Overview
- Brussels plans 50% more inspections in exporting countries within two years and 33% more audits at EU border posts to verify compliance.
- The Commission will update import residue rules and convene a pesticides working group, pledging not to allow the most dangerous EU‑banned pesticides back via imports.
- France says it still awaits concrete answers on a safeguard clause, mirror measures and reinforced controls before validating the accord.
- EU governments are due to vote on the agreement from December 16–19, with a signature targeted for December 20 in Foz do Iguaçu if approved, and a European Parliament ratification vote expected in early 2026.
- EU states have already approved a safeguard clause to be reviewed by MEPs mid‑December, and the Commission says the new controls are not formally linked to the vote though they would help implementation.