Plenary report, 10 April 2025
On the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council suspending certain parts of Regulation (EU) 2015/478 as regards imports of Ukrainian products into the European Union
Report A-10-2025-0059 · (COM(2025)0107 – C100042/2025 – 2025/0056(COD))
Committee on International Trade · Rapporteur: Karin Karlsbro
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AI:In short
Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation suspending parts of Regulation (EU) 2015/478 on imports of Ukrainian products. It sets a fixed application period from 6 June 2025 until 5 June 2028, removing the tacit renewal mechanism.
Position. The Committee on International Trade proposes amendments to the Commission proposal, setting a fixed application period and removing the tacit renewal clause.
Key points
- The regulation applies from 6 June 2025 until 5 June 2028.
- The provision for tacit renewal for successive three-year periods is deleted.
Who is affected
- Importers of Ukrainian products into the European Union, who face a fixed suspension period without automatic extension.
Figures and deadlines
Legal basis. Article 294(2) and Article 207(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
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Full text
Draft european parliament legislative resolution 23 paragraphs
(COM(2025)0107 – C100042/2025 – 2025/0056(COD))
(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)
The European Parliament,
–having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2025)0107),
–having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 207(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C100042/2025),
–having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
–having regard to Rule 60 of its Rules of Procedure,
–having regard to the report of the Committee on International Trade (A10-0059/2025),
1.Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out;
2.Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal;
3.Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.
Amendment 1
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Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (7) This Regulation should apply for three years and its application should be tacitly renewed for further three year periods unless and until either the European Parliament or the Council would oppose such an extension three months before the expiry date. | (7) This Regulation should apply for three years. |
Amendment 2
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| It shall apply for an initial period of three years. | It shall apply from 6 June 2025 until 5 June 2028. |
Amendment 3
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Its application shall be tacitly extended for successive periods of three years unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such an extension no later than three months before the end of each period. | deleted |
Annex: entities or persons from whom the rapporteur has received input 4 paragraphs
Pursuant to Article 8 of Annex I to the Rules of Procedure, the rapporteur declares that she received input from the following entities or persons in the preparation of the report, prior to the adoption thereof in committee:
| Entity and/or person |
| Mission of Ukraine to the European Union |
The list above is drawn up under the exclusive responsibility of the rapporteur.
Where natural persons are identified in the list by their name, by their function or by both, the rapporteur declares that she has submitted to the concerned natural persons the European Parliament's Data Protection Notice No 484 (https://www.europarl.europa.eu/data-protect/index.do), which sets out the conditions applicable to the processing of their personal data and the rights linked to that processing.
Procedure pages
How the committees handled the text, and how their members voted on it.
Procedure – committee responsible 1 paragraph
| Title | Suspending certain parts of Regulation (EU) 2015/478 as regards imports of Ukrainian products into the European Union | |
| References | COM(2025)0107 – C10-0042/2025 – 2025/0056(COD) | |
| Date submitted to Parliament | 7.3.2025 | |
| Committee(s) responsible | INTA | |
| Rapporteurs Date appointed | Karin Karlsbro 19.3.2025 | |
| Discussed in committee | 19.3.2025 | |
| Date adopted | 8.4.2025 | |
| Result of final vote | +: –: 0: | 29 8 2 |
| Members present for the final vote | Christophe Bay, Brando Benifei, Lynn Boylan, Daniel Caspary, Andi Cristea, Raphaël Glucksmann, Bart Groothuis, Enikő Győri, Svenja Hahn, Karin Karlsbro, Martine Kemp, Rudi Kennes, Rihards Kols, Sebastian Kruis, Bernd Lange, Ilia Lazarov, Miriam Lexmann, Jaak Madison, Thierry Mariani, Gabriel Mato, Javier Moreno Sánchez, Ştefan Muşoiu, Majdouline Sbai, Lukas Sieper, Dominik Tarczyński, Francesco Torselli, Inese Vaidere, Kathleen Van Brempt, Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, Jörgen Warborn, Iuliu Winkler, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Juan Ignacio Zoido Álvarez | |
| Substitutes present for the final vote | Dan Barna, Markus Buchheit, Branislav Ondruš, Jessika Van Leeuwen | |
| Members under Rule 216(7) present for the final vote | Mélanie Disdier, Jens Geier | |
| Date tabled | 10.4.2025 |
Final vote by roll call by the committee responsible 3 paragraphs
29 · For
- ECR
- Rihards Kols, Jaak Madison, Francesco Torselli
- No group
- Lukas Sieper
- EPP
- Daniel Caspary, Martine Kemp, Ilia Lazarov, Miriam Lexmann, Gabriel Mato, Inese Vaidere, Jessika Van Leeuwen, Jörgen Warborn, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Juan Ignacio Zoido Álvarez
- Patriots
- Sebastian Kruis
- Renew
- Dan Barna, Bart Groothuis, Svenja Hahn, Karin Karlsbro, Marie-Pierre Vedrenne
- S&D
- Brando Benifei, Andi Cristea, Jens Geier, Raphaël Glucksmann, Bernd Lange, Javier Moreno Sánchez, Ştefan Muşoiu, Kathleen Van Brempt
- Greens
- Majdouline Sbai
8 · Against
- ESN
- Markus Buchheit
- No group
- Branislav Ondruš
- Patriots
- Christophe Bay, Mélanie Disdier, Enikő Győri, Thierry Mariani
- The Left
- Lynn Boylan, Rudi Kennes
2 · Abstained
- ECR
- Dominik Tarczyński
- EPP
- Iuliu Winkler