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10. Imports of Temperate Agricultural Products
Certain general
greements had been reached, but much detailed work remained to
be done.
The agreements reached covered
(a) Long-term solution, of which the elements were
(i) Agreement to initiate discussions for worldwide
commodity agreements;
(ii)
that, failing this, the enlarged Community would
be ready to conclude agreements with individual
third countries;
(iii)
that the Community would do its utmost to contribute
to a harmonious development of world trade,
providing for a satisfactory level of trade between
the Community and third countries, including
Commonwealth countries.
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(iv)
that this policy would be the subject of a
confrontation with the price policy of other
countries ready to take part in Community agreements; (v) that the enlarged Community would offer reasonable
opportunities in its markets for temperate foodstuffs.
Transitional period Arrangements had been worked out in
the case of cereals to phase out the special position of Commonwealth supplies, parallel to the participation by
Britain in the transitional period leading to the entry
into force of the common agricultural policy for cereals.
This was to serve as a proper for similar arrangements
for other commodities.
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These two agreements have been so far overtaken by the Kennedy Round and by the development of the Community's common agricultural
policy respectively as to be no longer relevant. We shall need
to work out now negotiating objectives, consistent with our
objectives for British agriculture.
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