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"The conflict between the European Union and the United States and Canada on hormone-treated beef demonstrates that two trading blocs with similar standards and concerns regarding food quality and safety can have lasting disagreements that are counterproductive for both. The length of this conflict and the robustness of the sanctions adopted demonstrate that there is benefit in seeking a negotiated solution before taking stances that are too extreme. The unilateral suspension of the sanctions applied to the European Union by the United States and Canada constitutes a positive signal, worthy of a suitable response with the adoption by the EU of an autonomous tariff quota for imports of high-quality beef. That said, I believe that the EU should not yield while it believes the safety of its citizens to be at risk and should seek to raise awareness amongst its partners of the need for them to adopt procedures and types of consumer information enabling them to be adequately and fully informed about the nature of the products that they consume. I want the European Union and the two North American countries to continue their efforts to integrate increasingly their economies, which would benefit companies and consumers greatly."@en1
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