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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8971

18 June 2005
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/united states/trade
Backing for new rice import scheme

Luxembourg, 16/06/2005 (Agence Europe) - The Farm Council is due to act by a qualified majority on Monday to approve an agreement the EU and the United States sealed last March concerning a new EU import scheme for brown rice (EUROPE n°8899). Italy and Denmark voted against the agreement decision while Greece abstained. Under the terms of the deal, the customs duty for brown rice could vary by 15% either side of the average level of Euro 42.5 a tonne depending on changes in the trading...

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