REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council addressing the negative trade-related effects of global overcapacity on the Union steel market

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(1) The steel sector is central to the Union's competitiveness and security. The Unionhas shown unequivocally the strategic importance that it attaches to that sector and its commitment to ensure the sector's viability and long-termsustainability.

(1) The steel sector that is the corner stone of its ecosystem, which includes derivative steel products in downstream sectors (e.g. automotive, building, metal packaging and components, machinery, technology industries and others)is central to the Union's economy, economic security,competitiveness and security. The Union should reinforce its action in this strategic sector, which is vital for quality job creation and employment, the transition to a climate-neutral economy and the development of defence capabilities, through sustained investment in the steel sector's viability and long-term resilience.

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(1a) Steel-producing industrial towns and regions play an important role for workers, communities and competitiveness. Those towns and regions are where raw materials have been extracted and transformed and technical skills passed down over generations. Those towns and regions hold the knowledge, the equipment, and the social cohesion needed to make a transition real and just.

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(2) Steel industries across countries and regions, including the Union, are suffering the negative impact derived from increasing global structural excess capacity. That global challenge affects the Union's domestic market and markets of other countries either directly, through imports from countries with excess capacity, or indirectly, as a result of the 'push-out' effect, or in both ways. The effective resolution of global overcapacity requires enhanced joint efforts of the Union and its like-minded partners which do not contribute to global overcapacity. The Union will continueleading the international work, including in the framework of the Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity, on addressing the root causes of global overcapacity and implementing solutions strengthening transparency of the global steel market and taking into consideration modern production and supply techniques, including through the application of the "melted and poured" principle as well as monitoring of imports and exports. The Union and the like-minded countries should work together with a view to ring-fencing their economies from global overcapacity while ensuring secure supply chains and increasing market access among them.

(2) Steel industries, workers, industrial towns and regions across countries, including the Union, are suffering the negative impact derived from increasing global structural excess capacity. Global structural excess capacity in steel production poses a serious threat to the steel sector, by creating conditions of unfair competition and deterring investment crucial for the green transition. Global structural excess capacity is a trend that is not affecting only the steel sector but also many other industrial sectors and threatening their long-term viability. That global challenge affects the Union's domestic market and markets of other countries either directly, through imports from countries with excess capacity, or indirectly, as a result of the 'push-out' effect, or in both ways. The effective resolution of global overcapacity requires enhanced joint efforts of the Union and its like-minded partners which do not contribute to global overcapacity. The Union will step up its efforts in leading the international workand also coordinating with like-minded countries including in the framework of the Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity, on addressing the root causes of global overcapacity and implementing solutions strengthening transparency of the global steel market and taking into consideration modern production and supply techniques, including through the application of the "melted and poured" principle as well as monitoring of imports and exports. The Union and the like-minded countries should urgently work together with a view to ring-fencing their economies from global overcapacity while ensuring secure supply chains and increasing market access among them.Such cooperation should be pursued in a constructive and forward-looking spirit that recognises shared strategic interests and mutual benefits. It should aim at reducing distortions in global steel markets, promoting fair competition based on market principles, and supporting the transition towards future-oriented industrial production. Strengthened coordination among partners can also enhance resilience and reinforce the foundation for stable, predictable and diversified supply chains.

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(2a) Overcapacity is most effectively addressed through coordinated multilateral action as it constitutes a global problem requiring a global solution. In the absence of meaningful progress at that level, the Union should adopt a targeted and flexible measure.

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(2b) Europe has a longstanding tradition of steel production, with steelworkers playing a key role in the foundation of Union manufacturing. Those highly skilled, quality jobs that provide decent pay, strong labour protections and high health and safety standards are essential to sustaining the steel sector's competitiveness and high social value.

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(6) In November 2024, Union leaders adopted the Budapest Declaration2highlighting the urgent need and determination to make the Union more competitive through a new European competitiveness deal. Furthermore, leaders declared their commitment to ensuring an industrial renewal and decarbonisation allowing the Union to remain an industrial and technological powerhouse. Union leaders also recognised the need for increasing defence readiness and capabilities, in particular by strengthening defence technological and industrial base accordingly. To that end, leaders committed to develop an industrial policy for the Union to ensure the growth of tomorrow's key technologies, while paying particular attention to traditional industries in transition.

(6) In November 2024, Union leaders adopted the Budapest Declaration2highlighting the urgent need and determination to make the Union more competitive through a new European competitiveness deal. Furthermore, leaders declared their commitment to ensuring an industrial renewal and decarbonisation allowing the Union to remain an industrial and technological powerhouse that fosters quality jobs. Union leaders also recognised the need for increasing defence readiness and capabilities, in particular by strengthening defence technological and industrial base accordingly. To that end, leaders committed to develop an industrial policy for the Union to ensure the growth of tomorrow's key technologies, while paying particular attention to traditional industries in transition.

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2https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2024/11/08/the-budapest-declaration/

2https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2024/11/08/the-budapest-declaration/

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(7) Industrial competitiveness is a core priority and decarbonisation constitute a powerful driver of growth when integrated with industrial, competition, economic and trade policies.

(7) Industrial competitiveness is a core priority for the Union steel sector to survive and to contribute to sustainable growth, long-term prosperity and resilience. For that strategic sector to be competitive, the Union needs to use decarbonisation and a combination of industrial, economic and trade policies. Such policies should include a preserved Union production capacity, technological leadership and skilled employment in key sectors within the Union in order to prevent relocation of strategic industries to regions with lower environmental and social standards and unfair subsidy mechanisms.

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(7a) Overcapacity, combined with different levels of commitment to the climate goals by third countries, affects the Union steel industry in the context of its transition towards carbon-neutral production. Therefore, for the decarbonisation path of the steel sector in the Union to be viable, the level of the tariff rate quotas should be reviewed as necessary. This could serve as an impetus for creating the right conditions for the Union steel industry to decarbonise and move away from "business-as-usual". In the framework of that review, the Commission should also report on the use of public subsidies by Union producers with a view to achieving Union climate targets, on the total volumes of Union low emission steel production and on the exposure of Union producers to unfair competition.

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(8) Energy intensive industries are focal sectors requiring urgent support to decarbonise, electrify, and confront high energy costs, unfair global competition, and complex regulations, harming their competitiveness.

(8) Energy intensive industries are focal sectors requiring urgent intervention to support them to decarbonise, electrify, take up circularity, which would help to promote job creation in the Union and confront high energy costs, unfair global competition, and complex regulations, harming their competitiveness. It is essential to enable those industries to remain globally competitive and to continue producing in the Union while a continuous support for energy-intensive industries should be subject to social and environmental conditionalities, such as preserving production sites and jobs. Strengthening energy security, enabling access to affordable energy, reducing input costs, and simplifying regulatory burdens are critical to preventing industrial delocalisation and to preserving value chains within the Union. As steel production accounts for around 5 % of the Union's greenhouse gas emissions, accelerating the deployment of low-and near-zero-emission technologies, including hydrogen-based and electrified steelmaking, and strengthening circularity through the recovery and processing of high-quality recycled ferrous scrap, will be essential to reducing emissions and enhancing resource efficiency.

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(9) Moreover, as recognised inthe Steel and Metals Action Plan3, steel represents a metal of strategic importance for the Union's defence capability. Given the current geopolitical environment,stable and resilient supply chains of critical metals, like steel, and domestic production are essential for defence and aerospace, and for avoiding unwanted dependencies on third country suppliers.

(9) The Union remains committed to a fast and urgent implementation ofthe Steel and Metals Action Plan3, assteel represents a metal of strategic importance for the Union's defence capability. Especially in a context marked by increasing global instability and heightened security pressures, stable and resilient supply chains of critical metals, like steel, and a strong and competitivedomestic production baseare essential for defence and aerospace,for achieving economic resilience and for avoiding unwanted dependencies on third country suppliers.

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(9a) Steel is also foundational for many other industries such as Union's clean-tech, transport, building and energy infrastructure industries. Preserving a competitive and technologically advanced steel base in the Union is therefore vital to the Union's industrial sovereignty and its strategic autonomy.

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(10) The Union has already adopted several trade defence measures in the metals sectors, including in the iron and steel sectors, against unfair global competition. Nevertheless, the industry is increasingly negatively impacted by global structural excess capacities and by global distortions, including non-market policies and practices in certain countries that artificially support their domestic industries or circumvent Union trade defence measures and sanctions. The Union is the only major steelmaking region seeing a decrease in capacity. However, these efforts are being completely offset by continuous large capacity additions across other regions, completely detached from evolution of domestic and global demand. Global overcapacity is expected to increase from the current 602 million tonnes (equivalent to five times the Union demand) to 721 million tonnes by 2027.

(10) In order to support the Union's strategic industries and competitiveness, Union trade measures should not hamper Union steel production capacity.The Union has already adopted several trade defence measures in the metals sectors, including in the iron and steel sectors, against unfair global competition. Nevertheless, the industry is increasingly negatively impacted by global structural excess capacities and by global distortions, including non-market policies and unfair trade practices in certain countries that artificially support their domestic industries or circumvent Union trade defence measures and sanctions. The Union is the only major steelmaking region seeing a decrease in capacity. However, these efforts are being completely offset by continuous large capacity additions across other regions, completely detached from evolution of domestic and global demand. Global overcapacity is expected to increase from the current 602 million tonnes (equivalent to five times the Union demand) to 721 million tonnes by 2027. Hence any safeguard measure on the steel market should be conceived with a long-term perspective, since, contrary to previous periods when the Union steel sector has experienced overcapacity, the current situation is structural and unlikely to be resolved in the short or medium-term.

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(11) In addition, the recent evolution of third country trade-restrictive measures is further increasing import pressure, both in terms of volumes and prices, on Union producers. Such pressure is expected only to increase further.

(11) In addition, the recent evolution of third country trade-restrictive measures is further increasing import pressure, both in terms of volumes and prices, on Union producers. Such pressure is expected only to increase further and to lead to a further decline in Union production, plant closures and job losses.

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(11a) The rules-based multilateral trading system, with the WTO at its core, continues to be fundamental for ensuring stability, predictability and fairness in global trade. This Regulation should therefore be implemented in full compliance with the Union's obligations under the WTO. This Regulation aims to address trade distortions caused by global excess capacity and should be understood as an instrument for restoring conditions for more open and rules-based trade in the future.

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(12) As a result, the Union steel industry is in a dire situation with the unprecedented loss of the production capacity amounting to more than 30 million tons since 2018, historically low-capacity utilisation rate reaching 67% in 2024, and around 30000 jobs lost since 2018, with several thousand more job losses announced in 2024. The Union steel industry recorded losses in 2024.

(12) As a result, the Union steel industry is in a dire situation with the unprecedented loss of the production capacity amounting to more than 30 million tons since 2018, historically low-capacity utilisation rate reaching 67% in 2024, and around 30000 jobs lost since 2018, with several thousand more job losses announced in 2024. The Union steel industry recorded losses in 2024. The burden of that decline has fallen heavily on the industrial towns and regions where steelmaking is rooted.

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Amendment

(13) Given the fast-worsening situation of the domestic steel industry and the unsatisfactory progress so far in finding a collective solution addressing global structural overcapacity, it is necessary to adopt a new measure replacing Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/159. On 18 July 2025, the Commission launched a call for evidence and a targeted consultation to seek the views from stakeholders on various aspects of the new measure, including its form, level, geographical scope and duration, as well as other specific features such as rules of origin. The process ran until 18 August 2025 and over five hundred responses were received: 143 submissions to the call for evidence and 373 replies to the targeted consultation questionnaire. A detailed summary of the feedback received is available in the Staff Working Document accompanying this legislative proposal.

(13) Given the fast-worsening situation of the domestic steel industry and the unsatisfactory progress so far in finding a collective solution addressing global structural overcapacity, it is necessary to urgentlyadopt a new measure replacing Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/159. On 18 July 2025, the Commission launched a call for evidence and a targeted consultation to seek the views from stakeholders on various aspects of the new measure, including its form, level, geographical scope and duration, as well as other specific features such as rules of origin. The process ran until 18 August 2025 and over five hundred responses were received: 143 submissions to the call for evidence and 373 replies to the targeted consultation questionnaire. A detailed summary of the feedback received is available in the Staff Working Document accompanying this legislative proposal. Due to the urgency of the matter, the Commission decided not to conduct an impact assessment but affirmed its commitment to presenting an evaluation of its consequences after the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

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(14) In parallel to the ordinary legislative procedure that this proposal will be subject to, the Union intends to open negotiations under Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 with a view to modifying certain WTO concessions for the products concerned by this Regulation and ensure that the resulting level of custom duties ensures the resilience of the Union steel industry in a context of structural global overcapacities, growing third country trade measures on the steel sector, and their negative trade-related impact on the Union's steel industry.

(14) In parallel to the ordinary legislative procedure that this proposal will be subject to, the Union intends to open negotiations under Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 with a view to modifying certain WTO concessions for the products concerned by this Regulation and ensure that the resulting level of custom duties ensures the resilience of the Union steel industry in a context of structural global overcapacities, growing third country trade measures on the steel sector, and their negative trade-related impact on the Union's steel industry. The modification of the Union's commitments should not lead to compensation going beyond volumes of quotas provided for in Annex II to this Regulation, nor concern any products other than those included in Annex II to this Regulation. The Union should notify this Regulation to the WTO also under Article XX GATT because this Regulation is necessary to pursue the decarbonisation of the Union steel sector, and is also necessary to preserve the Union public order.

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(14a) The Commission shall engage in proactive and transparent communication with trade partners to clearly explain the reasons for adopting this Regulation and to identify ways to maintain equal and fair conditions so as not to disrupt the existing spirit of genuine trade cooperation, particularly with existing and future FTA partners affected by this Regulation.

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(15) Whereas under Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/159 the out-of-quota tariff is set at 25%, taking into account the level of tariffs in the steel sector in other key markets, it is appropriate to set the level of out-of-quota tariff to a 50% duty to minimise the risk of trade diversion. This duty would come in addition to other duties applying to the product categories covered by this Regulation.

(15) Whereas under Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/159 the out-of-quota tariff is set at 25%, taking into account the level of tariffs in the steel sector in other key markets, it is appropriate to set the level of out-of-quota tariff to a 50% duty to minimise the risk of trade diversion and to allow an increase in production capacity. This duty would come in addition to other duties applying to the product categories covered by this Regulation.

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(20a) To ensure fair and balanced administration of tariff-rate quotas, the concentration of imports by a few major operators and stockpiling practices should be prevented. Stockpiling practices, whereby steel products are stored in ports, customs warehouses or free zones in order to delay their release for free circulation, may result in the rapid exhaustion of tariff quotas under the first-come-first-served system. Such practices risk undermining fair access to quotas for all economic operators and the effectiveness of the safeguard mechanism. The Commission should therefore closely monitor import patterns and storage levels and, where appropriate, consider adjustments to the administration of tariff quotas to ensure fair access for all operators in order to respond swiftly to changes in market conditions while protecting the Union steel industry and downstream industries.

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(21) To ensure that the measure is effective in tackling the effects of global overcapacity, and in light of the specificities of steel products and the modern production and supply techniques, it is important to identify the country of "melt and pour". The country of "melt and pour" refers to the original location in which raw steel and iron is initially produced in liquid form within a steelmaking or iron-making furnace and subsequently cast into its primary solid state. This primary solid state can encompass either a semi-finished product, including but not limited to slabs, billets, or ingots, or a finished steel mill product. Requesting evidence of the country of "melt and pour" will avoid that steel produced in certain countries contributing to global overcapacity unduly enters the Union's market following further transformation in other countries and will increase transparency in the domestic supply chain for steel imports.

(21) To ensure that the measure is effective in tackling the effects of global overcapacity, and in light of the specificities of steel products and the modern production and supply techniques, it is important to identify the country of "melt and pour". The country of "melt and pour" refers to the original location in which raw steel and iron is initially produced in liquid form within a steelmaking or iron-making furnace and subsequently cast into its primary solid state. This primary solid state can encompass either a semi-finished product, including but not limited to slabs, billets, or ingots, or a finished steel mill product. Requesting evidence of the country of "melt and pour" will avoid that steel produced in certain countries contributing to global overcapacity unduly enters the Union's market following further transformation in other countries and will increase transparency in the domestic supply chain for steel imports. That requesting of evidence should be done in such a way that limits administrative burden to the greatest extent possible, and that facilitates the compliance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

Text proposed by the Commission

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(21a) Imports of products for which the steel was melted and poured in the Russian Federation or in Belarus should not be granted access to the Union market and should not benefit from any tariff quota. Accordingly, all such products should be subject to an automatic prohibition at the external borders of the Union.

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(24) In order to ensure that the level of quotas opened in relation to imports into the Union is adapted to changing circumstances in the markets of the products covered by this Regulation as well as to provide technical specifications for the implementation of the melt and pour requirement, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission to supplement this Regulation by laying down the detailed rules for identifying the country in which the steel used in the production of the product is melted and poured and to amend Annex II to this Regulation. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making8. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts.

(24) In order to ensure that the level of quotas opened in relation to imports into the Union is adapted to changing circumstances in the markets of the products covered by this Regulation as well as to provide technical specifications for the implementation of the melt and pour requirement, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission to supplement this Regulation by laying down the detailed rules for identifying the country in which the steel used in the production of the product is melted and poured and to amend Annex II to this Regulation. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making8. Furthermore, it is of importance that affected industries and industrial towns and regions are heard in the preparatory work.In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts.

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8OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/agree_interinstit/2016/512/oj.

8OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/agree_interinstit/2016/512/oj.

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(25a) In line with Regulation (EU) 2025/1153 of the European Parliament and of the Counci1aand with the Union's commitment to support Ukraine's economy during Russia's ongoing war of aggression against Ukraine, and in view of Ukraine's strategic role in the Union's steel supply chain, the Commission should ensure that the design and implementation of quota allocations fully reflect Ukraine's candidate status and its vital importance for the stability of the Union steel market, while preserving the effectiveness and integrity of this Regulation.

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1aRegulation (EU) 2025/1153 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2025 suspending certain provisions of Regulation (EU) 2015/478 as regards imports of Ukrainian products into the Union (OJ L, 2025/1153, 5.6.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/1153/oj).

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(25b) Given that several third countries have adopted trade-restrictive measures directly affecting Union exports of steel products, the Commission should reflect those trade-restrictive measures.

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26. The Commission should assess at the latestwithin 2 years followingthe adoption of this Regulation the necessity to adjust the scope of products covered by this Regulation and if deemed necessary, it should consider making a legislative proposal to add additional steel products, including products that are made of or contain a significant amount of steel.

26. The Union steel processing industry, composed of thousands of SMEs that transform steel into specialised, high-value goods, is of vital importance to the entire Union steel sector. Like the Union's primary steel producers, the Union's downstream steel industry is increasingly exposed to cheap imports from third countries, where exporting producers benefit from illegal state subsidies, lower environmental standards and artificially suppressed energy or input costs. Recognising the urgency of that situation,the Commission should determinewithin 6 months after the adoption of this Regulation, the necessity to adjust the scope of products covered by this Regulation and if deemed necessary, it should put forwarda legislative proposal at the latest after 1 year after the adoption of this Regulationto add steel products, including products that are made of or contain a significant amount of steel. In order to ensure the effectiveness of this Regulation, it is essential for the assessment to evaluate carefully whether the issues this Regulation seeks to address are being solved and not inadvertently displaced further along the value chain. That assessment should take into account, inter alia, foundries, the potential impact of evolving global trade measures that may redirect trade flows towards the Union, and the situation of downstream sectors whose competitiveness, including that of SMEs and foundries, may be negatively impacted. Following that initial assessment, the Commission should carry out subsequent assessments on a bi-annual basis, or earlier, if significant market disruptions or sudden changes in global trade patterns justify it.

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(26a) The Commission should draw up an annual report on the implementation of this Regulation and submit it to the European Parliament and to the Council. That annual report should, inter alia, contain information on the use and evolution of quotas and the category and amount of import that fall under the 50 % duty. The annual report should be made public.

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(27) Before 1 July 2031, and every fiveyears thereafter, the Commission should evaluate the evolution of the key parameters that justified the adoption of this Regulation, including the evolution and trends of global overcapacity, as well as its effects on the steel market. The Commission should also review the situation of third country trade restrictive measures on steel and the implications and effects they may have, or be likely to have, in terms of risk of trade diversion into the Union market. In addition, the Commission should also analyse the situation concerning the existence of non- market policies and practices in third countries and their impact on the Union steel market. The Commission should also assess the evolution of the economic performance of the Union steel industry as well as the evolution of its decarbonisation projects,

(27) Before 31 December 2028, and every three years thereafter, the Commission should evaluate the evolution of the key parameters that justified the adoption of this Regulation, including the evolution and trends of global overcapacity, as well as its effects on the steel market and the downstream value chains. The Commission should also review the situation of third country trade restrictive measures on steel and the implications and effects they may have, or be likely to have, in terms of risk of trade diversion into the Union market. In addition, the Commission should also analyse the situation concerning the existence of non-market policies and practices in third countries and their impact on the Union steel market. The Commission should also assess the evolution of overall Union competitiveness and the economic performance of the Union steel industry, including price levels and capacity utilisation, as well as the decarbonisation path of the steel sector in the Union and the evolution of its decarbonisation targets. To that end, the Commission should conduct a structured impact assessment, in dialogue with the entire steel ecosystem, including the downstream segment. Those evaluations should include feedback from multilateral discussions, inter alia the OECD Steel Committee and the Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity,

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4a. Measures under this Regulation shall be applied in a manner consistent with WTO rules and shall not restrict trade beyond what is strictly necessary to address the negative effects of global overcapacity as a result of unfair market conditions.

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2. At the moment of importation, importers shall provide appropriate evidence, such as a mill certificate which will prove the country of "melt and pour" of the steel used in the production of the product.

2. At the moment of importation, importers shall provide verifiableappropriate evidence provingthe country of "melt and pour" of the steel used in the production of the product.Such evidence shall include a mill certificate issued by the original steel producer, identifying the corresponding heat number and containing the technical and production data necessary to trace the origin of steel.

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2a. Imports of products for which the steel was melted and poured in the Russian Federation or in Belarus shall be strictly prohibited from entering the Union market and shall under no circumstances benefit from any tariff quota. All such products shall be subject to an automatic prohibition at the external borders of the Union.

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2b. The country of "melt and pour" shall apply to the determination of the country of allocation of the tariff rate quotas pursuant to Article 4.

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2c. The Commission may adopt guidelines on how to provide the appropriate evidence with the aim of limiting administrative burden and to facilitate the compliance of SMEs.

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a) tariff quota levels equivalentto the import market share that prevailed in the Union steel market in 2013 prior to the impact of global overcapacity on the Union market;

a) tariff quota levels equalto the import market share that prevailed in the Union steel market in 2013 prior to the impact of global overcapacity on the Union market;

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(ca) the level of tariffs applied by a third country on Union steel products;

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(cb) whether a third country is compliant with its commitments under free trade agreements concluded with the Union, in respect of ILO Conventions and Multilateral Environmental Agreements;

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(h) the existence of Union unilateral measures suspending the application of safeguards for the benefit of a third country, in relation to products falling within the scope of this Regulation

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Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 5(2).

Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 5(2). The first of those implementing acts shall be adopted and shall apply by 30 June 2026.

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2a. The Commission shall immediately and fully inform the European Parliament about negotiations with third countries under Article XXVIII GATT and shall ensure that it provides the European Parliament with access to the relevant documents. The Commission shall regularly issue publicly available information about those negotiations.

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(ca) the decarbonisation path of the steel sector in the Union;

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(e) potential issues of availability of supply in certain product categories

(e) potential issues of availability of supply in certain product categoriesand their impact on downstream value chains

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(ea) the essential interests of the Union, in particular the Union's common security and defence policy;

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2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 7 to supplement this Regulation by laying down the detailed rules for the application of Article 3.

2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 7 to supplement this Regulation by laying down the detailed rules and modalitiesfor the application of Article 3, and in particular:

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(a) detailed rules and modalities on the appropriate evidence referred to in Article 3(2) proving the country of "melt and pour" of the steel used in the production of the product;

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(b) detailed rules to ensure the authenticity and traceability of mill certificates, referred to in Article 3(2), including, where appropriate, the use of digital verification systems, unique identification numbers, or other control mechanisms to prevent falsification or misuse, while taking into account the specific situation of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and avoiding disproportionate administrative burdens.

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The first of the delegated acts referred to in the first subparagraph shall be adopted by 1 October 2026.

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2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 6 shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminateperiod of timefrom [Publications Office: insert the entry into force of this Regulation].

2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 6 shall be conferred on the Commission for aperiod of five yearsfrom [Publications Office: insert the entry into force of this Regulation]. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period.

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1. By [Publications Office: insert the date 2 years after the adoption of this draft Regulation] the Commission shall assessthe necessity of amending the product scope of this Regulation, and may submit a legislative proposal to amend this Regulation. This assessment shall be carried out periodically every two years after the first review.

1. By ... [six months from the date of entry into force ofthis Regulation], the Commission shall determine the necessity of amending the product scope of this Regulation, in particular whether it should comprise additional products that are made of, or contain, a significant amount of steel including with priority, downstream iron and steel products not covered by Annex I, which are at risk of trade diversionand may submit a legislative proposal to amend this Regulation. This assessment shall be carried out periodically every two years after the first review. Where significant market disruptions or sudden changes in global trade patterns occur, the Commission shall conduct an even earlier assessment. Such reviewshalltake into account the wider situation of Union competitiveness and the Union steel industry, both upstream and downstream actors, in particular the situation for SMEs, as well as the Union's common security and defence policy.

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2. Before 1 July 2031, and every fiveyears thereafter, the Commission shall evaluate the effectiveness of this Regulation. Such evaluation shall have regard to the persistence of the circumstances that justified the adoption of this Regulation and the situation of the Union steel makingindustry. Based on that evaluation, the Commission may submit a legislative proposal to amend or repeal this Regulation.

2. By 31 December 2028, and every three yearsthereafter, the Commission shall evaluate the effectiveness and impactof this Regulation. Such evaluation shall have regard to the persistence of the circumstances that justified the adoption of this Regulation and the situation of the Union steel industry,including price levels and capacity utilisation, as well as the downstream value chains and the impact on Union industries using steel as manufacturing input and the decarbonisation path of the steel sector in the Union. For the purpose of that evaluation, the Commission shall carry out broad consultations with the relevant stakeholders throughout the steel value chain. Based on that evaluation, the Commission may submit a legislative proposal to amend this Regulation.

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2a. The Commission shall provide an annual report on the implementation of this Regulation to the European Parliament and to the Council. That report shall be made public.

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1. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentiethday following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

1. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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It shall apply from 1 July 2026.

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Article 3(2) shall apply from 1 October 2026.

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Article 3(2b) shall apply from ... [24 months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation].

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21a

Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, of cast iron

CN 73030010, 73030090

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28

Non Alloy Wire

7217 10 10, 7217 10 31, 7217 10 39, 7217 10 50, 7217 10 90, 7217 20 10, 7217 20 30, 7217 20 50, 7217 20 90, 7217 30 41, 7217 30 49, 7217 30 50, 7217 30 90, 7217 90 20, 7217 90 50, 7217 90 90

28

Non alloy and other alloy wire

7217 10 10, 7217 10 31, 7217 10 39,

7217 10 50, 7217 10 90, 7217 20 10,

7217 20 30, 7217 20 50, 7217 20 90,

7217 30 41, 7217 30 49, 7217 30 50,

7217 30 90, 7217 90 20, 7217 90 50,

7217 90 90,

72 29 2000, 72 29 9020, 72 29 9050, 72

29 9090

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29a

Stainless Wire

72 23 0011, 72 23 0019, 72 23 0091, 72 23 0099

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30a

Non-Alloy and Other Alloy Forged Bars

7214 1000, 7228 1050, 7228 4010, 7228 4090

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21a

Tubes, pipes and hallow profiles, of cast iron

CN 73 030010, 73 030090

4700

50%

1. Interest representatives falling within the scope of the Interinstitutional Agreement on a mandatory transparency register

Thyssenkrupp

Eurofer

Jernkontoret

European Steel Processors Association

Metal Packaging Europe External Affairs ASBL

Orgalim - Europe's Technology Industries

Kommerskollegium - National Board of Trade Sweden

Permanent representation of Sweden to the EU

Permanent representation of Finland to the EU

Mission of Switzerland to the EU

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(1) The steel sector is central to the Union's competitiveness and security. The Union has shown unequivocally the strategic importance that it attaches to that sector and its commitment to ensure the sector's viability and long-term sustainability.

(1) The steel sector is central to the Union's economy and economic security, and plays a key role in quality job creation, especially in areas and regions where it is concentrated. It is important for the Union'scompetitiveness, strategic autonomy, including the decarbonisation of our energy systems and defence capabilities. The Union has shown unequivocally the strategic importance that it attaches to that sector and its commitment to ensure the sector's viability and long-term sustainability.

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(1a) Steel-producing industrial towns and regions play an important role for workers, communities and competitiveness. These places are where raw materials have been extracted and transformed and technical skills passed down over generations. These towns hold the knowledge, the equipment, and the social cohesion needed to make a transition real and just.

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(2) Steel industries across countries and regions, including the Union, are suffering the negative impact derived from increasing global structural excess capacity. That global challenge affects the Union's domestic market and markets of other countries either directly, through imports from countries with excess capacity, or indirectly, as a result of the 'push-out' effect, or in both ways. The effective resolution of global overcapacity requires enhanced joint efforts of the Union and its like-minded partners which do not contribute to global overcapacity. The Union will continue leading the international work, including in the framework of the Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity, on addressing the root causes of global overcapacity and implementing solutions strengthening transparency of the global steel market and taking into consideration modern production and supply techniques, including through the application of the "melted and poured" principle as well as monitoring of imports and exports. The Union and the like-minded countries should work together with a view to ring-fencing their economies from global overcapacity while ensuring secure supply chains and increasing market access among them.

(2) Steel industries, workers, industrial towns and regionsacross countries, including the Union, are suffering the negative impact derived from increasing global structural excess capacity. That global challenge affects the Union's domestic market and markets of other countries either directly, through imports from countries with excess capacity, or indirectly, as a result of the 'push-out' effect, or in both ways. The effective resolution of global overcapacity requires enhanced joint efforts of the Union and its like-minded partners which do not contribute to global overcapacity. The Union will continue leading the international work, including in the framework of the Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity, on addressing the root causes of global overcapacity and implementing solutions strengthening transparency of the global steel market and taking into consideration modern production and supply techniques, including through the application of the "melted and poured" principle as well as monitoring of imports and exports. The Union and the like-minded countries should urgentlywork together with a view to ring-fencing their economies from global overcapacity while ensuring secure supply chains and increasing market access among them. Such cooperation should be pursued in a constructive and forward-looking spirit that recognises shared strategic interests and mutual benefits, aiming at reducing distortions in global steel markets and promoting fair competition.

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(6) In November 2024, Union leaders adopted the Budapest Declaration2highlighting the urgent need and determination to make the Union more competitive through a new European competitiveness deal. Furthermore, leaders declared their commitment to ensuring an industrial renewal and decarbonisation allowing the Union to remain an industrial and technological powerhouse. Union leaders also recognised the need for increasing defence readiness and capabilities, in particular by strengthening defence technological and industrial base accordingly. To that end, leaders committed to develop an industrial policy for the Union to ensure the growth of tomorrow's key technologies, while paying particular attention to traditional industries in transition.

(6) In November 2024, Union leaders adopted the Budapest Declaration2highlighting the urgent need and determination to make the Union more competitive through a new European competitiveness deal. Furthermore, leaders declared their commitment to ensuring an industrial renewal and decarbonisation allowing the Union to remain an industrial and technological powerhouse that fosters quality jobs. Union leaders also recognised the need for increasing defence readiness and capabilities, in particular by strengthening defence technological and industrial base accordingly. To that end, leaders committed to develop an industrial policy for the Union to ensure the growth of tomorrow's key technologies, while paying particular attention to traditional industries in transition.

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2https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2024/11/08/the-budapest-declaration/

2https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2024/11/08/the-budapest-declaration/

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(7) Industrial competitiveness is a core priority and decarbonisation constitutea powerful driver of growth when integrated withindustrial, competition, economic and trade policies.

(7) Industrial competitiveness is a core priority and should strive to utilise Union production capacity, technological leadership and skilled employment in key sectors within the Union, while preventing the relocation of strategic industries to regions with lower environmental or social standards and unfair subsidy mechanisms.Decarbonisation isa powerful driver of growth when combined with ambitious policies in the field ofindustrial policy, energy policy and research and development. When such policies are coherent and mutually reinforcing, the shift to clean, circular and resource-efficient technologies will strengthen value chains, support high quality employment, and position the Union as a global leader in future markets. Ensuring that decarbonisation reaches its fulleconomic potential is essential for maintaining the Union's industrial base and technological leadership.

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(8) Energy intensive industries are focal sectors requiring urgent support to decarbonise, electrify, and confront high energy costs, unfair global competition, and complex regulations, harming their competitiveness.

(8) Energy intensive industries are focal sectors requiring urgent support to decarbonise, electrify, and confront high energy costs, unfair global competition, and complex regulations, harming their competitiveness. It is essential to enable these industries to remain globally competitive and continue producing in the Union, by protecting Union capacities against unfair trade practices, attracting investments in green and low- carbon steel, promoting the creation of a strong business case for energy-intensive industries to meet the Union's climate commitments and industrial ambitions. As steel production accounts for around 5 % of the Union's greenhouse gas emissions, accelerating the deployment of low- and near-zero-emission technologies, including hydrogen-based and electrified steelmaking, and strengthening circularity through the recovery and processing of high-quality recycled ferrous scrap, will be essential to reduce emissions and enhance resource efficiency.

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(8a) Steel constitutes a metal of strategic importance for the Union's cleantech manufacturing capacity and the energy transition. Steel is also foundational for many other industries such as the Union's transport, including automotive, building and energy infrastructure industries. Ensuring stable and resilient supply chains, as well as maintaining a strong domestic steel production base that is competitive and technologically advanced and decarbonised, is vital to the Union's industrial sovereignty and its strategic autonomy, and essential to achieving the Union's objective of becoming climate-neutral by 2050 at the latest.

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(9) Moreover, as recognised inthe Steel and Metals Action Plan3 , steel represents a metal of strategic importance for the Union's defence capability. Given the current geopolitical environment, stable and resilient supply chains of critical metals, like steel, and domestic production are essential for defence and aerospace, and for avoiding unwanted dependencies on third country suppliers.

(9) Therefore, the Union stays committed to urgently take measures to ensure clean and affordable energy, quality jobs, upskilling and reskilling, and developing lead markets with both demand and supply side measures, by implementingthe Steel and Metals Action Plan3 and Clean Industrial Deal.

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3Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - A European Steel and Metals Action Plan, COM(2025) 125 final.

3Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - A European Steel and Metals Action Plan, COM(2025) 125 final.

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(9a) Steel represents a metal of strategic importance for the Union's defence capability and competitiveness. Especially in a context marked by increasing global instability and heightened security pressures, stable and resilient supply chains of critical metals, such as steel, and a strong and competitive domestic production base are essential for defence and aerospace, and for avoiding unwanted dependencies on third country suppliers.

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(11) In addition, the recent evolution of third country trade-restrictive measures is further increasing import pressure, both in terms of volumes and prices, on Union producers. Such pressure is expected only to increase further.

(11) In addition, the recent evolution of third country trade-restrictive measures is further increasing import pressure, both in terms of volumes and prices, on Union producers. Such pressure is expected only to increase further and will lead to a further decline in Union production, plant closures and job losses. At the same time, the Union should ensure that the implementation of the measure preserves the integrity and continuity of Union industrial value chains.

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(12) As a result, the Union steel industry is in a dire situation with the unprecedented loss of the production capacity amounting to more than 30 million tons since 2018, historically low-capacity utilisation rate reaching 67% in 2024, and around 30000 jobs lost since 2018, with several thousand more job losses announced in 2024. The Union steel industry recorded losses in 2024.

(12) As a result, the Union steel industry is in a dire situation with the unprecedented loss of the production capacity amounting to more than 30 million tons since 2018, historically low-capacity utilisation rate reaching 67% in 2024, and around 30000 jobs lost since 2018, with several thousand more job losses announced in 2024. The Union steel industry recorded losses in 2024. The burden of that decline has fallen heavily on the industrial towns and regions where steelmaking is rooted.

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(13) Given the fast-worsening situation of the domestic steel industry and the unsatisfactory progress so far in finding a collective solution addressing global structural overcapacity, it is necessary to adopt a new measure replacing Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/159. On 18 July 2025, the Commission launched a call for evidence and a targeted consultation to seek the views from stakeholders on various aspects of the new measure, including its form, level, geographical scope and duration, as well as other specific features such as rules of origin. The process ran until 18 August 2025 and over five hundred responses were received: 143 submissions to the call for evidence and 373 replies to the targeted consultation questionnaire. A detailed summary of the feedback received is available in the Staff Working Document accompanying this legislative proposal.

(13) Given the fast-worsening situation of the domestic steel industry and the unsatisfactory progress so far in finding a collective solution addressing global structural overcapacity, it is necessary to urgentlyadopt a new measure replacing Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/159. On 18 July 2025, the Commission launched a call for evidence and a targeted consultation to seek the views from stakeholders on various aspects of the new measure, including its form, level, geographical scope and duration, as well as other specific features such as rules of origin. The process ran until 18 August 2025 and over five hundred responses were received: 143 submissions to the call for evidence and 373 replies to the targeted consultation questionnaire. A detailed summary of the feedback received is available in the Staff Working Document accompanying this legislative proposal. Due to the urgency of the matter, the Commission decided not to conduct an impact assessment but affirmed its commitment to presenting an evaluation of its consequences after the entry into force of this Regulation.

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(18) The total volume of tariff quotas should be calculated applying the imports' market share in the Union market in the year 2013 as reference (around 13% market share), to the overall consumption in the Union steel market in 2024 (the latest year for which full available data is available). That results in a total annual tariff quota volume of 18 345 922 tons. The calculation should not allocate the proportion of imports originating in the Russian Federation and Belarus, which are currently subject to import bans.

(18) The total volume of tariff quotas should be calculated applying the imports' market share in the Union market in the year 2013 as reference (around 13% market share), to the overall consumption in the Union steel market in 2024 (the latest year for which full available data is available). That results in a total annual tariff quota volume of 18 345 922 tons. The calculation should not allocate the proportion of imports originating in the Russian Federation and Belarus, which are currently subject to import bans. For products currently subject to derogation under Article 3g(1), point (d), of Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 until 1 October 2028, a significant price gap has been materialised since the Russian invasion in 2022 between products originating from Russia vis-à-vis other third countries, and such products originating from Russia have increased their market shares in relation to other third countries, especially in relation to Ukraine. Those import flows also provide the Russian Federation with significant revenues, thereby directly contributing to its ability to sustain its war of aggression, while simultaneously maintaining strategic dependencies. The Commission should deliver an assessment of Union industry's substantially unutilised capacity to supply such products and the necessity to take similar measures as those presented in this Regulation in relation to products currently benefiting from derogation under Article 3g(1), point (d), of Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 which applies until 1 October 2028, with a view to adopting measures to phase out imports of such products from Russia.

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(19) The tariff quotas should be allocated per product category based on the share of imports that each product category held over the period 2022-2024. That reference period for allocating the share of the quota is deemed appropriate as it reflects accurately the more recent trade flows.

(19) The tariff quotas should be allocated per product category based on the share of imports that each product category held over the period 2022-2024. That reference period for allocating the share of the quota is deemed appropriate as it reflects accurately the more recent trade flows. The reference period should be periodically updated, in order to maintain the same level of accuracy in reflecting the evolution of trade flows.

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(20a) To ensure fair and balanced administration of tariff-rate quotas, the concentration of imports by a few operators and stockpiling practices that exhaust quotas early should be prevented, as they undermine continuous and predictable steel supply and fair access, particularly for SMEs and foundries. The Commission, in cooperation with Member States, should therefore examine measures to ensure transparent and proportionate quota management throughout each period.

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(24) In order to ensure that the level of quotas opened in relation to imports into the Union is adapted to changing circumstances in the markets of the products covered by this Regulation as well as to provide technical specifications for the implementation of the melt and pour requirement, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission to supplement this Regulation by laying down the detailed rules for identifying the country in which the steel used in the production of the product is melted and poured and to amend Annex II to this Regulation. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making8. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts.

(24) In order to ensure that the level of quotas opened in relation to imports into the Union is adapted to changing circumstances in the markets of the products covered by this Regulation as well as to provide technical specifications for the implementation of the melt and pour requirement, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission to supplement this Regulation by laying down the detailed rules for identifying the country in which the steel used in the production of the product is melted and poured and to amend Annex II to this Regulation. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making8. Furthermore, it is of importance that affected industries and industrial towns and regions are heard in the preparatory work.In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts.

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8OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/agree_interinstit/2016/512/oj.

8OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/agree_interinstit/2016/512/oj.

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(26) The Commission should assess at the latestwithin 2 yearsfollowing the adoption of this Regulation the necessity to adjust thescope of products covered by this Regulation and if deemed necessary, itshould consider making a legislative proposal to add additional steel products, includingproducts that aremade of or containa significant amount of steel.

(26) Within six monthsfollowing the adoption of this Regulation, the Commission should assessthe necessity to adjust its productscope. This assessmentshould take into account, among other factors, foundries, the potential impact of evolving global trade measures that may redirect trade flows towards the Union,products made of or containinga significant amount of steel affected by global overcapacity, and the situation of downstream sectors whose competitiveness, including that of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and foundries, may be negatively impacted. Where appropriate, and on the basis of verified data, the Commission should consider presenting a legislative proposal to extend the product scope to additional steel products or to adopt other effective measures including targeted provisions to mitigate adverse effects on downstream sectors SMEs and foundries. Following this initial assessment, the Commission should carry out subsequent assessments on an annual basis, or earlier if significant market disruptions or sudden changes in global trade patterns justify an earlier assessment

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(26a) To prevent circumvention of this Regulation through imports of steel products not listed in Annex I the Commission should be empowered to adopt delegated acts to supplement the list of product categories covered by this Regulation.

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Amendment

2. At the moment of importation, importers shall provide appropriateevidence, such as a mill certificate which will provethe country of "melt and pour" of the steel used in the production of the product.

2. At the moment of importation, importers shall provide verifiableevidence provingthe country of "melt and pour" of the steel used in the production of the product. Such evidence shall include a mill certificate issued by the original steel producer, identifying the corresponding heat number and containing the technical and production data necessary to trace the origin of the steel.

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Amendment

2a. The Commission, in cooperation with Member States, shall establish detailed rules to ensure the authenticity and traceability of mill certificates, including, where appropriate, the use of digital verification systems, unique identification numbers, or other control mechanisms to prevent falsification or misuse, while taking into account the specific situation of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and avoiding disproportionate administrative burdens.

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(fa) the interest of the Union's security and defence policy;

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-1. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 7 to amend the list of product categories covered by this Regulation as specified in Annex I, by adding product categories that prevent circumvention of this Regulation.

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(e) potential issues of availability of supply in certain product categories;

(e) potential issues of availability of supply in certain product categories and their impact on downstream value chains;

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(ea) the interest of the Union's security and defence policy;

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2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 6 shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminateperiod of timefrom [Publications Office: insert the entry into force of this Regulation].

2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 6 shall be conferred on the Commission for aperiod of five yearsfrom [Publications Office: insert the entry into force of this Regulation]. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period.

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1. By [Publications Office: insert the date 2 yearsafter the adoption of this draft Regulation] the Commission shall assess the necessity of amending the product scope of this Regulation, and may submit a legislative proposal to amend this Regulation. This assessment shall be carried out periodically every two yearsafter the first review.

1. By [Publications Office: insert the date 6 monthsafter the adoption of this draft Regulation] the Commission shall assess the necessity of amending the product scope of this Regulation, including with priority, downstream steel products not covered by Annex I which are at risk of trade diversion,and may submit a legislative proposal to amend this Regulation. This assessment shall be carried out periodically every yearafter the first review. Where significant market disruptions or sudden changes in global trade patterns occur, the Commission shall conduct an earlier assessment.

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2. Before 1 July 2031, and every five years thereafter, the Commission shall evaluate the effectiveness of this Regulation. Such evaluationshall have regard to the persistence of the circumstances that justified the adoption of this Regulation and the situation of the Union steel making industry. Based on that evaluation, the Commission may submit a legislative proposal to amend or repeal this Regulation.

2. Before 1 July 2031, and every five years thereafter, the Commission shall evaluate the effectiveness of this Regulation, including its compatibility with obligations under the World Trade Organization agreements. Such evaluationsshall have regard to the persistence of the circumstances that justified the adoption of this Regulation and the situation of the Union steel making industry. Based on that evaluation, the Commission may submit a legislative proposal to amend or repeal this Regulation.

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Product category name

CN code

15

Stainless Wire Rod

7221 00 10, 722 10 90

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CN code

15

Stainless Wire Rod

7221 00 10, 722110 90

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15

Stainless Wire Rod

7221 00 10, 722 10 90

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50%

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TRQ volume allocated (in tons)

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1. Interest representatives falling within the scope of the Interinstitutional Agreement on a mandatory transparency register

IF Metall

SSAB AB

The European Steel Association

Confederation of Swedish Enterprise

Jernkontoret

Teknikföretagen

Outokumpu Oyj

Hitachi Energy

Erasteel

Title

Addressing the negative trade-related effects of global overcapacity on the Union steel market

References

COM(2025)0726 - C10-0245/2025 - 2025/0726(COD)

Committee(s) responsible

Date announced in plenary

INTA

12.11.2025

Opinion by

Date announced in plenary

ITRE

12.11.2025

Rapporteur for the opinion

Date appointed

Sofie Eriksson

5.11.2025

Discussed in committee

20.11.2025

Date adopted

3.12.2025

Result of final vote

+:

-:

0:

69

1

4

Members present for the final vote

Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez, Tom Berendsen, Michael Bloss, Carlo Ciccioli, Raúl de la Hoz Quintano, Pilar del Castillo Vera, Elena Donazzan, Matthias Ecke, Christian Ehler, Sofie Eriksson, Sigrid Friis, Lina Gálvez, Jens Geier, Bruno Gonçalves, Nicolás González Casares, Giorgio Gori, Christophe Grudler, Elisabetta Gualmini, Niels Flemming Hansen, Eero Heinäluoma, Diana Iovanovici Şoşoacă, Seán Kelly, Ondřej Knotek, Eszter Lakos, Morten Løkkegaard, Yannis Maniatis, Sara Matthieu, Marina Mesure, Jana Nagyová, Ville Niinistö, Mirosława Nykiel, Daniel Obajtek, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Jüri Ratas, Julie Rechagneux, Aura Salla, Elena Sancho Murillo, Paulius Saudargas, Benedetta Scuderi, Anthony Smith, Antonín Staněk, Anna Stürgkh, Beata Szydło, Dario Tamburrano, Bruno Tobback, Francesco Ventola, Yvan Verougstraete, Andrea Wechsler, Angelika Winzig, Anna Zalewska

Substitutes present for the final vote

Christophe Bay, Alessandro Ciriani, Annalisa Corrado, Andi Cristea, Mélanie Disdier, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Petras Gražulis, Markéta Gregorová, Michalis Hadjipantela, Michael McNamara, Massimiliano Salini, Silvia Sardone, Günther Sidl, Susana Solís Pérez, Francesco Torselli, Inese Vaidere, Marion Walsmann, Sophie Wilmès, Iuliu Winkler

Members under Rule 216(7) present for the final vote

Niels Geuking, Ilia Lazarov, Milan Mazurek, Volker Schnurrbusch, Ana Vasconcelos

69

+

ECR

Carlo Ciccioli, Alessandro Ciriani, Elena Donazzan, Daniel Obajtek, Beata Szydło, Francesco Torselli, Francesco Ventola, Anna Zalewska

ESN

Petras Gražulis, Milan Mazurek, Volker Schnurrbusch

PPE

Tom Berendsen, Pilar del Castillo Vera, Raúl de la Hoz Quintano, Christian Ehler, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Niels Geuking, Michalis Hadjipantela, Niels Flemming Hansen, Seán Kelly, Eszter Lakos, Ilia Lazarov, Mirosława Nykiel, Jüri Ratas, Massimiliano Salini, Aura Salla, Paulius Saudargas, Susana Solís Pérez, Inese Vaidere, Marion Walsmann, Andrea Wechsler, Iuliu Winkler, Angelika Winzig

PfE

Ondřej Knotek, Jana Nagyová, Antonín Staněk

Renew

Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez, Sigrid Friis, Christophe Grudler, Morten Løkkegaard, Michael McNamara, Anna Stürgkh, Ana Vasconcelos, Yvan Verougstraete, Sophie Wilmès

S&D

Annalisa Corrado, Andi Cristea, Matthias Ecke, Sofie Eriksson, Lina Gálvez, Jens Geier, Bruno Gonçalves, Nicolás González Casares, Giorgio Gori, Elisabetta Gualmini, Eero Heinäluoma, Yannis Maniatis, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Elena Sancho Murillo, Günther Sidl, Bruno Tobback

The Left

Marina Mesure, Anthony Smith, Dario Tamburrano

Verts/ALE

Michael Bloss, Markéta Gregorová, Sara Matthieu, Ville Niinistö, Benedetta Scuderi

1

-

NI

Diana Iovanovici Şoşoacă

4

0

PfE

Christophe Bay, Mélanie Disdier, Julie Rechagneux, Silvia Sardone

Title

Addressing the negative trade-related effects of global overcapacity on the Union steel market

References

COM(2025)0726 - C10-0245/2025 - 2025/0726(COD)

Date submitted to Parliament

7.10.2025

Committee(s) responsible

Date announced in plenary

INTA

12.11.2025

Committees asked for opinions

Date announced in plenary

ITRE

12.11.2025

Rapporteurs

Date appointed

Karin Karlsbro

3.11.2025

Discussed in committee

4.11.2025

1.12.2025

Date adopted

27.1.2026

Result of final vote

+:

-:

0:

36

2

5

Date tabled

3.2.2026

36

+

ECR

Waldemar Buda, Rihards Kols, Jaak Madison, Daniele Polato, Francesco Torselli

ESN

Markus Buchheit

NI

Taner Kabilov, Lukas Sieper

PPE

Daniel Caspary, Martine Kemp, Ilia Lazarov, Miriam Lexmann, Gabriel Mato, Lídia Pereira, Iuliu Winkler, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Juan Ignacio Zoido Álvarez

PfE

Christophe Bay, Enikő Győri, Thierry Mariani

Renew

Dan Barna, Benoit Cassart, Bart Groothuis, Svenja Hahn, Karin Karlsbro

S&D

Brando Benifei, Udo Bullmann, Andi Cristea, Hana Jalloul Muro, Bernd Lange, Cristina Maestre, Javier Moreno Sánchez, Ştefan Muşoiu

Verts/ALE

Saskia Bricmont, Markéta Gregorová, Vicent Marzà Ibáñez

2

-

PPE

Inese Vaidere, Jörgen Warborn

5

0

PfE

Anna Bryłka, Isabella Tovaglieri

The Left

Manon Aubry, Lynn Boylan, Martin Schirdewan