Position on temporary trade-liberalisation measures for products from the Republic of Moldova
EP Position
The European Parliament adopted a position at first reading on 13 March 2024 endorsing temporary trade-liberalisation measures that supplement trade concessions applicable to products originating in the Republic of Moldova. The position refers to measures under the Association Agreement between the European Union, the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part.
Key Trade Point
The central trade point is that the Parliament’s position concerns a proposed Regulation (EU) 2024/... establishing temporary trade-liberalisation measures to supplement the existing trade concessions for Moldovan products under that Association Agreement. The document frames these measures as temporary and as supplements to the contractual concessions already provided under the Agreement.
What Comes Next
The position was adopted with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2024/... by the European Parliament and the Council.
Sources
Official Documents
- ***IPOSITION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTadopted at first reading on 13 March 2024 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2024/… of the European Parliament and of the Council on temporary trade-liberalisation measures supplementing trade concessions applicable to products from the Republic of Moldova under the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part(EP-PE_TC1-COD(2024)0029) EP adopts its first-reading position on temporary tariff-liberalisation measures for Moldova under the EU–Moldova Association Agreement.
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