Translation of "Initiative commerciale canado-américaine " (French → English) :

When our Prime Minister met with President Bush in Cancun earlier this year, they decided that resolving this dispute was fundamental to the Canada-U.S. trade relationship overall.

The trade relationship between Canada and the United States is undoubtedly at an all-time low and Canadians are suffering as a result.

The Commission has already introduced specific measures in this area, such as stepping up its cooperation with the ILO, implementing the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP), developing the European consensus on development and initiating dialogues on employment with the countries in Asia and Latin America.

Implementation of the CSI scheme (US Container Security Initiative) in maritime transport, although not specifically designed for operators to benefit from, is widely acknowledged to have had a number of positive commercial side-effects, notably better operational systems and better control over and predictability of transport and other processes, as well as more reliable processing times and reduced loss through theft. Trends in recently published research[9] indicate that a number of cost factors, both of the transport chain and of ...[+++]the businesses involved would draw positive collateral benefits in a number of areas from improved security measures.

Implementation of the CSI scheme (US Container Security Initiative) in maritime transport, although not specifically designed for operators to benefit from, is widely acknowledged to have had a number of positive commercial side-effects, notably better operational systems and better control over and predictability of transport and other processes, as well as more reliable processing times and reduced loss through theft. Trends in recently published research[9] indicate that a number of cost factors, both of the transport chain and of ...[+++]the businesses involved would draw positive collateral benefits in a number of areas from improved security measures.

7. Calls on the Union, the Member States and the United States to maintain and coordinate their efforts regarding public-sector development aid, with the aim of ensuring the most rational use of the funds channelled into such aid by both parties; considers that the transatlantic dialogue should also make it possible to increase the awareness of American Congressmen and Senators to the perverse effects that certain trade initiatives, such as the complaint to the WTO about the common organization of the market in bananas, may have on development;