The international workshop on Basmati DNA-based authentication methods was held on 21-22 September 2009. The workshop was organised with a view to implementing an authentication method related to the distinction of Basmati rice eligible for import duty exemption from other rice varieties. The...

This report presents the results of the evaluation of the European Communityu0092s support to private sector development (PSD) in third countries over the period 1994-2003. It aims to contribute to improving the coherence of the Commissionu0092s sectoral approach and also at enhancing coherence...

The paper analyses possible consequences of the EU enlargement on the EU trade with the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). It considers the current situation in trade between the two groups of countries, describes the factors limiting this trade, and discusses the opportunities for the...