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Emergency Trade Measures for Tunisian Olive Oil

Summary

The EU proposes a temporary duty-free quota for Tunisian olive oil to support Tunisia's economy following terrorist attacks, while including safeguards to protect European farmers.
10 18.04.2016
Other
trade
economy
international relations
agriculture, forestry and fisheries

Key points

In force from 01/01/2016 Out of force from 31/12/2017
  • The proposal introduces emergency trade support for Tunisia to assist its economic recovery after terrorist attacks.
  • The measure is specifically designed as a response to the economic impact of attacks in Sousse and Tunis.
  • A temporary duty-free quota of 35,000 tonnes per year is established for Tunisian virgin olive oil.
  • The measure is intended to be temporary, applying from the beginning of 2016 until the end of 2017.
Documents (PDFs)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the introduction of emergency autonomous trade measures for the Republic of Tunisia Introduction of emergency autonomous trade measures for Tunisia ***I Introduction of emergency autonomous trade measures for Tunisia ***I
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