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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10574

15 March 2012
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / (ae) trade
Cocoa - yes to UNCTAD agreement, no to forced child labour

Brussels, 14/03/2012 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 14 March, the European Parliament gave its approval to the conclusion of a new international agreement on cocoa, concluded in 2010 in the framework of UNCTAD to reinforce cooperation between the producer and consumer countries, to step up cooperation with the private sector and civil society and guarantee better transparency of the markets, fairer prices and more sustainable production.

The International Cocoa Agreement, the principal...

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