Übersetzung für "Déclaration de Limassol sur les négociations d'Uruguay " (Französisch → Englisch) :

Tropical products are viewed by the developing countries as a crucial element of this latest round of multilateral trade negotiations, and are the only sector in which the Punta del Este Declaration expressly provides for a "fast track"(1). Mr De Clercq has reaffirmed the political importance of this latest decision".

- Coordinated action on the environment to protect and improve,for the benefit of ourselves and future generations, the conditions in which we live (ii) The programme stresses the importance of the Community's role in the world and its international responsibilities, drawing attention to the strengthening of political cooperation; the Community's position as the world's largest trading power (its imports represent one third of world trade); its particular importance as a market for developing countries (the Community takes 25% of all developing countries' exports); and its position as the world's leading donor of development assistance, providing approximately one third of the world's total. - In the ...[+++]Uruguay Round of International trade negotiations the Commission has already put forward proposals on agriculture, intellectual property, services, tropical products and the dismantling of barriers and will press ahead actively with the negotiations in 1988. - Free trade between the Community and the EFTA countries having been largely achieved, there will be discussion of wider economic cooperation at a Ministerial meeting to be held in February but the Community's cohesion and decision making autonomy will have to be respected. - The Commission is ready in 1988 for relations with the European members of COMECON to be put on a normal basis for bilateral cooperation agreements now being negotiated with certain Eastern European countries to be signed and for a joint declaration to be signed by the Community and COMECON. - 2 - - Negotiations on the new ACP Lomé Convention to replace Lomé III from 1989 will be launched, providing an opportunity for further improvement in the Community's cooperative relationship with its ACP partners.

Under the terms of the Punta del Este Declaration, restrictions are to be phased out progressively by the date of the formal completion of the Uruguay Round negotiations.