Implementing the bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products

Tabled by Raphaël Glucksmann, Jean-Marc Germain, Eric Sargiacomo, Pierre Jouvet, François Kalfon, Christophe Clergeau, Nora Mebarek, Claire Fita, Murielle Laurent, Chloé Ridel, Aurore Lalucq, Emma Rafowicz, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Estelle Ceulemans, Michael McNamara, Arash Saeidi, Ciaran Mullooly, Manon Aubry, Vicent Marzà Ibáñez, Anja Hazekamp, Luke Ming Flanagan, Danilo Della Valle, Leila Chaibi, Kathleen Funchion, Lynn Boylan, David Cormand, Mounir Satouri, Cristina Guarda, Jaume Asens Llodrà, Majdouline Sbai, Ana Miranda Paz, Ignazio Roberto Marino, Benedetta Scuderi, Mélissa Camara, Christophe Gomart, Krzysztof Hetman, Céline Imart, Marina Mesure, Marko Vešligaj, Anthony Smith

Added: Clear indications of a deterioration in the economic situation of the industry, across the Union or at Member State level, including an increase in volume of more than 5 % year-on-year compared to the three-year average of the imports under preferential terms of a given product or sustained decreases in domestic prices, may be sufficient to demonstrate serious injury to the sector and to warrant a safeguard.

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE779.036