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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8424

20 March 2003
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/united states/customs/terrorism
Commission welcomes Council's decision to allow it to negotiate tighter customs controls for goods

Brussels, 19/03/2003 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has welcomed the Council's decision allowing it to enter into negotiations with the United States to reinforce customs controls for goods transported, particularly by container, so as to address the threat of terrorist attacks. "The security concerns of both the US and the EU will be best addressed by reciprocal co-operation rather than by unilateral actions which can impact on trade and cause competitive distortions without...

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