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"I voted in favour of the recommendation on the draft Council decision on trade agreements between the EU and Brazil, and between the EU and Thailand, pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions with respect to processed poultry meat provided for in the EU Schedule annexed to GATT 1994. Following the GATT agreement in 2007, the EU witnessed a dramatic surge in processed poultry imports. Foreign exporters seemed to take advantage of a relative gap in the level of protection by reducing chicken meat/offal content in preparations to under 57 %, thus qualifying for a bordering tariff line. These prepared poultry meat imports negatively affected this sector, which led the Commission to react and obtain authorisation from the Council to negotiate the modification of concessions on poultry meat under Chapter 16 of the Combined Nomenclature (CN). This was essential in my opinion. Supporting the adequate rebalancing exercise, which ensures a solution that is mutually acceptable to the respective partners, is vital for the EU’s external trade relations policy."@en1
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