[Verse 1] Nine and ten November, delegates convene First time ever, Trade Committee scene Six months since the first of May, they check the pulse No binding call came down, no headline-grabbing result They sat, compared notes, measured what's in motion Tariff lines shifting slow like Rhodes keys in slow motion Call it a review, not a verdict, not a vote Just officials reading numbers off the quote [Chorus] C'est l'accord intérimaire, mais il est bien réel Déjà vivant, déjà en train de courir Mercosur, Europe, un accord qui tient debout Interim on paper, binding all about [Verse 2] Here's what the headline missed, let me break it down slow "Interim" sounds temporary, like it might not flow But international law locked it in since May the first Keeps running through a court case, for better or worse Electric cars from Europe, rolling into Mercosur ground Duty dropped from thirty-five percent to twenty-five, unbound Ninety-nine thousand tonnes of beef get the low rate too Seven point five percent, the numbers coming through [Chorus] C'est l'accord intérimaire, mais il est bien réel Déjà vivant, déjà en train de courir Mercosur, Europe, un accord qui tient debout Interim on paper, binding all about [Verse 3] This committee's got teeth if everybody agrees Binding calls, amendments, moving with ease But unanimous only, every party must say yes Parliament's still waiting to grant it full success Suspended till the Court of Justice states its view Eighteen to twenty-four months, that's the avenue Poland asked in September to hit pause on the flow Court said no on the twenty-ninth, the answer stayed no [Bridge] Veblen Institute's whispering a warning in the hall That rebalancing clause might make future rules stall Could scare off regulation before it's even penned Watch close, mes amis, watch how this story bends [Chorus] C'est l'accord intérimaire, mais il est bien réel Déjà vivant, déjà en train de courir Mercosur, Europe, un accord qui tient debout Interim on paper, binding all about [Verse 4] Safeguard clause standing by if surges start to climb Farmers watching closely, counting every line Sugar, poultry, ethanol, sensitive and slow Quotas phasing gradual, so the markets learn to flow Both sides keep their red lines, both sides claim the win Symmetry's the promise now, let the trade begin Civil society's asking for a seat here at the table Transparency's the question, if the process will be able [Outro] Third of December, Montevideo again Ministers at the table, the real test begins No fixed date yet for the next committee call Watch for the first binding move, or a safeguard brawl Keep your eyes on Brussels, keep your eyes on the South C'est fini pour aujourd'hui, mais l'histoire continue
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