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komment pust af frisk handelsluft ind i en debat, som mest har været domineret af colbertianismen og mer kantilismens hengemte beklumrethed.
Thirdly, Mr President, the new Multifibre Arrange ment has been concluded for a period of five years without a clause to the effect that this should be the last time.
Jeg er sikker på, at vore handelspartnere har noteret sig det, og jeg undrer mig i hvert fald over, hvor i alverden for manden for Rådet af handelsministre befinder sig.
The important thing today is to realize that nearly half of all world exports of clothing and fabrics, to a total value of nearly 100 billion dollars, are now covered by the new Multifibre Arrangement.
De Clercq, medlem af Kommissionen. — (NL) Hr. formand, mine damer og herrer, allerførst vil jeg over for hr. Zahorka udtrykke min glæde — og det gør jeg meget gerne — over hans initiativ til udarbejdelsen af en omfattende interimsbetænkning om den nye GATT-runde.
closed economy, it believes in managed markets and it accepts none of the principles that have made the gen eral agreement one of the greatest contributors to the prospertiy of the rest of the world.
Det er vigtigt, at Europa-Parlamentets stemme høres på et tidspunkt, som er af stor betydning for verdenshandelen. Faktisk kunne debatten i dag ikke finde sted på et bedre tidspunkt.
The only circum stances under which the Soviet Union could be allowed near the GATT would be if it was to make solemn and binding concessions now as regards the way in which it conducts its external trade relations.
Om en uge mødes GATT-landenes ministre i Punta del Este for at træffe en afgørelse om åbningen af en ny runde handelsdrøftelser.
Otherwise it is like inviting the crocodile to breakfast with the fish, and we all know what happens then.
Det er en meget alvorlig sag, hr. formand, langt alvorligere end meget af det der er blevet nævnt i dag.
It is very understandable that people wish to see better working conditions in our supplying coun tries.
For mig er det klart, at der på mødet i Uruguay skal træffes en positiv beslutning, og at en ny GATT-runde skal indledes uden yderligere udsættelse.
The third reason is that new clauses have been incorporated in the Multifibre Arrangement for the industrialized countries to prevent textile imports from rising suddenly.
Det multilaterale handelssystems fremtid vil afhænge af disse forhandlinger.
But there has been some criticism of this on the part of the textiles industry and the textiles trades unions.
De ca. 90 lande, som vil deltage i mødet, står over for et overordentlig vigtigt valg.
I welcome the opportunity of raising this criticism here today to give the Commission Member the opportunity of replying to it.
Skal vi støtte og styrke principperne for det åbne multilaterale handelssystem, eller tillader vi, at der ikke kommer nogen nye forhandlinger, og at de protektionistiske kræfter får overhånd?
The criticism is in two parts: Firstly, that very little has been said about the commitment of the newly industrializing countries to open up their own markets. Secondly, that the problem of industrial property is noted, but that no solution is offered.
Hvad Fællesskabet an går, er valget tydeligt.
What action will the European Community take in that connection, having regard also to the social clause?
Citatet kommer fra Fællesskabets såkaldte conception d'ensemble.
Mr President, the Community has an honourable record as the supporter of free trade.
Vi vil — og jeg citerer igen denne conception d'ensemble — »skabe forudsætninger for og gøre virkelige fremskridt med en yderligere liberalisering af varer og sætte en lignende proces i gang med hensyn til tjenesteydelser«.
It is that that has made us prosperous. Do not let us throw it away now for a mountain of butter, a warehouse full of cereals or anything else like that.
De eneste omstændigheder, der ville tillade Sovjetunionen at komme i nærheden af GATT, ville være, hvis den ville give højtidelige og bindende indrømmelser nu med hensyn til den måde, den organiserer sin udenrigshandel på.
It is ironic perhaps that the Council participated in this debate in the form of the President-in-Office of the Council of Agricul ture Ministers.
Ellers vil det være som at invitere krokodillen til morgenmad hos fisken, og så ved vi alle, hvad der sker.
I am sure our trade partners will have noted that and I for one wonder where on earth the President-in-Office of the Council of Trade Ministers is.
Jeg vil komplimentere hr. Zahorka for betænkningen. Jeg har et forbehold, og det vedrører punkt 57 — den sociale bestemmelse.
Mr De Clercq, Member of the Commission. — (NL) Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I should first like ·— and this gives me great pleasure — to con gratulate Mr Zahorka on his initiative in drawing up a very comprehensive interim report on the new GATT round.
Det er meget forståeligt, at folk ønsker bedre arbejdsvilkår i vore leverandørlande.
It is important for the voice of the European Parliament to be heard at what is a decisive moment for world trade.
Men lad os vare os for ny-imperialismens fristelser.
Indeed today's debate could not have taken place at a better time.
Lad os ikke være for ivrige efter at fortælle andre lande præcis, hvordan de bør klare deres økonomiske anliggender.
A week from now the Ministers of the GATT nations will be meeting in Punta del Este to take a decision on the opening of a new round of trade negotiations.
Alligevel er vi klar over, at den nye GATT-runde alene ikke kan give nogen løsning på de mange problemer i de internationale økonomiske forbindelser.
Unfortunately, we consistently, in this House, call for other countries to open their markets to our goods while at the same time insisting on maintaining in place those protective devices that close our markets to them.
Disse forhandlinger ville blive stærkt underminerede, hvis der ikke samtidig blev gjort bestræbelser på det monetære og finansielle område. Dette blev allerede kraftigt understreget i Tokio-erklæringen fra 1973.
I remember hearing Commissioner De Clerq himself, the apostle of open markets, say in a meeting of the Committee on External Economic Relations 'of course we are prepared to discuss agriculture, provided everybody else is prepared to do so as well, and of course provided the principles of the common agri cultural policy are not called in question'.
Begivenhederne har siden til overmål vist, at der må knyttes en klar forbindelse mellem handel på den ene side og monetære og finansielle anliggender på den anden side.
And here we are in a position where the Community, for all the lip service it has paid to open markets, seems in a way to allow a single Member State to torpedo the entire new GATT round because of our insistence on maintaining a policy of export subsidies which is unacceptable to the vast majority of our trading partners.
Jeg konstaterer derfor med fornøjelse, at denne opfattelse også kommer til udtryk i punkt 22, 23 og 24 i det beslutningsforslag, som i dag foreligger. ger.
That is a very serious issue, Mr President, far more serious than many of the things that have been mentioned today.
Så jeg tror ikke, at det vil være nogen sær lig god idé at prøve at pålægge dem en masse sociale foranstaltninger i det åbne markeds navn.
Are we to uphold and strengthen the principles of the open multilateral trade system, or do we resign ourselves to there being no further negotiations and to protectionist forces gaining the upper hand?
Fællesskabet har en smuk tradition for at støtte frihandel. Det er det, som har gjort os velstående.
Where the Community is concerned, the choice is clear.
De Clercq drejer sig for os ikke kun om, at alle lande, som er medlemmer af GATT, bør bære ansvar i overens stemmelse med deres grad af økonomisk udvikling.
De Clercq lines of GATT and endeavouring to adapt GATT for application to new areas that are relevant to international trade'. The quotation is from the so-called con ception d'ensemble of the Community.
Vi har allerede i lang tid opfordret til, at ligevægten mellem rettigheder og pligter blev forbedret blandt de deltagende lande.
Here too our train of thought coincides closely with the ideas expressed in paragraph 19 of the motion.
Men desuden skal alle deltagende parter også virkelig føre de indrømmelser, som de gensidigt har givet, ud i praksis for på denne måde at skabe en virkelig ligevægt af fordele blandt GATT-landene.
With Mexico having joined just before the summer holidays, China has again applied to become a full member. China was originally a founder member of GATT, but subsequently reverted to observer status.
Dette indebærer, at et land som Japan i langt højere grad end hidtil skal åbne sit marked for industriprodukter og forarbejdede landbrugsprodukter.
The Community has reacted favourably to China's application, but given the nature of China's economic system, that country's reaccession to GATT could not be brought about without considerable difficulty.
Vi forventer også et mere mærkbart bidrag fra lande med statsøkonomi, som er medlemmer af GATT.
We would expect the negotiations to be long and difficult. Meanwhile, we agree that China should play a full part in the new GATT round.
De ved måske, hr. formand, mine damer og herrer, at utraditionelle emner og navnlig handelen med tjene steydelser vil stå centralt ved forhandlingerne.
But, Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, we are only too well aware that the new GATT round alone can provide no solution to the many problems in international economic relations.
Fælles skabet har klart erklæret, at det ikke kan overveje nogen forhandlinger, som ville udelukke handelen med tjenesteydelser, i betragtning af at denne faktisk nu repræsenterer mere end 20% af verdenshandelen. En række store udviklingslande har imidlertid gjort indvendinger mod, at disse utraditionelle emner tages op i GATT-runden.
These negotiations will be seriously undermined unless there is a corresponding effort in the monetary and financial area.
For at slå en bro til disse lande har Kommissionen undersøgt, om der for servicesektoren ikke kan overvejes en noget anderledes for handlingsprocedure, dog på betingelse af — og det understreger jeg — at dette ikke skader princippet om, at forhandlingerne om alle emner udgør én hel hed.
Events have since amply demonstrated that a clear connection must be acknowledged as between trade on the one hand and monetary and financial matters on the other.
Jeg kan i øjeblikket heller ikke sige endnu, om vi med denne procedure kan optage handelen med tjenesteydelser i forhandlingerne og alligevel få alle vigtige lande med om bord, hvilket jo ville være ønske ligt.
I note with satisfaction that this point is also made in paragraphs 22, 23 and 24 of today's motion for a resolution.
Hvad jeg dog kan sige er, at vi ville forsømme vor pligt, hvis vi ikke anvendte alle midler for at slå bro over denne kløft, selv om det tilsyneladende er umuligt.
The Soviet Union has recently approached GATT with a request to take part in a new round.
Vi må nu vente på udviklingen i Punta del Este.
At its request I discussed the matter with the Soviet ambassador in Brussels.
I de seneste år har stadig flere udviklingslande tiltrådt GATT. Dette har selvfølgelig øget denne gruppe landes vægt i organisationen, selv om deres andel i den samlede verdenshandel stadig ligger under 25%.
It will of course be for GATT as a whole in Punta del Este to decide who can take part in the new round.
Det forelagte beslutningsforslag erkender i punkt 34, at det er af meget stor betydning at give udviklingslandene en særlig og gunstigere behandling for at sætte dem i stand til at forbedre deres økonomiske situation.
There was a majority against participation by countries that were not members of GATT and had not submitted any application for membership.
Men som ordføreren med rette hævder, har ikke alle udviklingslande samme behov, og nogle af de mere udviklede udviklingslande er bestemt i stand til at påtage sig flere forpligtelser under den nye runde.
Having regard to the scale and character of the Soviet economy, and having regard to our experience with the four much smaller East European countries that are already members, it hardly seems possible to allow a major trading power that has not previously been bound under existing GATT rules to take part in negotiations on new GATT commitments.
På samme måde stræber Kommissionen efter at overbevise udviklingslandene om, at spørgsmål om intellektuel ejendomsret behandles under den nye runde.
Paragraph 33 of the motion also refers to the Com munity's problems with Japan, which are set out in more detail in the Moorhouse report.
Vi kan ikke forbigå den intellektuelle ejendomsrets voksende betydning i verdenshandelen.
This is in the context of the fundamental question of the advantages that accrue to each state as a result of GATT member ship.
Dette fører mig til de nye GATT-medlemmer og spørgsmålet om, hvem der deltager i den nye runde.
The GATT organization now embraces an enormous variety of economic and social systems and traditions.
Også her ligger vore tanker tæt på de ideer, som der gives udtryk for i punkt 19 i beslutningsforslaget.
We are concerned not only to establish that all countries that are members of GATT should assume responsibilities in accordance with their level of economic development.
Efter at Mexico tiltrådte lige inden sommerferien, har Kina igen forsøgt at blive fuldt medlem.
We have also been urging for some time that the balance between rights and duties among the member countries needs to be improved.
Kina var et af de lande, der var med til at oprette GATT, men har nu observatørstatus.
But in addition to that, all parties must firmly adhere to mutually accorded concessions in practice, so as to create genuine equality of advantage among the GATT countries.
Fællesskabet er positivt over for Kinas anmodning, men i betragtning af Kinas økonomiske system vil dette lands genoptagelse i GATT ikke forløbe uden vanskeligheder.
That means that a country like Japan wll have to open up its markets much more extensively than hitherto to industrial products and processed agricultural products.
Vi forventer derfor, at forhandlingerne vil blive langvarige og vanskelige.
We also expect a more tangible contribution from statetrading countries that are members of GATT.
Hr. formand, mine damer og herrer, jeg kommer nu med Deres godkendelse og med grundlag i Deres omfattende beslutningsforslag til nogle punkter — det drejer sig kun om et ringe antal — hvor Kommissionens holdning afviger fra de standpunkter, der er givet udtryk for i beslutningen. Først og fremmest med hensyn til handelen inden for landbrugssektoren.
You will be aware, Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, that non-traditional subjects, in particular trade in services, will be central to the negotiations.
Vi ved alle, at landbruget er en overordentlig følsom sektor for Fællesskabet, og at det vil være et af de vigtigste temaer i Punta del Este.
The Community has clearly stated that it cannot consider any negotiations that would exclude trade in services, considering that these now account for more than 20% of world trade.
Under det forberedende udvalgs arbejde har dette spørgsmål allerede givet anledning til betydelige spændinger.
A number of major developing countries have however raised objections to the inclusion of this non-traditional area in the new GATT round.
Fællesskabet stræber efter en afbalanceret løsning, som efter vor mening ikke eller ikke tilstrækkeligt garanteres af det forberedende udvalgs tekst.
In an effort to bridge the gap with these coun tries the Commission has considered whether it might be possible for a somewhat different negotiating pro cedure to be adopted for the services sector, but only on condition — and I must emphasize this — that this will not detract from the principle that the negotiations on all subjects must form a single whole.
Vi er villige til — og jeg har her gentagne gange hørt det modsatte med urette blive sagt af forskellige med lemmer — at optage landbruget i den nye runde, men vi ser ikke nogen grund til at placere vor fælles land brugspolitik eller et af dennes instrumenter, eksport restitutionerne, i forgrunden og underkaste den en særlig behandling.
Nor can I say at present whether this formula will enable us to include trade in services in the negotiations and still take all the major countries along with us, which is the solution we all hope for.
Denne fremgangmåde er ef ter vor opfattelse ikke eller ikke tilstrækkeligt garanteret i udkastet til teksterne for Punta del Este, som vi
For the present we must await develop ments in Punta del Este.
Det er naturligvis op til GATT som helhed i Punta del Este at afgøre, hvem der kan deltage i den nye runde.
Paragraph 34 of the motion for a resolution states that it will be vitally important to accord special and more favourable treatment to developing coun tries so as to put them in a position to improve their economic situation.
Dér har et flertal modsat sig, at lande, som ikke er medlemmer af GATT, og som heller ikke har anmodet om medlemskab, deltager.
That brings me to the new GATT members and the question as to who should take part in the new round.
De Clercq derfor ikke kan gå ind for.
De Clercq increasing importance of intellectual property in world trade.
Under sådanne omstændigheder forekommer det os ikke ønskeligt at foreslå fuldstændig afskaffelse af eksportsubsidierne, således som det gøres i beslutningeen.
— I feel bound to say, Mr President, ladies and gen tlemen, that I am not convinced that GATT would derive any advantage from the establishment of any such committee.
Et så vidt forgrenet fænomen kan derfor efter vor mening ikke behandles som en lukket sektor.
In my opinion there is an important role to be played by ministers in a meeting such as the one to be held next week.
Dertil kommer, at der, selv om sektoren kun ne identificeres, ikke er nogen grund til at antage, at handelsspørgsmålene deri adskiller sig fundamentalt fra handelsspørgsmålene i andre sektorer.
As regards the wish expressed in paragraph 48 of the motion for a resolution in relation to safeguard measures, I am not convinced, in the light of all past experience and discussion of the safeguards clause, that it will be possible to convert all informal or voluntary regulations into non-discrimination agreements and to abolish these within a fixed timetable.
Af den grund foreslår vi, at produkter fra den avancerede teknologi bliver behandlet horisontalt i lighed med mange andre produkter, f.eks. inden for sektoren for offentlige ordrer eller for standarder.
On the other hand it is clear that more transparency must urgently be brought to this marginal area. In our opinion the option of taking selective measures in special circumstances must be kept open in the forthcoming negotiations.
For så vidt angår Fællesskabets stilling inden for GATT — og jeg henviser til punkt 21 i beslutningsforslaget — er der faktisk mange grunde til at give Fællesskabet en særlig juridisk status inden for GATT. Problemet er imidlertid juridisk indviklet, fordi de enkelte medlemsstater allerede er medlem mer af GATT.
Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I shall turn now if I may to to a number of points — it is only a small number — raised in your motion for a resolution where the Commission's approach diverges form the standpoints expressed in the motion.
Siden Kennedy-runden har Fællesskabet forhandlet som blok inden for GATT, og denne pragmatiske løsning er gradvis blevet anvendt i stadig større omfang.
Agriculture, ladies and gentlemen, as we all know, is a highly sensitive sector for the Community, and will be one of the most important topics discussed in Punta del Este.
I dag betragter tredjelandene Fælles skabet som en særskilt og selvstændig enhed i inter nationale handelsanliggender.
In the course of the work of the preparatory committee this question gave rise to considerable ten sion.
Fællesskabets beføjelser på det handelspolitiske område bliver ikke anfægtet, og disse beføjelser vil uden tvivl blive udvidet i fremtiden.
The Community is aiming at a balanced solution, which in our view cannot, or cannot adequately, be guaranteed on the basis of the text of the preparatory committee.
For så vidt angår den sociale klausul — punkt 57 i beslutningsforslaget — forstår Kommissionen fuldt ud den bekymring, der gives udtryk for i dette punkt med hensyn til de internationale arbejdsstandarder.
We are prepared — though I have repeat edly heard the opposite incorrectly asserted from various benches — to include agriculture in the new round, but we see no reason whatsoever for our com mon agricultural policy, or any of its specific mechanisms, in particular export refunds, to be placed in the forefront and subjected to special treatment.
Ideen om at optage en social klausul i GATT, som Kommissionen har opfordret meget kraftigt til, er ikke ny, men tidligere er alle forsøg derpå mislykkedes.
If there is a desire to discuss support measures in agriculture, then it must be addressed in terms not merely of our refunds alone, but of all measures that have an effect on trade in agricultural products, on imports and exports alike, and that are implemented everywhere in the world, and certainly not just in our Community.
Jeg tror derfor oprigtigt — ikke fordi jeg tvivler om forslagets alvor, tværtimod, men på grund af realitetspolitik — at det er vanskeligt, om ikke umuligt, at få støtte fra udviklingslandene til et sådant forslag.
That approach is not, or is not adequately, assured in the Punta del Este draft, which consequently we are unable to approve.
Problemet er højst kontroversielt, og vi tror, at denne idé trods alt har større chance i Den internationale Arbejdsorganisation og måske bedre vil kunne blive udformet dér.
In those circumstances, Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, we think it would be illadvised to propose — as the motion for a resolution does — the complete abolition of export refunds.
Med hensyn til oprettelsen af en stående ministerkomité — jeg henviser til punkt 26 i beslutningen — vil jeg tillade mig at sige, at jeg ikke er overbevist om, at GATT ville have fordel af oprettelsen af en sådan stående ministerkomité.
As regards a code of practice for advanced technologies, as advocated in paragraph 56 of the motion for a resolution, I must say that the Community is not in favour of advanced technology being included in the GATT negotiations as a sector in itself.
Lige så lidt står det efter min beskedne mening fast, at et stående forhandlingsorgan skulle give bedre re sultater end det nuværende system med regelmæssige forhandlinger.
The fact is that such technology does not exist only in advanced sec tors, in industry and services, but also in such diverse traditional sectors as steel and footwear, and also in agriculture.
Jeg mener, at der er en reel fare for, at der går rutine i arbejdet ved en permanent proces.
Such a widespread phenomenon cannot therefore in our view be treated as a closed sector.
Efter min mening kan ministre spille en vigtig rolle på møder som det, der bliver afholdt i næste uge.
Moreover, even if such a sector could be identified, there would be no reason to assume that matters of trade arising within it would differ fundamentally from those in other sectors.
På den anden side kan handelspolitikkens ofte indviklede og tekniske spørgsmål måske bedst overledes til tjenestemænd.
For those reasons we pro pose that products from advanced technologies should be treated horizontally, in the same way as numerous other products, as for example in the areas of govern ment contracts or industrial standards.
Med hensyn til en observatørstatus for en delegation fra Parlamentet, punkt 60 i beslutningsforslaget, kan jeg sige, at jeg selvfølgelig glæder mig over den interesse, som fremgår af dette punkt, hvori der tales om Europa-Parlamentets mulige deltageiser som observatør til de fremtidige GATT-forhandlinger.
Where the position of the Community within GATT is concerned — and I refer to paragraph 21 of the motion for a resolution — there is indeed much to be said for giving the Community a separate legal status within GATT.
Men jeg kan og må ikke skjule for Dem, at en sådan idé rejser praktiske og institutionelle problemer.
This would raise considerable legal complexities, however, because the Member States are all individual members of GATT.