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Council Decision (EU) 2023/2921 of 21 December 2023 establishing the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Partnership Council established by the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part, as regards the transitional product-specific rules for electric accumulators and electrified vehiclesLegal instrument | Decision |
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Number legal act | Decision 2023/2921 |
Regdoc number | ST(2023)16357 |
Original proposal | COM(2023)950 ![]() |
CELEX number i | 32023D2921 |
Document | 21-12-2023; Date of adoption |
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Effect | 21-12-2023; Entry into force Date of document See Art 2 |
End of validity | 31-12-9999 |
Official Journal of the European Union |
EN Series L |
2023/2921 |
28.12.2023 |
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2023/2921
of 21 December 2023
establishing the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Partnership Council established by the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part, as regards the transitional product-specific rules for electric accumulators and electrified vehicles
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 207, in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) |
The Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part (the ‘Trade and Cooperation Agreement’) was concluded by the Union and approved by means of Council Decision (EU) 2021/689 of 29 April 2021 (1) and entered into force on 1 May 2021. |
(2) |
Chapter 2 of Title I of Heading One of Part Two of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement and Annexes 2 to 9 thereto lay down provisions on the definition of originating products and methods of administrative cooperation. |
(3) |
Pursuant to Articles 7 and 68 of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, the Partnership Council may amend Chapter 2, ‘Rules of Origin’, of Title I, ‘Trade in Goods’, of Heading One, ‘Trade’, of Part Two, ‘Trade, Transport, Fisheries and Other Arrangements’, and the related annexes. |
(4) |
It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf in the Partnership Council as its decision as regards the transitional product-specific rules for electric accumulators and electrified vehicles will be binding on the Union. |
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Annex 5 to the Trade and Cooperation Agreement provides for a phased entry into force of product-specific rules of origin for electric accumulators and electrified vehicles. |
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The global security, economic and trade context, including Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, the COVID pandemic, and competition from new international subsidy support schemes, has led to the pausing or postponement of some investments in the European battery ecosystem, as well as slower delivery of the significant investment plans that were maintained despite the overall conditions. The direct consequences of those external events, such as soaring energy costs and high inflation rates, have further hindered the development the battery ecosystem in the Union. |
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The slower than expected development of the battery ecosystem has raised concerns in the Union industry that European automotive exports to the United Kingdom will not comply with incoming product-specific rules on origin, which will lead to the imposition of tariffs on those exports and impact negatively their competitiveness in the UK market. |
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It is therefore appropriate to provide industry in the Union with a bridging mechanism. That mechanism should allow the battery industry to further scale-up and support a strong production base for electric vehicles in the Union that can compete internationally. This will ensure that Union automotive exports to the United Kingdom ultimately comply with the rules of origin under the Trade and Cooperation Agreement. |
(9) |
The bridging mechanism will allow for the continued application of the current product-specific rules of origin for electric accumulators and electrified vehicles until 31 December 2026. From 1 January 2027, the... |
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