Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-04-13-Speech-4-034"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-04-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:COM in bananas2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000413.2.4-034"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-04-13-Speech-4-0352
lpv:speaker	lp:Sylviane H. Ainardi2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EMPL (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member_of_the_bureau; EUL/NGL (1999-10-13--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with South Africa (1999-09-29--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Parti communiste français (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Commissioner, I too remember the European Union introducing a regulation in 1993 on the organisation of the market in bananas, so as to ensure protection of outlets and income for Community producers and to guarantee the exports of the ACP countries to the Community market. Although they do not produce a single kilo of bananas, the United States has complained to the WTO about the Community banana import regime. Their one aim was to defend the interests of their great banana companies which are effectively ravaging Latin America and which already dominate over 70% of the world market. In 1999, the WTO panel, orchestrated by the United States, condemned the Community’s import licences system. The Commission has submitted to that verdict by amending the market conditions to end up with a ‘tariff only’ system in 2006. The implementation of this new regulation, which actually goes beyond the WTO ruling, would call into question the distribution of Community and ACP products and would aggravate an already fragile social situation, especially in the French Overseas Territories where the selling price of bananas had already fallen below 3 francs in 1998 and was less than 2 francs in 1999. I am glad the Committee on Agriculture has rejected not only the amendments championed by the intermediaries of the American multinationals, but also the Commission’s proposals. I entirely approve of the Dary report which opposes the automatic move to a ‘tariff only’ system and which defends the principles which presided over the establishment of the common organisation of markets, especially Community preference. By adopting the Dary report, we will be sending the Council and the Commission the clear signal that our Parliament is determined to defend the interests of Community and ACP producers, to make the WTO recognise that the preferential agreements constitute development aid instruments. Our vote will also express our rejection of any compromise with the United States that would sacrifice the Community and ACP producers to the profit of the dollar banana."@en1

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