Joint Assembly of the Convention concluded between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Community (ACP-EU) - Resolution on trade based on fairness and solidarity
Date: 1996-09-26
Institutions: African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, European Parliament
Subjects: ACP-EU Joint Assembly, North-South trade, international trade, liberalisation of trade, restriction on competition, trade agreement













EUR-Lex - 21997P0227(29) - EN






Avis juridique important




|



21997P0227(29)

Joint Assembly of the Convention concluded between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Community (ACP-EU) - Resolution on trade based on fairness and solidarity  


Official Journal C 062 , 27/02/1997 P. 0060 - 0061 





JOINT ASSEMBLY OF THE CONVENTION CONCLUED BETWEEN THE AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC STATES AND THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY (ACP-EC)RESOLUTION () on trade based on fairness and solidarity The ACP-EU Joint Assembly,- meeting in Luxembourg from 23 to 26 September 1996,- having regard to its previous resolutions on this subject and those adopted by the European Parliament, in particular that of 19 January 1994 (report by Mr Langer),A. whereas unfair trade relations are a vital factor in the structural imbalance between North and South,B. whereas in a large number of developing countries, including ACP countries, the production and marketing of national resources are directly or indirectly controlled by large American or European multinationals, which are only interested in profit and certainly not in seeking to combat situations of unemployment and poverty, social and environmental damage or indebtedness,C. whereas an increasing number of Community citizens are no longer prepared to tolerate this injustice and are even willing to make personal sacrifices to seek to remedy the situation,D. whereas, in many EU Member States, various initiatives have already been taken to promote fair and responsible trading, in other words the production and marketing of products in socially and environmentally more sustainable conditions,E. convinced that the fair and responsible trading sector should be supported at Community level through practical measures aimed at achieving greater transparency and improving relations between producers and consumers,1. Expresses its full support for the important measures already being taken in many Community countries to promote fair and responsible trading;2. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to adopt concrete measures to promote fair and responsible trading, in particular through vocational and further training, improvement of distribution networks, appropriate information campaigns and preferential tax legislation;3. Calls, in this regard, for the Community and the Member States to support the work of ATOs (Alternative Trade Associations) in providing information for consumers, training local producers and specialists in sales methods in the countries concerned, informing trading partners, etc.;4. Calls on the major European distribution networks to help promote fair and responsible trading by reserving sufficient space for these products and allowing them to be easily identified by consumers;5. Calls for the use of a quality mark for fair-trade products to be recognized and promoted so that such products can be given preferential treatment in respect of customs clearance, import quotas, etc.;6. Calls on the Community to take special action at international level to promote the interests and demands of small producers in developing countries by abolishing unfair trade barriers and introducing appropriate forms of training, credit and other support measures;7. Instructs its Co-Presidents to forward this resolution to the ACP-EU Council and the Commission.