Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-06-14-Speech-4-027"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-06-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Structural measures2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010614.2.4-027"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-06-14-Speech-4-0282
lpv:speaker	lp:Carl Lang2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EMPL (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; TGI (1999-07-20--2001-10-02)3 member; Delegation for relations with Canada (1999-09-29--2002-01-14)3 substitute; ECON (1999-09-09--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Front national (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the report on agricultural products from the overseas territories does not appear, on occasion, to take into account the rules of globalisation and free trade, which are, moreover, advocated by the European Union. Although it makes some good proposals, such as the increase in government funding for investment in agricultural holdings, this report comes up against some sizeable obstacles. The first of these is the WTO and its declared ambition to reduce subsidies and direct funding for farming. We would thus sacrifice bananas from the West Indies and the ACP countries, in order to please the American multinationals, with the introduction of a solely tariff-based system in 2006. The second obstacle is the enlargement of the European Union, which will deprive the overseas territories of a proportion of the Structural Funds. The third obstacle is the bilateral and multilateral trade agreements that undermine the principle of Community preference and the fourth obstacle is tax harmonisation, which endangers dock dues and the advantages associated with the remoteness of these regions. There are measures, however, for saving agricultural crops in the overseas territories, which are not mentioned in the report. These include bringing back Community preference, the strict application of safeguard clauses, favouring high-quality produce through designations of origin, guaranteeing tax advantages associated with the insular nature and remoteness of these regions, the application of export refunds for processed products and the checking of imported goods to avoid fraud and corruption. Only at this price and under these conditions are we able to protect our traditional tropical products."@en1

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