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The issue of mirror measures was brought on the table by the European Parliament as part of the discussions on the revision of the Common Agricultural Policy, before being taken up by the French Presidency of the EU in the first half of 2022. In a report published in June 2022, the European Commission, in turn, opened the door to the implementation of mirror measures in the agricultural sector. Applied to pesticides, the first mirror measure for environmental reasons was adopted in 2023 to ban imports of foodstuffs containing residues of two neonicotinoids prohibited for use in the European Union.
Why do EU standards not apply to food imported from third countries? (Webinar in Germany)
Webinar organized by Slow Food Germany and Bread for the World with the participation of German national and European …
Resolution of the French National Assembly on mirror measures (2.2.2024)
On February 2nd, a cross-party resolution proposal was submitted by 70 Members of Parliament on mirror measures.
Emmanuel Macron's speech at COP28
In his speech at COP28 on December 2, 2023, Emmanuel Macron reiterated the importance of aligning trade policy with the …
The European Union's Plastic Export
Greenpeace released a report in November 2023 on plastic exports from the EU to Mercosur countries.
