Modification of customs duties applicable to imports of certain goods originating in or exported directly or indirectly from Russia and Belarus

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1. Amendment 1The LeftProposal for a regulation

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2. Amendment 2PfEProposal for a regulation · Recital 10 a (new)
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   (10 a) The Commission’s objectives under the European Green Deal have resulted in excessive regulatory and financial burdens on the Union’s agricultural producers, contributing to the economic weakening of rural undertakings and food production chains. A suspension of the Green Deal is therefore necessary.

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3. Amendment 3PfEProposal for a regulation · Recital 11 a (new)
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   (11 a) The increase in customs duties on fertilisers can contribute to rising production costs for European farmers, putting upward pressure on food prices. In the absence of viable and affordable alternatives, this risks undermining the competitiveness of the Union agricultural sector. To enable farmers to access cost-effective, Union-produced fertilisers, reduce dependency on third-country imports, and contribute to the reduction of CO₂ emissions, the Commission should establish a legal and financial framework that makes manure, including ReNure, a viable alternative. That framework should provide regulatory flexibility beyond the limits currently established by the Nitrates Directive (Cou…

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4. Amendment 4ECRProposal for a regulation · Recital 10 a (new)
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   (10 a) The Commission must ensure that the introduction of additional tariffs on fertiliser imports from the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus does not generate above-average purchase prices, thereby undermining farmers’ access to essential inputs. Given the significant volumes currently imported and the limited short-term flexibility to shift suppliers without incurring additional costs, such measures should not result in the reduction of fertilised agricultural areas and sub-optimal application rates. The Commission must ensure that those measures do not lead to lower yields, diminish profitability, and have potentially negative consequences for food security and farmers’ live…

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5. Amendment 5ECRProposal for a regulation · Recital 5 a (new)
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   (5 a) Low-cost gas and lack of any emissions regulations allow the Russian Federation and Belarus to weaken the market position of Union producers, whose competitiveness is curbed by compliance with the Union´s Emission Trading System, which adds further costs, estimated at 10 to 15 % of production expenses. Therefore, support for the European fertiliser industry cannot be limited to imposing tariffs on imported fertilisers: a long-term protection and growth strategy is needed, which should aim at securing diversified supplies of affordable natural gas and easing the regulatory burden on the fertiliser industry, either by excluding it from the scope of the Directive 2003/87/EC, or by allocat…

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6. Amendment 6ECRProposal for a regulation · Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
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   2 a. As part of a long-term protection and growth strategy for the European fertiliser industry, the Commission shall, by 1 June 2025, adopt an implementing act laying down the provisions for allocation of additional free greenhouse gas emission allowances to the European non-organic fertiliser establishments. That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure laid down in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.

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