EU adopts temporary trade-liberalisation for Moldovan products
Decision
The European Parliament approved the Commission proposal on temporary trade‑liberalisation measures by single vote as plenary text P9_TA(2024)0155, with the vote recorded in the Strasbourg sitting of 13 March 2024; Parliament’s first reading was thereby closed. The report was tabled by the Committee on International Trade with rapporteur Markéta Gregorová and is presented as A9-0079/2024.
What Changes
The adopted text implements a regulation introducing temporary trade‑liberalisation measures supplementing the trade concessions applicable to products from the Republic of Moldova under the Association Agreement, as set out in the Commission proposal COM(2024)0051. The measure is framed as a temporary supplement to existing association agreement concessions.
Who Is Affected
The measures apply to products originating in the Republic of Moldova and to economic operators trading those products under the EU/Euratom–Moldova Association Agreement, involving the EU, Euratom and Member States.
Sources
Official Documents
- Wednesday, 13 March 2024 - Strasbourg Parliament adopted the regulation establishing temporary trade-liberalisation measures for Moldovan products under the EU–Moldova Association Agreement, closing Parliament's first reading.
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