美國乳製品業稱讚與中國的談判結果

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. dairy industry today applauded a commitment to stronger protections for common food names resulting from just-concluded trade talks with China.

華盛頓2014年12月19日/PR新聞專線-美國新聞專線——今天，在與中國剛剛結束的貿易談判中，一項加大對常見食品名稱的保護的承諾，受到美國乳製品業的盛讚。

The favorable outcome of the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade meetings should facilitate export of products like feta and parmesan cheese to China, which is a particularly large and fast-growing market for U.S. dairy products.

這個由美中商貿聯合委員會達成的最受歡迎的成果，應該會促進像羊奶酪和帕爾瑪乾酪這樣的產品出口中國。對美國奶製品業而言，中國是一個巨大且迅速成長的市場。

"We are extremely pleased that the United States and China have agreed to strong protections for products using these well-established cheese names as we seek to expand exports to this key market," said Tom Suber, president of the U.S. Dairy Export Council.

湯姆·薩博是美國奶製品出口委員會的主席，他說：“當我們設法擴大向這個核心市場出口的同時，美國和中國都同意加強保護信譽卓著的奶酪品牌，令我們非常高興。”

"We especially appreciate U.S. negotiators' recognition of the importance of common name preservation to U.S. exports and the heightened focus that the Obama administration has given to a key dairy industry priority," added Jim Mulhern, president and CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation.

國家奶製品生產商聯合會的主席兼執行總裁吉姆·馬爾和恩則補充道：“我們尤其感謝美方的談判人員，他們能意識到維護產品通稱對美國出口業是多麼重要。並且越來越關注我們也是由於奧巴馬政府已經給予這一關鍵的奶製品行業以優先權。”

"The outcome of the JCCT meetings is a great example of the progress that can result from frank and productive collaboration between two trading partners," said Connie Tipton, president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association.

國際奶製品協會的主席兼首席執行官康妮·提普騰說：“這項由商貿聯合委員會達成的的成果，是一個偉大的範例，它告訴我們兩個貿易伙伴之間坦誠而富有成效的合作能夠帶來發展。”

The issue of common food names and their relationship to geographical indications (GIs) has generated considerable discussion this year due to European Union efforts to impose bans on the use of feta, parmesan, asiago, muenster and other common cheese names in international trade unless the products are manufactured in Europe.

由於歐盟極力主張如果不是歐洲生產的奶製品，在國際貿易中禁用羊奶酪、帕爾瑪乾酪、阿齊亞戈乾酪、明斯特乾酪以及其它通用奶酪名稱，所以通用食品名稱及其相關的地域標示（GIs）問題在今年已經引起相當多的討論。

The EU is using talks like those under way for a Trans-Atlantic free trade agreement to impose these bans. In addition, it is seeking GI-specific agreements with individual countries, including China. The U.S. dairy industry has strongly opposed EU efforts to impose these trade barriers as a way to limit global competition.

歐盟正在向諸如跨大西洋自由貿易協定這樣正在進行的談判中強加類似的禁令。此外，它正在謀求和單個國家——其中也有中國——簽訂特定地域標示協議。美國奶製品業強烈反對歐盟這種將強加一些貿易壁壘作爲一種手段限制全球競爭的嘗試。

The JCCT result lays out common principles for how geographical indications should be handled, as well as a commitment to future dialogue on GIs between the two countries. The JCCT is a forum for addressing trade issues between the United States and China. The three days of JCCT meetings ended yesterday in Chicago.

這項出自商貿聯委會的結果告訴人們應該如何處理地域標示的普遍原則，這也將成爲兩國之間就未來地域標示進行對話的承諾。商貿聯委會是一個論壇，旨在就美中之間的貿易問題進行對話。爲期三天的商貿聯委會會議於昨天在芝加哥結束。

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), based in Arlington, Va., develops and carries out policies that advance the well-being of U.S. dairy producers and the cooperatives they collectively own. The members of NMPF's cooperatives produce the majority of the U.S, milk supply, making NMPF the voice of nearly 32,000 dairy producers on Capitol Hill and with government agencies. For more on NMPF's activities, visit .

總部位於弗吉尼亞州阿靈頓的國家奶製品生產商聯盟（NMPF），制定並執行一系列政策，來提升美國奶製品生產商以及他們自己組建的共同聯合體的福祉。 NMPF的聯合體成員爲大部分美國市場供應奶製品，而NMPF則與政府機構一起在國會山爲將近3萬2千家奶製品生產商代言。想了解更多關於NMPF的信息，請登錄：

The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) is a non-profit, independent membership organization that represents the global trade interests of U.S. dairy producers, proprietary processors and cooperatives, ingredient suppliers and export traders. Its mission is to enhance U.S. global competitiveness and assist the U.S. industry to increase its global dairy ingredient sales and exports of U.S. dairy products. USDEC accomplishes this through programs in market development that build global demand for U.S. dairy products, resolve market access barriers and advance industry trade policy goals. USDEC is supported by staff across the United States and overseas in Mexico, South America, Asia, Middle East and Europe. The U.S. Dairy Export Council prohibits discrimination on the basis of age, disability, national origin, race, color, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, political beliefs, marital status, military status, and arrest or conviction record.

美國奶製品出口委員會（USDEC）是一個獨立的非盈利的會員制機構，在全球貿易中代表美國奶製品生產商、擁有專利的加工者以及聯合體、原料供應商和出口貿易人的利益。它的任務就是提高美國的全球競爭力，協助美國產業界提高它的奶製品在全球範圍內的原料出售和出口。爲了完成這些任務，USDEC憑藉一系列計劃，爲美國奶製品建立全球需求、消除市場準入壁壘、推進產業貿易政策目標。USDEC的工作人員遍及美國及海外，這其中包括墨西哥、南美、亞洲、中東和歐洲。美國奶製品出口委員會禁止在如下方面歧視員工，即年齡、是否殘疾、國籍、種族、膚色、宗教信仰、性別、性取向、政治信仰、婚姻狀況、軍籍和有無被捕或犯罪記錄。

The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), Washington, D.C., represents the nation's dairy manufacturing and marketing industries and their suppliers, with a membership of 550 companies representing a $125-billion a year industry. IDFA is composed of three constituent organizations: the Milk Industry Foundation (MIF), the National Cheese Institute (NCI) and the International Ice Cream Association (IICA). IDFA's nearly 200 dairy processing members run nearly 600 plant operations, and range from large multi-national organizations to single-plant companies. Together they represent more than 85 percent of the milk, cultured products, cheese, ice cream and frozen desserts produced and marketed in the United States. IDFA can be found at .

總部位於華盛頓特區的國際奶製品食品聯合會（IDFA）代表這個國家奶製品生產商和銷售產業及他們的供應商的利益。它擁有550家會員公司的1250億美元的年銷售額。IDFA由三家分支機構組成：奶製品工業基金（MIF），國家奶酪學會（NCI）和國家冰激凌聯合會（IICA）。IDFA擁有的近200家奶製品加工會員運營着近600家奶製品工廠。這些工廠，大到多國企業、小至一個單一加工廠，無所不包。他們一起代表着美國超過85%的牛奶、文化產品、奶酪、冰激凌和冰凍甜食的製造和銷售。欲知更多關於IDFA的信息，可登陸

SOURCE International Dairy Foods Association

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