Traduction de «Help customers on maintaining bread products » (Anglais → Français) :

In order to make it easier to maintain a flow of imports which will help maintain market equilibrium, there is a need to ensure continuity in cereal imports policy by maintaining the temporary suspension of customs duties on imports during the 2008/2009 marketing year for cereals to which this measure currently applies.

(14) Tobacco growing is of historical importance on the islands. Economically speaking, tobacco preparation continues to be one of the chief industrial activities in the region. In social terms, tobacco cultivation is very labour intensive and carried out by small farms. Since the crop is not sufficiently profitable it is in danger of dying out. Tobacco is currently cultivated only on a small area on the island of La Palma, where it is used for the artisanal manufacture of cigars. Spain should therefore be authorised to continue to grant aid in addition to the Community aid so that this traditional cr ...[+++]op can be maintained with a view to supporting the artisanal activity associated with it. In addition, to maintain the manufacture of tobacco products, imports into the Canary Islands of raw and semi-manufactured tobacco should continue to be exempt from customs duty, up to an annual limit of 20000 tonnes of stripped raw tobacco equivalent.

These measures are intended to help maintain and develop industrial and commercial activity there, while at the same time gradually abolishing the suspensions of customs duties on goods intended for final consumption.

Whereas, by converting all the measures restricting imports of agricultural products into customs duties (tarification) and by prohibiting the application of such measures in the future, the Agreement requires the abolition of variable import levies and of the other measures and import charges currently provided for under the market organizations; whereas the rates of customs duty applicable to agricultural products in accordance with the Agreement are to be fixed in the Common Customs Tariff; whereas, however, for certain product g ...[+++]roups such as cereals, rice, wine and fruit and vegetables, the introduction of supplementary or other trade mechanisms that do not involve the collection of fixed customs duties calls for the adoption of rules providing for derogations in the basis regulations; whereas, in addition, the measures to protect the Community market against imports of dried grapes and processed cherries can, under the Agreement on Safeguards, be maintained for a period of five years; whereas, moreover, in order to avert problems of supply to the Community market, the suspension of customs duties on certain sugar products should be permitted;

These issues will have to be tackled if customs are to help ensure the security of the citizen in the single market whilst maintaining an attractive climate for business operations and investment.

( 15 ) WHEREAS THE COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL ADVANTAGES CONFERRED BY THE SUPPLIER ON THE RESELLER MAKE IT SIGNIFICANTLY EASIER TO ESTABLISH , MODERNIZE , MAINTAIN AND OPERATE PREMISES USED FOR THE SALE AND CONSUMPTION OF DRINKS AND SERVICE STATIONS ; WHEREAS THE EXCLUSIVE PURCHASING OBLIGATION AND THE BAN ON DEALING IN COMPETING PRODUCTS IMPOSED ON THE RESELLER INCITE THE RESELLER TO DEVOTE ALL THE RESOURCES AT HIS DISPOSAL TO THE SALE OF THE CONTRACT GOODS ; WHEREAS SUCH AGREEMENTS LEAD TO DURABLE COOPERATION BETWEEN THE PARTIES ALLOWING THEM TO IMPROVE OR MAINTAIN THE QUALITY OF THE CONTRACT GOODS AND OF THE SERVICES TO THE CUSTOMER AND SALES EFFORTS OF THE RESELLER ; WHEREAS THEY ALLOW LONG-TERM PLANNING OF SALES AND CONSEQUENTLY A COS ...[+++]T EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATION OF PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION ; WHEREAS THE PRESSURE OF COMPETITION BETWEEN PRODUCTS OF DIFFERENT MAKES OBLIGES THE UNDERTAKINGS INVOLVED TO DETERMINE THE NUMBER AND CHARACTER OF PREMISES USED FOR THE SALE AND CONSUMPTION OF DRINKS AND SERVICE STATIONS , IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE WISHES OF CUSTOMERS ;