AGRI opinion on adjusting customs duties and opening US tariff quotas
EP Position
The Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development delivered an opinion for the Committee on International Trade on the Commission proposal concerning the adjustment of customs duties and the opening of tariff quotas for certain goods originating in the United States (COM(2025)0471). The opinion is attributed to rapporteur Veronika Vrecionová and bears the date 15 January 2026.
Key Trade Point
The opinion addresses the proposed adjustment of customs duties on imports from the United States and the proposed opening of tariff quotas for specified US-origin goods, as set out in the referenced proposal (C10-0193/2025 - 2025/0261(COD)). The document is published by the Parliament and is available in PDF and DOC formats on the Parliament website.
What Comes Next
The opinion is submitted to the Committee on International Trade for its consideration.
Sources
Official Documents
- OPINIONof the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Developmentfor the Committee on International Tradeon the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the adjustment of customs duties on the import of certain goods originating in the United States of America and opening of tariff quotas for imports of certain goods originating in the United States of America(COM(2025)0471 - C10-0193/2025 - 2025/0261(COD))Rapporteur for opinion: Veronika Vrecionová Opinion by the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development for the Committee on International Trade on the proposal to adjust EU customs duties and tariff quotas for US-origin imports.
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