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FOREIGN AFFAIRS COUNCIL 12 MAY 1996
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SUMMARY.
16 MAY 1986
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Action Taken
1. AGREEMENT ON:
(A) COMMUNITY REGULATION BANNING IMPORTS OF CERTAIN FOODSTUFFS FROM EASTERN EUROPE.
(B) A COUNCIL STATEMENT ON INTRA-COMMUNICY TRADE IN WHICH MEMBER
STATES UNDERTAKE TO:
(1) SET CONTAMINATION STANDARDS FOR IMPORTS NO HIGHER THAN FOR
DOMESTIC PRODUCE
(11) LIMIT THE CONTAMINATION LEVEL OF EXPORTS TO THAT ACCEPTABLE TO
THE RECIPIENT STATE
III) LIFT NATIONAL CONTROLS ON IMPORTS (1.E. NATIONAL SYSTEMS OF
CERTIFICATION)
(C) COMMON ADVICE TO COMMUNITY CITIZENS TRAVELLING IN EASTERN EUROPE.
(D) FURTHER DISCUSSION ON IMPROVED PROCEDURES FOR SIMILAR
EMERGENCIES IN THE FUTURE, IMPROVED COMMUNITY SAFTEY STANDARDS, AND
ACTION IN THE IAEA.
2. TEXTS OF (B) AND (C) IN MY TWO I.F.T.'S.
DETAIL.
3. DISCUSSION OPENED WITH VAN DEN BROEK (PRESIDENCY) URGING MEMBER
STATES TO AGREE AT LEAST ON THE REGULATION AS AGREED BY COREPER LAST
WEEK WHILE LEAVING THE PROBLEM OF INTRA-COMMUNITY TRADE FOR FURTHER
CONSIDERATION. RAIMOND (FRANCE) WITH SOME SUPPORT FROM KRANIDIOTIS
(GREECE) FIRMLY MAINTAINED THE LINKAGE BETWEEN THE TWO. IF THE
INTRA-COMMUNITY PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED NOW IT WOULD SIMPLY ARISE
AGAIN WHEN THE REGULATION EXPIRED ON 31 MARCH. MRS CHALKER (UK) AND
OTHERS UNDERLINED THE LAMENTABLE EFFECT ON PUBLIC OPINION OF THE
PRESENT COMMUNITY DITHERING AND PRESSED FOR URGENT AGREEMENT. BUT
THE REGULATION WAS HELD IN SUSPENSE WHILE THE INTRA-COMMUNITY
PROBLEM WAS REMITTED TO COREPER
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