USA CHINA EU IMPORT QUOTA – POULTRY, VEGETABLES – EASTERN EUROPE EU EXPANSION
February 1st, 2006
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has proposed opening 48 EU import quotas for China and American foodstuffs, taking account of previous trade agreements with the 10 eastern and southern European countries joining the EU in 2004. Brussels is proposing new China quotas for 57,000 tonnes of rice, plus 20,500 tonnes of garlic, and 16,665 tonnes of American poultry, for instance. *http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex/LexUriServ/site/en/com/2006/com2006_0041en01.pdf
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THE EUROPEAN Commission has proposed opening 48 EU import quotas for China and American foodstuffs, taking account of previous trade agreements with the 10 eastern and southern European countries joining the EU in 2004. Brussels is proposing new China quotas for 57,000 tonnes of rice, plus 20,500 tonnes of garlic, and 16,665 tonnes of American poultry, for instance. *http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex/LexUriServ/site/en/com/2006/com2006_0041en01.pdf
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