EU countries support safeguard clauses for agricultural products in the agreement with Mercosur

The Council of the European Union (EU) has approved this Wednesday without introducing amendments the proposal of the European Commission on a bilateral safeguard clause for agricultural products from the association agreement negotiated between the community club and Mercosur, and from the trade agreement between the same two parties. The community institution, which brings together the Member States, has indicated in a statement that the regulation "strengthens the protection of EU farmers in the context of the agreements and introduces into the legislation of the community club the safeguard provisions included in both pacts for agricultural products." "It aims to ensure that safeguard measures can be applied quickly and effectively if imports from Mercosur partners cause or threaten to cause serious damage," it added. The decision taken this Wednesday has no repercussions on the ongoing debates in the Council on the signing and conclusion of the agreements with Mercosur, made ...