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Changes to tariff plan for developing countries agreed by EU negotiators

By Oscar Pandiello ( December 2, 2025, 10:11 GMT | Insight) -- The EU has reached a deal to overhaul its tariff-preference program for developing countries, adding migration-related conditionality and a new rice safeguard. The mechanism would trigger higher duties once rice imports from beneficiary countries exceed roughly 552,000 metric tons, though the exact parameters will be finalized in the coming days. The agreement between EU governments and lawmakers now awaits formal endorsement and is set to apply from Jan. 1, 2027.The EU has agreed to overhaul its tariff-preference plan for developing countries, adding new clauses on the readmission of illegal migrants and a safeguard for rice imports....

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