Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-09-12-Speech-3-428-000"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2012-09-12"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Exclusion of certain countries from trade preferences (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"pt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20120912.23.3-428-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2012-09-12-Speech-3-429-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Vital Moreira2
lpv:spokenAs	chair; INTA (2012-01-25--2014-06-30)3 member; Conference of Committee Chairs (2012-01-25--2014-06-30)3 substitute; AFCO (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Partido Socialista (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; S&D (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Pan-African Parliament (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, this Commission legislative initiative raises two questions. The main question is: should the EU withdraw unilateral trade preferences, which the African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) countries temporarily enjoy, from those countries in the group that do not negotiate and ratify economic partnership agreements with the European Union in accordance with the Cotonou Agreement? The follow-up question is: how long should we give the countries concerned to negotiate and conclude the agreements in question since, unfortunately, the 2007 regulation contained no deadline? The answer to the first question can only be a definite yes. Firstly, the 2007 regulation was clearly temporary; secondly, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) waiver expired in 2007, and therefore the trade preferences in question are illegal and violate the EU’s obligations to the WTO; thirdly, maintaining these unilateral trade preferences would be unfair, both to non-ACP least developed countries, which do not enjoy the same preferential treatment, and to those ACP countries that have concluded economic partnership agreements with the EU. In terms of the time period, the Committee on International Trade was not convinced by the Commission and decided to extend the deadline proposed by the Commission by two years, from 1 January 2014 to 1 January 2016. In principle it is a more balanced and reasonable solution. In contrast, proposals to extend this period even further no longer deserve support, as they prolong the current illegal and unfair situation excessively. In brief, this Parliament should fully approve Mr Martin’s report."@en1
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