(1)

Pursuant to Article 8(1) of Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 the tariff preferences of the general arrangement of the generalised scheme of preferences (GSP) are to be suspended in respect of products of a GSP section originating in a GSP beneficiary country when the average value of Union imports of such products over three consecutive years from that GSP beneficiary country exceeds the thresholds listed in Annex VI of that Regulation.

(2)

In accordance with Article 8(2) of Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 and based on trade statistics concerning calendar years 2018-2020, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1039 (2), as amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2780 (3), established the list of product sections for which the tariff preferences were suspended from 1 January 2023 until 31 December 2025.

(3)

Pursuant to Article 8(3) of Regulation (EU) No 978/2012, the Commission is to review that list, every three years, and adopt an implementing act to suspend or re-establish the tariff preferences.

(4)

The revised list should apply for a period of three years as of 1 January 2026, or, if Regulation (EU) No 978/2012, pursuant to Article 43 of that Regulation, expires before 31 December 2028, until the date of expiry of that Regulation. The list is based on trade statistics concerning calendar years 2021-2023, as available on 1 September 2024 and takes into account imports from GSP beneficiary countries listed in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 978/2012, as applicable on that date. However, for the purposes of these calculations, in accordance with Article 8(4) of Regulation (EU) No 978/2012, the value of imports originating from GSP beneficiaries which, as from 1 January 2026, no longer benefit from the tariff preferences under point (b) of Article 4(1) of that Regulation is not taken into account,