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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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(3)

(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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