The European Parliament approved the continuation of duty-free trade with Ukraine
24.04.2024 - 11:30
The European Commission can apply corrective measures in the event of a market violation at the level of the EU or member states.
Duties and quotas on Ukrainian imports will remain suspended until June 2025. This was reported in the press service of the European Parliament.
However, according to the new resolution, the European Commission can take the measures it deems necessary if imports from Ukraine cause “significant disturbances on the EU market or the markets of one or more EU member states.”
As part of “enhanced safeguard measures to protect EU farmers”, the European Commission may trigger emergency braking for particularly sensitive agricultural products, namely poultry, eggs, sugar, oats, cereals, corn and honey.
So, if the import of these goods exceeds the average import volumes recorded for the period from the second half of 2021 to the end of 2023, the tariffs may be reimposed.
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