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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7750

3 July 2000
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/wto/agriculture
International conference acknowledges all countries have right to non-trade objectives in agriculture

Brussels, 03/07/2000 (Agence Europe) - All countries have the sovereign right to pursue non-trade objectives in agriculture, which cannot be attained through market forces alone, such as the strengthening of economic viability and the development of its regions, food safety and environmental protection. This claim, floated by the "Friends of Multi-Functionality" group, which had formed in Seattle during the ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), should be renewed, on...

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