacek Protas, Bartosz Arłukowicz, Daniel Buda, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak, Borys Budka, Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Andrzej Halicki, Céline Imart, Ewa Kopacz

Proposal for a regulation

Article 7 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

3. Where possible, the investigation shall be concluded within six months from the date on which the notice of initiation is published in the Official Journal of the European Union. Where the investigation concerns sensitive products, the Commission shall conclude it as quickly as possible with a view to adopting a final decision within three months of the date of publication of the notice of initiation in the Official Journal of the European Union. The Commission shall notify all interested parties of any such extensions and explain the reasons therefor. Where an investigation concerns sensitive products, the Commission shall conclude it as soon as possible, with the aim of taking a final decision within four months from the date on which the notice of initiation is published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Or. en

Amendment 163

Jean-Marc Germain, Raphaël Glucksmann, Eric Sargiacomo

Proposal for a regulation

Article 7 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

3. Where possible, the investigation shall be concluded within four months from the date on which the notice of initiation is published in the Official Journal of the European Union. That time limit may be extended by a further period of two months in exceptional circumstances such as the involvement of an unusually high number of interested parties or complex market situations. The Commission shall notify all interested parties of any such extensions and explain the reasons therefor. Where an investigation concerns sensitive products, the Commission shall conclude it as soon as possible, with the aim of taking a final decision within three months from the date on which the notice of initiation is published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Or. fr

Amendment 164

Saskia Bricmont, Vicent Marzà Ibáñez, Majdouline Sbai

Proposal for a regulation

Article 7 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

3. Where possible, the investigation shall be concluded within three months from the date on which the notice of initiation is published in the Official Journal of the European Union. That time limit may be extended by a further period of three months in exceptional circumstances, such as the involvement of an unusually high number of interested parties or complex market situations. The Commission shall notify all interested parties of any such extensions and explain the reasons therefor. Where an investigation concerns sensitive products, the Commission shall conclude it as soon as possible, with the aim of taking a final decision within two months from the date on which the notice of initiation is published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Or. en

Amendment 165

Manon Aubry, Lynn Boylan

Proposal for a regulation

Article 7 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

3. Where possible, the investigation shall be concluded within three months from the date on which the notice of initiation is published in the Official Journal of the European Union. That time limit may be extended by a further period of two months in exceptional circumstances, such as the involvement of an unusually high number of interested parties or complex market situations. The Commission shall notify all interested parties of any such extensions and explain the reasons therefor. Where an investigation concerns sensitive products, the Commission shall conclude it as soon as possible, with the aim of taking a final decision within two months from the date on which the notice of initiation is published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Or. en

Amendment 166

Francisco Assis

Proposal for a regulation

Article 7 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

3. Where possible, the investigation shall be concluded within six months from the date on which the notice of initiation is published in the Official Journal of the European Union. That time limit may be extended by a further period of three months in exceptional circumstances, such as the involvement of an unusually high number of interested parties or complex market situations. The Commission shall notify all interested parties of any such extensions and explain the reasons therefor. Where an investigation concerns sensitive products, the Commission shall conclude it as soon as possible, with the aim of taking a final decision within two months from the date on which the notice of initiation is published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Or. en

Amendment 167

Christophe Bay, Thierry Mariani, Isabella Tovaglieri, Anna Bryłka

on behalf of the PfE Group

Enikő Győri

Proposal for a regulation

Article 7 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

3. Where possible, the investigation shall be concluded within four months from the date on which the notice of initiation is published in the Official Journal of the European Union. That time limit may be extended by a further period of two months in exceptional circumstances, such as the involvement of an unusually high number of interested parties or complex market situations. The Commission shall notify all interested parties of any such extensions and explain the reasons therefor. Where an investigation concerns sensitive products, the Commission shall conclude it as soon as possible, with the aim of taking a final decision within four months from the date on which the notice of initiation is published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Or. en

Amendment 168

Jessika Van Leeuwen, Céline Imart

Proposal for a regulation

Article 7 – paragraph 5

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

5. The Commission shall evaluate all relevant factors of an objective and quantifiable nature that affect the situation of the Union industry, in particular the rate and amount of the increase in imports of the product concerned in absolute and relative terms, the share of the domestic market taken by the increased imports, and changes regarding the Union industry with respect to the level of sales, production, productivity, capacity utilisation, profits and losses, and employment. This list is not exhaustive, and the Commission may take other relevant factors into consideration for its determination of the existence of serious injury or threat of serious injury, such as stocks, prices, return of capital employed, cash flow, the level of market shares, and other factors which are causing or may have caused serious injury, or threaten to cause serious injury to the Union industry.

5. The Commission shall evaluate all relevant factors of an objective and quantifiable nature that affect the situation of the Union industry, in particular the rate and amount of the increase in imports of the product concerned in absolute and relative terms, the share of the domestic market taken by the increased imports, and changes regarding the Union industry with respect to the level of sales, production, productivity, capacity utilisation, profits and losses, and employment. This list is not exhaustive, and the Commission may take other relevant factors into consideration for its determination of the existence of serious injury or threat of serious injury, including risks arising from the use of antibiotics as growth promoters in exporting countries, potential public-health threats linked to antimicrobial-resistant bacteria entering the Union via animal-derived products, and resulting structural competitive disadvantages for Union producers, as well as stocks, prices, return of capital employed, cash flow, the level of market shares, and other factors which are causing or may have caused serious injury, or threaten to cause serious injury to the Union industry.

Or. en

Amendment 169

Saskia Bricmont, Vicent Marzà Ibáñez, Majdouline Sbai

Proposal for a regulation

Article 7 – paragraph 5

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

5. The Commission shall evaluate all relevant factors of an objective and quantifiable nature that affect the situation of the Union industry, in particular the rate and amount of the increase in imports of the product concerned in absolute and relative terms, the share of the domestic market taken by the increased imports, and changes regarding the Union industry with respect to the level of sales, production, productivity, capacity utilisation, profits and losses, employment, the use of chemical substances banned in the EU and the compliance of Mercosur economic operators with the applicable EU due diligence legislation . This list is not exhaustive, and the Commission may take other relevant factors into consideration for its determination of the existence of serious injury or threat of serious injury, such as stocks, prices, return of capital employed, cash flow, the level of market shares, and other factors which are causing or may have caused serious injury, or threaten to cause serious injury to the Union industry.

Or. en

Amendment 170

Manon Aubry, Lynn Boylan

Proposal for a regulation

Article 7 – paragraph 5

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

5. The Commission shall evaluate all relevant factors of an objective and quantifiable nature that affect the situation of the Union industry, in particular the rate and amount of the increase in imports of the product concerned in absolute and relative terms, the share of the domestic market taken by the increased imports, and changes regarding the Union industry with respect to the level of sales, production, productivity, capacity utilisation, profits and losses, and employment. This list is not exhaustive, and the Commission may take other relevant factors into consideration for its determination of the existence of serious injury or threat of serious injury, such as stocks, prices, return of capital employed, cash flow, the level of market shares, environmental or public health impacts, compliance of Mercosur economic operators with EU due diligence and deforestation legislations and other factors which are causing or may have caused serious injury, or threaten to cause serious injury to the Union industry.

Or. en

Amendment 171

Benoit Cassart, Jérémy Decerle

Proposal for a regulation

Article 7 – paragraph 5

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

5. The Commission shall evaluate all relevant economic indicators and factors of an objective and quantifiable nature that affect the situation of the Union industry, in particular the rate and amount of the increase in imports of the product concerned in absolute and relative terms, the share of the domestic market taken by the increased imports, and changes regarding the Union industry with respect to the level of sales, production, productivity, capacity utilisation, profits and losses, and employment. This list is not exhaustive, and the Commission may take other relevant factors into consideration for its determination of the existence of serious injury or threat of serious injury, such as stocks, prices, return of capital employed, cash flow, the level of market shares, and other factors which are causing or may have caused serious injury, or threaten to cause serious injury to the Union industry.

Or. en

Amendment 172

Jean-Marc Germain, Raphaël Glucksmann, Eric Sargiacomo

Proposal for a regulation

Article 7 – paragraph 5

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

5. The Commission shall evaluate all relevant factors of an objective and quantifiable nature that affect the situation of the Union industry, in particular the rate and amount of the increase in imports of the product concerned in absolute and relative terms, the share of the domestic market taken by the increased imports, and changes regarding the Union industry with respect to the level of sales, production, productivity, capacity utilisation, profits and losses, prices and employment. This list is not exhaustive, and the Commission may take other relevant factors into consideration for its determination of the existence of injury or threat of injury, such as stocks, prices, return of capital employed, cash flow, the level of market shares, and other factors which are causing or may have caused injury, or threaten to cause injury to the Union industry.

Or. fr

Amendment 173

Benoit Cassart, Jérémy Decerle

Proposal for a regulation

Article 7 – paragraph 6

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

6. Interested parties who have submitted information pursuant to point (d) of Article 5(7) and representatives of the country concerned may, upon written request, inspect all information obtained by the Commission in connection with the investigation, other than internal documents prepared by the Union authorities or authorities of the Member States, provided that such information is relevant to the presentation of their case, is not confidential within the meaning of Article 13, and is used by the Commission in the investigation. Interested parties may also communicate their views on such information. Where there is sufficient prima facie evidence in support of those views, the Commission shall take them into consideration.

Or. en

Amendment 174

Jean-Marc Germain, Raphaël Glucksmann, Eric Sargiacomo

Proposal for a regulation

Article 7 – paragraph 7

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

7. The Commission shall ensure that all data and statistics which are used for the investigation are representative, available, comprehensible, transparent and verifiable.

7. The Commission shall ensure that all data and statistics which are used for the investigation are representative, available, comprehensible, transparent and verifiable, with data disaggregated by Member State where possible.

Or. fr

Amendment 175

Saskia Bricmont, Vicent Marzà Ibáñez, Majdouline Sbai

Proposal for a regulation

Article 7 – paragraph 7

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

7. The Commission shall ensure that all data and statistics which are used for the investigation are representative, available, comprehensible, transparent and verifiable.

7. The Commission shall ensure that all data and statistics which are used for the investigation are representative, available, comprehensible, transparent and verifiable and, where possible, a breakdown of data by Member State.

Or. en

Amendment 176

Saskia Bricmont, Vicent Marzà Ibáñez, Majdouline Sbai

Proposal for a regulation

Article 7 – paragraph 8

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

8. As soon as the necessary technical framework is in place, the Commission shall ensure password-protected online access to the non-confidential file (the ‘online platform’), which it shall manage and through which all information which is relevant and is not confidential within the meaning of Article 13 shall be disseminated. Interested parties, Member States and the European Parliament shall be granted access to the online platform.

8. As soon as the necessary technical framework is in place and at the latest for the first day of application of this Regulation, the Commission shall ensure password-protected online access to the non-confidential file (the ‘online platform’), which it shall manage and through which all information which is relevant and is not confidential within the meaning of Article 13 shall be disseminated. Interested parties, Member States and the European Parliament shall be granted access to the online platform.

Or. en

Amendment 177

Saskia Bricmont, Vicent Marzà Ibáñez, Majdouline Sbai

Proposal for a regulation

Article 7 – paragraph 10

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

10. The Commission shall facilitate access to the investigation for diverse and fragmented industry sectors, which are largely composed of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), through a dedicated SME Helpdesk, for example by raising awareness, by providing general information and explanations on procedures and on how to submit a request, by releasing standard questionnaires in all official languages of the Union and by replying to general, non-case-specific queries. The SME Helpdesk shall make available standard forms for statistics to be submitted for standing purposes and questionnaires.

10. The Commission shall facilitate access to the investigation for diverse and fragmented industry sectors, which are largely composed of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), through a dedicated SME Helpdesk, for example by cooperating with the representative federations in view of raising awareness, by providing general information and explanations on procedures and on how to submit a request, by releasing standard questionnaires in all official languages of the Union and by replying to general, non-case-specific queries. The SME Helpdesk shall make available standard forms for statistics to be submitted for standing purposes and questionnaires.

Or. en

Amendment 178

Jean-Marc Germain, Raphaël Glucksmann, Eric Sargiacomo

Proposal for a regulation

Article 8 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

2. Prior surveillance measures shall be valid for a limited period. Unless otherwise provided, they shall cease to be valid at the end of the second six-month period following the first six months after the introduction of those measures.

2. Prior surveillance measures shall be valid for a limited period. Unless otherwise provided, they shall cease to be valid at the end of the third six-month period following the first six months after the introduction of those measures.

Or. fr

Amendment 179

Ciaran Mullooly, Lynn Boylan, Taner Kabilov

Proposal for a regulation

Article 8 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Article8a

The safeguard provisions currently foreseen under the EU–Mercosur Trade Agreement are reactive in nature, being designed to trigger only after a collapse in beef prices has already taken place, thereby failing to provide genuine protection to EU farmers and rural communities;

Or. en

Amendment 180

Manon Aubry, Lynn Boylan

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(a) in such increased quantities, in absolute terms or relative to Union production; and

(a) with an increase in volume of more than 5% year-on-year of the imports under preferential terms; or

Or. en

Amendment 181

Francesco Torselli, Waldemar Buda, Daniele Polato, Carlo Fidanza

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(a) in such increased quantities, in absolute terms or relative to Union production; and

(a) in such increased quantities, in absolute terms or relative to Union production; and/or

Or. en

Justification

Amendment 182

Jean-Marc Germain, Raphaël Glucksmann, Eric Sargiacomo

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(a) in such increased quantities, in absolute terms or relative to Union production; and

(a) in such increased quantities, in absolute terms or relative to Union production; or

Or. fr

Amendment 183

Manon Aubry, Lynn Boylan

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(a a) a decrease in the average import price of more than 5% year-on-year of a given product from a country concerned;

Or. en

Amendment 184

Jean-Marc Germain, Raphaël Glucksmann, Eric Sargiacomo

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(b) under such conditions, as to cause or threaten to cause serious injury to the Union industry; and

(b) under such conditions, as to cause or threaten to cause injury to the Union industry, in particular in order to prevent domestic prices from falling below the reference thresholds; and

Or. fr

Amendment 185

Francesco Torselli, Waldemar Buda, Daniele Polato, Carlo Fidanza

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(b) under such conditions, as to cause or threaten to cause serious injury to the Union industry; and

(b) under such conditions, as to cause or threaten to cause serious injury to the Union industry; and/or

Or. en

Justification

Amendment 186

Manon Aubry, Lynn Boylan

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

deleted

Or. en

Amendment 187

Benoit Cassart, Jérémy Decerle

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

3. In case of sensitive products, provisional safeguard measures shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 18(4) without delay and in any event within a maximum of 21 days from the initiation of the investigation to avert damage to Union industry which would be difficult to repair, including where such damage may be geographically concentrated in one or several Member States.

Or. en

Amendment 188

Manon Aubry, Lynn Boylan

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

3. In case of sensitive products, provisional safeguard measures shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 18(4) without delay and in any event within a maximum of 14 days from the initiation of the investigation to avert damage to Union industry which would be difficult to repair, including where such damage may be geographically concentrated in one or several Member States.

Or. en

Amendment 189

Krzysztof Hetman, Dariusz Joński, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Andrzej Buła, Magdalena Adamowicz, Adam Jarubas, Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz, Mirosława Nykiel, Marta Wcisło, Jacek Protas, Bartosz Arłukowicz, Daniel Buda, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak, Borys Budka, Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Andrzej Halicki, Céline Imart, Ewa Kopacz

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

3. In case of sensitive products, provisional safeguard measures shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 18(4) without delay and in any event within a maximum of 14 days from the initiation of the investigation to avert damage to Union industry which would be difficult to repair, including where such damage may be geographically concentrated in one or several Member States.

Or. en

Amendment 190

Jean-Marc Germain, Raphaël Glucksmann, Eric Sargiacomo

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

3. In case of sensitive products, provisional safeguard measures shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 18(4) without delay and in any event within a maximum of 15 days from the initiation of the investigation to avert damage to Union industry which would be difficult to repair, including where such damage may be geographically concentrated in one or several Member States.

Or. fr

Amendment 191

Saskia Bricmont, Vicent Marzà Ibáñez, Majdouline Sbai

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

3. In case of sensitive products, provisional safeguard measures shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 18(4) without delay and in any event within a maximum of 14 days from the initiation of the investigation to avert damage to Union industry which would be difficult to repair, including where such damage may be geographically concentrated in one or several Member States.

Or. en

Amendment 192

Francisco Assis

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

3. In case of sensitive products, provisional safeguard measures shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 18(4) without delay and in any event within a maximum of 14 days from the initiation of the investigation to avert damage to Union industry which would be difficult to repair, including where such damage may be geographically concentrated in one or several Member States.

Or. en

Amendment 193

Christophe Bay, Thierry Mariani, Isabella Tovaglieri, Anna Bryłka

on behalf of the PfE Group

Enikő Győri

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 – paragraph 5

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

5. Provisional safeguard measures shall not apply for more than 200 calendar days.

5. Provisional safeguard measures shall not apply for more than 400 calendar days.

Or. en

Amendment 194

Manon Aubry, Lynn Boylan

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 – paragraph 5

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

5. Provisional safeguard measures shall not apply for more than 200 calendar days.

5. Provisional safeguard measures shall not apply for more than 300 calendar days.

Or. en

Amendment 195

Jean-Marc Germain, Raphaël Glucksmann, Eric Sargiacomo

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 – paragraph 7

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

7. Provisional safeguard measures shall apply to every product which is put into free circulation after the date of entry into force of those measures. However, such measures shall not prevent the release into free circulation of products already on their way to the Union, where the destination of such products cannot be changed.

7. Provisional safeguard measures shall apply to every product which is put into free circulation after the date of entry into force of those measures. However, such measures shall not prevent the release into free circulation of products already on their way to the Union if, and only if, the destination of such products cannot be changed.

Or. fr

Amendment 196

Christophe Bay, Thierry Mariani, Isabella Tovaglieri, Anna Bryłka

on behalf of the PfE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 – paragraph 8

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

deleted

Or. en

Amendment 197

Jérémy Decerle, Benoit Cassart, Laurence Farreng

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 – paragraph 8

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

8. In case the Commission determines that a provisional safeguard measure shall apply to MERCOSUR as a sole entity, Paraguay shall be exempted from the application of the measure, unless the result of an investigation demonstrates that the existence of serious injury or the threat of serious injury is also being caused by imports of products from Paraguay under preferential terms, or in case the Commission determines that there is a serious risk that the products concerned by the measure and originating from other MERCOSUR countries may transit via Paraguay.

Or. en

Justification

We should try and limit the risk that other MERCOSUR countries may take advantage of this disposition to circumvent a safeguard measure.

Amendment 198

Jean-Marc Germain, Raphaël Glucksmann, Eric Sargiacomo

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 – paragraph 8

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Or. fr

Amendment 199

Francesco Torselli, Waldemar Buda, Daniele Polato, Carlo Fidanza

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Article 9a

Automatic safeguard measures

1) Without prejudice to paragraph 2 of Article 3, when imports of a product referred to in Article 2(7) from one single MERCOSUR Country exceed 5% of the reference value for that product, calculated based on the average imports from that Country in the three years before the application of the Agreement, the tariff preferences provided for in the Agreement shall be temporarily suspended.

2) Those automatic safeguard measures shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 18(4) without delay and in any event within a maximum of 21 days from the verification of the conditions set out in paragraph 1 of this article.

3) Without prejudice to paragraph 2 of Article 3 and paragraph 1 of this article, if during the first three month of the calendar year imports under quotas of a given product referred to in Article 2(7) from one single MERCOSUR Country exceed 50% of the annual quota set by the Agrement, the tariff preferences provided for in the Agreement shall be temporarily suspended.

4) The duration of the suspension shall be decided in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 18 (4). The suspension shall be limited to the time needed to stabilize the market.

5) Automatic safeguard measures shall apply to every product which is put into free circulation after the date of entry into force of those measures.

Or. en

Justification

The clause should apply automatically if imports increase above a certain quantity compared to the average over the three years prior to the agreement, or if there is an upward trend in imports subject to quotas. Once these conditions are met, the Commission should immediately suspend the preferences.

Amendment 200

Krzysztof Hetman, Dariusz Joński, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Andrzej Buła, Magdalena Adamowicz, Adam Jarubas, Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz, Mirosława Nykiel, Marta Wcisło, Jacek Protas, Bartosz Arłukowicz, Daniel Buda, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak, Borys Budka, Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Andrzej Halicki, Céline Imart, Ewa Kopacz

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Article9a

Automatic safeguard measures

1. Without prejudice to paragraph 2 of Article 3, when imports of a product referred to in Article 2(7) from one single MERCOSUR Country exceed 5% of the reference value for that product, calculated based on the average imports from that Country in the three years before the application of the Agreement, the tariff preferences provided for in the Agreement shall be temporarily suspended.

2. Those automatic safeguard measures shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 18(4) without delay and in any event within a maximum of 21 days from the verification of the conditions set out in paragraph 1 of this article.

3. Without prejudice to paragraph 2 of Article 3 and paragraph 1 of this article, if during the first three month of the calendar year imports under quotas of a given product referred to in Article 2(7) from one single MERCOSUR Country exceed 50% of the annual quota set by the Agrement, the tariff preferences provided for in the Agreement shall be temporarily suspended.

4. The duration of the suspension shall be decided in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 18 (4). The suspension shall be limited to the time needed to stabilize the market.

5. Automatic safeguard measures shall apply to every product which is put into free circulation after the date of entry into force of those measures.

Or. en

Justification

Amendment 201

Ştefan Muşoiu

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Article 9a

4) The duration of the suspension shall be decided in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 18 (4). The suspension shall be limited to the time needed to stabilize the market.

5) Automatic safeguard measures shall apply to every product which is put into free circulation after the date of entry into force of those measures.

Or. en

Amendment 202

Isabella Tovaglieri

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Article9a

Automatic safeguard measure

1. The Commission shall suspend, without undue delay, the tariff preferences provided by the Agreement if one of the following conditions applies:

a) imports of a product from a Mercosur country exceed 5% of the reference value for that product, calculated on the basis of the average imports from that country in the three years preceding the application of the Agreement; or

b) imports under the quota for a given product from a Mercosur country exceed 50% of the annual quota established by the Agrement;

2. This automatic safeguard shall be adopted no later than 21 days after the verification of one of the conditions set out in paragraph 1 of this Article.

Or. en

Amendment 203

Saskia Bricmont, Vicent Marzà Ibáñez, Majdouline Sbai

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

1. Where an investigation leads to the conclusion that the conditions set out in Article 3(1) are met, the Commission may adopt definitive safeguard measures in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 18(3).

1. Where an investigation leads to the conclusion that the conditions set out in Article 3(1) are met, the Commission shall adopt definitive safeguard measures forthwith in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 18(3).

Or. en

Amendment 204

Krzysztof Hetman, Dariusz Joński, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Andrzej Buła, Magdalena Adamowicz, Adam Jarubas, Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz, Mirosława Nykiel, Marta Wcisło, Jacek Protas, Bartosz Arłukowicz, Daniel Buda, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak, Borys Budka, Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Andrzej Halicki, Céline Imart, Ewa Kopacz

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

1. Where an investigation leads to the conclusion that the conditions set out in Article 3(1) are met, the Commission shall adopt definitive safeguard measures in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 18(3).

Or. en

Amendment 205

Francesco Torselli, Waldemar Buda, Daniele Polato, Carlo Fidanza

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 206

Jean-Marc Germain, Raphaël Glucksmann, Eric Sargiacomo

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

1. Where an investigation leads to the conclusion that the conditions set out in Article 3(1) are met, the Commission must adopt definitive safeguard measures in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 18(3).

Or. fr

Amendment 207

Manon Aubry, Lynn Boylan

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 208

Christophe Bay, Thierry Mariani, Isabella Tovaglieri, Anna Bryłka

on behalf of the PfE Group

Enikő Győri

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

3. The Commission shall not apply, extend or maintain in force a bilateral safeguard measure beyond the expiration of the transition period.

deleted

Or. en

Amendment 209

Benoit Cassart, Jérémy Decerle

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

3. The Commission shall not apply, extend or maintain in force a bilateral safeguard measure beyond the expiration of the transition period.

deleted

Or. en

Amendment 210

Manon Aubry, Lynn Boylan

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

3. The Commission shall not apply, extend or maintain in force a bilateral safeguard measure beyond the expiration of the transition period.

deleted

Or. en

Amendment 211

Jérémy Decerle, Benoit Cassart, Barry Cowen, Laurence Farreng

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

3. The Commission shall not apply, extend or maintain in force a bilateral safeguard measure beyond the expiration of the transition period.

deleted

Or. en

Amendment 212

Francesco Torselli, Waldemar Buda, Daniele Polato, Carlo Fidanza

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

deleted

Or. en

Justification

Such a broad default exemption for Paraguay would cause the substantial risk of circumvention, as products from other Mercosur countries could be easily rerouted through Paraguay to evade safeguard measures.

Amendment 213

Christophe Bay, Thierry Mariani, Isabella Tovaglieri, Anna Bryłka

on behalf of the PfE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

deleted

Or. en

Amendment 214

Jérémy Decerle, Benoit Cassart, Laurence Farreng

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

4. In case the Commission determines that a measure shall apply to MERCOSUR as a sole entity, Paraguay shall be exempted from the application of the measure, unless the result of an investigation demonstrates that the existence of serious injury or the threat of serious injury is also being caused by imports of products from Paraguay under preferential terms or in case the Commission determines that there is a serious risk that the products concerned by the measure and originating from other MERCOSUR countries may transit via Paraguay.

Or. en

Justification

We should try and limit the risk that other MERCOSUR countries may take advantage of this disposition to circumvent a safeguard measure.

Amendment 215

Jean-Marc Germain, Raphaël Glucksmann, Eric Sargiacomo

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Or. fr

Amendment 216

Krzysztof Hetman, Dariusz Joński, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Andrzej Buła, Magdalena Adamowicz, Adam Jarubas, Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz, Mirosława Nykiel, Marta Wcisło, Jacek Protas, Bartosz Arłukowicz, Daniel Buda, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak, Borys Budka, Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Andrzej Halicki, Céline Imart, Ewa Kopacz

Proposal for a regulation

Article 12 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

1. A safeguard measure shall remain in force only for such period of time as may be necessary to prevent or remedy the serious injury to Union industry and to facilitate adjustment. That period shall not exceed two years, unless it is extended under paragraph 2.

Or. en

Amendment 217

Christophe Bay, Thierry Mariani, Isabella Tovaglieri, Anna Bryłka

on behalf of the PfE Group

Enikő Győri

Proposal for a regulation

Article 12 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

1. A safeguard measure shall remain in force only for such period of time as may be necessary to prevent or remedy the serious injury to Union industry and to facilitate adjustment. That period shall not exceed four years, unless it is extended under paragraph 2.

Or. en

Amendment 218

Francesco Torselli, Waldemar Buda, Daniele Polato, Carlo Fidanza

Proposal for a regulation

Article 12 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

1. A safeguard measure shall remain in force for such period of time as may be necessary to prevent or remedy the serious injury to Union industry and to facilitate adjustment. That period shall not exceed two years, unless it is extended under paragraph 2.

Or. en

Justification

To ensure the protection of the EU agri-food system, it is important to allow an adequate amount of time for the market to stabilise under the clause.Successive extensions provide the necessary flexibility to respond to persistent or recurring injury, while still requiring the Commission to justify each prolongation based on updated evidence.Protection should remain available for as long as the conditions causing injury persist. A fixed, arbitrary time limit could leave Union producers exposed to continued or recurring harm once the cap is reached. Deleting the ceiling provides the necessary flexibility for proportionate and evidence-based action, with each prolongation still subject to review and justification.

Amendment 219

Jean-Marc Germain, Raphaël Glucksmann, Eric Sargiacomo

Proposal for a regulation

Article 12 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

1. A safeguard measure shall remain in force only for such period of time as may be necessary to prevent or remedy the injury to Union industry and to facilitate adjustment. That period shall not exceed three years, unless it is extended under paragraph 2.

Or. fr

Amendment 220

Jean-Marc Germain, Raphaël Glucksmann, Eric Sargiacomo

Proposal for a regulation

Article 12 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

2. The initial duration of a safeguard measure, as referred to in paragraph 1, may be extended by up to two years, provided that the safeguard measure continues to be necessary to prevent or remedy serious injury to Union industry and that there is evidence that the Union industry is adjusting. In case of sensitive products, a safeguard measure shall be extended by up to two years, provided that it continues to be necessary to prevent or remedy serious injury to Union industry.

2. The initial duration of a safeguard measure, as referred to in paragraph 1, may be extended by up to four years, provided that the safeguard measure continues to be necessary to prevent or remedy injury to Union industry and that there is evidence that the Union industry is adjusting. In case of sensitive products, a safeguard measure shall be extended by up to two years, provided that it continues to be necessary to prevent or remedy injury to Union industry. A safeguard measure shall be maintained where the price of imports remains below the reference threshold.

Or. fr

Amendment 221

Francesco Torselli, Waldemar Buda, Daniele Polato, Carlo Fidanza

Proposal for a regulation

Article 12 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

2. The initial duration of a safeguard measure, as referred to in paragraph 1, may be extended for successive periods of up to two years, provided that the safeguard measure continues to be necessary to prevent or remedy serious injury to Union producers and that there is evidence that the Union producers is adjusting. In case of sensitive products, a safeguard measure shall be extended for successive period of up to two years, provided that it continues to be necessary to prevent or remedy serious injury to Union industry.

Or. en

Justification

Amendment 222

Benoit Cassart, Jérémy Decerle

Proposal for a regulation

Article 12 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

2. The initial duration of a safeguard measure, as referred to in paragraph 1, may be extended for a further period of up to two years, provided that the safeguard measure continues to be necessary to prevent or remedy serious injury to Union industry and that there is evidence that the Union industry is adjusting. In case of sensitive products, a safeguard measure shall be extended for a futher period of up to three years, provided that it continues to be necessary to prevent or remedy serious injury to Union industry.

Or. en

Amendment 223

Christophe Bay, Thierry Mariani, Isabella Tovaglieri, Anna Bryłka

on behalf of the PfE Group

Enikő Győri

Proposal for a regulation

Article 12 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

2. The initial duration of a safeguard measure, as referred to in paragraph 1, may be extended by up to four years, provided that the safeguard measure continues to be necessary to prevent or remedy serious injury to Union industry and that there is evidence that the Union industry is adjusting. In case of sensitive products, a safeguard measure shall be extended by up to two years, provided that it continues to be necessary to prevent or remedy serious injury to Union industry.

Or. en

Amendment 224

Francisco Assis

Proposal for a regulation

Article 12 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

2. The initial duration of a safeguard measure, as referred to in paragraph 1, may be extended by up to two years, provided that the safeguard measure continues to be necessary to prevent or remedy serious injury to Union industry and that there is evidence that the Union industry is adjusting. In case of sensitive products, a safeguard measure shall be extended by up to six years, provided that it continues to be necessary to prevent or remedy serious injury to Union industry.

Or. en

Amendment 225

Saskia Bricmont, Vicent Marzà Ibáñez, Majdouline Sbai

Proposal for a regulation

Article 12 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

2. The initial duration of a safeguard measure, as referred to in paragraph 1, may be extended by up to two years, provided that the safeguard measure continues to be necessary to prevent or remedy serious injury to Union industry and that there is evidence that the Union industry is adjusting. In case of sensitive products, a safeguard measure shall be extended by up to six years, provided that it continues to be necessary to prevent or remedy serious injury to Union industry.

Or. en

Amendment 226

Krzysztof Hetman, Dariusz Joński, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Andrzej Buła, Magdalena Adamowicz, Adam Jarubas, Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz, Mirosława Nykiel, Marta Wcisło, Jacek Protas, Bartosz Arłukowicz, Daniel Buda, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak, Borys Budka, Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Andrzej Halicki, Céline Imart, Ewa Kopacz

Proposal for a regulation

Article 12 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

2 a. For sensitive products, if after a cumulative period of 2+2 years the conditions of serious injury or market disruption persist, the safeguard measure shall be tacitly renewed for further periods of one year, unless the Commission decides otherwise by means of an implementing act adopted in accordance with Article 18(3).

Or. en

Amendment 227

Christophe Bay, Thierry Mariani, Isabella Tovaglieri, Anna Bryłka

on behalf of the PfE Group

Enikő Győri

Proposal for a regulation

Article 12 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

3. No safeguard measure shall be applied again to the import of a product under Annex 2-A which has been subject to such a measure, unless a period of time equal to half of the total duration of the previous safeguard measure has elapsed.

deleted

Or. en

Amendment 228

Francesco Torselli, Waldemar Buda, Daniele Polato, Carlo Fidanza

Proposal for a regulation

Article 12 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

deleted

Or. en

Justification

Amendment 229

Jean-Marc Germain, Raphaël Glucksmann, Eric Sargiacomo

Proposal for a regulation

Article 12 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

3. No safeguard measure shall be applied again to the import of a product under Annex 2-A (Tariff Elimination Schedule) of the Agreement with the country concerned, which has been subject to such a measure, unless a period of time equal to half of the total duration of the previous safeguard measure has elapsed.

Or. fr

Amendment 230

Francesco Torselli, Waldemar Buda, Daniele Polato, Carlo Fidanza

Proposal for a regulation

Article 12 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

4. Any Member State, any natural or legal person that is acting on behalf of the Union industry, or any association not having legal personality that is acting on behalf of the Union industry, may request an extension as referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article. In such case, before deciding on the extension, the Commission shall conduct a review to investigate whether the conditions laid down in paragraph 2 of this Article are met, having regard to the factors referred to in Article 7(5). The Commission may initiate such review on its own initiative if there is sufficient prima facie evidence that the conditions laid down in paragraph 2 of this Article have been met. The safeguard measure shall remain in force pending the outcome of that review.

4. Any Member State, any natural or legal person that is acting on behalf of the Union producers, or any association not having legal personality that is acting on behalf of the Union producers, may request an extension as referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article. In such case and without prejudice to article 9a, before deciding on the extension, the Commission shall conduct a review to investigate whether the conditions laid down in paragraph 2 of this Article are met, having regard to the factors referred to in Article 7(5). The Commission may initiate such review on its own initiative if there is sufficient prima facie evidence that the conditions laid down in paragraph 2 of this Article have been met. The safeguard measure shall remain in force pending the outcome of that review.

Or. en

Justification

Amendment 231

Christophe Bay, Thierry Mariani, Isabella Tovaglieri, Anna Bryłka

on behalf of the PfE Group

Enikő Győri

Proposal for a regulation

Article 12 – paragraph 7

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

7. The total duration of a safeguard measure shall not exceed four years, including the period of application of any provisional safeguard measure, the initial period of application and any extension thereof.

deleted

Or. en

Amendment 232

Jérémy Decerle, Benoit Cassart, Laurence Farreng

Proposal for a regulation

Article 12 – paragraph 7

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

deleted

Or. en

Amendment 233

Krzysztof Hetman, Dariusz Joński, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Andrzej Buła, Magdalena Adamowicz, Adam Jarubas, Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz, Mirosława Nykiel, Marta Wcisło, Jacek Protas, Bartosz Arłukowicz, Daniel Buda, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak, Borys Budka, Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Andrzej Halicki, Céline Imart, Ewa Kopacz

Proposal for a regulation

Article 12 – paragraph 7

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

7. The total duration of a safeguard measure shall not exceed six years during the transitional period , including the period of application of any provisional safeguard measure, the initial period of application and any extension thereof, subject to Article 12(2a).

Or. en

Amendment 234

Francesco Torselli, Waldemar Buda, Daniele Polato, Carlo Fidanza

Proposal for a regulation

Article 12 – paragraph 7

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

7. The total duration of a safeguard measure shall not exceed four years, including the period of application of any provisional or automatic safeguard measures, the initial period of application and any extension thereof.

Or. en

Justification

Amendment 235

Jean-Marc Germain, Raphaël Glucksmann, Eric Sargiacomo

Proposal for a regulation

Article 12 – paragraph 7

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

7. The total duration of a safeguard measure shall not exceed seven years, including the period of application of any provisional safeguard measure, the initial period of application and any extension thereof.

Or. fr

Amendment 236

Christophe Bay, Thierry Mariani

on behalf of the PfE Group

Isabella Tovaglieri, Enikő Győri

Proposal for a regulation

Article 12 – paragraph 7 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

7 a. Where the continued existence of serious injury or the threat of serious injury beyond the transition period results from structural asymmetries linked to the concessions granted under the agreement, the Commission shall, no later than twelve months before the end of the transition period, submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council, accompanied, where appropriate, by legislative proposals aimed at establishing permanent protective instruments for the agricultural sectors concerned.

Or. en

Amendment 237

Krzysztof Hetman, Dariusz Joński, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Andrzej Buła, Magdalena Adamowicz, Adam Jarubas, Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz, Mirosława Nykiel, Marta Wcisło, Jacek Protas, Bartosz Arłukowicz, Daniel Buda, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak, Borys Budka, Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Andrzej Halicki, Céline Imart, Ewa Kopacz

Proposal for a regulation

Article 12 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Article12a

Reciprocity of Standards Clause and Health and SPS Clause

1. The Commission shall also initiate an investigation and adopt safeguard measures under this Regulation where there is credible evidence that imports benefiting from tariff preferences do not meet equivalent environmental, animal welfare, health, food safety, or labor protection requirements applicable to Union producers.

2. In the event of a documented risk to human, animal, or plant health, including the use of production methods prohibited in the Union or failure to comply with sanitary and phytosanitary requirements, the Commission may immediately suspend imports of the product benefiting from tarif preferences, in accordance with Article 9.

3. Measures adopted under this Article are necessary and proportionate and shall be subject to review in accordance with Article 12.

Or. en

Amendment 238

Jean-Marc Germain, Raphaël Glucksmann, Eric Sargiacomo

Proposal for a regulation

Article 14 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

1. The Commission shall submit an annual report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the application, implementation and fulfilment of the obligations in this Regulation.

1. The Commission shall submit a biannual report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the application, implementation and fulfilment of the obligations in this Regulation.

Or. fr

Amendment 239

Daniel Buda, Iuliu Winkler

Proposal for a regulation

Article 14 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

2a. The report shall also include the findings of the unannounced inspections conducted, including any irregularities identified, the corresponding recommendations, and any proposed or implemented remedial measures, as well as any systemic or recurrent difficulties encountered in complying with the obligations under the Agreement.

Or. ro

Amendment 240

Christophe Bay, Thierry Mariani, Isabella Tovaglieri, Anna Bryłka

on behalf of the PfE Group

Enikő Győri

Proposal for a regulation

Article 14 – paragraph 3 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

3 a. If the report demonstrates that the provisional and definitive safeguard measures have been triggered more than once for the same product, thereby confirming repeated threats posed by Mercosur imports to Union farmers, the Commission should engage with the Mercosur countries with a view to permanently exclude the product concerned from the trade liberalisation commitments offered under the ITA and EMPA.

Or. en

Amendment 241

Manon Aubry, Lynn Boylan

Proposal for a regulation

Article 14 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

4. The European Parliament may, within two months of submission of the Commission's report, invite the Commission to a meeting of its committee responsible to present and explain any issues related to the implementation of this Regulation.

4. The European Parliament may, at any time following the submission of the Commission's report, invite the Commission to meetings of its committees responsible to present and explain any issues related to the implementation of this Regulation.

Or. en

Amendment 242

Jean-Marc Germain, Raphaël Glucksmann, Eric Sargiacomo

Proposal for a regulation

Article 14 – paragraph 5

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

5. No later than three months after submitting its report to the European Parliament and to the Council, the Commission shall make it public.

5. No later than two months after submitting its report to the European Parliament and to the Council, the Commission shall make it public.

Or. fr

Amendment 243

Manon Aubry, Lynn Boylan

Proposal for a regulation

Article 14 – paragraph 5

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

5. No later than three months after submitting its report to the European Parliament and to the Council, the Commission shall make it public.

5. No later than one month after submitting its report to the European Parliament and to the Council, the Commission shall make it public.

Or. en

Amendment 244

Saskia Bricmont, Vicent Marzà Ibáñez, Majdouline Sbai

Proposal for a regulation

Article 14 – paragraph 5 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

5 a. No later than two years after the entry into force and regularly thereafter, the Commission will assess, after consulting with the Union industry, the opportunity to develop differentiated thresholds tailored to the specific characteristics of the product markets.

Or. en

Amendment 245

Jean-Marc Germain, Raphaël Glucksmann, Eric Sargiacomo

Proposal for a regulation

Article 15 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

1. If a product originating in the country concerned is imported under preferential terms into the territory of one or several of the Union's outermost regions in such increased quantities and under such conditions as to cause or threaten to cause serious deterioration in the economic situation of the Union's outermost region(s), the Commission may exceptionally adopt safeguard measures limited to the territory of the region(s) concerned, unless a mutually satisfactory solution is reached.

1. If a product originating in the country concerned is imported under preferential terms into the territory of one or several of the Union's outermost regions in such increased quantities and under such conditions as to cause or threaten to cause a deterioration in the economic situation of the Union's outermost region(s), the Commission may exceptionally adopt safeguard measures limited to the territory of the region(s) concerned, unless a mutually satisfactory solution is reached.

Or. fr

Amendment 246

Jean-Marc Germain, Raphaël Glucksmann, Eric Sargiacomo

Proposal for a regulation

Article 15 – paragraph 3 – introductory part

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

3. For the purposes of paragraph 1, serious deterioration means major difficulties in a sector of the economy producing like or directly competitive products. The determination of serious deterioration shall be based on objective factors, including the following elements:

3. For the purposes of paragraph 1, deterioration means difficulties in a sector of the economy producing like or directly competitive products. The determination of a deterioration shall be based on objective factors, including the following elements:

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Amendment 247

Jean-Marc Germain, Raphaël Glucksmann, Eric Sargiacomo

Proposal for a regulation

Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point b

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(b) the effect of such imports on the situation of the relevant industry or the economic sector concerned, including on the level of sales, production, financial situation and employment.

(b) the effect of such imports on the situation of the relevant industry or the economic sector concerned, including on the level of sales, production, prices, financial situation and employment.

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Amendment 248

Saskia Bricmont, Vicent Marzà Ibáñez, Majdouline Sbai

Proposal for a regulation

Article 15 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Article15a

Accompanying measures

1. The Commission shall work in the context of the review of the harmonised system at the World Customs Organisation in view of the creation of differentiated codes to discriminate better import flows of sensitive products and will make use of them when implementing the monitoring under this Regulation.

2. In light of the recognition by the European Union and Mercosur of the importance of the responsible management of supply chains and their willingness to cooperate on this issue, the Commission shall make sure that Mercosur economic operators covered by the EU due diligence legislation are aware of their obligations.

3. Within 2 years after the provisional entry into force of the EMPA and IPA, the Commission shall present proposals aiming to guarantee reciprocity of standards including through enforceable sustainability provisions aligned with EU environmental, animal welfare, food-safety and labour requirements.

4. The Commission shall facilitate the access of the Union producers covered by a safeguard measure to the Unity Safety Net for the EU agri-food sector.

5. Within 2 years after the provisional entry into force of the EMPA and IPA, the Commission shall launch negotiation with Mercosur with a view of extending the frame of the bilateral safeguard and of integrating a Sustainable Food Systems Chapter in the Agreement.

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Amendment 249

Krzysztof Hetman, Dariusz Joński, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Andrzej Buła, Magdalena Adamowicz, Adam Jarubas, Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz, Mirosława Nykiel, Marta Wcisło, Jacek Protas, Bartosz Arłukowicz, Daniel Buda, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak, Borys Budka, Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Andrzej Halicki, Céline Imart, Ewa Kopacz

Proposal for a regulation

Article 15 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Article15a

Anti-circumvention measures

1. If the Commission identifies circumvention of safeguard measures through changes in trade routes, including imports from Parties exempted from the measure, it may extend the scope of the measure to these imports or adopt other necessary implementing measures.

2. The Commission shall strengthen customs cooperation with Member States in verifying rules of origin and ensuring full traceability of imports of sensitive products.

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Amendment 250

Jean-Marc Germain, Raphaël Glucksmann, Eric Sargiacomo

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 16 shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of 18 years from the date of entry into force of the Agreement.

2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 16 shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of six years from the date of entry into force of the Agreement. The Commission shall submit a report on the exercise of the delegated powers to the European Parliament and to the Council no later than nine months before the expiration of the period of delegation. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension no later than three months before the end of each period.

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Amendment 251

Krzysztof Hetman, Dariusz Joński, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Andrzej Buła, Magdalena Adamowicz, Adam Jarubas, Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz, Mirosława Nykiel, Marta Wcisło, Jacek Protas, Bartosz Arłukowicz, Daniel Buda, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak, Borys Budka, Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Andrzej Halicki, Céline Imart, Ewa Kopacz

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 16 shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of 18 years from the date of entry into force of the Agreement.

2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 16 shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of 20 years from the date of entry into force of the Agreement.

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Amendment 252

Manon Aubry, Lynn Boylan

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 – paragraph 4 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

4 a. Before adopting a delegated act, the Commission shall consult with the committees responsible of the European Parliament.

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Amendment 253

Proposal for a regulation

Article 19 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

This regulation shall apply despite the rebalancing mechanism in the agreement.

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Amendment 254

Krzysztof Hetman, Dariusz Joński, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Andrzej Buła, Magdalena Adamowicz, Adam Jarubas, Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz, Mirosława Nykiel, Marta Wcisło, Jacek Protas, Bartosz Arłukowicz, Daniel Buda, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak, Borys Budka, Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Andrzej Halicki, Céline Imart, Ewa Kopacz

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Following products subject to tariff rate quotas of the European Union according to Section B of the Annex on Tariff Elimination Schedule of the Agreement:

Following products subject to tariff reduction commitment as indicated in the Appendix 2-A-1, Tariff Elimination Schedule for the European Union of the Agreement:

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Amendment 255

Krzysztof Hetman, Dariusz Joński, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Andrzej Buła, Magdalena Adamowicz, Adam Jarubas, Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz, Mirosława Nykiel, Marta Wcisło, Jacek Protas, Bartosz Arłukowicz, Daniel Buda, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak, Borys Budka, Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Andrzej Halicki, Céline Imart, Ewa Kopacz

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 14

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

14. Eggs

14. Eggs class A and B

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Amendment 256

Krzysztof Hetman, Dariusz Joński, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Andrzej Buła, Magdalena Adamowicz, Adam Jarubas, Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz, Mirosława Nykiel, Marta Wcisło, Jacek Protas, Bartosz Arłukowicz, Daniel Buda, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Céline Imart, Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Andrzej Halicki, Ewa Kopacz

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 15

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

15. Egg albumins

15. Eggs products- whole egg powder, yolk egg powder, egg albumins (standard, high whip, high gel)

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Amendment 257

Krzysztof Hetman, Dariusz Joński, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Andrzej Buła, Magdalena Adamowicz, Adam Jarubas, Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz, Mirosława Nykiel, Marta Wcisło, Jacek Protas, Bartosz Arłukowicz, Daniel Buda, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak, Borys Budka, Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Andrzej Halicki, Ewa Kopacz

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 23 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

23 a. Unmanufactured tobacco and tobacco refuse (CN2401)

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Amendment 258

Manon Aubry, Lynn Boylan

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 23 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

23 a. Citrus: oranges, lemons and mandarines

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