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PURPOSE: to conclude an Agreement in the form of an\nExchange of Letters between the European Union and Brazil in order\nto take into account the accession of Croatia to the European\nUnion.
\nPROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.
\nROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the Council may adopt\nthe act only with Parliaments approval.
\nBACKGROUND: with the accession of Croatia, the\nEuropean Union enlarged its customs union. Consequently, it was\nrequired under World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules to enter into\nnegotiations with WTO Members having negotiating rights related to\nthe tariff schedule of Croatia in order to eventually agree on a\ncompensatory adjustment.
\nOn 15 July 2013, the Council authorised the Commission\nto open negotiations under Article XXIV:6 of the GATT 1994. The\nCommission has negotiated with the Members of the WTO holding\nnegotiating rights with respect to the withdrawal of specific\nconcessions in relation to the withdrawal of the schedule of\nCroatia in the course of its accession to the European\nUnion.
\nNegotiations with Brazil resulted in a draft Agreement\nin the form of an Exchange of Letters that was initialled on 12\nJuly 2016 in Geneva.
\nCONTENT: in this proposal, the Council is asked to\nadopt a decision relating to the conclusion of the Agreement in\nthe form of an exchange of letters between the EU and Brazil\npursuant to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade1994 relating\nto the modification of concessions in the schedule of Croatia in\nthe course of its accession to the European Union is approved on\nbehalf of the Union.
\nThe Commission states that the results of the\nAgreement are as follows:
\nAs regards the volume of 78 000 tonnes allocated to\nBrazil under the EU tariff rate quota 'Raw cane sugar, for\nrefining', notwithstanding the bound in quota rate of EUR 98 per\ntonne, the EU shall autonomously apply:
\nThe Commission will adopt implementing regulations to\nexpand and manage the relevant quotas.
\nPURPOSE: to conclude an Agreement in the form of an\nExchange of Letters between the European Union and Brazil in order\nto take into account the accession of Croatia to the European\nUnion.
\nPROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.
\nROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the Council may adopt\nthe act only with Parliaments approval.
\nBACKGROUND: with the accession of Croatia, the\nEuropean Union enlarged its customs union. Consequently, it was\nrequired under World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules to enter into\nnegotiations with WTO Members having negotiating rights related to\nthe tariff schedule of Croatia in order to eventually agree on a\ncompensatory adjustment.
\nOn 15 July 2013, the Council authorised the Commission\nto open negotiations under Article XXIV:6 of the GATT 1994. The\nCommission has negotiated with the Members of the WTO holding\nnegotiating rights with respect to the withdrawal of specific\nconcessions in relation to the withdrawal of the schedule of\nCroatia in the course of its accession to the European\nUnion.
\nNegotiations with Brazil resulted in a draft Agreement\nin the form of an Exchange of Letters that was initialled on 12\nJuly 2016 in Geneva.
\nCONTENT: in this proposal, the Council is asked to\nadopt a decision relating to the conclusion of the Agreement in\nthe form of an exchange of letters between the EU and Brazil\npursuant to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade1994 relating\nto the modification of concessions in the schedule of Croatia in\nthe course of its accession to the European Union is approved on\nbehalf of the Union.
\nThe Commission states that the results of the\nAgreement are as follows:
\nAs regards the volume of 78 000 tonnes allocated to\nBrazil under the EU tariff rate quota 'Raw cane sugar, for\nrefining', notwithstanding the bound in quota rate of EUR 98 per\ntonne, the EU shall autonomously apply:
\nThe Commission will adopt implementing regulations to\nexpand and manage the relevant quotas.
\nPURPOSE: to conclude an Agreement in the form of an\nExchange of Letters between the European Union and Brazil in order\nto take into account the accession of Croatia to the European\nUnion.
\nPROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.
\nROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the Council may adopt\nthe act only with Parliaments approval.
\nBACKGROUND: with the accession of Croatia, the\nEuropean Union enlarged its customs union. Consequently, it was\nrequired under World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules to enter into\nnegotiations with WTO Members having negotiating rights related to\nthe tariff schedule of Croatia in order to eventually agree on a\ncompensatory adjustment.
\nOn 15 July 2013, the Council authorised the Commission\nto open negotiations under Article XXIV:6 of the GATT 1994. The\nCommission has negotiated with the Members of the WTO holding\nnegotiating rights with respect to the withdrawal of specific\nconcessions in relation to the withdrawal of the schedule of\nCroatia in the course of its accession to the European\nUnion.
\nNegotiations with Brazil resulted in a draft Agreement\nin the form of an Exchange of Letters that was initialled on 12\nJuly 2016 in Geneva.
\nCONTENT: in this proposal, the Council is asked to\nadopt a decision relating to the conclusion of the Agreement in\nthe form of an exchange of letters between the EU and Brazil\npursuant to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade1994 relating\nto the modification of concessions in the schedule of Croatia in\nthe course of its accession to the European Union is approved on\nbehalf of the Union.
\nThe Commission states that the results of the\nAgreement are as follows:
\nAs regards the volume of 78 000 tonnes allocated to\nBrazil under the EU tariff rate quota 'Raw cane sugar, for\nrefining', notwithstanding the bound in quota rate of EUR 98 per\ntonne, the EU shall autonomously apply:
\nThe Commission will adopt implementing regulations to\nexpand and manage the relevant quotas.
\nPURPOSE: to conclude an Agreement in the form of an\nExchange of Letters between the European Union and Brazil in order\nto take into account the accession of Croatia to the European\nUnion.
\nPROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.
\nROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the Council may adopt\nthe act only with Parliaments approval.
\nBACKGROUND: with the accession of Croatia, the\nEuropean Union enlarged its customs union. Consequently, it was\nrequired under World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules to enter into\nnegotiations with WTO Members having negotiating rights related to\nthe tariff schedule of Croatia in order to eventually agree on a\ncompensatory adjustment.
\nOn 15 July 2013, the Council authorised the Commission\nto open negotiations under Article XXIV:6 of the GATT 1994. The\nCommission has negotiated with the Members of the WTO holding\nnegotiating rights with respect to the withdrawal of specific\nconcessions in relation to the withdrawal of the schedule of\nCroatia in the course of its accession to the European\nUnion.
\nNegotiations with Brazil resulted in a draft Agreement\nin the form of an Exchange of Letters that was initialled on 12\nJuly 2016 in Geneva.
\nCONTENT: in this proposal, the Council is asked to\nadopt a decision relating to the conclusion of the Agreement in\nthe form of an exchange of letters between the EU and Brazil\npursuant to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade1994 relating\nto the modification of concessions in the schedule of Croatia in\nthe course of its accession to the European Union is approved on\nbehalf of the Union.
\nThe Commission states that the results of the\nAgreement are as follows:
\nAs regards the volume of 78 000 tonnes allocated to\nBrazil under the EU tariff rate quota 'Raw cane sugar, for\nrefining', notwithstanding the bound in quota rate of EUR 98 per\ntonne, the EU shall autonomously apply:
\nThe Commission will adopt implementing regulations to\nexpand and manage the relevant quotas.
\nPURPOSE: to conclude the Agreement in the form of an\nExchange of Letters between the European Union and Brazil pursuant\nto Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on\nTariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of\nconcessions in the schedule of Croatia in the course of its\naccession to the European Union.
\nPROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.
\nROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the Council adopts\nthe act after consulting the European Parliament but without being\nobliged to follow its opinion.
\nBACKGROUND: with the accession of Croatia, the\nEuropean Union enlarged its customs union. Consequently, the\nEuropean Union was required under World Trade Organisation (WTO)\nrules (Article XXIV:6 of the GATT 1994) to enter into negotiations\nwith WTO Members having negotiating rights related to the tariff\nschedule of Croatia in order to eventually agree on a compensatory\nadjustment.
\nOn 15 July 2013, the Council authorised the Commission\nto open negotiations under Article XXIV:6 of the GATT 1994. The\nCommission has negotiated with the Members of the WTO holding\nnegotiating rights with respect to the withdrawal of specific\nconcessions in relation to the withdrawal of the schedule of\nCroatia in the course of its accession to the European Union. \nNegotiations with Brazil resulted in a draft Agreement in the form\nof an Exchange of Letters that was initialled on 12 July 2016 in\nGeneva which should now be approved on behalf of the European\nUnion.
\nCONTENT: under this proposal, the Council is asked to\nadopt a Decision to conclude the Agreement in the form of an\nExchange of Letters with Brazil. In parallel, a separate\nproposal on the signature of this Agreement is also being submitted\nto the Council.
\nThe\nCommission will adopt implementing Regulations to expand and manage\nthe relevant quotas, pursuant to the Single Common Market\nOrganisation (CMO) Regulation (Regulation\n(EC) No 1308/2013).
\nThe\nresults of the Agreement are as follows:
\nAs\nregards the volume of 78 000 tonnes allocated to Brazil under the\nEU tariff rate quota 'Raw cane sugar, for refining', tariff item\n1701.13.10 and 1701.14.10, notwithstanding the bound in quota rate\nof EUR 98 per tonne, the EU shall autonomously apply:
\nThese implementation measures are being prepared in\nparallel to this proposal.
\nBUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS: this is solely limited to\nrevenue. The estimated amounts are EUR 4.4 million per\nyear.
\nPURPOSE: to conclude an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and Brazil in order to take into account the accession of Croatia to the European Union.
PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.
ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the Council may adopt the act only with Parliament’s approval.
BACKGROUND: with the accession of Croatia, the European Union enlarged its customs union. Consequently, it was required under World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules to enter into negotiations with WTO Members having negotiating rights related to the tariff schedule of Croatia in order to eventually agree on a compensatory adjustment.
On 15 July 2013, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations under Article XXIV:6 of the GATT 1994. The Commission has negotiated with the Members of the WTO holding negotiating rights with respect to the withdrawal of specific concessions in relation to the withdrawal of the schedule of Croatia in the course of its accession to the European Union.
Negotiations with Brazil resulted in a draft Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters that was initialled on 12 July 2016 in Geneva.
CONTENT: in this proposal, the Council is asked to adopt a decision relating to the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the EU and Brazil pursuant to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedule of Croatia in the course of its accession to the European Union is approved on behalf of the Union.
The Commission states that the results of the Agreement are as follows:
As regards the volume of 78 000 tonnes allocated to Brazil under the EU tariff rate quota 'Raw cane sugar, for refining', notwithstanding the bound in quota rate of EUR 98 per tonne, the EU shall autonomously apply:
The Commission will adopt implementing regulations to expand and manage the relevant quotas. \n\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t
The Committee on International Trade adopted the\nreport by José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA (EPP, ES)\non the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement in\nthe form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and\nthe Federative Republic of Brazil pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and\nArticle XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)\n1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedule of\nthe Republic of Croatia in the course of its accession to the\nEuropean Union.
\nThe committee recommended the European Parliament to\ngive its consent to the conclusion of the\nAgreement.
\nThe accession of Croatia enlarged the EU customs\nunion. In compliance with WTO rules (Article XXIV:6 of the GATT\n1994), Croatia should enter into negotiations with Brazil regarding\nthe tariff schedule of Croatia in order to eventually agree on a\ncompensatory adjustment connected to the EU-28, the EU's external\ntariff regime results in an increase of tariffs for\nBrazil.
\nNegotiations with Brazil resulted in a draft Agreement\ninitialled on 12 July 2016 and signed on 25 November\n2016.
\nThrough this Agreement, the EU will incorporate in its\nschedule for the customs territory of the EU-28 that of the EU-27\nwith modifications related to tariff rate quotas on raw sugar and\npoultry meat.
\nThe rapporteur noted that even if the agreement is not\nabout new concessions but compensations, the sensitiveness of the\nproducts under consideration for the whole EU agricultural sector\nhas given rise to concern.
\nTherefore, the European Parliament should have been\nfully informed as well during the negotiations. Moreover, the\nrelevant sectors have complained about the lack of involvement and\nconsultation from the European Commission during such\nnegotiations.
\nThe rapporteur therefore called on the Commission to\nconduct future negotiations under WTO rules in a more transparent\nway, fully informing the European Parliament and the relevant\nsectors at all stages and taking into considerations their views,\nin particular when the negotiations concern sensitive\nproducts.
\nThe European Parliament adopted by 579 votes to 35\nwith 59 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the draft Council\ndecision on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an\nExchange of Letters between the European Union and the Federative\nRepublic of Brazil pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and\nArticle XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade\n(GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the\nschedule of the Republic of Croatia in the course of its accession\nto the European Union.
\nIn line with the recommendation made by the Committee\non International Trade, Parliament approved the conclusion\nof the agreement.
\nPURPOSE: to conclude an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and Brazil in order to take into account the accession of Croatia to the European Union.
PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.
ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the Council may adopt the act only with Parliament’s approval.
BACKGROUND: with the accession of Croatia, the European Union enlarged its customs union. Consequently, it was required under World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules to enter into negotiations with WTO Members having negotiating rights related to the tariff schedule of Croatia in order to eventually agree on a compensatory adjustment.
On 15 July 2013, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations under Article XXIV:6 of the GATT 1994. The Commission has negotiated with the Members of the WTO holding negotiating rights with respect to the withdrawal of specific concessions in relation to the withdrawal of the schedule of Croatia in the course of its accession to the European Union.
Negotiations with Brazil resulted in a draft Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters that was initialled on 12 July 2016 in Geneva.
CONTENT: in this proposal, the Council is asked to adopt a decision relating to the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the EU and Brazil pursuant to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedule of Croatia in the course of its accession to the European Union is approved on behalf of the Union.
The Commission states that the results of the Agreement are as follows:
As regards the volume of 78 000 tonnes allocated to Brazil under the EU tariff rate quota 'Raw cane sugar, for refining', notwithstanding the bound in quota rate of EUR 98 per tonne, the EU shall autonomously apply:
The Commission will adopt implementing regulations to expand and manage the relevant quotas. \n\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t
PURPOSE: to conclude the Agreement in the form of an\nExchange of Letters between the European Union and Brazil pursuant\nto Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on\nTariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of\nconcessions in the schedule of Croatia in the course of its\naccession to the European Union.
\nPROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.
\nROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the Council adopts\nthe act after consulting the European Parliament but without being\nobliged to follow its opinion.
\nBACKGROUND: with the accession of Croatia, the\nEuropean Union enlarged its customs union. Consequently, the\nEuropean Union was required under World Trade Organisation (WTO)\nrules (Article XXIV:6 of the GATT 1994) to enter into negotiations\nwith WTO Members having negotiating rights related to the tariff\nschedule of Croatia in order to eventually agree on a compensatory\nadjustment.
\nOn 15 July 2013, the Council authorised the Commission\nto open negotiations under Article XXIV:6 of the GATT 1994. The\nCommission has negotiated with the Members of the WTO holding\nnegotiating rights with respect to the withdrawal of specific\nconcessions in relation to the withdrawal of the schedule of\nCroatia in the course of its accession to the European Union. \nNegotiations with Brazil resulted in a draft Agreement in the form\nof an Exchange of Letters that was initialled on 12 July 2016 in\nGeneva which should now be approved on behalf of the European\nUnion.
\nCONTENT: under this proposal, the Council is asked to\nadopt a Decision to conclude the Agreement in the form of an\nExchange of Letters with Brazil. In parallel, a separate\nproposal on the signature of this Agreement is also being submitted\nto the Council.
\nThe\nCommission will adopt implementing Regulations to expand and manage\nthe relevant quotas, pursuant to the Single Common Market\nOrganisation (CMO) Regulation (Regulation\n(EC) No 1308/2013).
\nThe\nresults of the Agreement are as follows:
\nAs\nregards the volume of 78 000 tonnes allocated to Brazil under the\nEU tariff rate quota 'Raw cane sugar, for refining', tariff item\n1701.13.10 and 1701.14.10, notwithstanding the bound in quota rate\nof EUR 98 per tonne, the EU shall autonomously apply:
\nThese implementation measures are being prepared in\nparallel to this proposal.
\nBUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS: this is solely limited to\nrevenue. The estimated amounts are EUR 4.4 million per\nyear.
\nThe Committee on International Trade adopted the\nreport by José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA (EPP, ES)\non the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement in\nthe form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and\nthe Federative Republic of Brazil pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and\nArticle XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)\n1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedule of\nthe Republic of Croatia in the course of its accession to the\nEuropean Union.
\nThe committee recommended the European Parliament to\ngive its consent to the conclusion of the\nAgreement.
\nThe accession of Croatia enlarged the EU customs\nunion. In compliance with WTO rules (Article XXIV:6 of the GATT\n1994), Croatia should enter into negotiations with Brazil regarding\nthe tariff schedule of Croatia in order to eventually agree on a\ncompensatory adjustment connected to the EU-28, the EU's external\ntariff regime results in an increase of tariffs for\nBrazil.
\nNegotiations with Brazil resulted in a draft Agreement\ninitialled on 12 July 2016 and signed on 25 November\n2016.
\nThrough this Agreement, the EU will incorporate in its\nschedule for the customs territory of the EU-28 that of the EU-27\nwith modifications related to tariff rate quotas on raw sugar and\npoultry meat.
\nThe rapporteur noted that even if the agreement is not\nabout new concessions but compensations, the sensitiveness of the\nproducts under consideration for the whole EU agricultural sector\nhas given rise to concern.
\nTherefore, the European Parliament should have been\nfully informed as well during the negotiations. Moreover, the\nrelevant sectors have complained about the lack of involvement and\nconsultation from the European Commission during such\nnegotiations.
\nThe rapporteur therefore called on the Commission to\nconduct future negotiations under WTO rules in a more transparent\nway, fully informing the European Parliament and the relevant\nsectors at all stages and taking into considerations their views,\nin particular when the negotiations concern sensitive\nproducts.
\nThe European Parliament adopted by 579 votes to 35\nwith 59 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the draft Council\ndecision on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an\nExchange of Letters between the European Union and the Federative\nRepublic of Brazil pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and\nArticle XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade\n(GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the\nschedule of the Republic of Croatia in the course of its accession\nto the European Union.
\nIn line with the recommendation made by the Committee\non International Trade, Parliament approved the conclusion\nof the agreement.
\n