Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2009-03-25-Speech-3-229"
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"According to the EPAs, sugar and bananas sourced from ACP countries will not be able to enter the markets of the French outermost regions (ORs) for 10 years, on a renewable basis, thus preserving the production of these two pillars of overseas agriculture.
The specific safeguard clause, which allows imports to be blocked where they harm or disrupt the ORs’ market, should be further clarified so as to reduce its implementation period.
The appeals launched by our Parliament have therefore enabled the ORs’ demands to be taken into account during negotiations.
Socio-professional actors in the ORs feel that they are being penalised by production constraints that conform to European standards, making them less competitive than their direct competitors. I understand them, but I am nevertheless encouraging them to commit themselves fully to a cooperation process with their ACP neighbours, so as to enable complementary and supportive relationships to be built around common aims.
Rather than sticking rigidly to a defensive position, the ORs have everything to gain by putting themselves on an equal footing with their competitors. This is provided that the European Union really guarantees that proper monitoring and arbitration methods are in place, to prevent any kind of unfair competition."@en1
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