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Article: Dole Food Co. Inc. Announces Reaction to United States Trade Representative's Actions Over European Banana Regime.
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- April 13, 2001
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WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 12, 2001
Dole Food Co. Inc. (NYSE:DOL) today announced its disappointment with, and opposition to, the actions of Robert Zoellick, the United States Trade Representative, to block the European Union's proposed "first-come, first-served" reform of its banana import regime.
Dole believes in free trade, open markets and the freedom for everyone to compete for markets.
The European Union had passed legislation to open its banana market within five years. In the transition to an open, tariff-only market, it had proposed the most pro free trade, open competitive system possible ...