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Ukrainian Agribusiness Club

UCAB

UCAB is a universal Ukrainian agricultural business association, representing more than 200 farmers and agricultural enterprises in virtually every branch of the agricultural sector of Ukraine.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Calin-Ionut Ungur (Cabinet of High Representative/ Vice-President Kaja Kallas)

11 Dec 2025 · Situation in Ukraine

Meeting with Alberto Fernandez Diez (Cabinet of Commissioner Marta Kos)

27 Jan 2025 · Bilateral economic and trade relations between the EU and Ukraine (focus on agriculture)

Meeting with Adam Romanowski (Cabinet of Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič)

23 Jan 2025 · EU-Ukraine trade

Response to Further reciprocal tariff liberalisation under Art. 29 of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement

30 Sept 2024

The Ukrainian Agribusiness Club (UСAB), a leading Ukrainian associations of farmers and agricultural enterprises, urges the European Commission to initiate negotiations for a trade arrangement with Ukraine on the basis of Article 29 of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement (AA). Once concluded, this arrangement will serve as a long-term foundation for the stabilisation and recovery of the Ukrainian economy, particularly the agricultural sector. It will also facilitate the gradual, predictable, and stable integration of the Ukrainian agricultural sector into the EU Internal Market, while taking due account of the sensitivities of the European farmers. The UСAB's vision of a liberalised trade regime for agri-food products between Ukraine and the EU, in line with fundamental principles of non-discrimination and a level playing field, encompasses the following elements: 1. Complete liberalisation of trade in non-sensitive goods of the agricultural segment of the Combined Nomenclature 2. Controlled and predictable liberalisation of trade in sensitive goods, considering the experience of applying the protective mechanism within the framework of the EU autonomous trade measures (ATMs) 3. Refrain from applying additional requirements for market access to products that will have quantitative restrictions 4. Bilateral mode of ad-hoc coordination of trade in sensitive goods 5. Termination of national embargoes on the import of Ukrainian products 6. Exceptional prolongation of the EU ATMs until arrangements are reached on the basis of AA Article 29 and the entry into force of the relevant Decision of the EU-Ukraine Association Committee in trade configuration A more detailed position is outlined in the non-paper attached to this contribution.
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