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To the Minister of Trade (Estonia) Brussels, 15 March 2024 RE: Letter concerning the trilogue on the European Commission’s proposal for the renewal of Autonomous Trade Measures for Ukraine Dear Minister Riisalo, Our six organisations strongly believe that in these difficult war times it is extremely important to support Ukraine. Nonetheless, European farmers and manufacturers must not be left to carry a disproportionate burden of the consequences of this trade liberalisation. Hence, our organisations, representing the key affected producers and manufacturers from the 27 Member States of the EU, must once again address you concerning the on- going process of the renewal of the ATMs. With the trilogue between the European Commission, Council and Parliament scheduled for next week, we ask you to please take into serious consideration the result of this week’s vote in the European Parliament plenary. The amendments proposed by the European Parliament constitute the limited, but yet highly necessary changes required to address the concerns of affected EU farmers and manufacturers. Hence, we would like to underline the need to agree in the trilogue to these limited, yet highly needed changes. From the point of view of our organisations, this mainly refers to the following, in order of priority: Reference period - While as you know, we have repeatedly asked for the period of 2021/22 - we would like to support EPs amendment for 2021-22-23 as a compromise. Commodities covered - Since the beginning we have called for the inclusion of cereals/oilseeds and honey in the proposal for the automatic safeguards. In this sense we would like to support the amendments from yesterday's vote as to the inclusion of common wheat, barley, oat, maize, and honey. Copa - Cogeca | European Farmers European Agri-Cooperatives 61, Rue de Trèves | B - 1040 Bruxelles | www.copa-cogeca.eu EU Transparency Register Number | Copa 44856881231-49 | Cogeca 09586631237-74 Delay period - We are also supportive to the proposal for the change of the delay to activate the automatic safeguard measures from 21 days to 14 days, as this would allow to act more swiftly and prevent further deterioration of the situation. We remain at your disposal for further exchange on this proposal, as well as on the future reflections concerning the evolving trade relationship between the EU and Ukraine. On behalf of the following associations: AVEC – Association of Poultry Processors and Poultry Trade in the EU countries CEFS – European Association of Sugar Manufacturers CEPM – European Confederation of Maize Production CIBE – International Confederation of European Beet Growers COPA-COGECA - The united voice of farmers and their cooperatives in the European Union EUWEP - European Union of Wholesale with Eggs, Egg Products, Poultry and Game Cc: • Minister of Agriculture • Agricultural Permanent Representatives to the European Union • Trade Permanent Representatives to the European Union Copa - Cogeca | European Farmers European Agri-Cooperatives 61, Rue de Trèves | B - 1040 Bruxelles | www.copa-cogeca.eu EU Transparency Register Number | Copa 44856881231-49 | Cogeca 09586631237-74 Saatja: "Laura Basiacco" <[email protected]> Saaja: "MKM info" Teema: Joint letter concerning the trilogue on the European Commission’s proposal for the renewal of Autonomous Trade Measures for Ukraine Kuupäev: 2024-03-15 11:43 Tähelepanu! Tegemist on välisvõrgust saabunud kirjaga. Tundmatu saatja korral palume linke ja faile mitte avada. Dear Minister Riisalo, We hope this email finds you well. Please find enclosed a joint letter supported by 6 EU associations representing producers and manufacturers for the sugar, eggs, poultry, cereals and oilseeds sectors presenting our concerns regarding the trilogue on the European Commission’s proposal for the renewal of Autonomous Trade Measures for Ukraine. We would of course be delighted to discuss those further with you and your services at your best convenience. Thank you very much for your time and consideration. On behalf of the following associations: * AVEC – Association of Poultry Processors and Poultry Trade in the EU countries * CEFS – European Association of Sugar Manufacturers * CEPM – European Confederation of Maize Production * CIBE – International Confederation of European Beet Growers * Copa-Cogeca - the united voice of farmers and their cooperatives in the European Union * EUWEP – European Union of Wholesale with Eggs, Egg Products, Poultry and Game Bruno MENNE Director of Commodities Sustainable Food Systems | Arable Crops Tel : + 32 (0)2 287 27 24 | Fax : + 32(0)2 287 27 00 | GSM: +32(0)478 18 99 09 Copa & Cogeca | Rue de Trèves 61, 1040 Bruxelles www.copa-cogeca.eu <http://www.copa-cogeca.eu/> | <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] Laura Basiacco Policy Assistant Commodities Team Tel : + 32 (0)2 287 27 17 Copa – Cogeca | Rue de Trèves 61, 1040 Bruxelles | <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]