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"The main objective of the economic partnership agreements (EPAs) enshrined in the Cotonou Agreement is to strengthen regional integration between the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries and thereby enable the regions’ economic growth and development. At the same time, these agreements comply with World Trade Organisation rules. Several countries have still not negotiated or ratified the EPAs and the Commission has presented a proposal for a regulation to exclude countries such as Haiti and Mozambique from trade preferences and exemptions. I believe that the date of 1 January 2014 set by the Commission for ratifying the EPAs is too soon, since the specific characteristics of these countries must be considered. Such an example is Haiti, which is still suffering the consequences of the 2010 earthquake, and regions of Africa where regional integration and stable relationships between countries sometimes do not exist. Furthermore, many of the 2007 agreements were concluded with the countries and not with the regions. I am therefore in favour of extending the deadline until January 2016, given the importance of these negotiations."@en1
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