14 Amendments of Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ related to 2024/0028(COD)
Amendment 13 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In order to prevent fraud, the preferential arrangements established by this Regulation should be conditional upon Ukraine complying with all the relevant conditions for obtaining benefits under the Association Agreement, including the rules of origin of products concerned and the procedures related thereto, as well as Ukraine’s involvement in close administrative cooperation with the Union, so as to prevent any major destabilisation of the internal market, as provided for by the Association Agreement.
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Subject to an assessment by the Commission carried out in the context of the regular monitoring of the impact of this Regulation and launched either following a duly substantiated request from a Member State or on the Commission’s own initiative, it is necessary to provide for the possibility to take any necessary measures for imports of any products falling under the scope of this Regulation which are adversely affecting the Union market or the market of one or several Member States for like or directly competing products. There is a particularly precarious situation in the markets for poultry, eggs, and sugar, cereals, oilseeds and honey that may harm Union agricultural producers if imports from Ukraine were to increase. It is appropriate to introduce an automatic safeguard for cereals, oilseeds, honey, eggs, poultry, and sugar products that is activated if quantities imported pursuant to this Regulation exceed the arithmetic mean of quantities in 20221 and 20232.
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Subject to an assessment by the Commission carried out in the context of the regular monitoring of the impact of this Regulation and launched either following a duly substantiated request from a Member State or on the Commission’s own initiative, it is necessary to provide for the possibility to take any necessary measures for imports of any products falling under the scope of this Regulation which are adversely affecting the Union market or the market of one or several Member States for like or directly competing products. There is a particularly precarious situation in the markets for poultry, eggs, and sugar, common wheat, barley and oats that may harm Union agricultural producers if imports from Ukraine were to increase. It is appropriate to introduce an automatic safeguard for eggs, poultry, and sugar products, common wheat, barley and oats that is activated if quantities imported pursuant to this Regulation exceed the arithmetic mean of quantities in 20221 and 20232.
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) Draws the Commission’s attention to the critical situation in the sugar market, where the import volumes during the first half of 2024 are already very high; emphasises the need, therefore, for the Commission to be vigilant as soon as this Regulation enters into force, by closely monitoring exports on a monthly basis;
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
If, during the period 6 June to 31 December 2024, cumulative import volumes of either eggs, poultry or sugar, sugar, common wheat, maize, barley, oats, sunflower, rapeseed,and their associated products (flour, pellets, meal, groats, etc.) or honey since 1 January 2024 reach the respective arithmetic mean of import volumes recorded in 20221 and 20232, the Commission shall, within 210 days and after informing the Committee on Safeguards established by Article 3(1) of Regulation (EU) 2015/478:
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
If, during the period 6 June to 31 December 2024, cumulative import volumes of either eggs, poultry or sugar, sugar, common wheat, barley or oats (and the products associated with those cereals such as flour, pellets, meal, groats, etc.) since 1 January 2024 reach the respective arithmetic mean of import volumes recorded in 20221 and 20232, the Commission shall, within 210 days and after informing the Committee on Safeguards established by Article 3(1) of Regulation (EU) 2015/478:
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) reintroduce for that product the corresponding tariff-rate quota suspended by Article 1(1), point b, until 31 December 2024; and or, where sunflower, rapeseed and their associated products are concerned, introduce a new tariff-rate quota based on the respective arithmetic mean of import volumes recorded in 2021 and 2022, until 31 December 2024;
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) introduce from 1 January 2025 either a tariff-rate quota equal to five twelfths of that arithmetic mean or the corresponding tariff-rate quota suspended by Article 1(1), point b, whichever is highlower.
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) for maize, movement of the goods concerned is authorised only under the customs transit procedure as provided for under Article 226 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013, to a country or territory outside the customs territory of the European Union.
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
If, during the period 1 January to 5 June 2025, cumulative import volumes of either eggs, poultry or sugar, sugar, common wheat, maize, barley, oats, sunflower, rapeseed, and their associated products (flour, pellets, meal, groats, etc.) or honey for the period since 1 January 2025 reach five twelfths of the respective arithmetic mean of import volumes recorded 20221 and 20232,the Commission shall, within 210 days and after informing the Committee on Safeguards, reintroduce for that product the corresponding tariff-rate quota suspended by Article 1(1), point b.
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
If, during the period 1 January to 5 June 2025, cumulative import volumes of either common wheat, barley, oats, eggs, poultry or sugar for the period since 1 January 2025 reach five twelfths of the respective arithmetic mean of import volumes recorded 20221 and 20232,the Commission shall, within 210 days and after informing the Committee on Safeguards, reintroduce for that product the corresponding tariff- rate quota suspended by Article 1(1), point b.
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 3
For the purposes of this paragraph, the terms eggs, poultry and sugar, sugar, common wheat, maize, barley, oats, sunflower, rapeseed and honey refer to all products covered by the tariff-rate quotas in the Appendix to Annex I-A of the Association Agreement for, respectively, eggs and albumins, poultry meat and, poultry meat preparations, and sugars, honey, common wheat, maize, barley, oats, sunflower, rapeseed, and their associated products (flour, pellets, meal, groats, etc.) and the arithmetic mean shall be calculated by dividing the sum of import volumes in 20221 and 20232 by two.
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 3
For the purposes of this paragraph, the terms eggs, poultry and, sugar, common wheat, barley and oats refer to all products covered by the tariff-rate quotas in the Appendix to Annex I-A of the Association Agreement for, respectively, common wheat, barley and associated products (flour, pellets, meal, groats, etc.) eggs and albumins, poultry meat and poultry meat preparations, and sugars, and the arithmetic mean shall be calculated by dividing the sum of import volumes in 20221 and 20232 by two.
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. If a product covered by Article 1(1) originating in Ukraine is imported into the Union or transited through the Union, the destination for all consignments of that product should be determined by the Ukrainian authorities prior to entry into the Union. Furthermore, the Ukrainian authorities should provide the Commission with the necessary documentation certifying that the consignments concerned have reached their destination.