EU-China Agreement: modification of concessions on all the tariff rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV

P10_TA(2026)0101

Committee on International Trade

PE782.185

European Parliament legislative resolution of 26 March 2026 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the People`s Republic of China pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions on all the tariff rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union (10844/2023 – C10-0282/2025 – 2023/0183(NLE))

(Consent)

– having regard to the draft Council decision (10844/2023),

– having regard to draft Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and People`s Republic of China pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions on all the tariff rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union (10845/2023),

– having regard to the request for consent submitted on 11 November 2025 by the Council in accordance with Article 207(4), first subparagraph, and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a)(v), of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C100282/2025),

– having regard to Rule 107(1) and (4), and Rule 117(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

– having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on International Trade (A10-0026/2026),

1. Gives its consent to the conclusion of the agreement;

2. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of the People`s Republic of China.