Spain, France, Italy, and Portugal will promote mirror clauses

Published 2024년 11월 6일

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The Secretary General for Agricultural Resources and Food Safety, Ana Rodríguez, recently attended the 29th plenary meeting of the Joint Committee on Fruit and Vegetables in Paris. The committee, which includes representatives from Spain, France, Italy, and Portugal, discussed several initiatives to enhance EU trade reciprocity and mutual recognition of phytosanitary products. They also underscored the importance of research and investment to combat climate change effects in the sector. The committee reviewed progress in various contact groups focusing on different fruit and vegetable products and discussed the European Commission's strategic dialogue on the future of agriculture in the EU, emphasizing the crucial role of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in food security.

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The Secretary General for Agricultural Resources and Food Safety, Ana Rodríguez, participated yesterday in Paris in the 29th plenary meeting of the Joint Committee on Fruit and Vegetables. The private sector, as well as the public sector of Spain, France, Italy and Portugal, participated in these meetings, and they reiterated their willingness to promote reciprocity measures in the European Union's trade relations with third countries, known as "mirror clauses". During the meeting, the professional representatives of the main fruit and vegetable sectors and the agricultural spokespersons of the four countries that make up the committee also presented the need to advance in the mutual recognition of phytosanitary products in those areas that share similar production characteristics. There was consensus on the need for the Member States to work towards greater harmonisation, considering the sectoral requests to be very reasonable. The importance of strengthening research and ...

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