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12/12/00
   

Position

Economic Affairs

Agricultural Policy and Food Industry Supply
10/02/00 Summary of the EU Food and Drink Industry on the Common Agricultural Policy
07/05/99 CAP Reform isn't going far enough
PAC/024/99E-Final
14/10/98 CIAA position concerning legislative proposals for CAP reform following the publication of Agenda 2000.
PAC/042/98E-Final
16/06/98 Press release : the food and drink industry considers the CAP reform necessary and inevitable.
C&I;/065/98E

 

Bilateral Trade Relations
04/07/01 Letter to the Commission about the increase of customs duties in Argentina
REX/113/01F-Final (exists only in French)
03/02/00 Summary of the EU Food and Drink Industry Position on the Bilateral Trade Agreements
18/02/99 Letter on 'possible EU commitments on exports refunds within the framework of bilateral trade agreements' sent to Commisison, COREPER, 113 Committee, EP REX Committee.
REX/064/99E-Final

 

EU Enlargement to Central and Eastern European Countries
05/06/00
 CIAA reflections on the enlargement process and specifically on the negotiating positions of the "six countries of the Luxembourg Group" regarding agriculture
PAC/019/00E-Final
09/02/00 Summary of the EU Food and Drink Industry on the Enlargement process of the EU
04/10/99 Letter on the involvement of the EU in the further negotiations with CEECs within the food and drink sector, sent to Agriculture DG
REX/280/99E-Final
25/05/99 CIAA reflections on EU enlargement and in particular on the preparations
PAC/013/99E - REX/078/99E-Final

 

EU Statistics Regulations

 

International Trade
24/10/00
 CIAA position for the WTO agricultural negotiations
REX/140/00EF
06/10/00
 Letter on the Commission initiative for the least developed countries, sent to Mr V�drine and Mr Fischler.
REX/162/00EF
30/06/00
 "Letters to Mr. Vedrine and Mr. Lamy concerning the American "rotation" sanctions".
REX/098/00EF
09/03/00 Summary of the EU Food and Drink Industry position on the promotion of an active export policy
03/12/99 Press release on the draft text on agriculture discussed in Seattle.
REX/351/99E
23/07/99 Letter on 'US retaliation measures in the framework of the beef hormones dispute' sent to Mrs C. Barshefsky (USTR).
REX/252/99E-Final
23/06/99 CIAA position for the WTO negotiations to start at the end of 1999.
REX/115/99E-Final
07/05/99 CIAA reflection on the decisions of the WTO relating to the prohibition on importing meat treated with hormones into the European Union.
REX/141/99E-Final
19/02/99 Letter on 'American trade threats in the framework of the import regime for bananas' sent to Sir Leon Brittan and Mrs Barshefsky (USTR).
REX/061/99E

 

Trade regimes
Economic customs regimes  
29/06/00
 		CIAA reflection on the Inward Processing Regime for Non-Annex-I Products.
REX/084/00E-Final
01/07/99 Letter on Inward Processing Relief for Non-Annex I products sent to Mr. Fischler.
REX/241/99E
02/06/99 Letter on 'the necessity to find alternative solutions to export refunds' sent to Mr. Legras (Director General DGVI).
REX/181/99E-Final
19/03/99 Summary of CIAA positions sent to DGVI on 'how to ensure food and drink industries continue to be able to serve export markets in third countries'.
REX/091/99E-Final

 
Export Legislation  
16/05/00
 		CIAA, CELCAA, COPA-COGECA letter concerning the on-going discussions on Regulation 800/99, sent to DG Agri.
REX/147/00E		  
16/05/00
 		CIAA, CELCAA, COPA/COGECA comments on the points to be developped at the tri-partite meeting on 6 June 2000 concerning Regulation 800/99
REX/050/00E		  
18/02/99 Letter on 'possible EU commitments on exports refunds within the framework of bilateral trade agreements' sent to Commission, COREPER, 113 Committee, EP REX Committee.
REX/064/99E
14/01/99 Joint CIAA, CELCAA, COPA-COGECA Letter to DGVI on the revision of Regulation 3665/87 determining the regime for the payments of export refunds.
REX/013/99E
Export refund budgets
30/06/00
 		Urgent actions for the export of processed agricultural products, letter addressed to Mr. Fischler.
REX/103/00E-Final
13/12/99 Letter on latest Commission proposals on the refunds system for Non Annex I products, sent to the Council
REX/350/99E 		 
01/10/99 Description of a standard procedure for exporting goods outside the EU with refunds: "Exporting food and drink products outside the EU is extremely burdensome".
REX/278/99E 		 
20/09/99 Letter to Mr. Fischler and Mr. Liikanen on 'the Food and Drink Industry protests vigorously against threats of arbitrary reductions of refund rates'.
REX/273/99E-Final

 
Trade Regimes for products not covered by Annex I of the Treaty  
28/04/00 Letter concerning the application of the coefficient to reduce certificates demands introduced between 10 and 14 April 2000; letter addressed to the Commission Services (DG Agriculture)
REX/063/00F-Final (French version only) 		 
28/01/00 Letter on the Commission Communication to the Council concerning non-Annex I products, sent to the Council and the Commission
REX/018/00E-Final 		 
24/02/99 CIAA reflections concerning systems for an a priori control of export refund payments - including certificates - for non Annex II products.
REX/074/99E-Final 		 
18/06/98 CIAA comments concerning obligatory export certificates for processed agricultural products not falling under Annex I of the Treaty.
REX/092/98E-Final 		 

 

Other issues
04/05/99 CIAA comments on the Proposal for a Council Regulation on measures to promote and provide information on agricultural products in third countries.
REX/116/99E-Final
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