Mariann Boel
Mariann Boel
Mariann Fischer Boelis a Danish politician, serving as European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development from 2004 to 2009. A member of the party Venstre, she had previously been minister of agriculture and foods since 2002, in the government of Anders Fogh Rasmussen...
change confident conformity fully intention level proposal protection revised ruling
We are confident that our revised proposal is fully in conformity with the ruling of the WTO arbitrators, ... It was always our intention that the level of protection would not change under our new import regime.
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to be very offensive on finding an end-date. It will not be the EU that is lagging.
surprised
We are surprised and disappointed that the arbitrators did not back our proposal,
holding moving simply
To say we have been holding back or not moving is simply not true.
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We believed that the system we proposed would have maintained access to our markets in a fair manner. We calculated the proposed tariff in a neutral and transparent manner, based on a comprehensive legal and economic analysis. We will now carefully study the decision before deciding how to proceed.
agreement delighted
I am delighted we have managed to finalize this very important agreement, after 20 years of on-off negotiations,
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GM farming has arrived, and we must have the administrative tools to handle all aspects of it.
clearly developing helping market proposal targeting
Our proposal is clearly targeting helping developing countries, ... This is the first full- fledged proposal on market access.
clearly developing helping proposal targeting
Our proposal is clearly targeting helping developing countries,
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Everyone should be free to choose. But that choice is eroded if GM and non-GM crops are unintentionally mixed up; and in such cases, there may be an economic impact on one or more of the parties involved.
agreement beginning despite next nor present proposal regime round running second time
Despite our efforts, we were not able to come to an agreement with our partners. Nor did they present an alternative proposal of their own. Time is now running out for the introduction of the tariff-only regime by the beginning of next year. This is why we are requesting a second round of arbitration today.
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This deal will remove the legal uncertainty which has hung over this trade for several years and benefit producers on both sides of the Atlantic.