Brussels, 24/06/2002 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission adopted a proposal opening negotiations with WTO partners with a view to replacing the current Community regime of imports in the cereals and rice sectors, which no longer works satisfactorily, with a more linear system possibly based on tariff rate quotas and fixed customs duties. The Commission recalls that the current regime provides for customs duties on imports of cereals in the Union to be calculated on the basis of the US...