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"Mr President, the report being debated refers in paragraph 7 to the agricultural sector, which I would describe as superficial, to say the least. The report retains China’s criticism of the agricultural subsidies granted to European farmers and the complex system of agricultural tariffs. I believe that the report ought to have also mentioned that EU agricultural policy has been entirely subject, ever since 1995, to the World Trade Organisation’s regulations, as well as that by decoupling this aid and allocating it to rural measures, the European Union has successfully transferred 88% of the aid granted to the WTO’s green box.
European Union manufacturers are obliged to comply with the highest quality, product hygiene and environmental standards. These factors must be taken into account whenever Parliament mentions our agricultural subsidies and the attitudes of our trade partners to them.
Finally, I think that it would have been useful to have had the opinion of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development on the subject of this report, which would have made important contributions to the debate."@en1
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