Adjustment of customs duties and opening of tariff quotas for the import of certain goods originating in the United States of America

Amendments tabled for the plenary sitting on this text, in their own numbering series. This is a different set from the committee amendments tracked elsewhere on AmendEU, and is not counted in any of the site’s amendment totals.

1. Amendment 1Proposal for a regulation · Recital 1 a (new)
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   (1a) In Executive Order 14257 of 2 April 2025 entitled "Regulating Imports With a Reciprocal Tariff To Rectify Trade Practices That Contribute to Large and Persistent Annual United States Goods Trade Deficits", the President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, declared a national emergency arising from conditions reflected in large and persistent annual United States goods trade deficits and that the United States aimed to rebalance global trade flows by imposing an additional ad valorem duty on all imports from all trading partners, with the possibility of exceptions. Those United States tariff measures included a baseline 10 % tariff on all imports, with additional country-specific tari…

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2. Amendment 2Proposal for a regulation · Recital 1 b (new)
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   (1b) As a result of the United States tariff measures adopted and those envisaged, it has been estimated by economic analyses that the Union could face a gross domestic product (GDP) reduction of between 0,2 % and 0,8 %. The impact on financial markets has been evident through increased volatility, with particular risks to Union sectors heavily dependent on exports to the United States, such as the automotive, pharmaceutical and machinery sectors.

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3. Amendment 3Proposal for a regulation · Recital 1 c (new)
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   (1c) Moreover, the Union is facing an acute and growing threat, as underscored in the Joint White Paper on European Defence Readiness 2030, linked to the return of full-scale conflict in Europe. In response to that escalating challenge, it is imperative for the Union to take decisive action to ensure its defence capacities, including by consolidating its deep and comprehensive transatlantic partnership in the fields of security, resilience and industrial cooperation while simultaneously strengthening its own technological and industrial base, including in sectors relevant to the Union’s security and defence industries. Such enhanced capabilities require stability and predictability in cooper…

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4. Amendment 4Proposal for a regulation · Recital 1 d (new)
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   (1d) The Union reiterates its unwavering commitment to a transparent, fair and rules-based multilateral trading system grounded in the principles of the World Trade Organization (WTO). In line with the Treaties, the Union remains devoted to advancing its values and interests on the global stage, particularly through the promotion of open and equitable trade and the reinforcement of international law. The WTO remains the cornerstone of the global trading order and the primary forum for developing, implementing, and enforcing international trade rules. Close cooperation with like-minded partners, in particular the United States, is essential to uphold and strengthen that system, to safeguard a…

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5. Amendment 5Proposal for a regulation · Recital 1 e (new)
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   (1e) While certain commercial tensions persist, they are now being managed within newly established framework of dialogue and coordination. The Union remains committed to ensuring that the Union-United States trade and investment relationship will evolve in the longer term in line with the principles of free and fair trade between the parties, and in line with the WTO rules-based trading system without undermining other trade policy measures including in the areas of trade defence. The objective is to encompass additional sectors of strategic significance for the Union and conclude an agreement anchored in a multilateral framework and consistent with the WTO’s rules-based trading system.

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6. Amendment 6Proposal for a regulation · Recital 1 f (new)
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   (1f) In view of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, as well as other conflicts in the Union’s neighbourhood that undermine the security of the Union and its citizens, it is imperative for the Union to maintain and further strengthen its partnership with a key ally at a time when such relations are of critical importance. In that exceptional context, the Union is required to adopt extraordinary and temporary measures, duly justified under Article XXI of the GATT (Security Exceptions). However, such unilateral measures should not set a precedent and should remain strictly exceptional, proportionate and time-limited, reflecting their specific nature as actions justified on security grou…

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7. Amendment 7Proposal for a regulation · Recital 3
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   (3) The Union and the United States intend the Joint Statement to be a first step in a process that can be further expanded over time to cover additional areas and continue to improve market access and increase their trade and investment relationship.

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   (3) The Union and the United States intend the Joint Statement to be a first step in a process that can be further expanded over time to cover additional areas and continue to improve market access and increase their trade and investment relationship. The Union remains committed to continue engaging in negotiations with the United States with a view to reaching a mutually beneficial agreement for other important sectors of its economy, such as agri-food products, as well as industrial goods, during the period of full or partial suspension of tariff preferences or tariff quotas granted to the United States.

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8. Amendment 8Proposal for a regulation · Recital 5 a (new)
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   (5a) The adoption of this Regulation should be without prejudice to the right of the Union to apply countermeasures in response to unjustifiable measures adopted by the United States.

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9. Amendment 9Proposal for a regulation · Recital 6
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   (6) The adjusted customs duties and the tariff quotas should apply for as long as the United States is effectively implementing the Joint Statement.

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   (6) As the Joint Statement's main objective is to establish a clear framework for transatlantic trade that brings much - needed stability and predictability for Union exporters, any actions by the United States that threaten to undermine that stability and predictability, whether by threatening to diverge or diverging from its commitments under the Joint Statement, or any other action that goes against the spirit of the Joint Statement or with the interference in the legitimate sovereign choices of the Union or a Member State, should lead to a suspension of the Union's commitments under the Joint Statement. Hence, the adjusted customs duties and the tariff quotas should apply only if and for…

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10. Amendment 10Proposal for a regulation · Recital 6 a (new)
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    (6a) Given that the Union’s sovereign and democratic right to regulate, and the acquis communautaire, cannot form part of negotiations with any third country, the application of Article 1 or Article 2 of this Regulation should be suspended in the event of any attempt by the United States to use economic coercion, within the meaning of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) 2023/2675 of the European Parliament and of the Council1a , for example through the application or the threat of the application of additional tariffs or of any other measure affecting trade or investment in order to prevent or obtain the cessation, modification or adoption of a particular act by the Union or a Member State, to t…

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11. Amendment 11Proposal for a regulation · Recital 6 b (new)
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    (6b) The measures laid down in this Regulation should be conditional on the continued alignment of the United States with the security interests of the Union. Should the United States take action in a manner that directly undermines the essential security interests of the Union or its Member States, including their territorial integrity and their economic dimension, and their foreign and defence policies, the suspension mechanisms under this Regulation should be available to ensure that the Union’s trade policy remains consistent with its external policy and security objectives.

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12. Amendment 12Proposal for a regulation · Recital 6 c (new)
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    (6c) This Regulation grants the United States broad and exceptional tariff preferences and tariff quotas, which could potentially lead to increases in imports of the goods covered by those preferences and quotas, which could have a significant impact on Union industry. Furthermore, this Regulation has been adopted without an accompanying impact assessment, so its potential economic impact is difficult to estimate at the time of its adoption. For that reason, a safeguard mechanism should be established, the aim of which should be to protect Union industry and the agricultural sector, in the event that the tariff preferences and tariff quotas granted by this Regulation would lead to such incre…

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13. Amendment 13Proposal for a regulation · Recital 6 d (new)
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    (6d) The Joint Statement does not provide for the application of the 15 % tariff ceiling to steel and aluminium, therefore the 50 % duty rates previously introduced by the United States remain in place. The Union and the United States have expressed their intention, in the Joint Statement, to consider the possibility to cooperate on ring-fencing their respective domestic markets from steel and aluminium overcapacity, while ensuring secure supply chains between each other, including through tariff quota solutions.

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14. Amendment 14Proposal for a regulation · Recital 6 e (new)
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    (6e) On 19 August 2025, the United States Department of Commerce announced the addition of 407 product categories to the list of “derivative” steel and aluminium products covered by Section 232 sectoral tariffs. As a result, the steel and aluminium content of those products is subject to a duty rate of 50 %. The imposition of those tariffs and of the cumbersome administrative and customs requirements, after the signature of the Joint Statement, has increased the level of instability in trade between the Union and the United States and has led to serious economic consequences for the Union companies concerned and for their workers. Those tariffs also disproportionately affect the Union’s smal…

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15. Amendment 15Proposal for a regulation · Recital 6 f (new)
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    (6f) The Joint Statement does not cover heavy-duty vehicles and their parts. In the context of the ongoing implementation of the Joint Statement, the Union and the United States should treat heavy-duty vehicles and their parts in the same manner as passenger cars and its parts, with the goal to include them under the 15 % flat tariff, and for all relevant measures to ensure fair and proportionate treatment in line with the objectives of the Joint Statement.

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16. Amendment 16Proposal for a regulation · Recital 7
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    (7) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission to suspend the application of this Regulation in specific circumstances. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and the Council3. _________________ 3 Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13 ELI: ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2011/182/oj).

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    (7) In order to determine the start date of application of the tariff preferences or the tariff quotas granted to the United States by this Regulation, suspend in whole or in part the tariff preferences or the tariff quotas and amend the list of goods for which the tariff preferences have been granted, the power to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the I…

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17. Amendment 17Proposal for a regulation · Recital 8 a (new)
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    (8a) Access to the Union market is and should remain conditional on compliance with any applicable Union law, including with the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, the Corporate Sustainable Due Diligence Directive and Anti-deforestation rules, regardless from which jurisdiction products originate.

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18. Amendment 18Proposal for a regulation · Recital 8 b (new)
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    (8b) The Commission should assess, on a regular basis, the effects of this Regulation on trade flows, production levels, and price dynamics, resulting from the implementation of Articles 1 and 2. The Commission should work in close coordination with Member States and relevant sectors of Union industry, ensuring systematic data collection and regular information exchange to enable timely identification of any market distortions or imbalances.

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19. Amendment 19Proposal for a regulation · Recital 8 c (new)
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    (8c) This Regulation constitutes an urgent response to an exceptional and volatile situation and may have far-reaching consequences. Its application should therefore be limited. A first evaluation report on the impact of this Regulation on Union industry and on seafood and agricultural goods producers, as well as on consumers, should be published by ... [six months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation]. By ... [six months before the date of the end of application of this Regulation], the Commission should present an additional comprehensive impact assessment, where appropriate, accompanied by a legislative proposal to extend the application of this Regulation. That impact ass…

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20. Amendment 20Proposal for a regulation · Recital 8 d (new)
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    (8d) The European Parliament and the Council should be kept fully, regularly and in a timely manner informed of relevant developments in the application of this Regulation and should be duly consulted throughout the process.

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21. Amendment 21Proposal for a regulation · Recital 9
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    (9) In view of the importance of avoiding disruption of the trade and investment relationship between the Union and the United States, this Regulation should enter into force on the day following that of its publication.

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    (9) In view of the importance of avoiding disruption of the trade and investment relationship between the Union and the United States, this Regulation should enter into force on the day following that of its publication. However, in the aftermath of the ruling of the US Supreme Court on the use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act for the imposition of baseline tariffs on United States trading partners and the changes to tariff levels on some Union products exceeding the ceilings agreed in the Joint Statement, and after the launching of new Section 301 and ongoing Section 232 investigations and potential use of any other legal basis, together with the ongoing trade uncertainty,…

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22. Amendment 22Proposal for a regulation · Recital 9 a (new)
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    (9a) The implications of this Regulation for the Union budget have been assessed+ pursuant to Article 310(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. Sufficient financial and human resources should be provided for its implementation, while considering the impact of the financing on other Union programmes or policies and ensuring its compatibility with the multiannual financial framework, the system of own resources and the corresponding interinstitutional agreement, as well as with the budgetary principles laid down in Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council[1]. ____________________ + Pro memoria: Budgetary assessment of the European Pa…

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23. Amendment 23Proposal for a regulation · Article 1 – title
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    Adjustment of customs duties

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    Suspension of customs duties

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24. Amendment 24Proposal for a regulation · Article 1 – paragraph 1
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    1. The applicable customs duties of the Common Customs Tariff on imports into the Union of the goods classified under the Combined Nomenclature (CN) codes listed in Annex I and originating in the United States shall be 0 %.

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    1. The applicable customs duties of the Common Customs Tariff on imports into the Union of the goods classified under the Combined Nomenclature (CN) codes listed in Annex I and originating in the United States shall be suspended.

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25. Amendment 25Proposal for a regulation · Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
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    2a. Without prejudice to Article 4b, the suspension of customs duties referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article shall cease to apply from the date of the end of application of this Regulation referred to in Article 6, second paragraph.

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26. Amendment 26Proposal for a regulation · Article 3 – title
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    Suspension

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    Suspension of the application

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27. Amendment 27Proposal for a regulation · Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
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    The Commission may adopt an implementing act suspending in whole or in part the application of Article 1 or Article 2 in the following circumstances:

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    The Commission is empowered to adopt, in accordance with Article 4c, delegated acts amending Annex I, Annex II or Annex III to this Regulation in order to suspend in whole or in part the application of Article 1 or Article 2, after an examination based on substantiated information gathered on its own initiative or received from any reliable source, including a Member State, the European Parliament or Union producers in the following circumstances:

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28. Amendment 28Proposal for a regulation · Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
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    (a) where the United States fails to implement the Joint Statement or otherwise undermines the objectives pursued by the Joint Statement, or undermines access of Union economic operators to the United States market, or otherwise disrupts the trade and investment relationship between the Union and the United States;

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    (a) where the United States fails to implement the Joint Statement or otherwise undermines the objectives of improving the trade and investment relationship between the Union and the United States and the objectives pursued by the Joint Statement to promote reciprocal, fair and balanced trade, or undermines access of Union economic operators to the United States market, discriminates against or targets Union economic operators aiming to operate, or already operating, in the United States or otherwise disrupts the trade and investment relationship between the Union and the United States;

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29. Amendment 29Proposal for a regulation · Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
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    (aa) where the United States imposes additional tariffs on goods imported from the Union that exceed the 15 % tariff ceiling, or in any other way raises or imposes new customs duties or other duties, taxes or fees on Union goods while the terms of the Joint Statement remain applicable, or modifies the product classification with the effect of raising the tariff level;

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30. Amendment 30Proposal for a regulation · Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
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    (b) where there are sufficient indications that the United States will act in the manner referred to in point (a) in the future;

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    (b) where there are sufficient indications that the United States will act in the manner referred to in point (a) or point (aa) in the future;

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31. Amendment 31Proposal for a regulation · Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
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    (c) where the adjustment of the customs duties referred to in Article 1, or the opening of tariff quotas referred to in Article 2, results in the importation of a good originating in the United States in such increased quantities, in absolute terms or relative to domestic production, and under such conditions as to cause or threaten to cause serious injury to the domestic industry of the Union;

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32. Amendment 32Proposal for a regulation · Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
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    (d) where a change of objective circumstances has occurred with regard to those existing at the time the Joint Statement was issued.

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    (d) where a change of objective circumstances has occurred with regard to those existing at the time the Joint Statement was issued, in particular regarding serious breaches of human rights, fundamental principles of democracy and the rule of law, as well as threats to the essential security interests of the Union or its Member States, including their territorial integrity and their economic dimension, and to their foreign and defence policies.

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33. Amendment 33Proposal for a regulation · Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
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    That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 4(2).

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    Where the Commission suspends the application of Article 1 or Article 2 in part, it shall amend Annex I, Annex II or Annex III by modifying the applicable tariff rates, the tariff quotas or the scope of the goods covered respectively.

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34. Amendment 34Proposal for a regulation · Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
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    1a. Without prejudice to Regulation (EU) 2023/2675 of the European Parliament and of the Council, where the United States applies or threatens to apply additional tariffs or any other measure affecting trade or investment in order to prevent or obtain the cessation, modification or adoption of a particular act by the Union or a Member State, thereby interfering in the legitimate sovereign choices of the Union or a Member State, the Commission shall, where appropriate, carry out an examination based on substantiated information gathered on its own initiative or received from any reliable source, including a Member State, the European Parliament or Union producers. Where the examination leads…

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35. Amendment 35Proposal for a regulation · Article 3 – paragraph 1 b (new)
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    1b. Where, in the case of a sudden change of circumstances with regard to those existing at the time the Joint Statement was issued, seriously affecting the essential security interests of the Union or its Member States, including their territorial integrity and their economic dimension, imperative grounds of urgency so require, the procedure provided for in Article 4d shall apply to delegated acts adopted pursuant to this Article.

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36. Amendment 36Proposal for a regulation · Article 3 – paragraph 2
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    2. The implementing act referred to in paragraph 1 shall apply for as long as the circumstances referred to in paragraph 1 persist.

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    2. The delegated acts referred to in paragraphs 1, 1a and 1b of this Article shall apply for as long as the circumstances referred to in paragraphs 1, 1a and 1b of this Article, respectively, persist and in any event no longer than until the date of the end of application of this Regulation referred to in Article 6, second paragraph. Where the Commission finds that the reasons justifying a suspension no longer apply, it is empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 4c, to amend Annex I, Annex II or Annex III to this Regulation in order to reinstate the application of Article 1 or Article 2, or, in the case referred to in paragraph 1, second subparagraph, of this Article, r…

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37. Amendment 37Proposal for a regulation · Article 4
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    Article 4 Committee procedure 1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Trade Barriers Committee established by Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No 2015/1843 of the European Parliament and of the Council5 . 2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply. _________________ 5 Regulation (EU) 2015/1843 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 October 2015 laying down Union procedures in the field of the common commercial policy in order to ensure the exercise of the Union’s rights under international trade rules, in particular those established under the auspices of the World Trade Organization (codification) (OJ L 272, ELI: http://data…

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38. Amendment 38Proposal for a regulation · Article 4 a (new)
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    Article 4a Safeguard mechanism 1. The Commission shall regularly monitor the impact of this Regulation on Union markets. The Commission is empowered to adopt, in accordance with Article 4c, delegated acts amending Annex I, Annex II or Annex III to this Regulation in order to suspend temporarily in whole or in part the application of Article 1 or Article 2, after an examination based on substantiated information gathered on its own initiative or received from any reliable source, including a Member State, the European Parliament or Union producers where the application of Article 1 or Article 2 results in the import of a good originating in the United States in such increased quantities, in a…

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39. Amendment 39Proposal for a regulation · Article 4 b (new)
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    Article 4b Specific provisions with respect to steel, aluminium, and their derivative products 1. For the categories of goods referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, the suspension of customs duties referred to in Article 1(1) shall cease to apply six months from the start date of application of Articles 1, 2, 3, 4a and 4b referred to in Article 6, third paragraph. 2. The categories of goods concerned shall be the following: (a) goods falling under Combined Nomenclature code 72; (b) goods falling under Combined Nomenclature code 73; (c) goods falling under Combined Nomenclature code 76. 3. If, before the end date of application, referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, the United Stat…

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40. Amendment 40Proposal for a regulation · Article 4 ba (new)
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    Article 4ba Determination of the start date of application 1. The Commission shall adopt, in accordance with Article 4c, a delegated act amending Article 6, third paragraph, in order to determine the date from which Articles 1, 2, 3, 4a and 4b shall be applicable. It shall adopt such a delegated act when, and only if, all of the following conditions have been fulfilled: (a) the United States applies a tariff rate not higher than either the US Most Favored Nation (MFN) tariff rate or a tariff rate of a maximum of 15 %, including the US MFN tariff, on goods originating from the Union; (b) the United States applies only the US MFN tariff to the following products of the Union: unavailable natur…

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41. Amendment 41Proposal for a regulation · Article 4 c (new)
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    Article 4c Exercise of the delegation 1. The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article. 2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 3(1), (1a) and (2), Article 4a, Article 4b and Article 4ba shall be conferred on the Commission from ... [the date of entry into force of this Regulation] until ... [the date of the end of application of this Regulation referred to in Article 6, second paragraph]. 3. The delegation of power referred to in Article 3(1), (1a) and (2), Article 4a, Article 4b and Article 4ba may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an…

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42. Amendment 42Proposal for a regulation · Article 4 d (new)
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    Article 4d Urgency procedure 1. Delegated acts adopted under this Article shall enter into force without delay and shall apply as long as no objection is expressed in accordance with paragraph 2. The notification of a delegated act to the European Parliament and to the Council shall state the reasons for the use of the urgency procedure. 2. Either the European Parliament or the Council may object to a delegated act in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 4c(6). In such a case, the Commission shall repeal the act immediately following the notification of the decision to object by the European Parliament or by the Council.

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43. Amendment 43Proposal for a regulation · Article 5 a (new)
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    Article 5a Evaluation and reporting 1. By ... [six months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation], the Commission shall carry out an impact assessment on the economic and security impacts of this Regulation. The impact assessment shall examine: (a) the impact of the application of this Regulation on all imports and exports between the Union and the United States; and (b) trade-flow changes and distributional effects across Member States and sectors. 2. By ... [six months before the date of the end of application of this Regulation], the Commission shall present an additional comprehensive impact assessment. That impact assessment shall examine, inter alia: (a) the impact of the…

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44. Amendment 44Proposal for a regulation · Article 6 – title
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    Entry into force

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    Entry into force and application

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45. Amendment 45Proposal for a regulation · Article 6 – paragraph 2 (new)
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    It shall apply from … [the date of entry into force of this Regulation] until 31 March 2028.

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46. Amendment 46Proposal for a regulation · Article 6 – paragraph 3 (new)
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    However, Articles 1, 2, 3, 4a and 4b shall apply only from the date determined by a delegated act adopted in accordance with Article 4ba.

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47. Amendment 47The LeftProposal for a regulation

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48. Amendment 48The LeftProposal for a regulation · Recital 1 a (new)
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    (1 a) The European Union expresses deep concern at the worrying increase in executions and death sentences in the United States; recalls that the abolition of the death penalty is a fundamental value of the Union, enshrined in Article 2 TEU and the Charter of Fundamental Rights; considers that pursuing or concluding agreements in such a context is incompatible with the Union’s values and undermines the credibility of its external action.

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49. Amendment 49The LeftProposal for a regulation · Recital 1 b (new)
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    (1 b) The European Union recalls that the Union’s external action must be guided by the principles of sovereignty, the rule of law and respect for its institutional framework, in accordance with Articles 2 and 21 TEU; strongly condemns the imposition of sanctions, including travel bans, by the United States against a former European Commissioner for the implementation of EU legislation; considers that such measures constitute an unacceptable form of external pressure on the Union’s regulatory sovereignty and democratic decision-making; takes the view that, in this context, no agreement with the United States should be concluded.

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50. Amendment 50The LeftProposal for a regulation · Recital 1 c (new)
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    (1 c) The recent conduct of the United States administration, marked by multiple violations of international law, including serious threats to the territorial integrity of allied countries, military aggression against Iran, the US’s responsibility for the deaths of many civilians, including the bombing of a girls’ school, hostility towards international justice and deliberate efforts to weaken Europe, shows that the United States can no longer be regarded as a fully reliable and democratic partner for the European Union.

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51. Amendment 51The LeftProposal for a regulation · Recital 2 a (new)
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    (2 a) The trade agreement announced on 27 July 2025 was concluded in an informal, private setting – a golf course in Scotland owned by the President of the United States – not covered by any institutional procedure provided for by the Treaties of the European Union. Holding discussions that are decisive for European trade and agriculture policy in a private venue linked to one of the parties raises serious doubts about the transparency, democratic accountability and integrity of the decision-making process. Such a framework is incompatible with the requirements of diligence, independence and neutrality that is required to govern the conduct of the common commercial policy in accordance with…

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52. Amendment 52The LeftProposal for a regulation · Recital 2 b (new)
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    (2 b) The United States chose not to participate in COP30 in Belém, demonstrating a lack of commitment to international climate governance. Further opening up the European market to American agricultural products without environmental conditions is therefore incompatible with the Union’s climate objectives.

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53. Amendment 53The LeftProposal for a regulation · Recital 2 c (new)
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    (2 c) The United States is not a party to the Paris Agreement under the UNFCCC after its withdrawal from the Agreement has been notified. In this case, no agreement could be initiated until the United States has rejoined the Paris Agreement and confirmed its commitment to implement its nationally determined contributions.

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54. Amendment 54The LeftProposal for a regulation · Recital 2 d (new)
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    (2 d) The European Union considers that no trade or political agreement with a third country can be concluded or even envisaged where that partner challenges or threatens the sovereignty and territorial integrity of a Member State or an associated territory; the Union cannot accept any commitments with a partner adopting such positions, notably with regard to Greenland.

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55. Amendment 55The LeftProposal for a regulation · Recital 2 e (new)
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    (2 e) This Regulation exempts United States industrial products imported to the Union from tariffs and grants further market access to United States agricultural products while Union products will be subject to a 15 % tariff rate, thereby creating systemic unfair terms of trade to the expense of the Union.

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56. Amendment 56The LeftProposal for a regulation · Recital 3 a (new)
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    (3 a) The European Union regrets that the so-called “Turnberry” political agreement contains unprecedented concessions, particularly in the areas of energy, investment, and industrial cooperation, and does not appear to have any legal basis on an explicit, precise, and up-to-date mandate of negotiation, in accordance with Article 207 of the TFEU.

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57. Amendment 57The LeftProposal for a regulation · Recital 4 a (new)
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    (4 a) United States agriculture continues to make extensive use of active substances that are banned in the European Union, and the proposed agreement thus creates structural unfair competition between European producers who adhere to a more sustainable and virtuous model and United States imports produced under lax standards, generating an increased risk to the health of European consumers. There is therefore concern about the European Commission’s future responsibility for diseases linked to these imports and their consumption by European citizens.

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58. Amendment 58The LeftProposal for a regulation · Recital 4 b (new)
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    (4 b) The European Union stresses that the United States is one of the European Union’s main competitors in the agricultural sector, with significant differences in production standards, regulatory frameworks and cost structures; considers that this agreement undermines Union standards and the sustainability of the European agricultural model, to the exclusive benefit of the United States. It undermines European food sovereignty, is contrary to CAP objectives and creates a major tariff imbalance without adequate and robust safeguards.

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59. Amendment 59The LeftProposal for a regulation · Recital 9 a (new)
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    (9 a) Whereas this agreement should not take effect for as long as the Trump-administration does not swear off the prospect of annexing or otherwise taking over Greenland, or in any other way threatens the territorial integrity of any Member State of the Union.

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60. Amendment 60The LeftProposal for a regulation · Recital 9 b (new)
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    (9 b) Whereas any threats from the United States side, whether made formally, in speeches or via social media posts from members of the United States administration, made against any Union Member State should lead to the immediate suspension of this agreement.

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61. Amendment 61The LeftProposal for a regulation · Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
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    (d a) where the United States administration makes any claims to Greenland, threatens to annex Greenland, sends unannounced military forces, or is suspected, by the authorities in Greenland, Denmark or any other EU country, of launching any influence operations in Greenland.

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62. Amendment 62INTAProposal for a regulation

    Replaces or inserts a longer passage — full text in the official document.

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63. Amendment 63INTADraft legislative resolution · Paragraph 1 a (new)
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    1a. Approves the joint statement by Parliament and the Commission annexed to this resolution, which will be published in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Union;

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64. Amendment 64INTADraft legislative resolution · Paragraph 1 b (new)
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    1b. Takes note of the statement by the Commission annexed to this resolution, which will be published in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Union;

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65. Amendment 65The LeftProposal for a regulation

    Replaces or inserts a longer passage — full text in the official document.

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66. Amendment 66The LeftProposal for a regulation · Recital 1 a (new)
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    (1a) This Regulation reduces or eliminates tariffs on products originating from the United States while maintaining a 15 % tariff rate on most Union products, thereby establishing systemically unequal terms of trade at the expense of the Union which will further undermine the Union’s agricultural and industrial sovereignty.

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67. Amendment 67The LeftProposal for a regulation · Recital 2 a (new)
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    (2a) The US administration stated on 3 June 2026 its intention to impose an additional 10 % tariff on imports from the Union on the basis of alleged failures to prevent trade in goods produced with forced labour. That new measure creates a risk that the cumulative tariff burden on certain Union products could exceed the 15 % ceiling established under the Joint Statement. Given that risk, and the resulting uncertainty as to the United States' compliance with its commitments under that Statement, this Regulation should be withdrawn.

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68. Amendment 68The LeftProposal for a regulation · Recital 2 a (new)
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    (2a) The United States of America, in particular its President Donald Trump, has made multiple declarations and acts hostile to the Union over the last months, in such a way that the United States can no longer be regarded as a reliable partner for the Union; whereas no trade agreement should be signed with a country that threatens the territorial integrity of the Union or Union Member States and jeopardises the sovereignty, integrity or right to regulate of the Union.

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69. Amendment 69The LeftProposal for a regulation · Recital 2 b (new)
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    (2b) The US’ recent military interventions in Venezuela and Iran, violations of international law and overall foreign policy pose serious threats to global peace and cause a systematic weakening of the UN-based international order; whereas deepening the commercial relationship with the US in this context harms the credibility of the Union’s external action which, as per Article 21 of the Treaty on European Union, should be based on democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights.

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70. Amendment 70The LeftProposal for a regulation · Recital 4 a (new)
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    (4a) This Regulation is only the first realisation of the wider political agreement reached in Turnberry in July 2025 and reflected in the Joint Statement of 27 August 2025, by which the Union makes several far-reaching and concerning commitments in the areas of energy, investments, defence, and regulatory cooperation that will ultimately harm the interests of Union citizens and reinforce the dependency of the Union on the US.

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71. Amendment 71The LeftProposal for a regulation · Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
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    (d) where a change of objective circumstances has occurred with regard to those existing at the time the Joint Statement was issued.

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    (d) where a change of objective circumstances has occurred with regard to those existing at the time the Joint Statement was issued, in particular regarding serious breaches of human rights, fundamental principles of democracy and the rule of law, as well as threats to the essential security interests of the Union or its Member States, including their territorial integrity and their economic dimension, and to their foreign and defence policies.

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