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"Madam President, in my turn, I welcome Russia’s accession to the World Trade Organisation after 18 years of negotiations. Romanian manufacturers, especially those of products of animal origin, are eager to enter a market with huge consumption potential where so far, unfortunately, they have come up against arbitrary and at times hostile measures. However, there are still problems, some of which have already been mentioned in this discussion. Russia must eliminate protectionist measures such as the ban on imports of pigs. Not least, it must stop invoking health grounds arbitrarily. I would like to remind you of Russia’s attitude in March, when it banned imports of live animals from the European Union during the Schmallenberg virus crisis, even though this ban was not in accordance with the standards of the World Organisation for Animal Health. The examples do not end there.
Not least, I would like to recall the position of this Parliament, which has clearly stated that our trading partners in the agricultural sector must pledge to abide by precisely the same quality and food security standards that we require of European farmers.
I would ask the Commission to consider all courses of action to ensure that Russia’s accession to the WTO will bring trade benefits for both Russian and European farmers and that the relationship will not be imbalanced, as it is in many other situations."@en1
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