EU Import Quotas and Northern Ireland Clarification

by name voted on 25.11.2020

Summary

This proposal clarifies that EU import quotas apply only to goods released into free circulation within the EU, excluding Northern Ireland, to prevent trade circumvention.

9 25.11.2020

Other

trade

european union

public administration

international relations

Key points

The proposal aims to clarify the application of Union import quotas and tariff rate quotas.
The regulation specifies that import quotas are only available for goods released into free circulation in designated EU territories, excluding Northern Ireland.
To ensure the regulation is ready for use by early 2021, it is proposed that the law enters into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal.

Vote

PPE

S&D

Renew

ID

Verts/ALE

ECR

The Left

NI

Total

Documents (PDFs)

REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the application of Union tariff rate quotas and other import quotas The application of Union tariff rate quotas and other import quotas ***I

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