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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/argentina

Some countries call for guarantees before increasing import possibilities for high-quality Argentinean beef

Brussels, 07/05/2002 (Agence Europe) - At the meeting of the Special Agricultural Committee (SAC), in Brussels Monday afternoon, certain representatives of Member States demonstrated their reluctance regarding the Commission's proposal aimed at enabling Argentina to export an additional quantity of 10,000 tonnes of high-quality beef to the EU ("Hilton Beef"). France, Austria, Ireland and Belgium, notably, expressed fears that the opening up of this additional quota could be renewed from one...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
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THE DAY IN POLITICS
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(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Political agreement in Council on "conglomerates" directive
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(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Council adopts new directive on opening up postal services to competition
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(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission unveils series of decisions
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(EU) EU/AUSTRALIA: Member States ask Commission to be firm in negotiations over agreement on wine
(EU) EU/ARGENTINA: Some countries call for guarantees before increasing import possibilities for high-quality Argentinean beef
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