Regulation (EU) 2020/21722020/0051(COD)COM(2020)135

Introducing exceptional trade measures for countries and territories participating in or linked to the European Union's Stabilisation and Association process

Stage: In force, reached 21 Dec 2020
Procedure: Ordinary legislative procedure
Rapporteur: Emmanuel Maurel (The Left)
Lead DG: DG TRADE
Last activity: 21 Dec 2020

19 entries · record as of 14 Sept 2026

Where it stands

Latest: Published in the Official Journal, 21 Dec 2020.

Show the earlier record: 7 dates, 3 Apr 2020 to 11 Nov 2020

3 Apr 2020
- Adoption by Commission
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
16 Apr 2020
- Plenary sitting
- Referred to committee
1 Jun 2020
- Feedback on adopted proposal closed: Extension of Autonomous Trade Measures for the Western Balkans, 1 responses · Commission
5 Oct 2020
- Plenary sitting
7 Oct 2020
- Plenary endorsed the trilogue mandate
19 Oct 2020
- Plenary sitting
11 Nov 2020
- Plenary adopted first-reading position
- Plenary vote
- Plenary sitting

13 Nov 2020
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
16 Nov 2020
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
18 Nov 2020
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
20 Nov 2020
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
1 Dec 2020
- Approval of the EP's first reading position by the Council (adoption of the legislative act)
14 Dec 2020
- Plenary sitting
16 Dec 2020
- Signed
21 Dec 2020
- Published in the Official Journal

1 person

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Role	Name	Group	Country	Committee
Rapporteur	Emmanuel Maurel	The Left	FR	INTA

8 documents

Documents

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Report · A9-0175/2020Parliament
Proposal · COM(2020)0135Parliament
Text adopted · OJ L 432 21.12.2020, p. 0007Commission
Report · PE652.538Parliament
Amendments · PE657.254Parliament
Text adopted · Regulation 2020/2172Commission
Text adopted · SP(2020)649Parliament
Text adopted · T9-0290/2020Parliament

1 consultation

Consultations on it

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Consultation	Feedback deadline	Feedback received
Extension of Autonomous Trade Measures for the Western Balkans	1 Jun 2020	1

Summary

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This regulation temporarily suspends customs duties and quantitative restrictions on imports of certain agricultural and fishery products from the Western Balkans. It affects EU importers and producers in these sectors, as well as exporters in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia. The measures are now in force.

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