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Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1

(1) The Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States of the one part1 and Ukraine, of the other part constitutes the basis of the relationship between the Union and Ukraine. Title IV on trade and trade-related matters is provisionally applied since 1 January 20162. In its preamble, the Parties to the Association Agreement have expressed their desire to strengthen and widen relations in an ambitious and innovative way; __________________ 1 OJ L 161, 29.5.2014, p. 3 2Council Decision 2014/668/EU of 23 June 2014 (OJ L 278, 20.9.2014, p. 1).deleted

2017/01/31
Committee: AGRI

Philippe LOISEAU, Edouard FERRAND

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)

(1a) In view of the crisis that is currently affecting agriculture in the European Union, which is being exacerbated by disadvantageous political decisions such as the zero-duty quotas granted to Tunisia, Moldova and Georgia, and owing to the consequences of political decisions, such as the Russian embargo introduced in response to EU economic sanctions, no new import quotas should be granted for agri-food products.

2017/01/31
Committee: AGRI

Philippe LOISEAU, Edouard FERRAND

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2

(2) In view of the economic reform efforts undertaken by Ukraine, and in order to support the development of closer economic relations with the European Union, it is appropriate to increase the trade flows concerning the import of certain agricultural products and to grant concessions in the form of autonomous trade measures in selected industrial products in line with the acceleration of the elimination of customs duties on trade between the European Union and Ukraine.deleted

2017/01/31
Committee: AGRI

Philippe LOISEAU, Edouard FERRAND

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3

(3) The autonomous trade measures would be granted in the form of zero-tariff quotas for products listed in Annexes I and II in addition to the preferential tariff-rate quotas set out in the Agreement, and the partial or full removal of import duties on industrial products listed in Annex III;deleted

2017/01/31
Committee: AGRI

Philippe LOISEAU, Edouard FERRAND

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8

(8) The tariff-rate quotas shall be administered by the Commission in accordance with Articles 49 to 54 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/24474, with the exception of those for specific agricultural products which shall be administered by the Commission in accordance with Article 184 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council5. __________________ 4 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447 of 24 November 2015 laying down detailed rules for implementing certain provisions of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the Union Customs Code (OJ L 343 29.12.2015, p. 558). 5Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671)deleted

2017/01/31
Committee: AGRI

Philippe LOISEAU, Edouard FERRAND

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10

(10) In view of the difficult economic situation in Ukraine, it is important for the Regulation to enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,By authorising the mass import of Ukrainian food products, the EU is undermining consumer protection, because the enforcement and monitoring of health standards are notoriously bad in Ukraine, as evidenced by a number of health scandals involving eggs and oil over the past few years.

2017/01/31
Committee: AGRI

Philippe LOISEAU, Edouard FERRAND

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)

(10a) The guarantees made by the Ukrainian Government when it signed the DCFTA free trade agreement are meaningless, especially given the very high level of corruption in the country.

2017/01/31
Committee: AGRI

Philippe LOISEAU, Edouard FERRAND

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1

~~Preferential arrangements and access to 1. shall be admitted for import into the European Union within the limits of Union~~Article 1 deleted tariff~~-rate~~ quotas as set out in those Annexes. 2. listed in Annex I shall be administered by the Commission in accordance with Articles 49 to 54 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447 of 24 November 2015. 3. agricultural products referred to in Annex II shall be administered by the Commission pursuant to the rules laid down in accordance with Article 184 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. 4. importation of certain industrial products originating goods from Ukraine will be applied according to Annex III.Products listed in Annexes I and II The tariff-rate quotas for products Tariff-rate quotas for specific Preferential customs duties on

2017/01/31
Committee: AGRI

Philippe LOISEAU, Edouard FERRAND

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 a (new)

Article 1a Taking into account the multi-sector crisis in European agriculture, the Commission must review the trade preferences that have already been granted to Ukraine under the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area agreement (DCFTA), which entered into force on 1 January 2016.

2017/01/31
Committee: AGRI

Philippe LOISEAU, Edouard FERRAND

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply for three years. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Article 6 deleted Entry into force and application

2017/01/31
Committee: AGRI

Philippe LOISEAU, Edouard FERRAND

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I

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2017/01/31
Committee: AGRI

Philippe LOISEAU, Edouard FERRAND

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II

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2017/01/31
Committee: AGRI

Philippe LOISEAU, Edouard FERRAND

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III

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