Translation of "échanges commerciaux triangulaires " (French → English) :

33. Takes the view that curbs should be put in place to prevent irregular practices in agri-food trade, such as triangular trade, when a country exports its production to the EU, taking advantage of EU market access preferences, and then meets its own needs by importing the products from abroad; considers that, in order to prevent such irregularities, EU market access concessions offered by the EU in trade agreements concluded with third countries should not exceed the actual production and export capabilities of the countries concerned;

I propose that the G-24 meet at ministerial level in the autumn to agree to a further agenda for reconstruction which could include: = joint projects and programmes, involving different members of the twenty four, the World Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and other competent institutions = improved access to G-24 markets = the reduction of barriers to trade and investment between reforming countries = triangular operations to maintain trade flows between central and eastern Europe and the USSR = a framework for medium-term assistance to support convertibility and the balance of payments, complementary to IMF pr ...[+++]ogrammes.

It is important we maintain the trading system as a single undertaking and that it continues to move forward, taking balanced account of the triangular forces in all the new sectors called trading services, as well as all new players from developing countries, plus some of the traditional sectors, such as agriculture.

The European Community's support for triangular trade is aimed at reviving commercial ties between the countries of central and eastern Europe by financing purchases under the Community's assistance programme (PHARE) in one country in the region for the benefit of another.