União Europeia — Carne Suína

static: On 12 December 2024, the European Commission adopted the 2025 Work Programme of the Regulation (EU) No 1144/2014 which funds promotional campaigns for European agri-food products within and outside EU markets. The Decision allocates EUR 63.4 million (USD 66.7 million) to promotional campaigns implemented outside the EU internal market, namely in third countries, during 2025. This represents a decrease compared to the EUR 85.1 million (USD 89.5 million) allocated in 2023 (see related state act). Specifically, the products eligible for the support are specified in Art. 5 of Regulation (EU) No 1144/2014. They include HS chapters 01-13 (with some exceptions), 15-18, 20, 22-23 (with some exceptions), HS codes 45.01, 54.01 and 57.01, along with beer, chocolate, bread and pastry, pasta, salt, natural resins, mustard paste, sweetcorn and cotton. The financial grants will be granted in response to two types of campaigns, known as "simple" and "multiple" programmes, with a main focus on the organic label. Simple programmes are submitted by businesses that all are from the same Member state. Multi programmes are submitted by businesses that can be based at least in two different Member states. Hence, these criteria determine the beneficiaries and identify them as businesses from EU Member states who need to fulfil further requirements outlined in the Work Programme.

static: On 15 December 2021, the European Commission agreed on the 2022 Work Programme of the Regulation (EU) No 1144/2014 that funds promotional campaigns for European agri-food products within and outside EU markets. The Decision allocates EUR 63.8 million (USD 71.8 million) to promotional campaigns implemented outside the EU internal market, namely in third countries, during the year 2022. This represents a decrease in comparison to the EUR 88.1 million (USD 99.2 million) allocated in 2021 (see related state act). Specifically, the products eligible for the support are specified in Art. 5 of Regulation (EU) No 1144/2014. They include HS chapters 01-13 (with some exceptions), 15-18, 20, 22-23 (with some exceptions), HS codes 45.01, 54.01 and 57.01, along with beer, chocolate, bread and pastry, pasta, salt, natural resins, mustard paste, sweetcorn and cotton. The financial grants will be granted in response to two types of campaigns, known as "simple" and "multiple" programmes, with a main focus on the organic label. Simple programmes are submitted by businesses that all are from the same Member state. Multi programmes are submitted by businesses that can be based at least in two different Member states. Hence, these criteria determine the beneficiaries and identify them as businesses from EU Member states who need to fulfil further requirements outlined in the Work Programme. The 2022 Work Programme also maintains the same geographical priorities. Specifically, they encourage campaigns destined for China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and Vietnam in Asia; as well as Canada, the United States and Mexico in America.

static: On 16 December 2020, the European Commission agreed on the 2021 Work Programme of the Regulation (EU) No 1144/2014 that funds promotional campaigns of European agri-food products within and outside EU markets. The Decision allocates EUR 88.1 million (approx. USD 107.5 million) to promotional campaigns implement outside the EU internal market, namely in third countries, during the year 2021. This represents a decrease of EUR 30.3 million (approx. USD 37 million) from the 2020 budget (see related state act). Specifically, the products eligible for the support are specified in Art. 5 of the Regulation (EU) No 1144/2014. They include HS chapters 01-13 (with some exceptions), 15-18, 20, 22-23 (with some exceptions), HS codes 45.01, 54.01 and 57.01, along with beer, chocolate, bread and pastry, pasta, salt, natural resins, mustard paste, sweetcorn and cotton. The financial grants will be granted in response to two types of campaigns, known as “simple” and “multiple” programmes, with a main focus on the organic label. Simple programmes are submitted by businesses which all are from the same Member state. Multi programmes are submitted by businesses that can be based at least in two different Member states. Hence, these criteria determine the beneficiaries and identify them as businesses from EU Member states who need to fulfil further requirements outlined in the Work Programme. The annual Work Programme also identifies priorities for third countries. Particularly, the encourage campaigns destined to China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Vietnam in Asia; Canada, the United States and Mexico in America; and the United Kingdom. A state measure in the GTA database is assessed solely in terms of the extent to which its implementation affects discrimination against foreign commercial interests. In this metric, the aid proposed here is discriminatory.

static: On 27 January 2015, the European Commission announced regulation 128/2015 implementing larger pigmeat tariff quotas for the period between 1 April and 30 June 2015. The quantities were raised, since " the quantities covered by import licence applications lodged from 1 to 7 December 2014 for the subperiod 1 January to 31 March 2015 are smaller than those available " (preamble to the regulation). The added quota totalled nearly 30 million kg of pigmeat. The regulation came into force on 28 January 2015.

static: On 16 May 2012, the European Commission announced regulation 418/2012 abolishing the requirement for import licenses for a number of agricultural products. As stated in the regulation, " the requirement of import licences for seeds of durum wheat (...), of barley and of grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing, (...) for manioc, arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes, sweet potatoes and similar roots and tubers (...), for sago pith and for sweet potatoes for human consumption and the requirement of export licences for seeds of durum wheat, of rye, of barley and of oats should be abolished. " However - unless otherwise stated in exports/imports under preferential conditions, tariff quotas or export taxes - importers and exporters that surpass a maximum quantity given in the appendix will still need to obtain an export/import license. A detailed list of the products affected can be found in the appendix of the regulation. The regulation came into force on 24 May 2012.

static: On 16 May 2012, the European Commission announced regulation 418/2012 abolishing the requirement for import licenses for a number of agricultural products. As stated in the regulation, " the requirement of import licences for seeds of durum wheat (...), of barley and of grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing, (...) for manioc, arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes, sweet potatoes and similar roots and tubers (...), for sago pith and for sweet potatoes for human consumption and the requirement of export licences for seeds of durum wheat, of rye, of barley and of oats should be abolished. " However - unless otherwise stated in exports/imports under preferential conditions, tariff quotas or export taxes - importers and exporters that surpass a maximum quantity given in the appendix will still need to obtain an export/import license. A detailed list of the products affected can be found in the appendix of the regulation. The regulation came into force on 24 May 2012.

static: On 19 April 2012, the European Commission suspended the export refunds on pork. An exact list of the products can be found in the annex of regulation 342/2012.

static: On 20 December 2013, the European Commission published regulation 1308/2013 on EU's single common market organisation for agricultural products. It replaces Council regulation 1234/2007 and inter alia formally restricts the provision of export refunds among members of the EU, as it promised in the Doha Round in 2005. According to art. 159 of the preamble, "Refunds on exports to third countries, based on the difference between prices within the Union and on the world market, and falling within the limits set by the commitments made within the WTO, should be retained as a measure which may cover certain products to which this Regulation applies where the conditions in the internal market are such as those described for exceptional measures. Subsidised exports should be subject to limits in terms of value and quantity, and, without prejudice to the application of exceptional measures, the refund available should be zero." The definitions of such "exceptional measures" are set out in further detail in art. 219 ff. of the regulations. The list of affected tariff lines is based on the product list in art. 196 of the regulation. The regulation came into force on 1 January 2014. The measure colour is amber, as it sets a new formal framework for export refunds in the EU. The actual wind-down of export refunds was introduced on 19 July 2013 (cf. Related Measures).