Mur Lura
EU ACCESSION NEGOTIATIONS ON THE AGRICULTURE SECTOR
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20/11/2001
20/11/2001
| With reference to recent reports in the press about | EU accession negotiations on the Agriculture Chapter, the Department of Information would like to clarify that Government is currently in the process of finalising the Special Market Policy Programme for Maltese Agriculture (SMPPMA). This special package which will deal with the introduction of compensatory mechanisms in connection with the proposed programme for the progressive dismantling of agricultural and agro-industrial levies, will be discussed with individual sub-sectors during the course of two series of meetings. |
| The first set of meetings, scheduled to be held over | the coming days, will consist of presentations about the contents of the special package insofar as it relates to a particular sub-sector. During the second set of meetings, which will take place at Ministerial level, there will be detailed discussions whereby the representatives of the specific sectors will be able to make their views known. |
| Following this round of meetings, a final draft of | the special package will be discussed by the Malta-EU Steering and Action Committee (MEUSAC). At this point, a total period of one and a half months will have been provided for from the start of consultations to the date of the MEUSAC meeting. |
| During the negotiations on this Chapter, Government | is working to ensure that the needs of Maltese Agriculture are met, and that the sector is strengthened to ensure its long-term competitiveness and prosperity. |
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