BETA


2011/0332(NLE) EU/Russia Agreement: introduction or increase by the Russian Federation of export duties on raw materials

Progress: Procedure completed

RoleCommitteeRapporteurShadows
Lead INTA VAIDERE Inese (icon: PPE PPE) CUTAȘ George Sabin (icon: S&D S&D), KOCH-MEHRIN Silvana (icon: ALDE ALDE), TAYLOR Keith (icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE), STURDY Robert (icon: ECR ECR)
Committee Opinion AFET
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
TFEU 207-p4, TFEU 218-p6a

Events

2012/07/27
   Final act published in Official Journal
Details

PURPOSE: to conclude an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and Russia relating to the introduction or increase of export duties on raw materials.

LEGISLATIVE ACT: Council Decision 2012/435/EU on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Russian Federation relating to the introduction or increase of export duties on raw materials.

BACKGROUND: i n the context of its accession to the WTO, Russia has committed to gradually reduce or eliminate its current export duties . The commitments regarding export duty rates have been included in Russia's Schedule of Concessions and Commitments on Goods , which will be annexed to Russia's WTO accession Protocol.

However, this Schedule only covers products (mainly raw materials) for which export duties are currently applied by Russia, and it is Russia's understanding that any raw materials not included on the Schedule are not subject to any export duty restrictions .

Therefore, in order to reduce the risk of new export duties being applied on other raw materials in future, the EU has negotiated a bilateral agreement, in the form of an exchange of letters, which requires the Russian Federation to make its best efforts not to introduce or increase export duties for a list of raw materials that are included in an Annex to the letters. In addition, the Russian Federation commits to consult the European Commission advance and take its views into account should such export duties were considered.

In accordance with Council Decision 2012/108/EU, the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and Russia relating to the introduction or increase of export duties on raw materials, was signed on 16 December 2011, subject to its conclusion.

It is now appropriate to approve this Agreement on behalf of the EU.

CONTENT: under this Decision, the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Russian Federation relating to the introduction or increase of export duties on raw materials is hereby approved on behalf of the Union.

Raw materials concerned : the list of raw materials set out in the Annex to the Exchange of Letters covers those raw materials which are not listed in the above-mentioned Schedule of Concessions and Commitments on Goods, and for which Russia has more than 10% of global production or exports , or for which the EU has major import interest either existing or potential, or for which there is a risk of tension in global supplies.

It should be noted that t he agreement does not require the EU to undertake any commitments .

Provisional application and implementation : in order to ensure the above-mentioned commitments of the Russian Federation regarding new export duties on raw materials apply from the date of the accession of the Russian Federation to the WTO, the Agreement and the Protocol should be applied provisionally from the date of such accession.

ENTRY INTO FORCE: 24.07.2012.

2012/07/24
   EP/CSL - Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament
2012/07/24
   EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2012/07/24
   CSL - Council Meeting
2012/07/04
   EP - Results of vote in Parliament
2012/07/04
   EP - Decision by Parliament
Details

The European Parliament adopted a legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Russian Federation relating to the introduction or increase of export duties on raw materials.

Parliament gave its consent to the conclusion of the Agreement not without stressing the urgency and importance of a strong legally binding bilateral agreement on raw materials with Russia.

Documents
2012/06/01
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
Details

The Committee on International Trade adopted the report by Inese VAIDERE (EPP, LV) in which it recommends the European Parliament to consent to the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Russian Federation relating to the introduction or increase of export duties on raw materials.

Members note the urgency and importance of a legally binding agreement on raw materials is strongly supported by the recent ban on import of livestock from all the EU Member States imposed by Russia, following the spread of Schmallenberg and Bluetongue viruses, despite the fact that such a ban is in a clear breach of the rules of the World Trade Organization.

The European Commission has already demanded immediate lifting of the restrictions by Russia, but finds itself rather limited in its capacity to protect the EU's consumers' and producers' interests and respect for the WTO regulations. This ban signals that not much has changed in Russia's approach, even regardless its accession to the WTO.

Without a strong, legally binding bilateral agreement on raw materials, the EU will have no insurance against similar protectionist measures in the future .

This agreement will have a positive impact if it is concluded prior to the ratification of the WTO accession agreement by the Russian Federation.

Documents
2012/05/30
   EP - Vote in committee
2012/04/12
   PT_PARLIAMENT - Contribution
Documents
2012/04/02
   EP - Committee draft report
Documents
2012/01/25
   EP - VAIDERE Inese (PPE) appointed as rapporteur in INTA
2012/01/17
   EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2011/12/09
   CSL - Legislative proposal
Details

PURPOSE: to conclude an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and Russia relating to the introduction or increase of export duties on raw materials.

PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.

BACKGROUND: in the context of its accession to the WTO, Russia has committed to gradually reduce or eliminate its current export duties . The commitments regarding export duty rates have been included in Russia's Schedule of Concessions and Commitments on Goods , which will be annexed to Russia's WTO accession Protocol.

However, this Schedule only covers products (mainly raw materials) for which export duties are currently applied by Russia, and it is Russia's understanding that any raw materials not included on the Schedule are not subject to any export duty restrictions .

Therefore, in order to reduce the risk of new export duties being applied on other raw materials in future, the EU has negotiated a bilateral agreement, in the form of an exchange of letters, which requires the Russian Federation to make its best efforts not to introduce or increase export duties for a list of raw materials that are included in an Annex to the letters. In addition, the Russian Federation commits to consult the European Commission advance and take its views into account should such export duties were considered.

The Agreement was signed subject to its conclusion at a later date.

It is now appropriate to approve this Agreement on behalf of the EU.

IMPACT ASSESSMENT: no impact assessment was carried out.

LEGAL BASE: the first subparagraph of Article 207(4) in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).

CONTENT: under this Decision, the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Russian Federation relating to the introduction or increase of export duties on raw materials is hereby approved on behalf of the Union.

Raw materials concerned : the list of raw materials set out in the Annex to the Exchange of Letters covers those raw materials which are not listed in the above-mentioned Schedule of Concessions and Commitments on Goods, and for which Russia has more than 10% of global production or exports , or for which the EU has major import interest either existing or potential, or for which there is a risk of tension in global supplies.

It should be noted that t he agreement does not require the EU to undertake any commitments.

Provisional application and implementation : in order to ensure the above-mentioned commitments of the Russian Federation regarding new export duties on raw materials apply from the date of the accession of the Russian Federation to the WTO, the Agreement and the Protocol should be applied provisionally from the date of such accession.

BUDGET IMPLICATION: the proposal has no implication for the EU budget.

Documents
2011/12/09
   CSL - Document attached to the procedure
Documents
2011/12/08
   EC - Legislative proposal published
Details

PURPOSE: to conclude an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and Russia relating to the introduction or increase of export duties on raw materials.

PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.

BACKGROUND: in the context of its accession to the WTO, Russia has committed to gradually reduce or eliminate its current export duties . The commitments regarding export duty rates have been included in Russia's Schedule of Concessions and Commitments on Goods , which will be annexed to Russia's WTO accession Protocol.

However, this Schedule only covers products (mainly raw materials) for which export duties are currently applied by Russia, and it is Russia's understanding that any raw materials not included on the Schedule are not subject to any export duty restrictions .

Therefore, in order to reduce the risk of new export duties being applied on other raw materials in future, the EU has negotiated a bilateral agreement, in the form of an exchange of letters, which requires the Russian Federation to make its best efforts not to introduce or increase export duties for a list of raw materials that are included in an Annex to the letters. In addition, the Russian Federation commits to consult the European Commission advance and take its views into account should such export duties were considered.

The Agreement was signed subject to its conclusion at a later date.

It is now appropriate to approve this Agreement on behalf of the EU.

IMPACT ASSESSMENT: no impact assessment was carried out.

LEGAL BASE: the first subparagraph of Article 207(4) in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).

CONTENT: under this Decision, the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Russian Federation relating to the introduction or increase of export duties on raw materials is hereby approved on behalf of the Union.

Raw materials concerned : the list of raw materials set out in the Annex to the Exchange of Letters covers those raw materials which are not listed in the above-mentioned Schedule of Concessions and Commitments on Goods, and for which Russia has more than 10% of global production or exports , or for which the EU has major import interest either existing or potential, or for which there is a risk of tension in global supplies.

It should be noted that t he agreement does not require the EU to undertake any commitments.

Provisional application and implementation : in order to ensure the above-mentioned commitments of the Russian Federation regarding new export duties on raw materials apply from the date of the accession of the Russian Federation to the WTO, the Agreement and the Protocol should be applied provisionally from the date of such accession.

BUDGET IMPLICATION: the proposal has no implication for the EU budget.

Documents
2011/11/10
   EC - Preparatory document
2011/11/10
   EP - Preparatory document

Documents

History

(these mark the time of scraping, not the official date of the change)

docs/0/docs/0/url
Old
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2011/0727/COM_COM(2011)0727_EN.pdf
New
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/registre/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2011/0727/COM_COM(2011)0727_EN.pdf
docs/1
date
2011-12-09T00:00:00
docs
url: http://register.consilium.europa.eu/content/out?lang=EN&typ=SET&i=ADV&RESULTSET=1&DOC_ID=16827%2F11&DOC_LANCD=EN&ROWSPP=25&NRROWS=500&ORDERBY=DOC_DATE+DESC title: 16827/2011
summary
type
Legislative proposal
body
CSL
docs/3
date
2012-04-13T00:00:00
docs
url: http://www.connefof.europarl.europa.eu/connefof/app/exp/COM(2011)0727 title: COM(2011)0727
type
Contribution
body
PT_PARLIAMENT
docs/4
date
2012-04-12T00:00:00
docs
url: https://connectfolx.europarl.europa.eu/connefof/app/exp/COM(2011)0727 title: COM(2011)0727
type
Contribution
body
PT_PARLIAMENT
events/0/docs/0/url
Old
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2011/0727/COM_COM(2011)0727_EN.pdf
New
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/registre/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2011/0727/COM_COM(2011)0727_EN.pdf
events/1/date
Old
2011-12-09T00:00:00
New
2011-12-08T00:00:00
links/National parliaments/url
Old
http://www.ipex.eu/IPEXL-WEB/dossier/dossier.do?code=NLE&year=2011&number=0332&appLng=EN
New
https://ipexl.europarl.europa.eu/IPEXL-WEB/dossier/code=NLE&year=2011&number=0332&appLng=EN
committees/0/shadows/4
name
SCHOLZ Helmut
group
European United Left - Nordic Green Left
abbr
GUE/NGL
docs/2/docs/0/url
Old
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=COMPARL&mode=XML&language=EN&reference=PE486.172
New
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/INTA-PR-486172_EN.html
events/2/type
Old
Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
New
Committee referral announced in Parliament
events/3/type
Old
Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
New
Vote in committee
events/4/docs/0/url
Old
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/A-7-2012-0178_EN.html
New
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/A-7-2012-0178_EN.html
events/6
date
2012-07-04T00:00:00
type
Decision by Parliament
body
EP
docs
url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-7-2012-0286_EN.html title: T7-0286/2012
summary
events/6
date
2012-07-04T00:00:00
type
Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
body
EP
docs
url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-7-2012-0286_EN.html title: T7-0286/2012
summary
procedure/Modified legal basis
Rules of Procedure EP 159
procedure/Other legal basis
Rules of Procedure EP 159
committees/0
type
Responsible Committee
body
EP
associated
False
committee_full
International Trade
committee
INTA
rapporteur
name: VAIDERE Inese date: 2012-01-25T00:00:00 group: European People's Party (Christian Democrats) abbr: PPE
shadows
committees/0
type
Responsible Committee
body
EP
associated
False
committee_full
International Trade
committee
INTA
date
2012-01-25T00:00:00
rapporteur
name: VAIDERE Inese group: European People's Party (Christian Democrats) abbr: PPE
shadows
docs/0
date
2011-11-10T00:00:00
docs
type
Preparatory document
body
EC
docs/0
date
2011-11-10T00:00:00
docs
type
Initial legislative proposal
body
EC
events/0
date
2011-11-10T00:00:00
type
Preparatory document
body
EP
docs
events/0
date
2011-11-10T00:00:00
type
Initial legislative proposal published
body
EC
docs
events/4/docs/0/url
Old
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&mode=XML&reference=A7-2012-178&language=EN
New
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/A-7-2012-0178_EN.html
events/6/docs/0/url
Old
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P7-TA-2012-286
New
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-7-2012-0286_EN.html
procedure/Modified legal basis
Old
Rules of Procedure EP 150
New
Rules of Procedure EP 159
activities
  • date: 2011-11-10T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/registre/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2011/0727/COM_COM(2011)0727_EN.pdf title: COM(2011)0727 type: Initial legislative proposal published celexid: CELEX:52011PC0727:EN body: EC commission: DG: url: http://ec.europa.eu/trade/ title: Trade Commissioner: DE GUCHT Karel type: Initial legislative proposal published
  • date: 2011-12-09T00:00:00 docs: url: http://register.consilium.europa.eu/content/out?lang=EN&typ=SET&i=ADV&RESULTSET=1&DOC_ID=16827%2F11&DOC_LANCD=EN&ROWSPP=25&NRROWS=500&ORDERBY=DOC_DATE+DESC type: Legislative proposal published title: 16827/2011 body: EC commission: DG: url: http://ec.europa.eu/trade/ title: Trade Commissioner: DE GUCHT Karel type: Legislative proposal published
  • date: 2012-01-17T00:00:00 body: EP type: Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading committees: body: EP responsible: False committee_full: Foreign Affairs committee: AFET body: EP shadows: group: S&D name: CUTAȘ George Sabin group: ALDE name: KOCH-MEHRIN Silvana group: Verts/ALE name: TAYLOR Keith group: ECR name: STURDY Robert group: GUE/NGL name: SCHOLZ Helmut responsible: True committee: INTA date: 2012-01-25T00:00:00 committee_full: International Trade rapporteur: group: PPE name: VAIDERE Inese
  • date: 2012-05-30T00:00:00 body: EP type: Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading committees: body: EP responsible: False committee_full: Foreign Affairs committee: AFET body: EP shadows: group: S&D name: CUTAȘ George Sabin group: ALDE name: KOCH-MEHRIN Silvana group: Verts/ALE name: TAYLOR Keith group: ECR name: STURDY Robert group: GUE/NGL name: SCHOLZ Helmut responsible: True committee: INTA date: 2012-01-25T00:00:00 committee_full: International Trade rapporteur: group: PPE name: VAIDERE Inese
  • body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&mode=XML&reference=A7-2012-178&language=EN type: Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading title: A7-0178/2012 type: Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading committees: body: EP responsible: False committee_full: Foreign Affairs committee: AFET body: EP shadows: group: S&D name: CUTAȘ George Sabin group: ALDE name: KOCH-MEHRIN Silvana group: Verts/ALE name: TAYLOR Keith group: ECR name: STURDY Robert group: GUE/NGL name: SCHOLZ Helmut responsible: True committee: INTA date: 2012-01-25T00:00:00 committee_full: International Trade rapporteur: group: PPE name: VAIDERE Inese date: 2012-06-01T00:00:00
  • date: 2012-07-04T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=21656&l=en type: Results of vote in Parliament title: Results of vote in Parliament url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P7-TA-2012-286 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading title: T7-0286/2012 body: EP type: Results of vote in Parliament
  • date: 2012-07-24T00:00:00 body: CSL type: Council Meeting council: General Affairs meeting_id: 3184
  • date: 2012-07-24T00:00:00 body: EP type: End of procedure in Parliament
  • date: 2012-07-24T00:00:00 body: EP/CSL type: Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament
  • date: 2012-07-27T00:00:00 type: Final act published in Official Journal docs: url: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!CELEXnumdoc&lg=EN&numdoc=32012D0435 title: Decision 2012/435 url: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L:2012:200:TOC title: OJ L 200 27.07.2012, p. 0002
commission
  • body: EC dg: Trade commissioner: DE GUCHT Karel
committees/0
type
Responsible Committee
body
EP
associated
False
committee_full
International Trade
committee
INTA
date
2012-01-25T00:00:00
rapporteur
name: VAIDERE Inese group: European People's Party (Christian Democrats) abbr: PPE
shadows
committees/0
body
EP
responsible
False
committee_full
Foreign Affairs
committee
AFET
committees/1
type
Committee Opinion
body
EP
associated
False
committee_full
Foreign Affairs
committee
AFET
opinion
False
committees/1
body
EP
shadows
responsible
True
committee
INTA
date
2012-01-25T00:00:00
committee_full
International Trade
rapporteur
group: PPE name: VAIDERE Inese
council
  • body: CSL type: Council Meeting council: General Affairs meeting_id: 3184 url: http://register.consilium.europa.eu/content/out?lang=EN&typ=SET&i=SMPL&ROWSPP=25&RESULTSET=1&NRROWS=500&DOC_LANCD=EN&ORDERBY=DOC_DATE+DESC&CONTENTS=3184*&MEET_DATE=24/07/2012 date: 2012-07-24T00:00:00
docs
  • date: 2011-11-10T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/registre/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2011/0727/COM_COM(2011)0727_EN.pdf title: COM(2011)0727 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!DocNumber&lg=EN&type_doc=COMfinal&an_doc=2011&nu_doc=727 title: EUR-Lex type: Initial legislative proposal body: EC
  • date: 2011-12-09T00:00:00 docs: url: http://register.consilium.europa.eu/content/out?lang=EN&typ=SET&i=ADV&RESULTSET=1&DOC_ID=16828%2F11&DOC_LANCD=EN&ROWSPP=25&NRROWS=500&ORDERBY=DOC_DATE+DESC title: 16828/2011 type: Document attached to the procedure body: CSL
  • date: 2012-04-02T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=COMPARL&mode=XML&language=EN&reference=PE486.172 title: PE486.172 type: Committee draft report body: EP
  • date: 2012-04-13T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.connefof.europarl.europa.eu/connefof/app/exp/COM(2011)0727 title: COM(2011)0727 type: Contribution body: PT_PARLIAMENT
events
  • date: 2011-11-10T00:00:00 type: Initial legislative proposal published body: EC docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/registre/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2011/0727/COM_COM(2011)0727_EN.pdf title: COM(2011)0727 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!DocNumber&lg=EN&type_doc=COMfinal&an_doc=2011&nu_doc=727 title: EUR-Lex
  • date: 2011-12-09T00:00:00 type: Legislative proposal published body: EC docs: url: http://register.consilium.europa.eu/content/out?lang=EN&typ=SET&i=ADV&RESULTSET=1&DOC_ID=16827%2F11&DOC_LANCD=EN&ROWSPP=25&NRROWS=500&ORDERBY=DOC_DATE+DESC title: 16827/2011 summary: PURPOSE: to conclude an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and Russia relating to the introduction or increase of export duties on raw materials. PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision. BACKGROUND: in the context of its accession to the WTO, Russia has committed to gradually reduce or eliminate its current export duties . The commitments regarding export duty rates have been included in Russia's Schedule of Concessions and Commitments on Goods , which will be annexed to Russia's WTO accession Protocol. However, this Schedule only covers products (mainly raw materials) for which export duties are currently applied by Russia, and it is Russia's understanding that any raw materials not included on the Schedule are not subject to any export duty restrictions . Therefore, in order to reduce the risk of new export duties being applied on other raw materials in future, the EU has negotiated a bilateral agreement, in the form of an exchange of letters, which requires the Russian Federation to make its best efforts not to introduce or increase export duties for a list of raw materials that are included in an Annex to the letters. In addition, the Russian Federation commits to consult the European Commission advance and take its views into account should such export duties were considered. The Agreement was signed subject to its conclusion at a later date. It is now appropriate to approve this Agreement on behalf of the EU. IMPACT ASSESSMENT: no impact assessment was carried out. LEGAL BASE: the first subparagraph of Article 207(4) in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). CONTENT: under this Decision, the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Russian Federation relating to the introduction or increase of export duties on raw materials is hereby approved on behalf of the Union. Raw materials concerned : the list of raw materials set out in the Annex to the Exchange of Letters covers those raw materials which are not listed in the above-mentioned Schedule of Concessions and Commitments on Goods, and for which Russia has more than 10% of global production or exports , or for which the EU has major import interest either existing or potential, or for which there is a risk of tension in global supplies. It should be noted that t he agreement does not require the EU to undertake any commitments. Provisional application and implementation : in order to ensure the above-mentioned commitments of the Russian Federation regarding new export duties on raw materials apply from the date of the accession of the Russian Federation to the WTO, the Agreement and the Protocol should be applied provisionally from the date of such accession. BUDGET IMPLICATION: the proposal has no implication for the EU budget.
  • date: 2012-01-17T00:00:00 type: Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP
  • date: 2012-05-30T00:00:00 type: Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading body: EP
  • date: 2012-06-01T00:00:00 type: Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&mode=XML&reference=A7-2012-178&language=EN title: A7-0178/2012 summary: The Committee on International Trade adopted the report by Inese VAIDERE (EPP, LV) in which it recommends the European Parliament to consent to the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Russian Federation relating to the introduction or increase of export duties on raw materials. Members note the urgency and importance of a legally binding agreement on raw materials is strongly supported by the recent ban on import of livestock from all the EU Member States imposed by Russia, following the spread of Schmallenberg and Bluetongue viruses, despite the fact that such a ban is in a clear breach of the rules of the World Trade Organization. The European Commission has already demanded immediate lifting of the restrictions by Russia, but finds itself rather limited in its capacity to protect the EU's consumers' and producers' interests and respect for the WTO regulations. This ban signals that not much has changed in Russia's approach, even regardless its accession to the WTO. Without a strong, legally binding bilateral agreement on raw materials, the EU will have no insurance against similar protectionist measures in the future . This agreement will have a positive impact if it is concluded prior to the ratification of the WTO accession agreement by the Russian Federation.
  • date: 2012-07-04T00:00:00 type: Results of vote in Parliament body: EP docs: url: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=21656&l=en title: Results of vote in Parliament
  • date: 2012-07-04T00:00:00 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P7-TA-2012-286 title: T7-0286/2012 summary: The European Parliament adopted a legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Russian Federation relating to the introduction or increase of export duties on raw materials. Parliament gave its consent to the conclusion of the Agreement not without stressing the urgency and importance of a strong legally binding bilateral agreement on raw materials with Russia.
  • date: 2012-07-24T00:00:00 type: Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament body: EP/CSL
  • date: 2012-07-24T00:00:00 type: End of procedure in Parliament body: EP
  • date: 2012-07-27T00:00:00 type: Final act published in Official Journal summary: PURPOSE: to conclude an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and Russia relating to the introduction or increase of export duties on raw materials. LEGISLATIVE ACT: Council Decision 2012/435/EU on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Russian Federation relating to the introduction or increase of export duties on raw materials. BACKGROUND: i n the context of its accession to the WTO, Russia has committed to gradually reduce or eliminate its current export duties . The commitments regarding export duty rates have been included in Russia's Schedule of Concessions and Commitments on Goods , which will be annexed to Russia's WTO accession Protocol. However, this Schedule only covers products (mainly raw materials) for which export duties are currently applied by Russia, and it is Russia's understanding that any raw materials not included on the Schedule are not subject to any export duty restrictions . Therefore, in order to reduce the risk of new export duties being applied on other raw materials in future, the EU has negotiated a bilateral agreement, in the form of an exchange of letters, which requires the Russian Federation to make its best efforts not to introduce or increase export duties for a list of raw materials that are included in an Annex to the letters. In addition, the Russian Federation commits to consult the European Commission advance and take its views into account should such export duties were considered. In accordance with Council Decision 2012/108/EU, the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and Russia relating to the introduction or increase of export duties on raw materials, was signed on 16 December 2011, subject to its conclusion. It is now appropriate to approve this Agreement on behalf of the EU. CONTENT: under this Decision, the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Russian Federation relating to the introduction or increase of export duties on raw materials is hereby approved on behalf of the Union. Raw materials concerned : the list of raw materials set out in the Annex to the Exchange of Letters covers those raw materials which are not listed in the above-mentioned Schedule of Concessions and Commitments on Goods, and for which Russia has more than 10% of global production or exports , or for which the EU has major import interest either existing or potential, or for which there is a risk of tension in global supplies. It should be noted that t he agreement does not require the EU to undertake any commitments . Provisional application and implementation : in order to ensure the above-mentioned commitments of the Russian Federation regarding new export duties on raw materials apply from the date of the accession of the Russian Federation to the WTO, the Agreement and the Protocol should be applied provisionally from the date of such accession. ENTRY INTO FORCE: 24.07.2012. docs: title: Decision 2012/435 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!CELEXnumdoc&lg=EN&numdoc=32012D0435 title: OJ L 200 27.07.2012, p. 0002 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L:2012:200:TOC
other
  • body: EC dg: url: http://ec.europa.eu/trade/ title: Trade commissioner: DE GUCHT Karel
procedure/Modified legal basis
Old
Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament EP 150
New
Rules of Procedure EP 150
procedure/dossier_of_the_committee
Old
INTA/7/07966
New
  • INTA/7/07966
procedure/final/url
Old
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!CELEXnumdoc&lg=EN&numdoc=32012D0435
New
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!CELEXnumdoc&lg=EN&numdoc=32012D0435
procedure/subject
Old
  • 3.40.16 Raw materials
  • 6.20.01 Agreements and relations in the context of the World Trade Organization (WTO)
  • 6.20.03 Bilateral economic and trade agreements and relations
  • 6.20.04 Union Customs Code, tariffs, preferential arrangements, rules of origin
  • 6.40.04.02 Relations with Russian Federation
New
3.40.16
Raw materials
6.20.01
Agreements and relations in the context of the World Trade Organization (WTO)
6.20.03
Bilateral economic and trade agreements and relations
6.20.04
Union Customs Code, tariffs, preferential arrangements, rules of origin
6.40.04.02
Relations with Russian Federation
activities/0/docs/0/celexid
CELEX:52011PC0727:EN
activities/0/docs/0/celexid
CELEX:52011PC0727:EN
activities/2/committees/1/shadows/0/name
Old
CUTAŞ George Sabin
New
CUTAȘ George Sabin
activities/3/committees/1/shadows/0/name
Old
CUTAŞ George Sabin
New
CUTAȘ George Sabin
activities/4/committees/1/shadows/0/name
Old
CUTAŞ George Sabin
New
CUTAȘ George Sabin
committees/1/shadows/0/name
Old
CUTAŞ George Sabin
New
CUTAȘ George Sabin
links/European Commission/title
Old
PreLex
New
EUR-Lex
activities
  • date: 2011-11-10T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/registre/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2011/0727/COM_COM(2011)0727_EN.pdf title: COM(2011)0727 type: Initial legislative proposal published celexid: CELEX:52011PC0727:EN body: EC type: Initial legislative proposal published commission: DG: url: http://ec.europa.eu/trade/ title: Trade Commissioner: DE GUCHT Karel
  • date: 2011-12-09T00:00:00 docs: url: http://register.consilium.europa.eu/content/out?lang=EN&typ=SET&i=ADV&RESULTSET=1&DOC_ID=16827%2F11&DOC_LANCD=EN&ROWSPP=25&NRROWS=500&ORDERBY=DOC_DATE+DESC type: Legislative proposal published title: 16827/2011 body: EC type: Legislative proposal published commission: DG: url: http://ec.europa.eu/trade/ title: Trade Commissioner: DE GUCHT Karel
  • date: 2012-01-17T00:00:00 body: EP type: Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading committees: body: EP responsible: False committee_full: Foreign Affairs committee: AFET body: EP shadows: group: S&D name: CUTAŞ George Sabin group: ALDE name: KOCH-MEHRIN Silvana group: Verts/ALE name: TAYLOR Keith group: ECR name: STURDY Robert group: GUE/NGL name: SCHOLZ Helmut responsible: True committee: INTA date: 2012-01-25T00:00:00 committee_full: International Trade rapporteur: group: PPE name: VAIDERE Inese
  • date: 2012-05-30T00:00:00 body: EP type: Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading committees: body: EP responsible: False committee_full: Foreign Affairs committee: AFET body: EP shadows: group: S&D name: CUTAŞ George Sabin group: ALDE name: KOCH-MEHRIN Silvana group: Verts/ALE name: TAYLOR Keith group: ECR name: STURDY Robert group: GUE/NGL name: SCHOLZ Helmut responsible: True committee: INTA date: 2012-01-25T00:00:00 committee_full: International Trade rapporteur: group: PPE name: VAIDERE Inese
  • body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&mode=XML&reference=A7-2012-178&language=EN type: Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading title: A7-0178/2012 type: Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading committees: body: EP responsible: False committee_full: Foreign Affairs committee: AFET body: EP shadows: group: S&D name: CUTAŞ George Sabin group: ALDE name: KOCH-MEHRIN Silvana group: Verts/ALE name: TAYLOR Keith group: ECR name: STURDY Robert group: GUE/NGL name: SCHOLZ Helmut responsible: True committee: INTA date: 2012-01-25T00:00:00 committee_full: International Trade rapporteur: group: PPE name: VAIDERE Inese date: 2012-06-01T00:00:00
  • date: 2012-07-04T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=21656&l=en type: Results of vote in Parliament title: Results of vote in Parliament url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P7-TA-2012-286 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading title: T7-0286/2012 body: EP type: Results of vote in Parliament
  • date: 2012-07-24T00:00:00 body: CSL type: Council Meeting council: General Affairs meeting_id: 3184
  • date: 2012-07-24T00:00:00 body: EP type: End of procedure in Parliament
  • date: 2012-07-24T00:00:00 body: EP/CSL type: Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament
  • date: 2012-07-27T00:00:00 type: Final act published in Official Journal docs: url: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!CELEXnumdoc&lg=EN&numdoc=32012D0435 title: Decision 2012/435 url: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L:2012:200:TOC title: OJ L 200 27.07.2012, p. 0002
committees
  • body: EP responsible: False committee_full: Foreign Affairs committee: AFET
  • body: EP shadows: group: S&D name: CUTAŞ George Sabin group: ALDE name: KOCH-MEHRIN Silvana group: Verts/ALE name: TAYLOR Keith group: ECR name: STURDY Robert group: GUE/NGL name: SCHOLZ Helmut responsible: True committee: INTA date: 2012-01-25T00:00:00 committee_full: International Trade rapporteur: group: PPE name: VAIDERE Inese
links
National parliaments
European Commission
other
  • body: EC dg: url: http://ec.europa.eu/trade/ title: Trade commissioner: DE GUCHT Karel
procedure
dossier_of_the_committee
INTA/7/07966
reference
2011/0332(NLE)
subtype
Consent by Parliament
legal_basis
stage_reached
Procedure completed
instrument
Decision
Modified legal basis
Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament EP 150
title
EU/Russia Agreement: introduction or increase by the Russian Federation of export duties on raw materials
type
NLE - Non-legislative enactments
final
subject