COMMISSION MINUTES STATEMENT WOULD REMIT THE QUESTION OF THE PRECISE INTERPRETATION OF THE FOOTNOTE TO THE ARTICLE 6 GROUP, WHICH WOULD BE INSTRUCTED TO MEET URGENTLY SO AS TO REACH CLEAR CONCLUSIONS FOR THE BENEFIT OF NATIONAL CUSTOMS AUTHORITIES BY ABOUT 1 OCTOBER.. THE COUNCIL LEGAL SERVICE CONFIRMED THAT THIS FELL WITHIN THE MANDATE OF THE GROUP. ITALY AGREED TO REFLECT ON THIS APPROACH BUT RESERVED THE RIGHT TO PUSH ITS OWN IDEAS AGAIN AT COREPER.
THIRD COUNTRIES
9. THE PRESIDENCY SAID THAT THE COMMISSION AND MEMBER STATES SHOULD OBVIOUSLY TAKE A COMMON LINE IN DEALING WITH THIRD COUNTRIES.
AFTER SOME DISCUSSION IT WAS AGREED TO RECOMMEND TO COREPER THAT
THIS BE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING 3 POINTS:
(A) WORK IS IN HAND ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A MORE PERMANENT SYSTEM OF CONTAMINATION STANDARDS:
(B) IN THE MEANTIME, THE COMMUNITY IS ACTIVELY CONSIDERING WHETHER OR NOT TO PROLONG THE EXISTING FOOD IMPORT REGIME:
(C) THE INCONVENIENCE THAT THIS REGIME WAS CAUSING TO THIRD
COUNTRIES WAS A MATTER OF REGRET TO THE COMMUNITY BUT IT DID AT
LEAST OPERATE IN A NON-DISCRIMINATORY WAY.
9. THE NETHERLANDS MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS ALSO A PROBLEM,
PARTICULARLY IN THE FAR EAST, WITH CONTAMINATION STANDARDS FOR
COMMUNITY FOOD EXPORTS. COREPER SHOULD ADDRESS THIS ASPECT OF THE
PROBLEM TOO.
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