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Følgelig enedes Kongressen og regeringen efter megen diskussion om at forøge udgiftsgrænsen til 900 mio. dollars.
Accordingly the Congress and Administration, after much discussion, agreed to increase the spending limit to $900 million.
MacSharry. — (EN) Jeg vil først tage hr. Killileas bemærkning om kompensationsbetalinger op. Naturligvis kommer eksportfremmeprogrammet oven i den kompensationsordning, der gælder i De Forenede Stater.
Mac SHARRY. — I do not think we could go into detail on the impact on any particular Member State, but I can say quite clearly that what the Commission is doing is re-orientating support and in fact expanding that support to ensure that the greatest majority of it goes towards the maximum.
Den er betydelig, og vi har under GATT-forhandlingerne kraftigt talt for, at disse kompensationsbetalinger og brugen af dem skal tages med i relation til det bidrag, de yder, sammen med eksportfremmeprogrammet for eksport af mange af deres varer.
From my experience of the country mentioned, I have no doubt that the great majority of farmers in that country will reteive more than they have been receiving up to now and I hope that it has a beneficial impact on the economy of Ireland as well as on the economy of Europe. That is the intention.
Under GATT-forhandlingerne om landbrug er de tre hovedspørgsmål: Indenlandsk støtte, grænseforanstaltninger og eksportstøtte.
In the GATT negotiations on agriculture the three major issues are: domestic support, border measures and export assistance.
USA's kornstøtte bliver på linje med alle andre eksportordninger behandlet i den sammenhæng.
The US grain subsidies, in common with all other export systems, are being addressed in this context.
Det seneste skridt fra USA kan opfattes som overraskende i betragtning af, at de har insisteret på kraftige nedsættelser af eksportstøtten under forhandlingerne i Uruguay-Runden.
The latest US move could be considered surprising, given their insistence on massive reductions in export subsidies in the Uruguay Round negotiations.
Killilea (RDE). — (EN) Jeg takker kommissæren for hans svar og vil gerne stille ham endnu et spørgsmål. Kommer denne nye eksportfremmebetaling oven i de allerede eksisterende kompensationsbetalinger?
KILLILEA (RDE). — I thank the Commissioner for his reply and would like to ask a further question.
Jeg vil gerne bede Dem tydeliggøre dette punkt.
I would like you to clarify that point.
Er han ikke enig i, at dette er en yderligere og ekstra støtte, der fører til blokering af markedet?
The budget has been proposed for 1992 and we are happy that we will stay within those guidelines.
Med hensyn til hr. Lanes bemærkning vil jeg sige, at de 30%, vi har tilbudt med hensyn til støtten, skulle gælde ethvert land, der giver intern støtte af nogen art, og de skulle gælde støtte ydet i De Forenede Stater.
So far as any illegal imports are concerned, we have done our utmost to ensure that these are eliminated and I think we have been successful.
De Forenede Stater har jo selv bragt for holdene på det rene ved at sige, at de vil være villige til at nedskære denne støtte med 75 og 90%.
It is only right to put this on record because too much has been made in the concessions which have been given on imports.
Det er deres tilbud, og det er det, de stadig forsvarer.
Concessions in place before the Community was even formed or certain Member States joined have been continued.
Jeg tror ikke, det er muligt selv i De Forenede Stater at nå til enighed om det, og hvad Det Europæiske Fællesskab angår, kan vi bestemt ikke gå med til det.
Secondly, I would like to ask the Commissioner the following question : is he aware that in Asia in March of this year cereals were offered for sale to those countries at $68 a ton by the American Government, when in actual fact they paid $250 a ton to their growers ?
Vi er tilfredse med, at vort tilbud om 30% er realistisk og politisk gennemførligt.
Would he agree that is a further and extra subsidy and causes a log-jamming of the market place?
Jeg håber, at folk til syvende og sidst vil indse det.
I want to emphasize one important factor in this regard.
Jeg er enig med hr. De Vries i, at det er noget, vi ikke var glade for, men naturligvis giver USA igen ved at sige, at vi bruger væsentlige midler for at komme ud på ver densmarkederne, betydelige eksportmidler, og det gør vi.
In almost all of these cases we have voluntary restraint agreements with the countries concerned — New Zealand (butter and lamb), Eastern Europe (GSP).
Men jeg håber, at vi gennem de forhandlinger, der er i gang, kan nå til positive konklusioner inden årets udgang.
They have conducted negotiations with us in almost every part of the world and exercised restraint in relation to the quantities they could normally bring in.
De Vries (LDR). — (NL) Det glæder mig, at kommissæren i sit svar henviste til uoverensstemmelsen i de amerikanske bestræbelser for at nedbringe støtte i verden — i øvrigt med rette — og samtidig
That is how we intend to proceed as regards negotiation and discussion and we shall avoid confrontation as far as possible with any of our contracting parties throughout the world.
Europa-Parlamentets forhandlinger
Subject: US grain subsidies
Formanden. — Spørgsmål nr. 52 af Fitzgerald (H0550/91):
Can the Commission update the present
Om: USA's handelshindringer over for EF enig i, at mine kolleger og jeg som medlemmer af Delegationen for Forbindelserne med USA, der skal rejse til De Forenede Stater i næste uge, behøver mere detaljerede oplysninger om De Forenede Staters forseelser eller uredelighed i deres støttepolitik?
LANE (RDE). — I understand from the meeting that was held in Dromoland last Summer of the agricultural ministers of the main exporting countries that the proposition put by the Commissioner was for a 30% cut in subsidies between 1986 and 1996. Will that 30% apply to American as well as European producers ?
Kommissionen bedes oplyse, om der er foretaget en vurdering på EF-niveau af de forskellige bestemmelser, der gælder i USA, og som indebærer en diskrimination af EF?
No 3-406/195 the case, we of course appreciate efforts to bring the huge American budget deficit under control, but that ought not to be done through means which infringe international rules on trade.
Alex Smith (S). — (EN) Jeg håber ikke, at hr. Fitzgerald forsøger at tage hele kataloget over forseelser med — jeg tror, vi skulle bruge 23 rejsekufferter til det!
Mac SHARRY. — I will take firstly the point raised by Mr Killilea on deficiency payments.
Det, der specielt foruroliger mig, er de omkring fyrre føderale midler i De Forenede Stater, hvormed der kræves brug af hjemlige materialer, og det stadig stigende antal midler af lignende art på delstatsplan; for eksempel forlanger staten Pennsylvania, at der ved offentlige bygningsarbejder kun må bruges USA-stål.
Of course the export enhancement programme is in addition to the deficiency system that applies in the United States.
Det forekommer mig at være meget ude af takt med den frihandelsfilosofi, som nogle af fortalerne for det frie marked slår om sig med. Mit spørgsmål er: Indgår midler af den art på delstat splan i USA i GATT-forhandlingernes rammer?
It is substantial and we have strongly argued in the GATT negotiations that these deficiency payments and the use of them have to be taken into account in relation to the contribution they make, along with the export enhance ment programme for the export of many of their products.
Andriessen, næstformand i Kommissionen. — (NL) Spørgsmålet om, hvorvidt der for nylig har fundet en vurdering sted af De Forenede Staters handelsadfærd over for tredjelande, kan jeg besvare bekræftende.
That, however, does not detract from the fact that certain practices such as 'Buy American' may well have specific implications for Community exports to the United States, such as levies, such as the fuel yield for cars.
Det gør vi hvert år; vi aflægger hvert år en beretning, som vi sender til de interesserede instanser.
On the other hand we must keep things in proportion.
Således er beslutningen f.eks. sendt til Udvalget om Eksterne Økonomiske Forbindelser.
The United States and the European Community together have an extraordinarily large volume of trade.
Denne beretning giver en informativ, men naturligvis ikke udtømmende beskrivelse af handelsmæssige frem gangsmåder, som efter vor opfattelse ikke er i over ensstemmelse med den internationale handelsrets principper, og som følgelig krænker den praksis, som vi tilstræber.
To quote but one statistic: in 1990 trade between the two blocks was more than 190 billion dollars.
Undertiden er disse foranstaltninger en følge af interne afgørelser, der er truffet i De Forenede Stater, f.eks. for at kunne løse budgetproblematikken.
The lion's share of this trade is not affected by these discriminatory restrictions.
For så vidt som det er tilfældet, respekterer vi naturligvis bestræbelserne for at bringe det store amerikanske budgetunderskud onder kontrol, men det må ikke ske på en måde, der er i strid med de internationale handelsregler.
But in view of the way in which the Americans themselves take bilateral action which affects the European Community, we must keep a careful watch and take action if existing practices warrant it.
Vil han måske gøre sige tanker — nu vi er i den del af verden — om det ønskelige i tresidede ordninger mellem Fællesskabet, Østeuropa og Sovjetunionen?
I do not think it is possible to get agreement even in the United States on that, but certainly insofar as the European Community is concerned, we cannot agree to it.
Hvis De læser beretningen, vil De se, at ganske mange af foranstaltningerne explicit er diskriminerende over for Det Europæiske Fællesskab som sådant, men at de er af mere generel karakter.
I agree with Mr De Vries that this is something we did not welcome, but of course the US counters by saying that we are using substantial resources to go on to world markets, substantial exporting funds, which we are.
Det betyder naturligvis ikke, at f.eks. handelspraksis såsom Buy American ikke kan have specifikke følger for Det Europæiske Fællesskabs eksport til De For enede Stater.
We cannot deny that. So what we have to do, as I said earlier in reply to other questions, is to get better market balance all round, not just in the European Community or in the United States, but especially in all areas where there are major contributors to world markets such as the United States and ourselves in the cereals market.
Det er f.eks. tilfældet med afgifter på bilers benzinforbrug.
But I hope that we can, through the negotiations that are under way, come to successful conclusions before the end of the year.
Andriessen. — (NL) For det første vil jeg gerne takke det ærede medlem, hr. Fitzgerald, for den tillid, han har givet udtryk for over for min kollega, hr. MacSharry, og mig, hvad angår forhandlingerne i Uruguayrunden.
FITZGERALD (RDE). — I thank the Commissioner for his reply and I would say to him and to his colleague and my former government colleague, Mr Mac Sharry, that I have absolute confidence in their negotiating capacity to get the best deal possible in the Uruguay Round.
Vi har brug for denne tillid, for det er en vanskelig opgave, som imidlertid er af væsentlig betydning for Det Europæiske Fællesskab.
Would he not agree with me, however, that the United States appear to have embarked on a very high profile PR campaign condemning the Europeans as the bad boys at the negotiating table?
På den anden side vil jeg heller ikke overdrive sagen.
PRESIDENT. — Question No 52 by Mr Fitzgerald (H-0550/91)
For at nævne et tal: I 1990 beløb handelen frem og tilbage sig til mere den 190 mia. dollar.
Subject: US barriers to EC trade
Størsteparten af denne handel berøres ikke af diskriminerende begrænsninger. Men på baggrund af den måde, hvorpå amerikanerne selv handler i bilaterale aktioner over for Det Europæiske Fællesskab, må vi forblive årvågne og træffe foranstaltninger, såfremt den nuværende praksis giver anledning hertil.
Can the Commission indicate if any recent assessment has been made at EC level of policies operating in the United States which discriminate against the EC ?
Fitzgerald (RDE). — (EN) Jeg takker kommissæren for hans svar og vil gerne sige til ham og hans kollega, min tidligere regeringskollega, hr. MacSharry, at jeg har fuld tillid til deres forhandlingsevner til at gøre den bedst mulige handel under Uruguay-Runden.
SMITH, Alex (S). — I hope Mr Fitzgerald is not attempting to carry this whole catalogue of misdemeanours — I think we would need two or three trunks for that ! I am particularly concerned about the 40 or so federal instruments in the United States which stipulate use of domestic materials and the everincreasing number of state-level instruments of a similar nature ; for example, the State of Pennsylvania requires that in public construction contracts only US steel should be used.
Er han imidlertid ikke enig med mig i, at De Forenede Stater tilsyneladende er slået ind på en PR-kampagne med meget høj profil, hvor man hænger europæerne ud som de slemme drenge ved forhandlingsbordet? Er han for eksempel ikke
This seems to me very much at odds with the free trade philosophy being bandied about by some of the free market advocates.
Det er sikkert rigtigt, at De Forenede Stater under Uruguay-forhandlingerne har ført en PR-kampagne mod Det Europæiske Fællesskab, og at denne kam pagne ikke har været helt uden succes i pressen.
ANDRIESSEN, Vice-President of the Commission. — (NL) The answer to your question as to whether any recent assessment has been made of the United States' behaviour towards third countries is yes.
Dermed er det naturligvis ikke sagt, at realiteterne bag de løbende forhandlinger er korrekt gengivet i denne PR-kampagne.
These measures sometimes result from internal decisions taken by the United States, for example to tackle the budgetary problems.
Jeg forbliver af den opfattelse, at det tilbud, som Det Europæiske Fællesskab hidtil er fremkommet med ikke kun vedrørende landbrugsspørgsmål, men også andre sager i Uruguayrunden, i høj grad kan holde stand over for kritikken fra andre sammenlignet med deres tilbud, selv om det måske, ligesom det også gælder for andre, bliver nødvendigt med yderligere indrømmelser for at bringe runden til en god afslut-
SPENCER (ED). — In the light of the Commissioner's answer, would he assure us that he will resist any American complaints against proposed alternations to the tariff levels of Poland, Hungary and Czechoslovakia in advance of the association agreements with the
Jeg vil gerne undersøge, hvorledes vi dels kollektivt, dels individuelt kan forbedre informationen med henblik på at give alle dem, der bestræber sig på at forsvare vor stilling udadtil, en optimal position.
Would he like to speculate — while we are in that part of the world — on the desirability of triangular arrangements between the Community, Eastern Europe and Soviet Union ?
Jeg agter i samråd med min kollega at vende tilbage hertil.
ANDRIESSEN. — (NL) First of all I would like to thank Mr Fitzgerald for the confidence he has expressed in my colleague Mr Mac Sharry and myself in the negotiations in the Uruguay Round.
Jeg ved, at der i visse lande er oplagret varer, der er produceret under kontrakt, og som ikke aftages, fordi Sovjetunionen ikke har hard currency til rådighed.
I know that some countries are storing goods which have been produced under contract and which have not been delivered because the Soviet Union has no hard currency available.
Jeg tror, at det i sig selv vil kunne være en hjælpeordning, som ikke alene hjælper Sovjetunionen, men også de andre lande, og det er vist nøjagtig det, vi tilstræber.
I believe that that is a system of aid which could help not only the Soviet Union but also other countries, and that, I think, is exactly what we want.
Formanden. — Spørgsmål nr. 53 af McCartin (H0595/91):
PRESIDENT. — Question No 53 by Mr McCartin (H-0595/91)
Om: Fortolkning af Rådets beslutning om mælkekvoterne
Subject: Interpretation of Council decision on milk quotas
Er det Kommissionens hensigt, at de nationale myndigheder skal have ret til at fordele den 3% mælkekvote, som de vil få ret til at opkøbe med EF-midler, helt efter eget skøn?
It is perfectly true that the United States have indulged in a public relations exercise against the European Community in the Uruguay negotiations and that that exercise has not been totally unsuccessful in the press.
Hr. Smith talte om protektionistiske fremgangsmåder på, hvad jeg vil kalde subfederai niveau i De Forenede Stater.
That does not mean to say that this publicity campaign contained an accurate report of the negotiations — I don't think it did.
Et af de store problemer, som vi står overfor, er, at de ting, som vi aftaler internatio nalt, naturligvis må respekteres ikke blot på forbundsstatsniveau, men også af de enkelte stater og endog på lavere niveau.
I still believe that the offer made so far by the European Community, not just in agriculture but also in other areas in the Uruguay Round can stand up to any criticism from others when compared with their offer, even although additional concessions — by others too — may well be necessary to bring the Round, to a satisfactory conclusion.
Det er et af de store problemer, som vi må forsøge at løse som led i Uruguayrunden, f.eks. når det drejer sig om telekommunikation og public procurement.
I am more than willing to investigate how information can be improved — either collectively or individually — so that those who defend our position to the outside are as well equipped as possible.
Jeg er helt enig med det ærede medlem i, at vi må henlede vor opmærksomhed på dette punkt.
I suggest I come back to that later in consultation with my colleague.
Det gør vi også. I den beretning, jeg omtalte, finder De mange steder en henvisning til en sådan adfærd blandt subfederai organisationer i De Forenede Stater, og vi må bestemt forblive aktive på dette punkt.
Is it envisaged by the Commission that the 3% milk quota which the national authorities will have the right to buy with Community money will be redistributed entirely at the discretion of national governments?
Dette er et af de vanskelige elementer i disse internationale for handlinger, i øvrigt ikke kun med De Forenede Stater, det gælder i lige så høj grad for lande som Canada og Australien, der har en tydelig forbunds tatsstruktur.
Does the Commission believe that such redistribution can contribute to a significant restructuring of the dairying industry and that it should therefore conform to common objectives ?
MacSharry, medlem af Kommissionen. — (EN) Den 3% mælkekvota, der skal opkøbes med finansiering fra Fællesskabet, vil blive brugt til at omfordele mælk til de producenter, hvis kvotaer er blevet nedsat for at opnå følgende: En 2% nedsættelse af nationale kvotaer, indført for at give bedre balance på mælkemarkedet; kravene for SLOM-producen-terne.
Mac SHARRY, Member of the Commission. — The 3% milk quota to be bought up with Community financing will be used to reallocate milk to producers whose quotas have been reduced to meet the following: a 2% reduction in national quotas introduced to bring better balance to the milk market; the requirements of the SLOM producers.
Al tiloversbleven mælk vil blive fordelt i overensstemmelse med fællesskabsreglerne for at afhjælpe problemerne for særlige producentkategorier, f.eks. små producenter og producenter i ugunstigt stillede områder.
Any remaining milk will be allocated according to Community rules to cater for the problems of special categories of producers, for example small producers and those in less favoured areas etc.
Lane (RDE). — (EN) I spørgsmålet om nedskæringer af mælkekvotaer har jeg udtrykt bekymring over, at nedskæringen i 1991-prisforslagene var obligatorisk generelt.
Mr Smith talked about protectionist practices at what I would call the subfederai level in the United States.
Må jeg foreslå, at der ved ethvert fremtidigt forslag eller enhver fremtidig beslutning gives de små mælkeproducenter forrang, således at disse mennesker, der behøver det mest, får en form for præference i ethvert fællesskabsforslag, der frem sættes?
One of the major problems facing us is the fact that matters we agree on internationally must be respected not only in the federation but also at state level and even lower down.
Til slut en bemærkning på baggrund af spørgsmålene fra det ærede medlem, hr. Spencer, om associeringsaftalerne og De Forenede Staters holdning her til samt spørgsmålet om den trekantshandel, der i den anledning vil kunne finde sted.
That is one of the big problems we must try to solve in the Uruguay Round, for example with respect to telecommunications and public procurement.
Naturligvis må det ske på en måde, der er acceptabel som led i OECD.
I totally agree with the honourable Member that careful attention must be paid to that point.
Når vi skaber en frihandelszone, så medfører det visse ulemper for tredjelande.
And we are doing just that. You will find many references in the report I just mentioned to the behaviour of subfederai organizations in the United States and we must continue to keep a wary eye on that.
Amerikanerne nærer en vis ængstelse ligesom vi med hensyn til denne slags aftaler, der indgås på det amerikanske kontinent.
That is one of the difficult elements in these international negotiations, indeed not just with the United States but equally with other countries with a clear federal structure like Canada and Australia.
MacSharry. — (EN) Naturligvis kan jeg være enig i den af det ærede medlem hr. Lane udtrykte filosofi, men jeg vil gerne gøre det klart, for der kan stadig være en vis misforståelse, at mens 3% kvotaen er obligatorisk og alle landmænd vil få kompensation for denne nedskæring, er forholdet det, at vi samtidig indfører en 3% opkøbsplan for at sætte dem, der er blevet ramt af nedskæringen, i stand til at få mælken igen.
LANE (RDE). — On the question of milk quota cuts, I have expressed concern that in the 1991 price proposals the cut was mandatory across the board.
Jeg er sikker på, at det vil hjælpe de små producenter, som hr. Lane nævnede.
Could I suggest that in any future decisions or proposals preference be given to small milk producers so that those people in most need get a degree of preference in any Community proposals that come forward.
Formanden. — Spørgsmål nr. 54 af Simone Martin (H-0569/91) overtaget af Maher:
And finally a comment on the questions put by Mr Spencer on the association agreements and the position of the United States therein, together with the question of a possible triangular trade.
Ifølge de nederlandske toldmyndigheder har visse ladninger af corn gluten foder ikke den nødvendige sammensætning for fuldstændigt at blive fritaget for importafgift, da de indeholder ingredienser, der ikke er toldfri. Hvad agter
In the European agreements with Poland, Hungary and Czechoslovakia, and later we hope with other countries of that region, we are seeking a free trade zone which will ease trade between these countries and the European Community in an asymmetrical way to begin with, in other words by
Især der, hvor det drejer sig om ting, som disse lande godt kan levere til Sovjet
Mac SHARRY. — Of course I would agree with the philosophy expressed by the honourable Member, Mr
Kommissionen at foretage i anledning af disse krænkelser af importbestemmelserne i betragtning af, at importen af corn gluten foder skader forbruget af EF-korn?
In so far as imports of corn gluten feed are prejudicial to the consumption of Community cereals, what does the Commission plan to do about this abuse of import rights ?
godkendt af Parlamentet og Rådet, være steget til så meget som 30 mio. t på et år.
Mac SHARRY. — I agree with the honourable Member's concern because we have 19 million tonnes of cereals in intervention and, of course, without the action that has been taken by the Commission and approved by the Parliament and the Council of Ministers, that could have risen to as high as 30 million tonnes within a year.
Vi håber ikke, det når dette historiske niveau.
We hope it will not reach those historic levels.