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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9048

14 October 2005
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/wto/trade
Washington rejects EU's “disappointing” offer on access to farm market - Lamy welcomes fresh impetus in talks

Brussels, 13/10/2005 (Agence Europe) - The United States has rejected the latest “deeply disappointing” proposals made by the European Union on the reduction of customs duties on farm produce (EUROPE 9045 and EUROPE/Documents No2422). These proposals, presented in Geneva on Wednesday by European Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson would only result in an average fall of 24.5% in customs duties practised by Europeans on their agricultural imports, US Trade Representative Rob Portman told...

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