24 Amendments of Jarosław KALINOWSKI related to 2024/0028(COD)
Amendment 10 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The temporary trade-liberalisation measures established by this Regulation should take the following form: (i) the suspension of the application of the entry price system to fruit and vegetables; (ii) the suspension of tariff-rate quotas and import duties; and (iii) the suspension of the application of Chapter V and Article 24 of Regulation (EU) 2015/478 of the European Parliament and of the Council5 . Through those measures, the Union will, in effect, temporarily provide appropriate economic and financial support to the benefit of Ukraine and the economic operators that are affected. _________________ 5 Regulation (EU) 2015/478 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2015 on common rules for imports (OJ L 83, 27.3.2015, p. 16).
Amendment 24 #
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 cereals, oilseeds, poultry, eggs, and sugar 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, eggs, poultry, and sugar and honey products that is activated if quantities imported pursuant to this Regulation exceed the arithmetic mean of quantities in 2021, 2022 and 2023.
Amendment 26 #
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 cereals, oilseeds, poultry, eggs, and sugar 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, eggs, poultry, and sugar and honey products that is activated if quantities imported pursuant to this Regulation exceed the arithmetic mean of quantities in 20221 and 20232.
Amendment 28 #
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 wheat, poultry, eggs, honey and sugar that may harm Union agricultural producers if imports from Ukraine were to increase. It is appropriate to introduce an automatic safeguard for wheat, eggs, poultry, honey and sugar products that is activated if quantities imported pursuant to this Regulation exceed the arithmetic mean of quantities in 20221 and 20232.
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. The application of Chapter V and Article 24 of Regulation (EU) 2015/478 shall be temporarily suspended with regard to imports originating in Ukraine.
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
If a product covered by Article 1(1) or any other product originating in Ukraine is imported under conditions which adversely affect the Union market or the market of one or several Member States for like or directly competing products, the Commission may impose any measure which is necessary by means of an implementing act. That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 5(3).
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
If a product covered by Article 1(1) originating in Ukraine is imported under conditions which adversely affect the Union market or the market of one or several Member States for like or directly competing products, the Commission may impose any measure which is necessary by means of an implementing act. That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 5(3).
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Article 4 – paragraph 5
5. In critical circumstances where delay would cause damage that would be difficult to repair, the Commission may provisionally impose any measure which is necessary by means of an implementing act. Such measures may only be imposed upon a duly substantiated request from a Member State pursuant to paragraph 3(a) of this Article and shall be adopted within 214 days after the request has been received. The implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 5(4). The duration of a provisional safeguard measure shall not exceed 1250 days.
Amendment 60 #
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 orcommon wheat, wheat flours, and pellets ; barley, barley flour and pellets ; oats ; maize, maize flour and pellets ; barley groats and meal; cereal grains otherwise worked ; sunflower seeds, oil and meals; rapeseed seeds, oil and meal; honey; eggs, poultry, sugar since 1 January 2024 reach the respective arithmetic mean of import volumes recorded in 2022 and1, 2022, 2023, the Commission shall, within 210 days and after informing the Committee on Safeguards established by Article 3(1) of Regulation (EU) 2015/478:
Amendment 61 #
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 orcommon wheat, flours, and pellets ; barley, flour and pellets ; oats ; maize, flour and pellets ; barley groats and meal; cereal grains otherwise worked ; sunflower seeds, oil and meals; rapeseed seeds, oil and meal; honey; eggs, poultry, sugar 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 71 #
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 wheat, eggs, poultry, honey or sugar since 1 January 2024 reach the respective arithmetic mean of import volumes recorded in 20221 and 20232, the Commission shall, within 21 days and after informing the Committee on Safeguards established by Article 3(1) of Regulation (EU) 2015/478:
Amendment 77 #
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 or in the case of sunflower seeds, oil and meals; rapeseed seeds, oil and meal; introduce a new tariff-rate quota based on the respective arithmetic mean of import volumes recorded in 2021, 2022 and 2023, until 31 December 2024; and
Amendment 78 #
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 or in the case of sunflower seeds, oil and meals; rapeseed seeds, oil and meal; introduce a new tariff-rate quota based on the respective arithmetic mean of import volumes recorded in 2021 and 2022, until 31 December 2024; and
Amendment 83 #
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 85 #
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 89 #
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 orcommon wheat, flours, and pellets ; barley, flour and pellets ; oats ; maize, flour and pellets ; barley groats and meal; cereal grains otherwise worked ; sunflower seeds, oil and meals; rapeseed seeds, oil and meal; honey; eggs, poultry, sugar for the period since 1 January 2025 reach five twelfths of the respective arithmetic mean of import volumes recorded 2021, 2022 and 2023, 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) or in the case of sunflower seeds, oil and meals; rapeseed seeds, oil and meal; introduce a new tariff-rate quota based on the respective arithmetic mean of import volumes recorded in 2021, 2022 and 2023, point b.
Amendment 90 #
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 orcommon wheat, flours, and pellets ; barley, flour and pellets ; oats ; maize, flour and pellets ; barley groats and meal; cereal grains otherwise worked ; sunflower seeds, oil and meals; rapeseed seeds, oil and meal; honey; eggs, poultry, sugar for the period since 1 January 2025 reach five twelfths of the respective arithmetic mean of import volumes recorded 20221 and 2023,2, 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) or in the case of sunflower seeds, oil and meals; rapeseed seeds, oil and meal; introduce a new tariff-rate quota based on the respective arithmetic mean of import volumes recorded in 2021 and 2022, point b.
Amendment 99 #
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 wheat, eggs, poultry, honey 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 21 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 104 #
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 andcommon wheat, flours, and pellets ; barley, flour and pellets ; oats ; maize, flour and pellets ; barley groats and meal; cereal grains otherwise worked ; sunflower seeds, oil and meals; rapeseed seeds, oil and meal; honey; eggs, poultry, sugar, 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, wheat flours, and pellets ; barley, barley flour and pellets ; oats ; maize, maize flour and pellets ; barley groats and meal; cereal grains otherwise worked ; sunflower seeds, oil and meals; rapeseed seeds, oil and meal; honey, 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 2021, 2022 and 2023 by twohree.
Amendment 105 #
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 andcommon wheat, flours, and pellets ; barley, flour and pellets ; oats ; maize, flour and pellets ; barley groats and meal; cereal grains otherwise worked ; sunflower seeds, oil and meals; rapeseed seeds, oil and meal; honey; eggs, poultry, sugar, 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, flours, and pellets ; barley, flour and pellets ; oats ; maize, flour and pellets ; barley groats and meal; cereal grains otherwise worked ; sunflower seeds, oil and meals; rapeseed seeds, oil and meal; honey, 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 115 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 3
For the purposes of this paragraph, the terms wheat, eggs, poultry, honey and sugar 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, and the arithmetic mean shall be calculated by dividing the sum of import volumes in 20221 and 20232 by two.
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 (new)
If a product covered by Article 1(1) originating in Ukraine is imported to the EU or in transit through the EU, the destination for all consignments of that product should be determined by the Ukrainian authorities prior to its entry into the EU. Furthermore, the Ukrainian authorities should provide the European Commission with all the necessary documentation certifying that those consignments reached their destination.
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. If a product covered by Article 1(1) originating in Ukraine is imported in the EU or transit by the EU, the destination for all consignments of that product should be determined prior to entry into the EU by Ukrainian authorities. Furthermore, Ukrainian authorities should provide to the European Commission the necessary documentation certifying that those consignments reached their destination.
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
The Commission’s annual report on the implementation of the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area shall include a detailed assessment of the implementation of the trade-liberalisation measures provided for in this Regulation and shall include, insofar as appropriate, an assessment of the social impact of those measures in Ukraine and in the Union. Information on imports of products under Article 1(1), point (b), shall be made available via the website of the Commission and shall be updated on a monthly basis. Commission shall report twice a year to Member States on the state of play regarding implementation by Ukraine of its obligations under Annex V to the DCFTA and the process of approximation of Ukrainian law to EU standards and requirements in agricultural production, in particular the food safety and animal welfare standards.