New EU-Mercosur tariff quotas: import quotas for agricultural products
30 Apr 2026Effective: 29 Apr 2026230 views
Who is affected:
European importers, agricultural and livestock sector, food industry
Summary
The EU creates and modifies import quotas with reduced tariffs for Mercosur products (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay) following the interim trade agreement. It mainly affects European agricultural and livestock sectors.
Detailed analysis
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This Implementing Regulation amends Regulations 2020/761 and 2020/1988 to implement the tariff quotas arising from the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement. Specific quotas are established with reduced or zero tariffs for agricultural products from Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. European importing companies wi…
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OJ:L_202600996: Reglamento de Ejecución (UE) 2026/996 de la Comisión, de 29 de abril de 2026, por el que se modifican los Reglamentos de Ejecución (UE) 2020/761 y (UE) 2020/1988 en lo relativo a la creación, modificación y gestión de determinados contingentes arancelarios a raíz del Acuerdo Interino de Comercio entre la Unión Europea, por una parte, y el Mercado Común del Sur, la República Argentina, la República Federativa de Brasil, la República del Paraguay y la República Oriental del Uruguay, por otra parte
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