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dcterms:Date	"2011-12-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:EC-Uzbekistan partnership and cooperation agreement and bilateral trade in textiles (debate)2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20111214.30.3-502-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2011-12-14-Speech-3-503-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Olli Rehn2
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I want to thank the honourable Members for this very serious and important debate. Let me focus on the course to suspend the generalised system of preferences (GSP preferences). On behalf of the Commission, I take note of the references made to the generalised system of preferences of which Uzbekistan is currently a beneficiary. The GSP is an incentive-based tool to support development. Its aim is to help developing countries to advance towards a better respect of international conventions on human and labour rights as well as to lock in essential reforms in these fields. The GSP preferences can be withdrawn from beneficiaries in cases of serious and systemic violations of the principles that are laid down in international instruments such as the core International Labour Organisation (ILO) Conventions. We will continue to keep the situation under review, given that the legal conditions for suspension are not presently met, and we shall act accordingly. In the meantime, we will intensify the constructive dialogue we have with Uzbekistan to help the ILO gain access to Uzbek cotton fields. We very highly appreciate the cooperation with Parliament in this regard."@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Olli Rehn,"1 "Vice-President of the Commission."1
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