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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8107

7 December 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 29 / 41
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/wto
EU formally unveils proposal in Geneva for avoiding commercial abuse of food aid

Geneva, 06/12/2001 (Agence Europe) - In Geneva on Tuesday the European Union unveiled its proposal banning the use of food aid for commercial purposes which will be discussed in the negotiations at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) that will continue until March 2003. The idea itself is nothing new - it dates from before Seattle even - but the EU has now put forward a concrete proposal incorporating the entire range of ways to meet this objective to the almost total satisfaction of the WTO...

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