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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
Document INTA-AM-781316 · COM(2025)0726 – C100245/2025 – 2025/0726(COD)
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- Amendment list INTA-AM-781316
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- 10 December 2025
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- Committee on International Trade
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- 2025/0726(COD)
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| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment | ||||
| 15 | Stainless Wire Rod | 7221 00 10, 722 10 90 | 15 | Stainless Wire Rod | 7221 00 10, 7221 10 90, 72 23 0011, 72 23 0019, 72 23 0091, 72 23 0099 |
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment | ||
| 19a | Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles of cast iron | 7303 00 10, 7303 |
European producers of ductile cast-iron pipes face the same structural pressures identified in the proposal, including persistent global overcapacity, state-supported expansion of production in third countries, and resulting price and volume pressure on the Union market. These distortions undermine the competitiveness of a capital-intensive sector essential for water and infrastructure networks. Including CN 73 03 in the Annexes ensures coherent coverage of sectors exposed to comparable excess-capacity risks.
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment | ||
| 21a | Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, of cast iron | CN 73030010, 73030090 |
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment | ||
| 21a | Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, of cast iron | CN 73030010, 73030090 |
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment | ||
| 21a | Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, of cast iron | CN 73030010, 73030090 |
Ductile iron (73 030), whose mechanical properties are comparable to those of steel, and which is produced using the same industrial processes in blast furnaces, is essential for hydraulic infrastructure and the competitiveness of the EU. In this context, Regulation (2025/0726) must protect European ductile iron production from global overcapacity to support the EU's threatened steel industry, in the same way as it does for steel.
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment | ||
| 21a | Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, of cast iron | CN 73030010, 73030090 |
The proposed amendment aims to include ductile iron in Annex I of the draft Regulation, in order to provide the sector with trade defense instruments similar to those already in place for steel. This integration responds to the need, repeatedly highlighted by industry operators and institutions, to protect a strategic supply chain for the industrial and infrastructural resilience of the Union, which is currently highly exposed to the distortive effects of global overcapacity and international dumping. The inclusion of the relevant customs codes would help restore competitiveness to the sector, support the continuity of production at European plants, and strengthen the EU’s ability to ensure secure and autonomous supplies in a segment essential for the functioning of water infrastructure.
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment | ||
| 21a | Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, of cast iron | CN 73030010, 73030090 |
Ductile iron (73 030), whose mechanical properties are comparable to those of steel, and which is produced using the same industrial processes in blast furnaces, is essential for hydraulic infrastructure and the competitiveness of the EU. In this context, Regulation (2025/0726) must protect European ductile iron production from global overcapacity to support the EU's threatened steel industry, in the same way as it does for steel.
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment | ||
| 21a | Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, of cast iron | CN 73030010, 73030090 |
The safeguard measures currently in application have played a substantial role in maintaining steel production in the European Union. However, their scope has been established in 2018, at a time when some products did not qualify for trade protection under stringent rules of the Regulation (EU) 2015/478. This distinction does not make sense today, after almost eight years during which some of those products have been facing the very negative trade-related effects of overcapacities – even more, due to their relatively low level of protection compared to most of other steel products. The economic situation of European manufacturers of those steel products calls for an immediate action, without waiting for the potential scope enlargement pursuant to Article 9(1). Those steel products would represent four new categories, from 29 to
32. Modifications in the total volume of TRQs allocated through the Regulation (18.3 Mt proposed by the Commission) and of their allocation among all product categories would be mandatory after relevant calculations by the Commission (pursuant to the methodology used to design its proposal).
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment | ||
| 21b | Stainless hollow sections | 73066110 |
The adjustment would allow the alignment in annex I, bringing category 21 into consistency with the dual “carbon/stainless” structure already applied across all the steel products.
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment | ||
| 26a | Other welded stainless pipes | 7306 11 00, 7306 21 00, 7306 40 20 |
the adjustment would allow the alignment in annex I, bringing category 26 into consistency with the dual “carbon/stainless” structure already applied across all other families of steel products.
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment | ||||
| 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 |
The current steel safeguard measure only includes the product category “non alloy wire”. Such exclusion has allowed extra-EU countries, in primis Turkey and China, to easily circumvent the EU measure.
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment | ||||
| 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 |
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment | ||||
| 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 |
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment | ||||
| 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 |
The safeguard measures currently in application have played a substantial role in maintaining steel production in the European Union. However, their scope has been established in 2018, at a time when some products did not qualify for trade protection under stringent rules of the Regulation (EU) 2015/478. This distinction does not make sense today, after almost eight years during which some of those products have been facing the very negative trade-related effects of overcapacities – even more, due to their relatively low level of protection compared to most of other steel products. The economic situation of European manufacturers of those steel products calls for an immediate action, without waiting for the potential scope enlargement pursuant to Article 9(1). Those steel products would represent four new categories, from 29 to
32. Modifications in the total volume of TRQs allocated through the Regulation (18.3 Mt proposed by the Commission) and of their allocation among all product categories would be mandatory after relevant calculations by the Commission (pursuant to the methodology used to design its proposal).
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment | ||
| 29a | Stainless Wire | 72 23 0011, 72 23 0019, 72 23 0091, 72 23 0099 |
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment | ||
| 29a | Stainless Wire | 72 23 0011, 72 23 0019, 72 23 0091, 72 23 0099 |
The draft Regulation excludes from the product scope several steel products included in the US Section 232 since 2018. To prevent risks of trade diversion, it is important to ensure a proper mirroring of the EU draft measure with the US one.
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment | ||
| 29a | Stainless Wire | 72 23 0011, 72 23 0019, 72 23 0091, 72 23 0099 |
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment | ||
| 30a | Stainless steel drawn Wire | 72 23 0011, 72 23 0019, 72 23 0091, 72 23 0099 |
The safeguard measures currently in application have played a substantial role in maintaining steel production in the European Union. However, their scope has been established in 2018, at a time when some products did not qualify for trade protection under stringent rules of the Regulation (EU) 2015/478. This distinction does not make sense today, after almost eight years during which some of those products have been facing the very negative trade-related effects of overcapacities – even more, due to their relatively low level of protection compared to most of other steel products. The economic situation of European manufacturers of those steel products calls for an immediate action, without waiting for the potential scope enlargement pursuant to Article 9(1). Those steel products would represent four new categories, from 29 to
32. Modifications in the total volume of TRQs allocated through the Regulation (18.3 Mt proposed by the Commission) and of their allocation among all product categories would be mandatory after relevant calculations by the Commission (pursuant to the methodology used to design its proposal).
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment | ||
| 30a | Non-Alloy and Other Alloy Forged Bars | 7214 1000, 7228 1050, 7228 4010, 7228 4090 |
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment | ||
| 30a | Non-Alloy and Other Alloy Forged Bars | 7214 1000, 7228 1050, 7228 4010, 7228 4090 |
The draft Regulation excludes from the product scope several steel products included in the US Section 232 since 2018. To prevent risks of trade diversion, it is important to ensure a proper mirroring of the EU draft measure with the US one.
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment | ||
| 30a | Non-Alloy and Other Alloy Forged Bars | 7214 1000, 7228 1050, 7228 4010, 7228 4090 |
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment | ||
| 31a | Grain-oriented electrical steel sheets | 7225 11 00, 7226 11 00 |
The safeguard measures currently in application have played a substantial role in maintaining steel production in the European Union. However, their scope has been established in 2018, at a time when some products did not qualify for trade protection under stringent rules of the Regulation (EU) 2015/478. This distinction does not make sense today, after almost eight years during which some of those products have been facing the very negative trade-related effects of overcapacities – even more, due to their relatively low level of protection compared to most of other steel products. The economic situation of European manufacturers of those steel products calls for an immediate action, without waiting for the potential scope enlargement pursuant to Article 9(1). Those steel products would represent four new categories, from 29 to
32. Modifications in the total volume of TRQs allocated through the Regulation (18.3 Mt proposed by the Commission) and of their allocation among all product categories would be mandatory after relevant calculations by the Commission (pursuant to the methodology used to design its proposal).
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment | ||||
| 19a | Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, of cast iron | 7303 00 10, 7303, 00 90 | 61165 | 50% |
In 2024, EU consumption of ductile cast-iron pipes amounted to 470 500 tonnes. Applying the methodology set out in the proposal, and using the 2013 import market share of 13%, the tariff quota for ductile cast-iron pipes should therefore be set at 61 165 tonnes.
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment | ||||
| 21a | Tubes, pipes and hallow profiles, of cast iron | CN 73 03 0010, 73 03 0090 | 4700 | 50% |
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment | ||||
| 21a | Tubes, pipes and hallow profiles, of cast iron | CN 73 03 0010, 73 03 0090 | 4700 | 50% |
As a product included in annex I, ductile iron must be subject to a tariff quota that reflects the reality of European imports of ductile iron
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment | ||||
| 21a | Tubes, pipes and hallow profiles, of cast iron | CN 73 03 0010, 73 03 0090 | 4700 | 50% |
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment | ||||
| 21a | Tubes, pipes and hallow profiles, of cast iron | CN 73 03 0010, 73 03 0090 | 4700 | 50% |
As a product included in Annex I, ductile iron must be subject to a tariff quota that reflects the reality of European imports of ductile iron.
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment | ||||
| 21a | Tubes, pipes and hallow profiles, of cast iron | CN 73 03 0010, 73 03 0090 | TRQ volume allocated (in tons) : 47 000 | Out of quota duty level : 50% |
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author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{AMENDMENTS 206 - 233 - Draft report 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}},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-12-10},
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