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3mo ago

European Parliament Backs Farm Safeguards for EU–Mercosur Deal

The measure sets objective triggers that let Brussels swiftly restore tariffs on named agricultural imports.

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Mit Blick auf das Handelsabkommen mit den südamerikanischen Mercosur-Staaten hat das EU-Parlament eine Schutzregelung für europäische Landwirte verabschiedet. Das Abkommen ist noch nicht ratifiziert, könnte aber vorläufig in Kraft treten.

Overview

  • MEPs approved the safeguard regulation by 483 votes to 102, with 67 abstentions, creating a mechanism to reimpose tariffs to shield EU farmers from import surges.
  • The rules focus on products such as beef, poultry, eggs, honey, rice, sugar, ethanol, garlic and citrus, which will face intensified monitoring.
  • Action is triggered if, over a three‑year average, import prices fall by at least 8% or volumes rise by at least 8%, after which the European Commission has three months to decide on suspending tariff preferences.
  • Council approval is still required for the regulation, which would apply once the trade agreement enters provisional or full effect.
  • The Mercosur pact remains unratified as Parliament seeks a European Court of Justice review, and provisional application could begin once at least one Mercosur country ratifies, a step the Commission has not yet activated.