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While farmers' demonstrations continue in France and other European countries, the European Commission wants to renew the exemption from customs duties enjoyed by agricultural products entering European soil.
The European Commission proposed on Wednesday to renew from June the exemption from customs duties enjoyed by agricultural products entering the EU, combining it with "safeguard measures" to limit the volumes of the most sensitive products.
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These “reinforced mechanisms” will make it possible to adopt “rapid corrective measures” in the event of significant disruptions on the European market, including if they are localized. For certain products - poultry, eggs and sugar - an "emergency brake" is planned to "stabilize" imports at average volumes imported in 2022 and 2023 - levels beyond which customs duties would be reimposed, indicated the European executive.