Summary
This regulation enables the EU to temporarily suspend trade preferences with Moldova if import surges harm EU industries or if goods are being routed through Moldova to bypass customs rules. 10 23.03.2016
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trade
economy
european union
international relations
business and competition
Key points
- The regulation implements specific protection tools within the EU-Moldova Association Agreement.
- It allows for the temporary suspension of trade preferences if imports cause serious economic damage to EU producers.
- The Commission is required to hold consultations with Moldovan authorities before adopting definitive safeguard measures.
- The Commission must provide detailed annual reports on the application of safeguard measures and anti-circumvention tools to ensure transparency.
Documents (PDFs)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council implementing the safeguard clause and the anti-circumvention mechanism providing for the temporary suspension of tariff preferences of the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part
EU-Moldova Association Agreement: safeguard clause and the anti-circumvention mechanism ***I
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