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DRAFT RECOMMENDATION (05757/2024 – C90033/2024 – 2023/0456(NLE))

On the draft Council decision on the accession of Tuvalu to the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific States, of the other part

INTA-PR-765181

Committee on International Trade · Rapporteur: Dariusz Joński

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The draft report recommends that Parliament consent to Tuvalu's accession to the Interim Partnership Agreement between the EU and Pacific States, ensuring continued duty-free access to the EU market.

Committee position. The rapporteur proposes that Parliament give its consent to Tuvalu's accession to the interim EPA.

Key points

  1. Parliament gives its consent to Tuvalu's accession to the agreement.
  2. Tuvalu will lose EU Everything-But-Arms preferences as it graduates from Least Developed Country status in 2024.
  3. Accession to the interim EPA supports Tuvalu's transition and maintains full duty-free-quota-free access to the EU market.
  4. The rapporteur supports economic integration of Pacific States and welcomes Tuvalu's accession as beneficial for the region and EU trade relations.

Who is affected

  • Tuvalu: gains continued duty-free access to EU market after losing EBA preferences.
  • Pacific States party to the interim EPA: Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands.

Figures and deadlines

  • 2024: year Tuvalu is expected to graduate from Least Developed Country status.

Legal basis: Article 207(4) and Article 218(6)(a)(v) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union