What changed between the adopted text of 26 Mar 2026 and the adopted text of 16 Jun 2026

Removed:Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d: (d) where a change of objective circumstances has occurred with regard to those existing at the time the Joint Statement was issued, in particular regarding serious breaches of human rights, fundamental principles of democracy and the rule of law, as well as threats to the essential security interests of the Union or its Member States, including their territorial integrity and their economic dimension, and to their foreign and defence policies.

Removed:Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2: Where the Commission suspends the application of Article 1 or Article 2 in part, it shall amend Annex I, Annex II or Annex III by modifying the applicable tariff rates, the tariff quotas or the scope of the goods covered respectively.

Removed:Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new): 1a. Without prejudice to Regulation (EU) 2023/2675 of the European Parliament and of the Council, where the United States applies or threatens to apply additional tariffs or any other measure affecting trade or investment in order to prevent or obtain the cessation, modification or adoption of a particular act by the Union or a Member State, thereby interfering in the legitimate sovereign choices of the Union or a Member State, the Commission shall, where appropriate, carry out an examination based on substantiated information gathered on its own initiative or received from any reliable source, including a Member State, the European Parliament or Union producers. Where the examination leads to such conclusion, the Commission is empowered to adopt, in accordance with Article 4d, delegated acts amending Annexes I, II or III to this Regulation in order to suspend in whole or in part the application of Article 1 or Article 2 of this Regulation.

Removed:Article 3 – paragraph 1 b (new): 1b. Where, in the case of a sudden change of circumstances with regard to those existing at the time the Joint Statement was issued, seriously affecting the essential security interests of the Union or its Member States, including their territorial integrity and their economic dimension, imperative grounds of urgency so require, the procedure provided for in Article 4e shall apply to delegated acts adopted pursuant to this Article.

Removed:Article 3 – paragraph 2: 2. The delegated acts referred to in paragraphs 1, 1a and 1b of this Article shall apply for as long as the circumstances referred to in paragraphs 1, 1a and 1b of this Article, respectively, persist and in any event no longer than until the date of the end of application of this Regulation referred to in Article 6, second paragraph. Where the Commission finds that the reasons justifying a suspension no longer apply, it is empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 4d, to amend Annex I, Annex II or Annex III to this Regulation in order to reinstate the application of Article 1 or Article 2, or, in the case referred to in paragraph 1, second subparagraph, of this Article, reinstate the original applicable tariff rates, the tariff quotas or the scope of the goods listed in Annex I, Annex II or Annex III, respectively.

Removed:Article 4: deleted / (deleted) / (deleted) / (deleted) / (deleted)

Removed:Article 4 a (new): Article 4a / Safeguard mechanism / 1. The Commission shall regularly monitor the impact of this Regulation on Union markets. The Commission is empowered to adopt, in accordance with Article 4d, delegated acts amending Annex I, Annex II or Annex III to this Regulation in order to suspend temporarily in whole or in part the application of Article 1 or Article 2, after an examination based on substantiated information gathered on its own initiative or received from any reliable source, including a Member State, the European Parliament or Union producers where the application of Article 1 or Article 2 results in the import of a good originating in the United States in such increased quantities, in absolute terms or relative to domestic production, and under such conditions as to cause or threaten to cause serious injury to Union industry. / 2. Without prejudice to paragraph 1, the Commission shall, as a rule, treat, in the absence of contrary indications, an increase in volume of more than 10 % year-on-year of the imports of a good covered by Annex I, Annex II or Annex III, as prima facie evidence of serious injury or the threat of serious injury to Union industry. Where such an increase in import volumes is recorded, the Commission shall without delay initiate an examination to determine whether the increase in the volume of imports causes or threatens to cause serious injury to Union industry. The examination shall be concluded within three months after its initiation. Where th…

Removed:Article 4 b (new): Article 4b / Specific provisions with respect to steel, aluminium, and their derivative products / 1. For the categories of goods referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, the suspension of customs duties referred to in Article 1(1) shall cease to apply six months from the start date of application of Articles 1, 2, 3, 4a and 4b referred to in Article 6, third paragraph. / 2. The categories of goods concerned shall be the following: / (a) goods falling under Combined Nomenclature code 72; / (b) goods falling under Combined Nomenclature code 73; / (c) goods falling under Combined Nomenclature code 76. / 3. If, before the end date of application, referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, the United States have reduced to maximum 15 %, including the US Most Favored Nation (MFN) tariff, their respective tariffs on products originating from the Union with a content of steel and aluminium above 50 %, the Commission is empowered to adopt, in accordance with Article 4d, a delegated act in order to defer the end date of application, referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, to a date not later that the end date of application of this Regulation referred to in Article 6, second paragraph. / The Commission shall not adopt such a delegated act, as long as any of the circumstances for suspension of the application referred to in Article 3(1) or (1a) persist.

Removed:Article 4 c (new): Article 4c / Determination of the start date of application / 1. The Commission shall adopt, in accordance with Article 4d, a delegated act amending Article 6, third paragraph, in order to determine the date from which Articles 1, 2, 3, 4a and 4b shall be applicable. It shall adopt such a delegated act when, and only if, all of the following conditions have been fulfilled: / (a) the United States applies a tariff rate not higher than either the US Most Favored Nation (MFN) tariff rate or a tariff rate of a maximum of 15 %, including the US MFN tariff, on goods originating from the Union; / (b) the United States applies only the US MFN tariff to the following products of the Union: unavailable natural resources, including cork, all aircraft and aircraft parts, generic pharmaceuticals and their ingredients, and chemical precursors; / (c) the United States applies a tariff rate of a maximum of 15 %, including the US MFN tariff, on the following goods originating from the Union: pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, lumber, automobiles and automobile parts; / (d) the United States applies a tariff rate of a maximum of 15 % on products with a content of steel and aluminium below 50 %; / Furthermore, when adopting the delegated act referred to in the first subparagraph, the Commission shall assess whether the United States has provided formal, clear and precise assurances that the conditions referred to in points (a) to (d) of that subparagraph have been fulfilled and that those conditi…

Removed:Article 4 d (new): Article 4d / Exercise of the delegation / 1. The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article. / 2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 3(1), (1a) and (2), Article 4a, Article 4b and Article 4c shall be conferred on the Commission from ... [the date of entry into force of this Regulation] until ... [the date of the end of application of this Regulation referred to in Article 6, second paragraph]. / 3. The delegation of power referred to in Article 3(1), (1a) and (2), Article 4a, Article 4b and Article 4c may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force. / 4. Before adopting a delegated act, the Commission shall consult experts designated by each Member State in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making. / 5. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council. / 6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 3(1), (1a) and (2), Article 4a, Article 4b and Article 4c shall enter into force only if no …

Removed:Article 4 e (new): Article 4e / Urgency procedure / 1. Delegated acts adopted under this Article shall enter into force without delay and shall apply as long as no objection is expressed in accordance with paragraph 2. The notification of a delegated act to the European Parliament and to the Council shall state the reasons for the use of the urgency procedure. / 2. Either the European Parliament or the Council may object to a delegated act in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 4d(6). In such a case, the Commission shall repeal the act immediately following the notification of the decision to object by the European Parliament or by the Council.

Removed:Article 5 a (new): Article 5a / Evaluation and reporting / 1. By ... [six months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation], the Commission shall carry out an impact assessment on the economic and security impacts of this Regulation. The impact assessment shall examine: / (a) the impact of the application of this Regulation on all imports and exports between the Union and the United States; and / (b) trade-flow changes and distributional effects across Member States and sectors. / 2. By ... [six months before the date of the end of application of this Regulation], the Commission shall present an additional comprehensive impact assessment. That impact assessment shall examine, inter alia: / (a) the impact of the application of this Regulation on all imports and exports between the Union and the United States; / (b) trade-flow changes and distributional effects across Member States and sectors; / (c) any identified non-tariff impacts relevant to the internal market and to consumers; / (d) effects on competitiveness, Union producers, including on Union producers of agri-food products, and SMEs; / (e) the political developments of the trade and investment relationship between the Union and the United States since the entry into force of this Regulation; / (f) the level of progress in negotiations between the Union and the United States towards achieving the commitments outlined in the Joint Statement, including the implementation of those commitments; / (g) whether the Regulation has cre…

Removed:Article 6 – title: Entry into force and application

Removed:Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new): It shall apply from … [the date of entry into force of this Regulation] until 31 March 2028.

Removed:Article 6 – paragraph 1 b (new): However, Articles 1, 2, 3, 4a and 4b shall apply only from the date determined by a delegated act adopted in accordance with Article 4c.