After two years of negotiations, the EU and the US have reached an agreement on the allocation of agri-food tariff rate quotas between the EU and the UK within the framework of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Tariff rate quotas (TRQs) allow trade in agri-food products at reduced tariffs up to the quota limit.
The agreement retains the original trading volumes, but distributes import quotas between the EU and the UK. The division is based on recent trade flows.
The United States is the second largest destination country for European agri-food exports.
The European Commissioner for Agriculture, Janusz Wojciechowski, welcomed the agreement with the United States. “This is a positive signal for our commitment to work together, both bilaterally and within the WTO”, he said.
The EU is currently negotiating with 21 other WTO partners to allocate tariff rate quotas. (Original version in French by Léa Marchal)