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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8262

25 July 2002
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/agriculture/wto
Commission will be authorised by Member States on Friday to negotiate new cereal import system

Brussels, 24/07/2002 (Agence Europe) - During a Special Agriculture Committee (SAC), on Tuesday, the representatives of the EU Member States reached an agreement by qualified majority to authorise the European Commission to negotiate a new cereal import regime in the Community, a regime that would take the form of quotas. Only Spain and Sweden were opposed to the proposal and Belgium abstained. The Council has still to officially confirm the agreement, which expires on Friday, by written...

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