Spain, France, Italy, and Portugal will promote mirror clauses to ensure fruit and vegetable competitiveness

Spain, France, Italy and Portugal have reiterated their willingness to promote reciprocity measures in the European Union's trade relations with third countries, known as mirror clauses to ensure the competitiveness of fruit and vegetables, at the 29th plenary meeting of the Joint Committee on Fruit and Vegetables held in Paris. 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 have also presented the need to advance in the mutual recognition of phytosanitary products in those areas that share similar productive characteristics. There has been consensus on the need for the Member States to work on greater harmonisation, considering the sectorial requests to be very reasonable. Likewise, the importance of strengthening research and investment has been pointed out, through the operational programmes of the European Union, especially to facilitate the ...