2 90 China , theEUandLatinAmerica:CurrentIssuesandFutureCooperation decisionsandshapepublicopinion , sometimesmakinganationalcauseoutof theirinterests.Inturn , therestofthe population , basicallycomprising consumers , isdispersedandlacksselfconsciousnessasaninterestgroup , althoughitisofcoursefar morenumerous.Therefore , nationalprotection policiesgenerallyfocusonsectorswhichhavenocomparativeadvantages.Thisis tosomeextentthecasewithEuropesagriculturalsectors. Negotiationsbetween MERCOSURandtheEUformallycommencedin 1999 , oncetheInterregionalAgreementwasratified , andafter16negotiating roundswerestillexperiencingdifficultieswhichhavehamperedfurtherprogress. Theagreementcanbedividedintothree “ pillars ”( Torrent2005 ) :political dialogue , cooperationandtrade.Withoutenteringintodetailsabouttariffcut proposalssubmittedbytheEU , theseproposalswerefounddifficulttoacceptbythe MERCOSUR countries.Thisrefers , among otherthings , to thelack offull liberalisationoftariffsforsomesensitiveagriculturalgoods , subjecttospecifictariffs and / orminimumentrypricestotheEU market.Thesegoodsareofkeyconcernto MERCOSUR , suchascereals , rice , dairyproducts , bovinemeat , poultry , sugarand tobacco.MERCOSURisaworldleaderintheproductionofmanyofthesegoodsandit hasglobalcomparativeadvantagesformostofthem ( seeTable1 ) . 犜犪犫犾犲1 犕犈犚犆犗犛犝犚犘狉狅犱狌犮狋狊狑犻狋犺犚犲犾犪狋犻狏犲犆狅犿狆犪狉犪狋犻狏犲犃犱狏犪狀狋犪犵犲狊 Harmonised Standard ( HS ) World Product participation RCAI 2006 12 + 15 + 23 Grains , oilsandpellets ( sunflowerandsoya ) 49.6 31.24 0201 + 0202 Bovinemeat 23.1 14.56 17 Sugarandconfectionersarticles 22.7 14.32 09 Coffee , tea , herbsandspices 14.6 9.19 26 Minerals , slagsandashes 12.2 7.69 41 Skinsandleathers 10.9 6.84 24 Tobaccoandelaboratedtobacco 7.9 5.01 10 + 11 Cereals , flours , etc. 7.3 4.62 44 + 47 + 48 Wood , woodpaste , paperandcardboard 2.9 1.82 Source:Garbarinoetal.2008:46. Inthissense , accordingtoQuijano ( 2008:178 ),“ thefourMERCOSUR countriesexportfood to the EU , wherein exchange , important global
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