Amending Regulation (EU) 2024/823 of 28 February 2024 on exceptional trade measures for countries and territories participating in or linked to the Stabilisation and Association Process

Wording as published by the EP, in English.

1. Amendment 1Rejected

   Recital 5 a (new)

   Tabled by Markéta Gregorová · Verts/ALE

   Added: (5 a) However, Serbia is not compliant with the conditions provided for in Article 2(1), point (d), of Regulation (EU) 2024/823 due to the persistent and serious erosion of the rule of law and fundamental principles of democracy, including free and fair elections. Additionally, Serbia's alignment with the Union's Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) has been steadily declining since 2021, and Serbia has not aligned with restrictive measure against Russia, nor with the majority of the statements of the Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy relating to Russia and Ukraine. Serbia has also not aligned with Union restrictive measures relating to Russia, China, Belarus, Iran, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and Venezuela. For those reasons, ATMs should not be prolonged for Serbia.

2. Amendment 2Rejected

   Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b a (new)

   Tabled by Markéta Gregorová · Verts/ALE

   Added: (b a) In Article 2(1), point (d) is replaced by the following: ‘(d) abstention of the beneficiary parties from engaging in serious and systematic violations of human rights, including core labour rights, of fundamental principles of democracy and of the rule of law. The compliance with this condition shall be assessed annually on the basis of the Union's annual enlargement country reports and, where applicable, the Union's annual Rule of Law Report. The outcome of that assessment shall be reported to the European Parliament.’

3. Amendment 3Rejected

   Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1

   Tabled by Markéta Gregorová · Verts/ALE

   Added: -1 In Article 1, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: ‘1. Products originating in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro and North Macedonia (‘the beneficiary parties’) covered by Chapters 7 and 8 of the Combined Nomenclature shall be admitted for import into the Union without quantitative restrictions or measures having equivalent effect, and with exemption from custom duties and charges having equivalent effect.’