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Temporary trade-liberalisation measures supplementing trade concessions applicable to Ukrainian products under the EU/Euratom/Ukraine Association Agreement

TA-9-2024-0304 · P9_TA(2024)0304 · PE758.861

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Parliament adopted its first-reading position on a regulation granting temporary trade-liberalisation measures for Ukrainian products under the EU/Euratom/Ukraine Association Agreement. The text corresponds to the final act, Regulation (EU) 2024/1392. The Commission commits to monitor grain imports, especially wheat, and to use surveillance and a reinforced safeguard mechanism if imports harm EU producers or a member state's market. The Commission will pursue reciprocal tariff liberalisation with Ukraine under Article 29 of the Association Agreement and keep Parliament informed.

Key points

  1. Parliament adopts its first-reading position on the proposed regulation on temporary trade-liberalisation measures for Ukrainian products.
  2. Parliament takes note of Commission statements annexed to the resolution, to be published in the Official Journal C series.
  3. Parliament calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces or substantially amends its proposal.
  4. The Commission states it will support Ukraine's grain exports while preserving EU grain producers' interests and the functioning of the EU grain market.
  5. The Commission will monitor grain imports, particularly wheat, and their concentration in member states neighbouring Ukraine, addressing issues in dialogue with Ukraine.
  6. The Commission recalls that imports from Ukraine can be subject to surveillance, including import licensing, under Regulation (EU) 2015/478 if they threaten injury to Union producers.
  7. The Commission recalls the reinforced safeguard mechanism, which can be activated for adverse effects on one or several member states, and will use its powers to initiate it ex officio for wheat imports from Ukraine.
  8. The Commission recalls that in 2022 and 2023 it adopted measures to support European farmers in all member states, notably those neighbouring Ukraine.
  9. The Commission will take steps under Article 29 of the Association Agreement to pursue reciprocal tariff liberalisation with Ukraine once the new measures are adopted.
  10. The Commission will involve Parliament and keep it informed of consultations with Ukraine, taking due account of its comments.
  11. The Commission states these working modalities do not set a precedent for review clauses in other agreements and do not deviate from Article 218 TFEU.
  12. The Commission says the outcome will provide economic certainty and stable trade for Ukraine and the EU, supporting Ukraine's reconstruction and integration into the EU internal market.

Who is affected

  • Ukrainian exporters of grain and other goods, who gain temporary trade liberalisation and support for exports.
  • EU grain producers, whose interests the Commission says it will preserve while monitoring imports.
  • Member states neighbouring Ukraine, where grain imports are concentrated and which can trigger the reinforced safeguard mechanism.
  • European farmers, who received support measures in 2022 and 2023.

Figures and deadlines

  • Regulation (EU) 2024/1392, the final act corresponding to Parliament's position.
  • Regulation (EU) 2015/478 of 11 March 2015 on common rules for imports, cited for surveillance measures.
  • Article 29 of the Association Agreement, under which reciprocal tariff liberalisation will be pursued.
  • Article 218 TFEU, which the Commission says the working modalities do not deviate from.

Legal basis: Article 294(2) and Article 207(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.