Brussels, 10/12/2001 (Agence Europe) - After lengthy discussions, the General Affairs Council finally adopted, on Monday in Brussels, the regulation that introduces a new generalised system of preferences (GSP) for the period 2002-2004. It covers around 10% of imports into the European Union, or a value of around EUR 90 billion annually. These figures were cited by Commissioner Pascal Lamy, who recognised that this was the volume of eligible imports but that only "a little less than half in...