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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9057

27 October 2005
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/agriculture
Several countries oppose opening import quotas for olive oil - Commission will not withdraw its draft

Brussels, 26/10/2005 (Agence Europe) - Greece, supported by Spain, Italy, Cyprus and Slovenia, has opposed a proposal by the European Commission to open up import quota for further quantities of olive oil to be exempt from tax or applied at a reduced rate. At Monday's Agriculture Council, which was held in Luxembourg, these countries said that such a measure, "which is unprecedented", and which is currently being negotiated within the management committee on olive oil, will seriously harm...

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