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Freight train: A freight train is a train composed of one or more locomotive(s) and one or more wagon(s).

1. In order to prevent or counteract adverse effects on the Community market which may result from imports of certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products, listed in Annex III, the importation at the rate of duty provided for in the Common Customs Tariff of one or more of such goods shall be subject to the payment of an additional import duty if the conditions set out in Article 5 of the Agreement on Agriculture have been fulfilled unless the imports are unlikely to disturb the Community market, or where the effects would be disproportionate to the intended objective.

4. Reiterates its support for the objective of Russia’s accession to the WTO, which will create a level playing field for the business communities on both sides and greatly help Russian efforts to build a modern, diversified, high-technology economy; calls on Russia to take the necessary steps to remove the remaining obstacles to the accession process, namely Russian export duties, the level of railway fees for goods in transit through Russia, road charges on goods vehicles and the restrictions on imports of meat, milk and plant products, following which the EU should open discussions on a free-trade agreement with the Russian Federation; looks forward to the implementation of more effective policies on several outstanding issues, such as ...[+++] intellectual property rights, radioactive waste, nuclear safety, work permits for EU nationals, etc.; stresses the need for the Russian authorities to ensure that no discriminatory practices whatsoever are employed vis-à-vis EU trading partners and investors and to reconsider the measures taken to tackle the economical crisis, in accordance with the undertaking given at the recent G20 Summit; deplores the fact that Russia is still not honouring its commitment to phase out Siberian overflight payments and calls on Russia to sign the agreement reached on this issue at the summit in Samara; welcomes, in this context, the recent decision by Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan to abandon their attempt to join the WTO as a single customs union, which could have added years to the negotiations;

4. Reiterates its support for the objective of Russia's accession to the WTO, which will create a level playing field for the business communities on both sides and greatly help Russian efforts to build a modern, diversified, high-technology economy; calls on Russia to take the necessary steps to remove the remaining obstacles to the accession process, namely Russian export duties, the level of railway fees for goods in transit through Russia, road charges on goods vehicles and the restrictions on imports of meat, milk and plant products, following which the EU should open discussions on a free-trade agreement with the Russian Federation; looks forward to the implementation of more effective policies on several outstanding issues, such as ...[+++] intellectual property rights, radioactive waste, nuclear safety, work permits for EU citizens, etc.; stresses the need for the Russian authorities to ensure that no discriminatory practices whatsoever are employed vis-à-vis EU trading partners and investors and to reconsider the measures taken to tackle the economic crisis, in accordance with the undertaking given at the recent G20 Summit; deplores the fact that Russia is still not honouring its commitment to phase out Siberian overflight payments and calls on Russia to sign the agreement reached on this issue at the summit in Samara in 2007; welcomes, in this context, the recent decision by Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan to abandon their attempt to join the WTO as a single customs union, which could have added years to the negotiations;