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Implementing the bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products

Reference: 2025/0322(COD) Ordinary legislative procedure
Where it stands: Completed: published in the Official Journal on 19 March 2026 and now EU law.
Stage: Published as law
Lead committee: International Trade INTA

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Rapporteur: Gabriel MATO
Shadow rapporteurs: 7 members
Decisions in plenary: 2
Last vote: 10 Feb 2026 · Passed
Versions: 4 versions
Opinions from: AGRI

Rapporteur: Gabriel MATO
Shadow rapporteurs: 7 members
Decisions in plenary: 2
Last vote: 10 Feb 2026 · Passed
Versions: 4 versions
Opinions from: AGRI

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Where it stands

The steps of this kind of dossier and how far it has come, from the procedure file.

Referred to committee (done) 24 November 2025
Committee work (done) Report adopted 8 December 2025
Tabled for plenary (done) 9 December 2025
Negotiations with the Council (done) Deal approved in committee 27 January 2026
Plenary vote (done) Adopted 10 February 2026
Published as law (done) 19 March 2026

A proposed EU law. Parliament and the Council must agree on the same text: Parliament adopts its position, then negotiates with the Council.

People

Committees and members responsible for the dossier, as the procedure file names them. Groups as recorded there.

Lead committee: International Trade INTA
Rapporteur: Gabriel MATO (EPP)
Shadow rapporteurs: Francisco ASSIS (S&D), Christophe BAY (Patriots), Francesco TORSELLI (ECR), Svenja HAHN (Renew), Saskia BRICMONT (Greens), Manon AUBRY (The Left), Markus BUCHHEIT (ESN)
Opinion: AGRI: Agriculture and Rural Development · rapporteur Veronika VRECIONOVÁ (ECR)

Decisions in plenary, 2

Every decision Parliament took on this dossier, newest first.

**Effect**: what the decision did. **Final vote**: for–against–abstained, and how it was recorded.
Date	Decision	Kind	Effect	Final vote
10 Feb 2026	Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products (No. 5, 10 Feb 2026)	New laws	Passed	483 for, 102 against, 67 abstained by roll call
16 Dec 2025	Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products (No. 1, 16 Dec 2025)	New laws	Passed	431 for, 161 against, 70 abstained by roll call

Voting grid

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Every roll-call vote on the dossier, in date and voting order, with each group's line at the date of the vote.

Each group's clear line at the date of the vote: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided; “< 10 voted” when fewer took part. Result: outcome, for–against–abstained (method).

Voting grid of 2025/0322(COD): one row per roll call, one column per group, then the result.
Vote	The Left	Greens	S&D	Renew	EPP	ECR	Patriots	ESN	Result
16 Dec 2025 Amendment 50 to Article 12	Against	Against	Against	Against	Against	For	For	Divided	Rejected185–452–10
16 Dec 2025 Amendment 38, adding text after Article 12	For	For	Against	Against	Against	Divided	For	For	Rejected275–373–11
16 Dec 2025 Amendments 64 + 88 (voted as one), adding text after Article 12	For	For	Against	Divided	Against	For	For	For	Adopted374–277–10
16 Dec 2025 Amendment 66 to Article 14	For	For	Against	Against	Against	For	For	For	Rejected304–338–16
16 Dec 2025 Amendment 51 to Article 14	Against	Against	Against	Against	Against	For	For	Divided	Rejected195–442–6
16 Dec 2025 Amendment 67 to Article 14	For	For	Against	Against	Against	For	For	For	Rejected307–343–9
16 Dec 2025 Amendment 71, adding text after Article 19	Against	Against	Against	Against	Against	For	For	For	Rejected192–446–4
16 Dec 2025 Amendment 52 to recital 2	For	For	Against	Against	Against	Divided	For	Divided	Rejected245–392–18
16 Dec 2025 Amendment 18 to recital 2	For	For	Against	Against	Against	For	For	For	Rejected285–367–7
16 Dec 2025 Amendment 81 to recital 2	For	For	Against	Against	Against	For	For	For	Adopted336–317–7
16 Dec 2025 Amendment 69, adding text after recital 2	Against	Against	Against	Against	Against	For	For	For	Rejected205–437–6
16 Dec 2025 Amendment 39 to recital 4	Against	Against	Against	Against	Against	For	For	Divided	Rejected190–429–22
16 Dec 2025 Final vote	Against	For	For	For	For	Divided	Against	For	Adopted431–161–70
10 Feb 2026 Proposal to vote on amendments	For	Against	Against	Against	Against	Divided	For	For	Rejected206–430–12
10 Feb 2026 Final vote on the provisional agreement	Abst.	For	For	For	For	For	Against	For	Adopted483–102–67

16 Dec 2025 Amendment 50 to Article 12

Rejected 185–452–10

The Left

Against
Greens

Against
S&D

Against
Renew

Against
EPP

Against
ECR

For
Patriots

For
ESN

Divided
16 Dec 2025 Amendment 38, adding text after Article 12

Rejected 275–373–11

The Left

For
Greens

For
S&D

Against
Renew

Against
EPP

Against
ECR

Divided
Patriots

For
ESN

For
16 Dec 2025 Amendments 64 + 88 (voted as one), adding text after Article 12

Adopted 374–277–10

The Left

For
Greens

For
S&D

Against
Renew

Divided
EPP

Against
ECR

For
Patriots

For
ESN

For
16 Dec 2025 Amendment 66 to Article 14

Rejected 304–338–16

The Left

For
Greens

For
S&D

Against
Renew

Against
EPP

Against
ECR

For
Patriots

For
ESN

For
16 Dec 2025 Amendment 51 to Article 14

Rejected 195–442–6

The Left

Against
Greens

Against
S&D

Against
Renew

Against
EPP

Against
ECR

For
Patriots

For
ESN

Divided
16 Dec 2025 Amendment 67 to Article 14

Rejected 307–343–9

The Left

For
Greens

For
S&D

Against
Renew

Against
EPP

Against
ECR

For
Patriots

For
ESN

For
16 Dec 2025 Amendment 71, adding text after Article 19

Rejected 192–446–4

The Left

Against
Greens

Against
S&D

Against
Renew

Against
EPP

Against
ECR

For
Patriots

For
ESN

For
16 Dec 2025 Amendment 52 to recital 2

Rejected 245–392–18

The Left

For
Greens

For
S&D

Against
Renew

Against
EPP

Against
ECR

Divided
Patriots

For
ESN

Divided
16 Dec 2025 Amendment 18 to recital 2

Rejected 285–367–7

The Left

For
Greens

For
S&D

Against
Renew

Against
EPP

Against
ECR

For
Patriots

For
ESN

For
16 Dec 2025 Amendment 81 to recital 2

Adopted 336–317–7

The Left

For
Greens

For
S&D

Against
Renew

Against
EPP

Against
ECR

For
Patriots

For
ESN

For
16 Dec 2025 Amendment 69, adding text after recital 2

Rejected 205–437–6

The Left

Against
Greens

Against
S&D

Against
Renew

Against
EPP

Against
ECR

For
Patriots

For
ESN

For
16 Dec 2025 Amendment 39 to recital 4

Rejected 190–429–22

The Left

Against
Greens

Against
S&D

Against
Renew

Against
EPP

Against
ECR

For
Patriots

For
ESN

Divided
16 Dec 2025 Final vote

Adopted 431–161–70

The Left

Against
Greens

For
S&D

For
Renew

For
EPP

For
ECR

Divided
Patriots

Against
ESN

For
10 Feb 2026 Proposal to vote on amendments

Rejected 206–430–12

The Left

For
Greens

Against
S&D

Against
Renew

Against
EPP

Against
ECR

Divided
Patriots

For
ESN

For
10 Feb 2026 Final vote on the provisional agreement

Adopted 483–102–67

The Left

Abst.
Greens

For
S&D

For
Renew

For
EPP

For
ECR

For
Patriots

Against
ESN

For

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Versions, 4

The text of the dossier, version by version, newest first. Compare shows what changed between two consecutive versions.

Adopted by Parliament10 Feb 2026

Adopted text TA10-0030/2026 TA-10-2026-0030

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Adopted by Parliament16 Dec 2025

Adopted text TA10-0315/2025 TA-10-2025-0315

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Tabled for plenary9 Dec 2025

Report A10-0254/2025 A-10-2025-0254

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Committee draft20 Nov 2025

Draft report (INTA) INTA-PR-779615

Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source

Adopted text TA10-0030/2026: Parliament's position at first reading on the proposed regulation implementing the bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur agreements for agricultural products. It corresponds to the final legislative act, Regulation (EU) 2026/687.
Adopted text TA10-0315/2025: Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation implementing the bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur agreements for agricultural products lowers injury thresholds, speeds up procedures, and adds environmental and anti-circumvention measures.
Report A10-0254/2025: Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation implementing the bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur agreements for agricultural products tightens monitoring, lowers injury thresholds, shortens deadlines, and adds anti-circumvention rules.
Draft report (INTA): The draft report concerns a proposed regulation implementing the bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur agreements for agricultural products. The rapporteur proposes adopting the Commission proposal without amendments.

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What changed, 1

Between consecutive versions, newest pair first. The overviews are written by AI from the two texts; the comparison shows every change.

Committee draft → Tabled for plenary Draft report (INTA) → Report A10-0254/2025

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Strengthens monitoring and reporting for sensitive products, including quarterly reports and possible extension to other sectors. Lowers thresholds for prima facie evidence of injury and speeds up investigations and provisional measures for sensitive products. Adds anti-circumvention measures and extends the list of sensitive products to include eggs and citrus. Replaces the explanatory statement with a letter from the Agriculture Committee urging stronger safeguards and faster procedures. The versions differ only in formal points: the title is updated and the date changed.

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Timeline, 15

Every recorded step, newest first, grouped by stage; the latest stage is open.

Outcome 2 steps · 11 Mar 2026–19 Mar 2026

19 March 2026

Published in the Official Journal

The act is now EU law.
11 March 2026

Signed by the Presidents of Parliament and the Council

The last step before the act is published in the Official Journal.

Plenary stage 2 steps · 3 Feb 2026–10 Feb 2026

10 February 2026

Plenary vote

Sitting of 10 Feb 2026 Adopted text TA10-0030/2026 Report A10-0254/2025
3 February – 4 February 2026

25 amendments tabled for the plenary vote

Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.

Amendment 89 Amendment 90 Amendment 91 Amendments 92–100 Amendments 101–108 Amendments 109–110 Amendments 111–112 Amendment 113

Negotiations with the Council 3 steps · 16 Dec 2025–27 Jan 2026

27 January 2026

Committee approved the deal reached with the Council

The provisional agreement from the trilogues goes to the whole Parliament for a vote.

INTA-AG-782442
17 December 2025

Trilogue meeting

Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
16 December 2025

Parliament opened negotiations with the Council

After its vote Parliament sent the file back to committee, so that its negotiators can seek a compromise text with the Council (in “trilogues”).

Plenary stage 3 steps · 9 Dec 2025–16 Dec 2025

16 December 2025

Plenary vote

Sitting of 16 Dec 2025 Adopted text TA10-0315/2025 Report A10-0254/2025
10 December – 15 December 2025

88 amendments tabled for the plenary vote

Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.

Amendments 1–17 Amendments 18–27 Amendments 28–33 Amendments 34–38 Amendments 39–45 Amendments 46–51 Amendments 52–60 Amendments 61–68 Amendments 69–71 Amendments 72–77 Amendments 78–79 Amendment 80 Amendments 81–88
9 December 2025

Report tabled for plenary

This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.

Report A10-0254/2025

Committee stage 5 steps · 20 Nov 2025–8 Dec 2025

8 December 2025

Committee vote: report adopted

INTA (International Trade) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
2 December 2025

Committee opinion adopted

The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.

AGRI-AL-779809
27 November 2025

Amendments tabled in committee

Members of INTA (International Trade) proposed changes to the draft.

Amendments in committee (INTA)
24 November 2025

Referred to the INTA (International Trade) committee

The lead committee prepares the report; AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) gives an opinion.
20 November 2025

Draft report published

The rapporteur’s first text in INTA (International Trade). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

Draft report (INTA)

Connections

Texts, decisions, people and other dossiers related to this one.

Texts voted on

Text REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council implementing the bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products Report A10-0254/2025 10 Feb 2026

Dossiers sharing a running issue

Dossier Motion of censure on the Commission 2026/2002(INS) · Procedure type INS 22 Jan 2026 Rejected
Dossier Request for opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the proposed EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement (EMPA) and Interim Trade Agreement (ITA) 2026/2560(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject 21 Jan 2026 Adopted
Dossier Motion of censure on the Commission 2025/2173(INS) · Procedure type INS 9 Oct 2025 Rejected
Dossier Motion of censure on the Commission 2025/2174(INS) · Procedure type INS 9 Oct 2025 Rejected
Dossier EU political strategy on Latin America 2025/2083(INI) · Own-initiative report 8 Oct 2025 Adopted

Sources & citation

Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.

Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0322
Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL)
Data source: EP Open Data API: procedure record
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved: 25 September 2026

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European Parliament (2026). “Implementing the bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products”. Dossier, 10 February 2026. procId 2025-0322, reference 2025/0322(COD). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0322 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025%2F0322(COD). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2025-0322 (CC BY 4.0).

BibTeX

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  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Implementing the bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-02-10},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0322}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0322},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Dossier. procId 2025-0322, reference 2025/0322(COD). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025\%2F0322(COD). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
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