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Parliament’s position was adopted by 431 in favour, 161 against and 70 abstentions. Negotiations with the Council on the final form of the legislation will take place tomorrow, 17 December.
The draft regulation sets out how the EU could temporarily suspend tariff preferences on the import of certain agricultural products considered sensitive (such as poultry or beef) from Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay if these imports are seen to be harming EU producers.
According to Parliament, the Commission should launch an investigation into the need for protection measures when imports of sensitive agricultural products increase by an average of 5% over a three-year period (compared to 10% per year in the Commission proposal). They also want speedier investigations (from six to three months generally, and from four to two months in case of sensitive products) so that safeguards can be introduced faster.
Parliament adopted an amendment which includes a reciprocity mechanism, whereby the Commission shall initiate an investigation and adopt safeguard measures where there is credible evidence that imports benefiting from tariff preferences do not meet equivalent environmental, animal welfare, health, food safety, or labour protection requirements applicable to producers in the EU.
December 16, 2025/ PE/ European Union.
https://www.europarl.europa.eu
