EP draft budgetary assessment: amendments on US tariffs and quotas
EP Position
The document is a draft budgetary assessment prepared by rapporteur Danuše Nerudová that presents amendments 2–13 to the Commission proposal (COM(2025)0471 – 2025/0261(COD)). The amendments are set out in a budgetary context and form part of the European Parliament’s scrutiny of that proposal.
Key Trade Point
The central trade issue addressed by the amendments is the adjustment of customs duties on imports of certain goods originating in the United States and the opening of tariff quotas for imports of certain US-origin goods. The text links these trade measures to the budgetary assessment undertaken by the rapporteur.
What Comes Next
The document is dated 2.12.2025 and is available in PDF and DOC formats; no further procedural step is specified in the provided text.
Sources
Official Documents
- AMENDMENTS 2 - 13Draft budgetary assessmentDanuše Nerudová(PE778.172v01-00)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 AmericaProposal for a regulation(COM(2025)0471 – 2025/0261(COD)) Amendments 2–13 to the draft budgetary assessment propose adjustments to US-origin tariffs and tariff quotas under COM(2025)0471 – 2025/0261(COD).
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