(K) SPAIN: PROPOSAL ACCEPTABLE IN GENERAL BUT IMPORTANT TO MAINTAIN COHERENCE BETWEEN EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL MEASURES.
(L) IRELAND: PREFERRED ONE LEVEL BETWEEN 500 20/KG AND 1000 BO/KG
FOR ALL PRODUCTS
9. RUTTEN (PRESIDENCY) COMMENTED ON THE DIVERSITY OF THESE PROSITONS. COREPER SHOULD MEET AGAIN AT 3 P.M. ON MONDAY TO GO THROUGH THE DRAFT ARTICLE BY ARTICLE. IF, AS HE EXPECTED, THERE WAS NO AGREEMENT THE COMMISSION MIGHT CONSIDER THE POSSIBILITY OF APPLYING THE SAME REGIME TO THE COMMUNITY'S EXTERNAL TRADE AS
ALREADY APPLIED INTERNALLY.
10. BESELER (COMMISSION) REACTED SHARPLY TO THIS. IT WOULD BE CHAOS. ONCE THE BAN WAS LIFTED AND POTENTIALLY CONTAMINATED PRODUCTS ENTERED THE COMMUNITY THERE WOULD BE MASSIVE DIVERSIONS OF TRADE TO EXPLOIT DIFFERING MEMBER STATE REGIMES. IF NEGOTIATION ON THE DRAFT REGULATION FAILED THE COMMISSION RESERVED THE RIGHT TO TAKE THE MATTER TO THE POLITICAL LEVEL. THERE WERE FOR EXAMPLE COUNCILS OF AGRICULTURE AND HEALTH MINISTERS NEXT WEEK.
11. RUTTEN AGREED THAT IT WOULD BE BETTER OF DELEGATIONS CAME ON MONDAY WITH SUFFICIENTLY FLEXIBLE INSTRUCTIONS TO PERMIT AGREEMENT TO BE REACHED. HE PREFERRED TO LEAVE OPEN THE QUESTION OF WHICH COUNCIL SHOULD HANDLE THE MATTER SHOULD IT BE NECESSARY.
HANNAY
YYYY
ADVANCE
GORDON ECD(E) FCO
GORDON NED FCO
JAY CAB
NASH C/E
BRECKNALL ECIP DTI
SHARP ECIP DTI
ATTRIDGE MAFF
HADLEY MAFF
GURD MAFF
BIRD TSY
PONSFORT DOE
FEATES DOE
MORPHET D/EN
SMITH HS4 DHSS
FIELDER DHSS
RUBERRY DHSS
MAIN
FRAME GENERAL
FRAME GENERAL
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NED
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