16. Hopes that, at the Summit, the two parties will agree that a successful conclusion of the Doha Round should include measures to avoid volatility of agricultural prices and food shortages; calls upon leaders not to forget the ultimate development goal of this round and to honour their commitment to spend 0,7 % of their GDP on development cooperation; stresses the need to take into consideration recent reforms of the common agricultural policy and hopes to see similar adjustments made to the US Farm Bill; recalls developments with regard to issues where conflict previously existed, such as hormones in beef, chloride in chicken and the authorisation of some genetical ...[+++]ly modified products; is confident that, through continuous dialogue, issues affecting mutual trade in agricultural products can be tackled before they come before WTO dispute bodies;

6. Points out that the new bill strongly contrasts with the founding treaties of NATO and the WEU, which have been built on unreserved partnership and solidarity between the partners in case of armed attack on one of the signatories, and on abstention from violence in resolving conflicts between the partners; calls on NATO to add this issue to the agenda of its summit to be held in Prague in November 2002;

As soon as possible after the Summit, the Swedish Presidency must also establish the procedures for working on the Charter’s continued status, the objective being that, following certain changes, it should become binding and part of a future European constitution.

The EU will initiate an internal process under which the Commission will examine the privacy protection provisions of Canada's legislation, The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, in light of the provisions of its Data Protection Directive, with a view to achieving a positive orientation for the next summit.

Is it aware of moves by the US State Department to open an investigation or to seek information or recommendations with a view to reaching agreements involving the Sol-Meliá Group prior to applying the Act to the said group and other European undertakings, including Club Med and LTU, thus blatantly violating the agreements reached between the European Commission and the Clinton administration within the Transatlantic Summit framework granting European undertakings exemption from the scope of the Helms-Burton Act?

Senator Ringuette: However, in the original bill, on the top of page 2, it says the following: