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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2012-03-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Explanations of vote2
dcterms:Language	"lt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20120314.22.3-337-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2012-03-14-Speech-3-337-5002
lpv:speaker	lp:Zigmantas Balčytis2
lpv:spokenAs	member; ITRE (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 member; S&D (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Lietuvos socialdemokratų partija (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the United States (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; TRAN (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; CONT (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"I welcomed the conclusion of this agreement. The cocoa sector is a crucial source of livelihoods for 50 million people worldwide. Africa is the world’s largest cocoa producing region, from which the EU imports approximately 80% of cocoa consumed. This agreement is very important for the EU, which has the world’s largest chocolate industry, and, being the world’s principal importer of cocoa, the EU must bear a certain amount of responsibility for promoting the sustainability of this sector. I support this agreement’s objectives, which are intended to ensure greater transparency in the cocoa sector and economic sustainability, and to ensure fair and transparent cocoa prices and incomes for cocoa producers, which would translate into significant benefits for small-scale farmers and communities in cocoa growing countries. I believe that given the concern over child exploitation in this sector, the EU must take the initiative and address this issue with the main cocoa producing countries in order to ban the exploitation of minors."@en1

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