Trade in bananas: tariff rates

The European Parliament adopted by 501 votes to 113, with 18 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1964/2005 on the tariff rates for bananas.

Parliament adopted its position at first reading under the ordinary legislative procedure taking over the Commission proposal.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the date of entry into force of the Geneva Agreement on Trade in Bananas, signed on 31 May 2010, between the European Union and Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru and Venezuela regarding the structure and operation of the Union's trading regime for bananas of CN code 0803 00 19.