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WRITTEN QUESTION E-3413/00 by Jonas Sjöstedt (GUE/NGL) to the Commission. Trade agreement between the EU and China.

UL C 151E, 22.5.2001, p. 161–162 (ES, DA, DE, EL, EN, FR, IT, NL, PT, FI, SV)

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92000E3413

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3413/00 by Jonas Sjöstedt (GUE/NGL) to the Commission. Trade agreement between the EU and China.

Official Journal 151 E , 22/05/2001 P. 0161 - 0162


WRITTEN QUESTION E-3413/00

by Jonas Sjöstedt (GUE/NGL) to the Commission

(7 November 2000)

Subject: Trade agreement between the EU and China

In February 2000 the negotiations between the EU and China on the conditions for China to join the WTO were broken off.

What progress has been made in the contacts and negotiations between the EU and China since then?

Answer given by Mr Lamy on behalf of the Commission

(28 November 2000)

The bilateral negotiations between the Community and China concerning the conditions for China's entry into the World Trade Organisation were concluded on 19 May 2000. The member

of the Commission responsible for conducting these negotiations reported regularly on their progress to the relevant committee, including immediately after their conclusion in May 2000. Details of the outcome are sent direct to the Honourable Member, who may also wish to refer to the Commission's website for the most up to date information(1), and to Parliament's Secretariat.

(1) http://www.cc.cec:8082/comm/trade/bilateral/china/wto.htm.

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