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REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the non-application of customs duties on imports of certain goods

REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the non-application of customs duties on imports of certain goods

19.3.2026 - (COM(2025)0472 - C10-0192/2025 - 2025/0260(COD)) - ***I

Committee on International Trade
Rapporteur: Bernd Lange

DRAFT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the non-application of customs duties on imports of certain goods

(COM(2025)0472 - C10-0192/2025 - 2025/0260(COD))

(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

- having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2025)0472),

- 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 (C10-0192/2025),

- having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

- having regard to the budgetary assessment by the Committee on Budgets,

- having regard to Rule 60 of its Rules of Procedure,

- having regard to the report of the Committee on International Trade (A10-0070/2026),

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

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 2

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(2) To avoid disruption and continue improving the trade and investment relationship with the United States, on 16 December 2020 the Union adopted Regulation (EU) 2020/2131 of the European Parliament and of the Council1on the elimination of customs duties on certaingoods, in particular certain types oflobster, applicablefrom 1 August 2020. That Regulation expired on31 July 2025.

(2) To avoid disruption and continue improving the trade and investment relationship with the United States, the Union and the United States agreed the Joint Statement on a Tariff Agreement, announced on 21 August 2020, under which the Union committed to eliminate tariffs on imports of United States live and frozen lobster products and the United States committed in return to reduce by 50 % its tariff rates on certain products exported by the Union worth an average annual trade value of USD 160 million, including certain prepared meals, certain crystal glassware, surface preparations, propellant powders, cigarette lighters and lighter parts. In order to implement that 2020 Joint Statement, on 16 December 2020 the Union adopted Regulation (EU) 2020/2131 of the European Parliament and of the Council1on the elimination of customs duties on an erga omnes basis, on a limited number ofgoods, including live and frozenlobster products originating in the United States, for the periodfrom 1 August 2020 until31 July 2025.

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1Regulation (EU) 2020/2131 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2020 on the elimination of customs duties on certain goods (OJ L 430, 18.12.2020, p. 1-4, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2020/2131/oj).

1Regulation (EU) 2020/2131 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2020 on the elimination of customs duties on certain goods (OJ L 430, 18.12.2020, p. 1-4, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2020/2131/oj).

Amendment 2

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 4

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(4) Accordingly, thecustoms duties on imports of the goods classified under the CN codes listed in the Annex should apply at a level of 0 % for as long as the United States is effectively implementing the Joint Statement.

(4) Accordingly, to avoid trade disruptions, the suspension ofcustoms duties on imports of the goods classified under the CN codes listed in the Annex should apply retroactively from 1 August 2025 until 31 December 2028.

Amendment 3

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 4 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(4a) The customs authorities of the Member States should ensure that products benefiting from customs duties of 0 % actually originate in the United States and are not re-exported or transported through third countries, in order to avoid circumvention of tariff provisions.

Amendment 4

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 5

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(5) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementationof this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred onthe Commission to suspend the non-application of the customs duties in specific circumstances.Those powers should be exercisedin accordance with the examination procedure provided for in Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 ofthe European Parliament and ofthe Council3.

(5) In order to suspend in whole or in part the tariff preferences granted by this Regulation, the power to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of amending the Annex to this Regulation in order to suspend in whole or in part the application of Article 1of this Regulation. It is of particular importance thatthe Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and thatthose consultations be conductedin accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making3. 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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3 Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2011/182/oj).

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

Amendment 5

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 5 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(5a) By 30 June 2028, the Commission should publish a comprehensive evaluation report on the impact of this Regulation on Union producers, the bilateral trade balance of goods between the Union and the United States, including an analysis of in which sectors the dependence of the Union market on goods originating in the United States has increased or diminished, and of the impact on the budget of the Union and Member States' finances. Where appropriate, that report should be accompanied by a legislative proposal for extension of the application of this Regulation.

Amendment 6

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 6 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(6a) The implications of this Regulation for the Union budget have been assessed+pursuant to Article 310(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. Sufficient financial and human resources should be provided for its implementation, while considering the impact of the financing on other Union programmes or policies and ensuring its compatibility with the multiannual financial framework, the system of own resources and the corresponding interinstitutional agreement, as well as with the budgetary principles laid down in Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council[1].

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+ Pro memoria: Budgetary assessment of the European Parliament's Committee on Budgets of 11 December 2025 on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the non-application of customs duties on imports of certain goods (COM(2025)0472).

[1]Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (OJ L, 2024/2509, 26.9.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2509/oj).

Amendment 7

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 - paragraph 1 - subparagraph 1 - introductory part

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

The Commission mayadopt an implementing act suspendingin whole or in part the application of Article 1 in the following circumstances:

The Commission is empowered toadopt, in accordance with Article 3a, delegated acts amending the Annex to this Regulation in order to suspendin whole or in part the application of Article 1 in the following circumstances:

Amendment 8

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 - paragraph 1 - subparagraph 1 - point a a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(aa) where the United States imposes additional tariffs on goods imported from the Union that exceed the 15 % tariff ceiling or modifies the product classification with the effect of raising the tariff level;

Amendment 9

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 - paragraph 1 - subparagraph 1 - point b

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(b) where there are sufficient indications that the United States will act in the manner referred to in point (a) in the future;

(b) where there are sufficient indications that the United States will act in the manner referred to in point (a) or point (aa)in the future;

Amendment 10

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 - paragraph 1 - subparagraph 1 - point c

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(c) where a change of objective circumstances has occurred with regard to those existing at the time the Joint Statement was issued.

(c) 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.

Amendment 11

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 - paragraph 1 - subparagraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to inArticle 3(2).

Where the Commission suspends the application ofArticle 1 in part, it shall amend the Annex by reducing the scope of the goods covered.

Amendment 12

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 - paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

2. The implementing actreferred to in paragraph 1 shall apply for as long as the circumstances referred to in paragraph 1 persist.

2. The delegated actsreferred to in paragraph 1 shall apply for as long as the circumstances referred to in paragraph 1 persist and in any event no later than until 31 December 2028. Where the Commission finds that the reasons justifying a suspension no longer apply, it is empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 3a, to amend the Annex to this Regulation in order to reinstate the application of Article 1, or, in cases referred to in paragraph 1, second subparagraph, of this Article, to amend the Annex accordingly.

Amendment 13

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Article 3

deleted

Committee procedure

1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Trade Barriers Committee established by Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No 2015/1843 of the European Parliament and of the Council4.

2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.

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4 Regulation (EU) 2015/1843 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 October 2015 laying down Union procedures in the field of the common commercial policy in order to ensure the exercise of the Union's rights under international trade rules, in particular those established under the auspices of the World Trade Organization (OJ L 272, 16.10.2015, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2015/1843/oj).

Amendment 14

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Article 3a

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 2 shall be conferred on the Commission from … [the date of entry into force of this Regulation] until 31 December 2028.

3. The delegation of power referred to in Article 2 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 2 shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed by either the European Parliament or by the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.

Amendment 15

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Article 4a

Evaluation and reporting

1. By ... [six months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation], the Commission shall publish a provisional evaluation report on the impact of this Regulation.

2. By 30 June 2028, the Commission shall publish a comprehensive evaluation report on the impact of this Regulation. That report shall also assess the development of the trade and investment relationship for the products falling within the scope of this Regulation between the Union and the United States since 1 August 2025.

3. Where appropriate, the report referred to in paragraph 2 shall be accompanied by a legislative proposal for extension of the application of this Regulation.

4. The Commission shall keep the European Parliament and the Council informed, regularly and in a timely manner, of relevant developments in the application of this Regulation.

Amendment 16

Proposal for a regulation

Article 5 - paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

It shall apply from 1 August 2025.

It shall apply from 1 August 2025 until 31 December 2028.

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Introduction

This legislative proposal constitutes, together with the main proposal 2025/0261(COD), the instrument through which the Commission intends to implement the commitments undertaken by President von der Leyen at the meeting with United States President Donald Trump in Turnberry, Scotland, on 27 July 2025, and subsequently formalised through the Joint Statement on a United States-European Union framework for an agreement on reciprocal, fair and balanced trade of 21 August 2025.

In particular this legislative proposal aims to extend the Joint Statement of the United States and the European Union on a Tariff Agreement announced on 21 August 2020, with respect to lobster (that expired 31 July 2025) and couple it with an expanded product scope to include processed lobster.

This explanatory statement should be read in conjunction with the explanatory statement for the proposal 2025/0261(COD). The rapporteur intends to deal with this proposal and the 2025/0261(COD) jointly and with the same timeline given both files are necessary to implement the EU commitments.

The Rapporteur notes that, unlike for the proposal for the elimination of tariffs on all US industrial goods and providing preferential market access for a wide range of US seafood and agricultural goods, this proposal for the extension of the agreement on Lobster does not pose a problem of WTO compatibility as the Commission will apply the new 0% custom duties on an erga omnes basis.

The Rapporteur was also responsible for the 2020/0253(COD) proposal, which itself implemented the Joint Statement of the United States and the European Union on a Tariff Agreement of 21 August 2020 between US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan.

Under that agreement, the EU eliminated tariffs on imports of US live and frozen lobster products. Back in 2020, the EU also eliminated these tariffs on a Most Favored Nation (MFN) basis. Back then the EU tariffs were eliminated for a period of five years, whilst under the current proposal the Commission intends to eliminate the tariffs permanently. In 2020, the US reduced by 50% its tariff rates on certain products exported by the EU worth an average annual trade value of $160 million, including certain prepared meals, certain crystal glassware, surface preparations, propellant powders, cigarette lighters and lighter parts. The U.S. tariff reductions will also be made on an MFN basis and also retroactively applied as of 1 August 2025.

The Rapporteur notes that this time around the Commission has agreed to renew and expand the Union tariff concession but does not appear to have received an equivalent beneficial market access in return.

Main Elements of the Draft Report

The Rapporteur intends to ensure consistency between the changes he intends to introduce in the main legislative proposal implementing the Joint Statement. In particular he will introduce a new sunset clause to ensure equal treatment between the two proposals and to allow the Commission to negotiate improved market access for Union exports.

The Rapporteur also intends to change the empowerment of the Commission for the suspension of the regulation from implementing act to delegated act to ensure the Commission can amend the Annex where necessary.


ANNEX: DECLARATION OF INPUT

The rapporteur declares under his exclusive responsibility that he did not include in his report input from interest representatives falling within the scope of the Interinstitutional Agreement on a mandatory transparency register[2], or from representatives of public authorities of third countries, including their diplomatic missions and embassies, to be listed in this Annex pursuant to Article 8 of Annex I to the Rules of Procedure.


BUDGETARY ASSESSMENT OF THE COMMITTEE ON BUDGETS (12.12.2025)

for the Committee on International Trade

on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the non-application of customs duties on imports of certain goods

(COM(2025)0472 - C10-0192/2025 - 2025/0260(COD))

Rapporteur for budgetary assessment: Sandra Gómez López

The Committee on Budgets has carried out a budgetary assessment of the proposal under Rule 58 of the Rules of Procedure and has reached the following conclusions:

The Committee on Budgets,

A. whereas the proposal seeks to extend, for an indefinite period, the non-application of customs duties on imports from the United States into the EU of types of lobster covered by Regulation (EU) 2020/2131[3](the Regulation), and to expand its scope to include processed (i.e. prepared) lobster, as agreed in a joint statement between the United States and the Commission on 21 August 2025 on a United States-EU framework on an agreement on reciprocal, fair and balanced trade[4]; whereas the application of the Regulation was deemed to expire on 31 July 2025, and the proposal provides for retroactive application from 1 August 2025, thereby ensuring continuity without any gap in its application;

B. whereas customs duties represent a well-established source of revenue stemming from the EU's trade policy and are part of the traditional own resources of the EU budget; whereas traditional own resources account for around 10-15 % of the EU's total own resources revenue, corresponding in 2025 to EUR 22.2 billion[5];

C. whereas the own resources system is designed in such a way as to absorb fluctuations of income through the adjustment of the call rate of gross national income-based contributions - operating as a balancing net item - compensating for any reduction in the share of revenue, in line with Article 2(1), point (d) of Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2020/2053 of 14 December 2020 on the system of own resources of the European Union and repealing Decision 2014/335/EU, Euratom[6];

D. whereas in 2024, the total value of imports from the United States to the EU of lobster and lobster products covered by the Regulation amounted to EUR 72 million (22 % of total extra-EU imports in this sector, which stood at EUR 320 million); whereas the EU is a major market for American lobster, as in 2023 more than 39 % of the United States' total exports of lobster, prepared or preserved, were to EU Member States[7];

Conclusions of the budgetary assessment

1. Takes note of the estimated annual budgetary impact of the forgone import duties on certain types of lobster covered by the Regulation, which is estimated at EUR 7.5 million, and that the estimated annual budgetary impact of the non-application of customs duties on prepared or processed lobster is approximately EUR 48 000; acknowledges the significance of the matter in the context of fostering stable transatlantic trade relations between the EU and the United States;

2. Recalls the distinction between the total duties forgone and the effective loss of revenue to the EU budget, given that the Member States retain 25 % of collected duties as collection costs; recalls, in this context, the recent Commission proposal[8]to lower the share of collection costs to 10 %, and reiterates that the European Parliament has traditionally supported an increase in the share of traditional and genuine own resources, especially customs duties[9], as new genuine own resources are essential not only to enable the repayment of NextGenerationEU borrowing, but to ensure that the EU is equipped to respond to Europeans' needs by investing jointly in infrastructure, climate action and competitiveness, as laid out in the Draghi report; strongly supports the proposal of the Commission regarding the increase in customs duties on small parcels;

3. Urges the Commission, therefore, to maximise pressure on the Member States to find a swift agreement on the new own resources package and calls on the Council to adopt this proposal as a matter of urgency, without further delay; calls on the Commission to continue exploring additional own resources and new revenue sources for the EU budget beyond the interinstitutional agreement[10], such as the revenue potential of an EU-wide digital services levy, should other proposed own resources not gain support among the Member States;

4. Stresses the importance of a swift agreement on the reform of the EU's customs policy and of increasing the revenues for the 2028-2034 multiannual financial framework, in particular by lowering the retention rate for the collection costs of customs duties, abolishing the de minimis exemption from customs duties on small shipments and establishing an e-commerce fee for small shipments; encourages the Commission to further explore means, within the EU's customs policy, of strengthening the revenue side of the EU budget and supporting the EU's political objectives;

5. Notes that the effect on the EU's overall revenues resulting from the proposed extension of the validity period and the inclusion of the additional product category is limited, yet not insignificant, and does not excessively impact the overall level of revenue of the EU; maintains that the proposal is compatible with the current multiannual financial framework and the system of own resources and the corresponding interinstitutional agreement; notes, as well, that the proposal does not have any relevant impact on expenditure;

6. Determines that the proposal is compatible with the budgetary principles established by the Financial Regulation[11].


As part of its budgetary assessment, the Committee on Budgets also submits the following amendments to the draft proposal:

Amendment 1

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 7 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(7a) The implications of this Regulation for the Union budget have been assessed+pursuant to Article 310(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. Sufficient financial and human resources should be provided for its implementation, while considering the impact of the financing on other Union programmes or policies and ensuring its compatibility with the multiannual financial framework, the system of own resources and the corresponding interinstitutional agreement, as well as with the budgetary principles laid down in Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council[12].

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+ Pro memoria: Budgetary assessment of the European Parliament's Committee on Budgets of 11 December 2025 on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the non-application of customs duties on imports of certain goods (COM(2025)0472).

[1]Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (OJ L, 2024/2509, 26.9.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2509/oj).


ANNEX: DECLARATION OF INPUT

The rapporteur for budgetary assessment declares under her exclusive responsibility that she did not include in her budgetary assessment input from interest representatives falling within the scope of the Interinstitutional Agreement on a mandatory transparency register[13], or from representatives of public authorities of third countries, including their diplomatic missions and embassies, to be listed in this Annex pursuant to Article 8 of Annex I to the Rules of Procedure.


PROCEDURE - COMMITTEE ASKED FOR BUDGETARY ASSESSMENT

Title

Non-application of customs duties on imports of certain goods

References

COM(2025)0472 - C10-0192/2025 - 2025/0260(COD)

Committee(s) responsible

Date announced in plenary

INTA

20.10.2025

Budgetary assessment by

Date announced in plenary

BUDG

20.10.2025

Rapporteur for budgetary assessment

Date appointed

Sandra Gómez López

28.10.2024

Discussed in committee

20.11.2025

Date adopted

11.12.2025

Result of final vote

+:

-:

0:

22

9

0

Members present for the final vote

Tomasz Buczek, Olivier Chastel, Angéline Furet, Thomas Geisel, Jean-Marc Germain, Monika Hohlmeier, Alexander Jungbluth, Fabienne Keller, Giuseppe Lupo, Siegfried Mureşan, Victor Negrescu, Danuše Nerudová, João Oliveira, Karlo Ressler, Hélder Sousa Silva, Nicolae Ștefănuță, Joachim Streit, Carla Tavares, Nils Ušakovs, Lucia Yar, Auke Zijlstra

Substitutes present for the final vote

Roman Haider, Céline Imart, Rasmus Nordqvist, Kai Tegethoff, Annamária Vicsek

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

Maravillas Abadía Jover, Thomas Bajada, Matthias Ecke, Esther Herranz García, Rosa Serrano Sierra


FINAL VOTE BY ROLL CALL
IN COMMITTEE ASKED FOR BUDGETARY ASSESSMENT

22

+

PPE

Maravillas Abadía Jover, Esther Herranz García, Monika Hohlmeier, Céline Imart, Siegfried Mureşan, Danuše Nerudová, Karlo Ressler, Hélder Sousa Silva

Renew

Olivier Chastel, Fabienne Keller, Lucia Yar

S&D

Thomas Bajada, Matthias Ecke, Jean-Marc Germain, Giuseppe Lupo, Victor Negrescu, Rosa Serrano Sierra, Carla Tavares, Nils Ušakovs

Verts/ALE

Rasmus Nordqvist, Nicolae Ștefănuță, Kai Tegethoff

9

-

ESN

Alexander Jungbluth

NI

Thomas Geisel

PfE

Tomasz Buczek, Angéline Furet, Roman Haider, Annamária Vicsek, Auke Zijlstra

Renew

Joachim Streit

The Left

João Oliveira

0

0

Key to symbols:

+ : in favour

- : against

0 : abstention


PROCEDURE - COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE

Title

Non-application of customs duties on imports of certain goods

References

COM(2025)0472 - C10-0192/2025 - 2025/0260(COD)

Date submitted to Parliament

28.8.2025

Committee(s) responsible

Date announced in plenary

INTA

20.10.2025

Committees asked for opinions

Date announced in plenary

BUDG

20.10.2025

PECH

20.10.2025

Not delivering opinions

Date of decision

PECH

16.10.2025

Rapporteurs

Date appointed

Bernd Lange

24.9.2025

Budgetary assessment

Date of budgetary assessment

BUDG

11.12.2025

Discussed in committee

24.9.2025

4.11.2025

2.12.2025

Date adopted

19.3.2026

Result of final vote

+:

-:

0:

29

9

1

Date tabled

19.3.2026


FINAL VOTE BY ROLL CALL BY THE COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE

29

+

ECR

Nicolas Bay, Giovanni Crosetto, Rihards Kols, Daniele Polato, Kris Van Dijck

NI

Lukas Sieper

PPE

Jan Farský, Céline Imart, Martine Kemp, Ilia Lazarov, Gabriel Mato, Susana Solís Pérez, Iuliu Winkler, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Juan Ignacio Zoido Álvarez, Željana Zovko

Renew

Benoit Cassart, João Cotrim De Figueiredo, Andreas Glück, Bart Groothuis, Karin Karlsbro

S&D

Francisco Assis, Udo Bullmann, Delara Burkhardt, Vivien Costanzo, Bernd Lange, Javier Moreno Sánchez, Kathleen Van Brempt

Verts/ALE

Anna Cavazzini

9

-

NI

Branislav Ondruš

PfE

Christophe Bay, Anna Bryłka, Fabrice Leggeri, Thierry Mariani

The Left

Danilo Della Valle, Rudi Kennes, Martin Schirdewan

Verts/ALE

Saskia Bricmont

1

0

ESN

Markus Buchheit

Key to symbols:

+ : in favour

- : against

0 : abstention

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  • [3] Regulation (EU) 2020/2131 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2020 on the
    elimination of customs duties on certain goods (OJ L 430, 18.12.2020, p. 1, ELI:
    http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2020/2131/oj).
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  • [5] European Commission, 'Draft amending budget No 3 to the general budget 2025 - Adjustment in payment appropriations, update of revenues and other technical updates' (COM(2025)0850), 3 October 2025.
  • [6] OJ L 424, 15.12.2020, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2020/2053/oj.
  • [7] World Bank: World Integrated Trade Solution, 'United States Lobster, prepared or preserved exports by country in 2023', World Integrated Trade Solution website.
  • [8] Commission proposal of 16 July 2025 for a Council decision on the system of own resources of the European Union and repealing Decision (EU, Euratom) 2020/2053 (COM(2025)0574).
  • [9] European Parliament resolution of 10 May 2023 on own resources: a new start for EU finances, a new start for Europe (OJ C, C/2023/1067, 15.12.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/1067/oj).
  • [10] Interinstitutional Agreement of 16 December 2020 between the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management, as well as on new own resources, including a roadmap towards the introduction of new own resources (OJ L 433I, 22.12.2020, p. 28, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/agree_interinstit/2020/1222/oj).
  • [11] Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (OJ L, 2024/2509, 26.9.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2509/oj).
  • [13] Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 May 2021 between the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on a mandatory transparency register (OJ L 207, 11.6.2021, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/agree_interinstit/2021/611/oj).
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